Ahhhhh, you have no idea how happy this image makes me. Why, you ask? Because my client purchased THE MOST BEAUTIFUL newborn photo album as a keepsake for her family and that one day, she'll hand down to her daughter, Adeline. I wish you could hold this album in your hands right now. It's the most beautiful thing that I've ever offered in my studio. The album comes in a keepsake box with a magnetic closure and inside, there's a custom album holding some of Adeline's newborn photos. The pages are thick and her name is stunning - varnished on the cover. Completely amazing in every way.

I wish every client saw the value in this. We will spend $200 on designer jeans or drop $300 on a pair of boots, but not on a family heirloom :( (Insert sigh here).

I hope to share many more beautiful printed pieces my clients acquire for their families, in hopes of inspiring you to do the same thing for yours. xo, Nicole

We live in a digital age, sadly. I mean, for social media - it's great! There's nothing like having info at your finger tips instantly, updating friends on a special event or purchasing something and having it tomorrow (... this, coming from an Etsy addict). But what about the prints and photo albums our parents handed down to us. The ones with the crazy ugly covers and sticky backgrounds filled with old polaroids. My mother gave me one she put together and it's honestly a prized possession, filled with my favorite childhood memories and people I've loved and lost. But what are we giving our children? Certainly not CDs or flash drives filled with digitals, am I right?

It's sad, but true - most people today want digitals over prints. I used to be one of those people. I'd look for a photographer who only offered digitals... because that's what we're supposed to want, right? Um, no. Now I know different. Do you know how many digitals I printed from the session when my boys were 2 and 4? Two. I printed two. Do you know where the other digital files are from that session? I have no clue. No idea. Probably on an old CD somewhere covered with scratches, unreadable.

Do you know what images are my most prized possessions now? Those two photos I printed from that session when my baby boys were tiny. It's in my kitchen and I look at it every, single, day. I smile and remember how fast they are growing. It's a constant reminder to slow down, appreciate them and snuggle them once more before they are grown and gone. Time goes way too fast and sometimes we need a visual reminder to knock us back into reality.

So, it's with this post that I stress the importance of printing your beautiful artwork. Print. Your. Art. No matter if it's a 4x6 or a beautifully printed album. Print it and save it for the day that you can hand it down to your children, or your children's children.

And, the next time I see you in the studio, let me show you all of the beautiful printed pieces I offer for you and your family. Trust me, you'll thank me for it. xo, Nicole

January 3, 2017 - Print Your Art!

Print Out Your Art!