As a mother myself, I know all too well how quickly time flies by. It is why I cherish having a printed keepsake of photographs that are frozen in time. Albums are not only for you to enjoy, but for your children to enjoy for generations! It is why the heart of my business is that photos are meant to be printed and that mama’s should be in them, too!

Over the years I’ve tried so many different ways to organize our photos and I’m sharing what’s worked for me so far. First things first, you have to decide what you want to do with your photos. Do you want to hang them on the walls so you can see them everyday? Do you want them in books so your children can flip through them? Or do you just want to throw them in a shoebox to have for years to come?

Albums

So albums will be more work for sure, which is why most people don’t want to do them because they are too time-consuming.  If you don’t have all your photos selected before you start the design process, I’m just going to warn you that it will be a lot of time but it’s going to be so worth it in the end. Now that I have a system that works, I can create an album in half the time.

Ok, so here’s the time Saver, are you ready? That is why I set a reminder on my phone every week to go through and select my favorites. You can do this on the iphone by clicking the heart icon on the bottom left hand corner of the photo. This puts all your favorite images in a separate “favorites” folder that I can then upload this folder when it comes to designing my album. It cuts down time more than half because I’m not searching through thousands of photos trying to decide which ones I want printed.

There are so many different album companies to choose from with a wide variety of styles and quality that can be overwhelming. To help narrow down for you, are you going to have 200+ pages of your photos from the entire year? Then an album that is more like a large 12x12 book with thinner pages would be the best option for price point and quality in my opinion. Are you looking for an album that is a family keepsake from a special vacation? Then I would recommend a more luxury flat-lay album with fewer spreads and thick durable paper of your most favorite photos. 

Recommendations:

Artifact Uprising - for a quality hardcover album that you will cherish for years

Blurb - for a 200+ page photo book

Chat Books - small paper books that work great for phone photos, too

Print

I have always loved design, it’s no wonder why I was an interior designer before becoming a photographer. Our homes have always been filled with photos & heirlooms passed down from generation to generation. It is why almost every square foot of our home has artwork, photos, meaningful memories throughout our house. Our daughter every morning, walks down the hall and points to all the photos of family members she recognizes and family members she’s never met. Photos have that, a way of connecting us to moments that would have otherwise been forgotten.

Now, if we’re talking about printing professional photos, going with a high quality professional printer is ideal. You can usually order prints directly through your photographer, which is what I offer my clients. When you hire a professional photographer they color correct photos, so that when they are printed with a high quality printer,  it should almost be exactly how it was meant to be. If you go to Walmart for example and have something printed, the colors will definitely not match and not how the photographer intended for it to be.  

There are so many different options of artwork to choose from. With frame styles, gallery walls, canvases, metal prints and so much more. Here at my studio, with every session booked,I offer my clients a design consultation to help them find the best artwork for their home and style.

Recommendations:

Ordering directly from your photographer

Artifact Uprising - a great option for quality photos and better alternative than Walmart or Costco

I hope these tips have been helpful and will have you create meaningful memories in your home to cherish for generations.

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I’m Ambre. I’m a wife, mama and photographer. My days are filled with joy while capturing memories and chasing around my daughter. Join me as I share snippets of client sessions, behind the scenes and what inspires me. Let’s make moments stand still together!

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