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Gift Prints and Wall Art – Your Collections Guide

After your session is complete and you’ve chosen your favourites it’s time to decide – what exactly will I *do* with them?

Premium Collections include digital images as well as a print credit. What this means is that you have money to spend- and it’s YOUR choice.  So what exactly are “gift prints” and “wall art”?

Gift prints range from 8×12 to wallet size, for your mantle frames and grad announcements.  These are the ones you share with Grandma and preserve in albums.  I offer a set of five as a Gift Print Set for a special price.

Your Collection may also come with mounted Wall Art, or you can use your print credit. “Wall Art” are larger pieces to display in your home or office.
This can be a print you’ll have framed, or you can choose to have mounted and UV protected through me, as a complimentary upgrade. Or perhaps you prefer the elegance of a canvas, or an edgy true metal print, with your image transferred onto protective metal.


Where your final images will be displayed and how you will share them is an important part of the decision process.  Every time you walk by that large canvas on the wall, and see the faces of the ones you love the most, you’ll be glad you did.
For more information about the products you’ll take home, click here to visit my Products Page.

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Senior Collage Wall Canvases – The Woodlands Senior Photographer

One of the most popular wall portrait options for families and seniors is this beautiful set of 4 canvases that fit together on the wall to make one cohesive set. Mix and match outfits, choose black and white or colour, hang them in any pattern you choose to fit your wall space!

Can’t decide which of your favourites from your gallery to hang? These 8×10 canvases are the perfect choice when you want a series of pictures on the wall, instead of one large portrait.

See more of the products I offer clients by clicking this link!

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Personal Print Packages – The Woodlands Seniors

Digital images are wonderful for sharing online with friends, and each Collection includes digital files for your archives. However, to preserve your images for future generations, in heirloom form, nothing compares to having beautiful, tangible products in your hands.

Your Senior Collections comes with a choose-your-own-product option, to select beautiful products such as superior color and black and white photographic prints for framing, adding to your albums, or gifting to friends and family. A popular print packages includes gift prints for sharing, and a wall portrait to show off your fave image from your gallery.

 

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Do I Need to Order a Collection? – The Woodlands Photographer

You’ve decided the time is now to get some great pictures of your family  or high school senior, or perhaps you’re getting married or having a baby and are getting a photoshoot done to document this momentous event. It’s a great gift to yourself and your loved ones, and there is much to consider! The location, the time, your wardrobe, and what you will do after your pictures are ready.

So after the session you might be thinking…now what? Should I order just digitals or products? Do I have to order a Collection? What if it doesn’t fit into my needs or budget?

There is nothing quite like coming home to see the faces of the people you love most on the wall, where you can walk by it and smile every day! Or maybe you’re considering a family album, that everyone can sit together and look at. Albums are a great way to let your story unfold, and make wonderful keepsakes.

Shown below: a 20Ă—30 fine art canvas

 

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR IMAGES?

Before the session, we’ll talk about how you plan to display your pictures, so when it comes time to do your in person viewing and ordering session we will have a good idea of what types of products you are looking for.  Clients have the option to purchase a Collection, or to choose products a la carte. So which is right for you?

COLLECTIONS: My Collections are for clients who want to have digital copies of their images. There are several Collections, depending on how many digital files you have chosen – all or 25. The top two Collections come with a monetary credit to spend on the a la carte menu, and the third is a digital only Collection. I prefer to give my clients this freedom, rather than create Collections that dictate the exact sizes and types of products my clients receive. This way you get exactly what you want, and your order fills your specific need. Check out some of the products you’ll take home in the PRODUCTS PAGE.

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A LA CARTE: If you do not need a large selection of digital files and would rather purchase products, you do not have to order a Collection. A la Carte ordering allows you to focus directly on the products that interest you,  to build your own perfect order. With the purchase of an album 8×8 or larger, or a wall portrait (canvas, metal or mounted print) 16×20 or larger, you also receive a complimentary copy of that digital file for sharing on social media with friends and family.  There is a minimum $500 a la carte ordering requirement, and lots of options available to maximize your purchasing power, such as print packages.

With my personal guidance during your ordering session, you’re guaranteed to walk away happy!

Are you looking for a family photographer in the Woodlands, Spring, Oak Ridge or Conroe area?Please email me directly with this CONTACT FORM.

To learn more about full sessions CLICK HERE for session info and click to see my FAMILY PORTRAIT and CHILDREN galleries.

