When a regular mug shot by a family member just won’t do, there are several photography companies worth seeking out. Hartwich is the most unusual; as well as straightforward portraits and passport photos, it will transform a digital portrait into a pop-art poster or turn you into a 19th century king or queen (from €30). Leinwanddruck takes professional picks and blows them up onto canvas (from €25).
For more serious portraits there are a large number of commissionable portrait artists: Sabine Brettin at Fotowerk specialises in children’s photography; Manuela Schneider specialises in weddings; the team at Die Hoftografen will do anything from straight-forward head shots to arty erotic; Axel Lauer specialises in pregnant women and studio nudes; and Anke Jacob concentrates on photojournalistic portrait styles.