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Printing your images

1/25/2019

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Why Printing Your Pictures Is So Important
I’ll bet you have used your phone to take a picture of your family this week?  You might have used your phone camera today, you maybe even use your camera every day.  It has never been easier to take photographs – we all carry a camera in our telephone.  And yet our children have fewer and fewer physical prints to hold and look at.

​When I was a child I used to love looking through my parents old photo albums.  Mostly there was writing on the back with names I didn’t recognise and dates from long before I was born.  There were very formal black and white photographs mounted on fancy card that were obviously taken in Victorian photography studios – solemn family faces and soldiers in uniform.  I could spend ages looking at these photographs and chatting about the people, places and times they pictured.

Imagine if those precious memories were instead sitting on something that needed a machine to let me see them.  A machine that was around in the 40’s or even the 70’s.... So have a think about where you store your own family photographs.  Are they on your mobile phone?  A hard drive?  CD’s?  Mini discs? (remember those!?) Floppy discs?  You get my point – technology is changing so rapidly that it can be difficult to keep up.  The must-have storage of today is archived in favour of something new every few years.

The only way you can be sure to preserve your picture memories for your children and grandchildren is to print them.

Your Mobile Phone Pictures
For most of us, our mobile phones are where the majority of our ‘snaps’ are kept.  The everyday images of holidays, days out, toothy grins, first foods, and silly selfies.  These are the images your children will cherish when they grow up – you must print them!  And you have loads of options for printing from your mobile phone.
 
Your Professional Pictures
As well as the everyday snaps, most families choose a professional photographer like me to capture more important milestones.  New additions to your family, birthdays, a new pet, or the annual family portrait all involve a professional portrait photographer who can capture you all in a perfect setting, looking your best.  The portraits I produce in Marlow at my home studio set up, or when we go out on location, are your own personal works of art and are designed to be displayed.  There’s lots of evidence to show that it boosts self-esteem, confidence and contentment when your portraits are displayed in your home.
I offer clients print packages as well as wall art, and although I do sell USB’s which hold the digital copies of your images, I would always recommend purchasing wall art products from me as I use a professional lab so I can guarantee the quality.  You don’t want to invest in beautiful portraits only to have them printed poorly. ​ I have examples on my website, but I am always happy to quote for bespoke options as well.
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Spring Mini Sessions

1/3/2019

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Now that the craziness of Christmas is over, you will probably be starting to think about 2019, and all that it will hold for you.  Lots of people love to have a New Year Resolution list - I did this last year and it's amazing how having that sense of purpose at the start of the year can drive you to achieve great things!  
In January 2018 I put my mind (and body) on a path of fitness and as a result I managed to do the London Winter Run (10K), Marlow 5, Tough Mudder, Little Welly (great fun with kids), Marlow 7 and my ultimate goal - Royal Parks Half Marathon!  It was such an amazing achievement, encouraged by my friends Mel and Vicki - who, without them, I wouldn't have achieved what I did (or even signed up for it - they have a lot to answer for!!).  We ran for a charity called Coppa Feel which is a breast cancer awareness charity and we managed to smash our targets - amazing!  You can achieve so much when you put your mind to something - who knows what 2019 will bring but I'm already planning some exciting challenges!
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So what will be your resolutions for this year?  One of mine is to photograph my own family more - I spend a lot of time photographing other families but neglect to photograph my own family as much as I would like!  I started this in December by taking my parents to a lovely location in Marlow and we had a lot of fun - and now I have some precious memories of them that I can treasure forever! 
Maybe having a photo shoot with your family could be one of your New Years resolutions, and as an incentive I am launching my Spring Mini Family Photo Shoots in Marlow!  These sessions are classed as 'mini sessions' as they are just 30 minutes long and you get five high resolution digital images with matching 10x8 prints - for just £149.  These will take place in the Easter holidays, and I am only releasing a certain number of these mini shoots - so once they're gone, they're gone!  
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If you would like to book a 'mini session' please click on the following contact button.
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