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How to Guide for Wall Portraits – The Woodlands Fine Art Photographer

Hanging family portraits on your wall turns your house into your home, your personal space where love and family reside. Having your family portraits taken and displayed on your wall is not about necessity, but about inviting love and beauty into your life, and celebrating family. It’s about happiness, and bringing joy to your world.

When you book your family, senior, maternity or engagement session, we’ll set a time to go over the most important aspects of your upcoming photo shoot so your pictures not only exceed your expectations but also are a perfect match for your home.

YOUR HOME DESIGN

Before the family photo shoot, we’ll discuss your home decorating style so that the entire look of the final portrait matches the overall style of your home.  From the colour of your wardrobe to the style you choose – casual, formal or fun and fresh – the overall style of the portraits should be in harmony with the home style you have curated.

MEASUREMENTS

Before your in person ordering session, it’s a good idea to take measurements of your wall space where you intend to hang your wall art. In the home entrance, above the mantle in the living room, or in the master bedroom are usually the most common places to hang your portraits.  After you’ve chosen your favourite image for display, I’ll show you how it will look in your chosen size and ratio. The common gift print size is 8×10 and it’s tempting to choose that size since it’s a popular ratio. However, that is not the size you want on your walls, that size is far too small for details to be seen at a distance. Go bigger! Here is a little article I wrote on the difference between gift prints and wall art.

COLOUR OR BLACK AND WHITE

Along with your home decor, your personal preference for colour or black and white photos is also something to consider. I convert some of the pictures in your gallery to monochrome, when the light is right and the background isn’t too busy to  be a distraction. I personally love black and white photography, and most of the large prints I have of my own children and for my family album have been converted. However, for my walls I just love full colour!  When you purchase a digital file, if there is a black and white copy, you keep them both! So it you are printing, we’ll go over the two options to decide which version is right for you.

 

I look forward to helping you get the perfect piece of wall art for your home!

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To Frame or Not to Frame – The Woodlands Photographer

The family portrait is an important investment, so it’s essential to ensure you have carefully considered the overall look, style and proportion for the final piece. When your family, senior, engagement or maternity portrait session is completed, I invite clients for an in person Viewing Appointment so I can personally help you choose the perfect size, ratio and medium for your wall portrait. I’ll show you samples of the products I offer, so you can inspect and touch the products yourself.

For gallery wrapped canvases, these come ready to hang and you do not need to frame them. Metals are designed to be hung without a frame to show off the superior gloss, and the sturdy waterproof and UV resistant design means you don’t have to worry about sun or water damage. For photographic prints I offer complimentary styrene mounting so you can mount your portrait on the wall without a frame, and it’s thin enough to put in wall frames.

WITH FRAMES

OPTION 1:  By using a larger frame, you can highlight your wall portrait with accent matting around a smaller size print. The portrait keeps  it’s original ratio and composition intact with matching coloured mat before being inserted into a  frame. The matted frame means you don’t have to crop the original shot. There is a wide variety of colors and styles to choose from, for custom or traditional matted frames.

OPTION 2: Without matting. This option zooms in larger on the image, and you can choose to crop the image to fit into a smaller frame ratio.

WITHOUT FRAMES

A mounted print, metal or canvas without the frame. The traditional camera ratio for older cameras was 4:5, which created the infamous 8Ă—10 desk print. As a wall portrait, your image could be anything from a 16Ă—20 to a 32Ă—40 or larger. Since the camera shoots at a 2:3 ratio, this crops your image. You can also choose to retain the original ratio and print as a 16×24 or 32×48. This size works well for image of standing subjects, where you want to keep the surrounding environment. For this image, it’s the best choice for this particular image to keep the beautiful trees of the environment around the family.

 

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Wall and Desk Collages for Families – The Woodlands Photographer

When it comes to decorating your home and office with your family pictures from your family photo portrait session, I offer many ways to display your final images. With beautiful print and product options, you can choose to display  your family or  senior portraits on the wall as canvases or framed portraits, on your coffee table as beautiful leather albums, or around the house as framed prints for desks and mantles. One very popular option for senior or family portrait display is the 10×20 collage. This collage can be printed onto white polystyrene which makes it easy to put onto an easel for table display. It’s also thin enough to be put into a frame for hanging on the wall.

With several collage arrangement options, we can choose the best design for your fave photos, or make one customized just for you.

CLICK HERE to see some of the great products I offer clients. From gift prints, to albums, to wall canvases – there is something for everyone’s decorating style and needs.

