Each month we answer a question from one of you. This month, one of our families wants to know if they can add to last year’s wall gallery, or if they need to take it down and start over with a new gallery. Question: Can I add to an existing wall gallery and combine more […]
Personalizing Your Child’s Space: An Interview with Homeworks Etc
I recently had the privilege of photographing the family of Homework’s Etc Kids owner Jacqueline De’ath. Homeworks Etc. offers wall décor for nursery and kids rooms including wood letters, growth charts, wall hooks and much more! Like displaying family photographs on the walls of your home impacts your child’s self-esteem and sense of belonging, customizing […]
How Big Should I Frame My Family Photographs?
By far the most common question we’re asked is… how big should I frame my family photographs? The answer? Likely bigger than you think. How Big Should I Frame My Family Photographs? As a general rule of thumb, you want your gallery to be 2/3 of the width of the piece of furniture over which […]
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 […]
Family Photographs in the Kitchen
Think wall galleries only belong over your fireplace or sofa? While living rooms are the most popular spot for a wall gallery, it’s certainly not the only room we design for. It’s one of the reasons we do an in-home planning appointment before each session. Having you take us on a tour allows us to […]
Creating a Wall Gallery – The Difference Between Primary and Secondary Wall Galleries
We talk a lot about displaying photographs and creating a wall gallery, but we don’t always define exactly what those terms mean. A wall gallery is an arrangement of frames on your wall and the photographs that fill those frames. Creating a wall gallery is the perfect way to decorate your home in a way […]
The Power of Family Portraits
In the editor’s letter of the Dwell magazine March issue, Editor-in-Chief Amanda Dameron writes about the power of interior design. Interior design is about manifesting comfort and pleasure in an environment sheltered from the world at large. It’s about summoning the power of the senses to communicate feelings of safety and ease. Interior design is […]
An Insider Look: Best Source for Frames in Vancouver
Purchasing your family portraits as prints or digitally matted means you’ll also need to buy frames. Today I’ll show you my two favourite sources for frames in Vancouver. Before I recommend a frame it has to meet 3 main criteria: It has to be good quality. It needs to be well-priced. Why well-priced? If you […]
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 […]
