The gift of family portraiture is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give this Christmas – whether it be a portrait of all the grandchildren together for your parents or a wall gallery filled with contemporary emotion-filled portraits for your spouse. But it’s already the beginning of December so you’re out of time […]
Announcing our new Wall Gallery Design Service!
Announcing our new Wall Gallery Design Service! We’ve been asked countless times over the years to help you design wall galleries filled with memories from years past. After a long few months trying to figure out the perfect way to offer this service, now the answer is yes! So what exactly is a wall gallery […]
Print, Digitally Matted or Fully Framed?
After your family portrait session, you have three different options for ordering your photographs – print, digitally matted or fully framed. In today’s video I’m going to show you exactly what each of those options are, and help you figure out what’s best for you and your home. Peppered throughout the studio Product Guide, sent […]
What Is A Mat? (and why you should care…)
What Is A Mat? A mat is the white space between your photograph and the frame. Most commonly you would think of a mat as the thick white paper between your photograph in the frame, but a little later I’m going to let you in on how I mat my photographs digitally. Typically you would […]
Favourite Frames For Family Portraits
Choosing the frames for your family photographs is like choosing the perfect piece of jewellery to complement your outfit. The frames you choose for your family photograph are the final piece that tie the photographs on your wall to your room decor and an opportunity for your family’s personality to shine through. While I have […]
A Visual Growth Chart: Creating Your Nursery Wall Gallery
Photographs are meant to live and be enjoyed on your wall. And I have always been particularly enamored by the idea of a Visual Growth Chart for a babe’s nursery. Imagine walking into your babe’s nursery and seeing not just the portrait from your most recent session displayed on her wall, but a beautifully framed […]
gifts for grandparents
Thanksgiving has passed and our Halloween decorations were boxed up yesterday which can only mean one thing…. Christmas is right around the corner. I’ve picked up a few things already (I was a complete last minute shopper last year and I’m determined not to do a repeat) but I always find the hardest people to […]
Frames for Family Photographs
We live in the world of digital. Online calendars, remote file sharing and, of course, digital photographs filling our iPhones and computers. And I love it. I’m right there with you. But having those photographs on your computer just isn’t the same as having them on your walls. At the studio our number one priority […]
Minted Holiday Cards
Up until a couple years ago I offered holiday cards and baby announcements through the studio. And then I discovered Minted. Minted has an incredible selection of cards made of such beautiful quality. They offer paper upgrades as well but honestly their standard paper is thick and soft and white and perfect so you really […]
