The Studio

Compose your portrait.

Place a photograph, add your words, and see them become the picture. Everything is composed privately, on your own device.

Place your photograph here.

Drag an image into the frame, or choose a file.

JPG, PNG, or WEBP · Never leaves your device

Your photograph is in place.

Add your words below, choose a treatment, then compose your preview.

Composing your portrait

Reading the light…

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Line breaks and punctuation are set for you. The more you bring, the richer the detail.
Portraits composed from your own words

Your photograph, written in the words you love.

Lettera sets every letter of your vows, a love letter, or a parent's words into the photograph itself. Up close you read every line, and from across the room you see the two of you.

Complimentary preview · Composed privately on your device
The process
  1. I.

    Choose a photograph.

    A face, a moment, a place. The clearer the light, the finer the portrait.

  2. II.

    Add your words.

    Vows, letters, a parent's words, a eulogy, a child's first story. The more you bring, the richer the detail.

  3. III.

    See it before you decide.

    Refine the look, preview it in full, and download the Master Edition only when it feels right.

The Collection

Four portraits, four treatments.

Lettera portrait No. 001, Full Color
The original photograph for portrait No. 001
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Portrait No. 001 · Full Color
No. 001 · Full Color

Six hundred words.

“From this day forward, wherever you go, I go.”

Their whole ceremony, set in the colors of the photograph. His suit is the lines he read aloud.

Detail 310 Photograph colors Photo beneath 15% Printed at 24 × 27 in
Lettera portrait No. 002, Monochrome
The original photograph for portrait No. 002
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Portrait No. 002 · Monochrome
No. 002 · Monochrome

No color. Only writing.

Not every portrait begins with a wedding. This one began with a journey, and the letters written while planning it.

Detail 240 Monochrome Contrast 2.1× Printed at 20 × 16 in
Lettera portrait No. 003, High Key
The original photograph for portrait No. 003
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Portrait No. 003 · High Key
No. 003 · High Key

Mostly light.

The glasshouse dissolves into paper, and the words gather only where the eye lingers.

Detail 360 Light & space 0.61 Photograph colors Printed at 18 × 27 in
Lettera portrait No. 004, On Black
The original photograph for portrait No. 004
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Portrait No. 004 · On Black
No. 004 · On Black

Printed on black.

The same words, gathered in the light rather than the shadow.

Detail 411 White on black Contrast 3.0× Photo beneath 42%
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The detail

Lean in.

Every letter is real and legible. It's why people cross the room toward these on a wall.

Composed at 300 DPI Vector edition prints at any size Every word legible
See it first.
A full preview of your portrait before you purchase.
Gallery-ready.
Print-ready files for any lab, framer, or atelier.
Yours to keep.
Personal print rights, in any size, for as long as you like.
Entirely private.
Composed on your own device. Your photograph and words are never uploaded.
For the moments worth keeping

Bring your words to light.

You have the photograph and the words. Let us set them together.

Complimentary preview · The Master Edition, $49
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