03/02/2006-Rockport Business Sweeps National Photo Contest

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Rockport Business Sweeps National Photo Contest

Rockport MA: Sweet Remembrances, the old time photo parlor on Bearskin Neck, recently swept the awards given by Central Casting Costumes, a California firm that makes costumes, hats and props for the Old time photo industry as well as period theater and film.  Sweet Remembrances took one first, two second, and three third place awards.

The awards were presented at the annual convention of Antique and Amusement Photographers International, held in Las Vegas in February.

Sweet Remembrances owner, Zorylee Diaz-Lupitou credits the winning photographs to the whole team, comprised of Jennifer Mineo of Rockport, Anne Thornton of Salem, Laura White of Beverly, William Diaz-Lupitou of Rockport, and herself also of Rockport, since all had a hand in shooting and editing these portraits during the normal course of business.

Sweet Remembrances has been a Rockport tradition for over two decades with a reputation for being a fun, family place.  Over that time it has become one of the finest studios of its kind in the region and has built up a loyal customer base—some of whom make Sweet Remembrances their primary reason for visiting Rockport.

So, what exactly does Sweet Remembrances do? Diaz-Lupitou, describes it as “the only form of time travel yet possible. We allow people to play dress-up with realistic costumes and experience the past while having fun conjecturing what kind of person they would have been or would have liked to be had they lived back then.”

The studio is set up and is run much like a studio would have been in the late 1800’s with the exception of the use of 21st century technology. The result of this fun experience is captured in a high quality portrait that looks as if it came directly from your grandmother’s attic.

When asked about the secret to their long-standing success, Diaz-Lupitou attributes it to the founders who “always made sure that exceptional  quality was present at every level: the studio atmosphere, the equipment used, the products, and, above all, customer service.”  These principles have been carried through to the present.

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