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Family Portrait Print Packages – The Woodlands Family Photographer

Add on to your digital Collections for your family and senior sessions with all new print packages! Now you can purchase sets of prints at a special price. Choose from several print packages, such as the ever popular set of 5 gift prints. Choose the same 5 sizes or choose 5 different print sizes – sets of wallets,  5×7 or 8×10 — no restrictions on size combinations! If you need wallet size prints, pick up a value package of wallet prints for senior announcements or for sharing with family. I also offer several  larger family packages that include small prints for framing and sharing, and a larger print for the wall.

When it comes to preserving your family photos, nothing beats a beautiful print framed or mounted, to last generations. #printsareforever

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Print Credits – The Woodlands Photographer

After your photo session is complete, and it’s time for the viewing and ordering session it’s helpful to make a list of your needs. For most clients, everything you need fits exactly into one of my customizable choose-your-own-products Collections. There might be something on your list that is not covered though, and that is where the print credit comes in.

What is the most popular ways for clients to spend their print credit?

1. Grad Cards and/or wallet prints.  If you need announcements, take a head count for the grad cards.  I offer several sizes and styles of grad cards, so read all about them here. If you plan to order cards from the school, you can slip in wallet prints. Since these are small at 2×3 inches, it’s best to order a close up shot.

Wallet prints come in sets of 16, and can be in square format sheets that retain the original image as shot, like below:

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Or you can have your wallet prints die cut, with rounded edges. Please note that this style cuts into the image around the edges, so you’ll lose a small portion of the image around all sides.

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2. Gift prints for family and friends. Grandma definitely wants a beautiful print of her family, click here for info about the perfect print for grandma’s wall!  Gift prints are sized 8×10, 5×7 or sets of 16 wallets. I offer several gift print packages, from large Family Packages to Grad Card packages with enough wallet prints for your senior grad announcements. Gift print packages are hugely popular and save you money!

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3. Desk or Wall Collages. Mounted collages are a great way to put together several of your favourite images for display, and make great gifts and keepsakes. Add a quote to personalize!

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Wall and Desk Collages for Seniors – The Woodlands Seniors

When it comes to decorating your home and office with your graduating senior’s pictures from your senior photo portrait session, I offer many ways to display your final images. With beautiful print and product options, you can choose to display the senior portraits on the wall as canvases or framed portraits, on your coffee table as beautiful leather albums, or around the house as framed prints for desks and mantles. One very popular option for senior portrait display is the 10×20 collage. This collage can be printed onto white polystyrene which makes it easy to put onto an easel for table display. It’s also thin enough to be put into a frame for hanging on the wall. 

With several collage arrangement options, we can choose the best design for your fave photos, or make one customized just for you.

 

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Graduation Announcements – The Woodlands Senior Pictures

Custom designed senior and graduation announcements are the perfect way to get exactly what you want, in the style you want, to get your message to your friends and family. I work with seniors and parents to choose the best size, style, and design for your needs. Flat cards, in either 5×5 or 5×7 size, are a cost effective option. Or you can choose a more elaborate 5×5 or 5×7 trifold card, to add more images and text. All announcements come in packs of 25, and include envelopes. There are dozens of press paper card stock options, from environmentally friendly recycled eco-matte to luxuriant enhanced linen or felt textured paper. I have swatches in my office, to show you exactly how these press papers look and feel.

Simple flat cards highlight a few of your fave shots, with a small space on the front or back for the main text.

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Trifold cards allow you to put more images and text, and more creativity when designing. Depending on if your card is a simple grad announcement, or a party invitation, your design can include the senior’s name, high school information, date of graduation or party, the University or College the student will be attending in the fall with the chosen major, and any specific notes your friends and family would need to know for the grad party.

 

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If you have a favourite expression, poem or quote you can also include that text into the announcements to further personalize your grad cards.

 

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Senior and Family Collections – Print Packages

Add on to your digital Collections for your family and senior sessions with all new print packages! Now you can purchase sets of prints at a special price. Choose from several print packages, such as the ever popular set of 5 gift prints. Choose the same 5 sizes or choose 5 different print sizes – sets of wallets,  5Ă—7 or 8Ă—10 — no restrictions on size combinations! If you need wallet size prints, pick up a value package of wallet prints for senior announcements or for sharing with family. I also offer several  larger family packages that include small prints for framing and sharing, and a larger print for the wall.

