Displaying Your Portraits

February 22, 2010 | Filed Under Client Share, Ideas | Leave a Comment 

I was dusting the house this weekend and of course had to move some photos off of the entry table to dust it and the photos. Then I moved on over to a cute little antique chair I have in the living room and moved the portrait off of it to dust it. Then I thought about y’all. I wondered how you display your portraits in your homes.

So many of us just do things the way they’ve always been done. We hang our framed portraits on the wall, in the obvious locations, and we scatter smaller sized photos throughout the house on a bookshelf or something similar. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this – we all do it and it’s okay, but what about the not so obvious locations?

 I’ve stepped out over the last few years and tried to be different with where I display portraits in my home. For example, I have an old dresser in my kitchen. Sounds weird to some of you, I’m sure, but we bought my husband’s grandparent’s old farmhouse (built by his grandfather!) and there was some furniture still in the house at the time. Well, one of the pieces was this old dresser. Since I have this really long and skinny kitchen with not a whole lot of drawers and cabinets I moved that dresser in there to use it as a place to store cookie sheets, rolling pins, casserole dishes, etc. I utilize the top of the dresser as a space to display old family portraits. I have framed prints of my dad as a child, a portrait of my grandfather that he sent to my grandmother when he was in the war signed, “With all my love, Daddy”, as well as one of my great-grandfather.

As mentioned above, I have a framed photo of my son sitting on an antique chair in my living room. It’s cracked and not safe for someone to sit on, so I decided I’d remedy that by putting a photo in the seat! I also have a small photo of our son framed and hanging above a couple of light switches in another room.

We all know that Pottery Barn has some neat ideas in their catalogs as well. I have a client who has created her own family gallery of her two kids on either side of their fireplace and it looks fabulous! So tell me, what do you do with your images? Leave a comment, or email me your ideas (and pictures too!) and you might just get featured here on the blog!

Miss I Turned ONE!! [Child Portrait Photographer - Joaquin, Texas]

February 19, 2010 | Filed Under Babies, Session | 3 Comments 

Can you believe she’s already a year old?! They grow up too fast, don’t they?

I just love this one! She knows what she wants, and clearly she wasn’t getting her way. Poor baby!!

Product Spotlight – Session Videos [East Texas Portrait Photography]

February 18, 2010 | Filed Under Products, Technology Rocks, Video | 1 Comment 

Finally a FUN way to view your session images – a music video! No more boring slideshows available here. Check it out. Then contact me to find out how to get one from your session!

Miss E – Beckville, TX Infant Photography

February 5, 2010 | Filed Under Babies, Session | Leave a Comment 

Check out the eyes on this two month old little girl! Beautiful, huh? We had a great time photographing her in her fabulous room this morning. She is so tiny and such a sweet thing. Thank you, S, for having me out – enjoy your sneak peek!

I adore this one of her about to cry. It’s so cute. She really wasn’t interested in lifting her head and showing off this fabulous hat!

Sweet Baby M – Jasper Newborn Photographer

February 3, 2010 | Filed Under Newborn, Session | 2 Comments 

This sweet girl was unbelievable when it came to sleeping. She let me move, pose and photograph her for a long time. Just when I’d think she was going to let out a wail, she’d only whimper and keep on sleeping. She has a beautiful room, fit for a princess like herself, so we shot the entire session in there. Enjoy your sneak peek Mom & Dad. The rest will be ready soon!