When it comes to preserving your family photos, nothing beats a beautiful print framed or mounted, to last generations. #printsareforever

 

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True Metal Desk Prints – The Woodlands Photographer Products

I am really taken with these gorgeous true metal prints, one of the many exquisite products I offer to clients! These metal prints are perfect for clients looking for a little extra edginess when decorating with their beautiful images. The metal has a superior high gloss, a sleek shininess, that has a modern appeal for the less traditional art lover. I offer several choices and sizes, including the petite 5×7 and the classic 8×10. Choose from the brilliant hues of a colour metal print, or an artsy black and white. The White Gloss option, as seen on this 8×10  colour example, has a high contrast.

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The Sheer Gloss option has a modern muted look, like old school black and white portraits.

 

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Each comes with an easel attached for easy display.

 

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And are super slim, lightweight, UV protected, and waterproof. Perfect for the Texas climate and for outdoor decorating!

 

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To see more of the products I offer, click on the PRODUCTS PAGE.

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Choosing Your Wall Portrait Size, Style and Format: The Woodlands Portrait Photographer

The family portrait is an important investment, so it’s essential to ensure you have carefully considered the overall look, style and proportion for the final piece. When your family, senior, engagement or maternity portrait session is completed, I invite clients for an in person Viewing Appointment so I can personally help you choose the perfect size, ratio and medium for your wall portrait. I’ll show you samples of the products I offer, so you can inspect and touch the products yourself.

For gallery wrapped canvases, these come ready to hang and you do not need to frame them. Metals are designed to be hung without a frame to show off the superior gloss, and the sturdy waterproof and UV resistant design means you don’t have to worry about sun or water damage. For photographic prints I offer complimentary styrene mounting so you can mount your portrait on the wall without a frame, and it’s thin enough to put in wall frames.  Here is a comparison of a senior portrait from a session in the Woodlands.

WITH FRAMES

OPTION 1:  By using a larger frame, you can highlight your wall portrait with accent matting around a smaller size print. The portrait keeps  it’s original ratio and composition intact with matching coloured mat before being inserted into a  frame. The matted frame means you don’t have to crop the original shot. There is a wide variety of colors and styles to choose from, for custom or traditional matted frames.

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OPTION 2: Without matting. This option zooms in larger on the image, but crops out some of the background and the subject.

 

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WITHOUT FRAMES

 

OPTION 1: A mounted print, metal or canvas without the frame. The traditional camera ratio for older cameras was 4:5, which created the infamous 8×10 desk print. As a wall portrait, your image could be anything from a 16×20 to a 32×40 or larger. Since the camera shoots at a 2:3 ratio, this crops your image.

 

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OPTION 2: A mounted print, metal or canvas without the frame, left in it’s original composition and ratio. This size works well for image of standing subjects, where you want to keep the surrounding environment. For this image, it’s the best choice for this particular image to keep the beautiful field around her.

 

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The Perfect Print for Senior Portraits

Looking for the perfect gift for Grandma, a favourite aunt or mentor? Included with your senior collection are products you’ll love and print credits so you can get what you need from the a la carte menu. When putting together your ordering list before your Viewing Session, don’t forget to include the perfect print to gift the ones who love you!

By far, a framed 8×10 print is the most popular size for sharing with family. You can easily find frames, they’re the perfect size for desk prints, and when matted and framed they’re just big enough to hang on a wall as an 11×14. The perfect shot from your senior session will be cherished after you’ve started your journey away from home, at college. Don’t forget to put that perfect print for Grandma on your list!

 

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The Popular Photo Cover Album for Senior Collections

Introducing the beautiful upgrade to the 5×7 photobook featured here : 5×7 Senior Photobook.   This substantial upgrade to your Collection includes 20 full pages of  your favourite photos from your senior, family, maternity or engagement session, with an extra photo on the front cover. Use all colour images, or mix it up with black and white versions for diversity.

These  photobooks are all individually crafted by hand, bound using glues that do not harm colour stability. Each page is a true colour print  on professional paper, so you know you’re receiving the highest quality. Unlike the 5×7 photobook, the larger 8×8 and 10×10 photobooks feature soft matte leather around the spine and back of the book, for a fine art quality to your album.

Shown here is the 8×8 size album, with soft black matte leather around the spine.

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Your photobook pages start on the right, with a slip of protective black acid free paper between the page and the photo cover. The book opens and lay flat, to make it easy for you to enjoy your pages.

 

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Thick full colour pages, full vivid colour images, and a heavy sturdy leather spine make this photobook the premium choice.

 

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Your album makes a  great coffee table book and conversation starter. Each book comes with it’s own black box for protection and storage. If you’re looking for the best album to show off your senior, maternity, family or engagement photos, this is the one!  We’ll talk about the best choice to meet your needs when we meet for your Viewing Appointment, and select your top images to feature in your book.

 

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Senior Proof Books ~ The Woodlands Senior Photographer

Are you looking for a great portable way to show off your favourite images from our session? I offer my clients these beautiful proof books in a convenient 5×7 size for carrying in your purse or backpack, or home display 8×10 size. Up to 40 of your favourite images that come in your chosen Collection are printed and bound together in one convenient little book.  Soft cover or hard cover. Black velvet bag included.

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These are ordered from a professional photography lab  and the front cover is mounted on white styrene to prevent creasing and damage.  These books are spiral bound, with thick sturdy pages on real lustre photo paper.

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And of course these are not just for seniors and  they make a great gift for grandparents.  I am proud to offer my clients more than just photographs, but quality products that you can keep and display in your home or office for many years to come and gift to family and friends.

 

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The Senior Upgrade Photobook- The Woodlands and Spring TX Senior Portraits

Introducing the beautiful upgrade to the 5×7 photobook featured here : 5×7 Senior Photobook.   This substantial upgrade to your Collection includes 20 full pages of  your favourite photos from your senior, family, maternity or engagement session, with an extra photo on the front cover. Use all colour images, or mix it up with black and white versions for diversity.

These  photobooks are all individually crafted by hand, bound using glues that do not harm colour stability. Each page is a true colour print  on professional paper, so you know you’re receiving the highest quality. Unlike the 5×7 photobook, the larger 8×8 and 10×10 photobooks feature soft matte leather around the spine and back of the book, for a fine art quality to your album.

Shown here is the 8×8 size album, with soft black matte leather around the spine.

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Your photobook pages start on the right, with a slip of protective black acid free paper between the page and the photo cover. The book opens and lay flat, to make it easy for you to enjoy your pages.

 

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Thick full colour pages, full vivid colour images, and a heavy sturdy leather spine make this photobook the premium choice.

 

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Your album makes a  great coffee table book and conversation starter. Each book comes with it’s own black box for protection and storage. If you’re looking for the best album to show off your senior, maternity, family or engagement photos, this is the one!  We’ll talk about the best choice to meet your needs when we meet for your Viewing Appointment, and select your top images to feature in your book.

 

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Mini Collages for Home and Office Desks – The Woodlands Photography

When it comes to how you’ll display the images from your senior, family, maternity or engagement portrait session, there are a lot of choices out there. I will guide you at your viewing and ordering session, showing you all the fantastic products I offer in person so you can see them close up and feel the superior quality.  From large groupings of wall canvases, to mini albums for portability, you’ll get the products that are right for you.

While large mounted prints and wall art are wonderful for home displays,  you also have some smaller product options so you can take your favourite photos into more personal spaces, like your office desk or bedroom dresser. One of the most perfect ways to size down is to put a few images together in a mini collage. I offer these 5×10 desk collages, mounted on artboard for durability, which can be fit into a frame or beautifully displayed in an easel. I offer several designs to choose from, depending on how many images you want to show off.

Put one in your bedroom, to keep photos of your kids by your bedside.

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Take one to the office, to see your beautiful family while you’re at work.

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For the nursery, a reminder of the beauty and wonder of this new life.

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As a keepsake, when your senior goes off to college to pursue his dream.

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To see more of the products I offer, click on the PRODUCTS PAGE.

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The 5×7 Senior Photobook – The Woodlands and Spring TX Senior Portraits

I’m really excited about this gorgeous album for seniors! This high quality 5×7 album is included in one of the top senior portrait collections, and is the perfect keepsake from your senior year. Parents LOVE this album, with it’s deep rich colour, thick pages and protective coating. Seniors love it to take with them when they leave for college, to remind them of home and how amazing they looked for their senior portraits! You get to choose which of your favourite images will be included.

Each album comes with a black box for safe keeping and storage.  Clients also have the option to upgrade to the 8×8 or 10×10 Photobook or a leather Luxe Album, with their included print credit.  I am proud to offer superior products to my awesome clients! To see more products you’ll take home, visit the PRODUCTS PAGE HERE.

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Products for High School Seniors – The Woodlands Senior Photographer

Remember when people carried around small photo albums in their purse, so they could show off their family photos on the go? You don’t see that much anymore, since most people carry their photos in their pocket — that is, on their cell phone. It’s so easy to show your friends and family your phone snaps, and share them seamlessly on Facebook or Instagram.

When it comes to your professional photographs from your portrait photographer you want to be able to show them off to everyone without having to carry your prints around. You want them readily accessible, at the click of a button. Not your cell phone selfie snaps, but the gorgeous high quality images where you look like a rock star from your senior photoshoot.

The good news for my clients is that’s exactly what you get! Check out these customized senior portrait apps that you upload right to your phone or tablet, which brings all your favourite pictures from your senior portrait session to your fingertips. And the best thing is, you get to share the link to upload with all your friends and family, so they have them on their phones and tablets as well.

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On the right, you can see how all your photos pop up tiled for display (shown here on an iPad). You just scroll down to view. On the top of the screen, there are options to share on social media with one quick click. To see each image full sized, simply select one to open it, and you’ll see it full screen (like in the top left phone, shown on an iPhone).  Close it up, and it minimizes to a little icon with your name on it, on your screen.

Now you can show off your awesome senior photos on the go!

Are you in the Woodlands, Spring or Conroe and need a senior photographer? Call 832-663-5128 to book a consultation!

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How to Display Your Portraits: Wall Prints

There is nothing that makes a home feel more complete than hanging the family portraits of the people you love on the wall. When you book your family, senior, maternity or engagement session, we’ll set a time to go over the most important aspects of your upcoming photo shoot so your pictures not only exceed your expectations but also are a perfect match for your home.

MATCHING DECOR

At your consultation, we’ll discuss your home decor so that the entire look of the final portrait that will be framed for the wall is a match. From the colour of your wardrobe to the style you choose – casual, formal or whimsical – we’ll talk details and find the best location in the Woodlands or Spring area to fit your vision, whether it’s earthy with natural colours or bright and colourful with a modern twist.

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MEASUREMENTS

Before your in person viewing session, it’s a good idea to take measurements of the space where the portraits will go. In the home entrance, above the mantle in the living room, or in the master bedroom are popular places to hang the large family photo. After you’ve chosen your favourite image for display, I’ll show you how it will look in your chosen size. Different sizes can also change the shape, so an 16×24 will be a different shape (ie. longer or skinnier) than the more square shaped 30×40 because of the change in ratio. Remember – 8×10 prints are gift prints! That is not the size you want on your walls, that is the size of the photo you give to Grandma to frame for her mantle. Go big! Here is a little article I wrote on the difference between gift prints and wall art.

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COLOUR OR BLACK AND WHITE

Along with your home decor, your personal preference for colour or black and white photos is also something to consider. I convert some of the pictures in your gallery to monochrome, when the light is right and the background isn’t too busy to  be a distraction. I personally love black and white photography, and most of the large prints I have of my own children and for my family album have been converted. When you purchase a digital file, if there is a black and white copy, you keep them both! So it you are printing, we’ll go over the two options to decide which version is right for you.

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I look forward to helping you get the perfect piece of wall art for your home!

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Senior Products – The Woodlands and Spring Senior Photographer

With the Senior Premium Collections, my high school senior portrait clients receive their entire gallery of gorgeous images, as a digital download with print release. I also include a print credit so you can choose from the a la carte menu which of the products suit you best and how you want to preserve, share and display all your favourite senior pictures.

One of my absolute favourite products I offer is mounted prints. These take your average print to the next level, mounted on artboard for a polished presentation and durability.  When Elena’s order came in, with her big stack of mounted prints, I couldn’t help but snap a few photos of them in all their luxury. Take a peek!

On the left you’ll see one of the boutique designed mounted prints. She chose a deep earthy blue design for the framing. And on the right, the non-framed mounted prints. I offer these boutique prints, with or without a designed frame,  in sets of five on the a la carte menu in both 8×10 or 5×7 sizes.  When I see you for your consultation and viewing appointment, you’ll have a chance to see all these beautiful products in person! For more of the products you’ll take home, click here to visit my Products page. 

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Product Showcase ~ The Woodlands Photographer

I love it when products and wall art arrive for clients! Digital images are wonderful for sharing with friends online, but nothing beats having something beautiful in your hands, a tangible product to show off. These adorable 3×3 inch mini accordion albums are perfectly portable and make great gifts.

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I’m available for Senior Portraits for the class of 2014. Email shannon@shannonstroubakis.com, call 832-663-5128 or use the contact form HERE to inquire.

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