I am sooooo excited to introduce you to this beautiful new product, I only hope that my description and these images do it justice.  Luckily, if you are a client you will get to see and feel them firsthand, but this should help get you excited!    These amazing leather-bound session albums hold 20 5×7 images from your session bound in a soft leather with a photo cover.  They feel …. luxurious.  That’s the only way I can think of to describe it.  They come beautifully presented in a satin lined album box, and you can choose from three leathers: black, brown, and pearl.  These are the perfect option when you want to have many images from your session but the custom designed album is a stretch for your budget.  I can not wait to put these into my senior’s hands this spring, they really do make a lovely keepsake for your one-of-a-kind senior portraits!  As with any newly introduced product, it is available to past clients as well, so please contact me if you are interested. 

Graduation announcements are one of my very favorite products to create for my senior clients.  I just love pairing their beautiful senior portraits with such an important celebration.  As one 2011 senior client put it so well, their custom graduation announcements ended up being a wonderful keepsake for friends and family.  That’s right, these are far too fabulous to get dumped in the trash like those boring school announcements. :)  Here are a sampling of some of my favorite 2011 designs:

 And now for a drumroll …. I have a very cool addition to our graduation announcement line-up for the Class of 2012!  Here they are, new Folded {LUXE} cards!

These unique cards have all of the beautiful design elements of our Flat {LUXE} cards with the added benefit of more space and images.  These come in either 5×5 or 5×7 sizes, are printed standard on luxurious linen paper, and include envelopes as well.  I am so thrilled to be able to offer these to this year’s seniors – I can’t wait to see your graduation celebrated in print!

I’m so excited about these new client slideshows!  I started using a client slideshow at the opening of every ordering gallery in the fall, but those are nothing compared to these fancy shmancy slideshows!    EVERY client will have the opportunity to view and share your own personal slideshow with all of your images set to music.  Think I’m exaggerating about how fabulous these are?  Turn up your speakers and check one out for yourself, and thank you to the beautiful Lindsey for allowing me to share her images with the internet world!

Pretty cool, huh?!?  It gets even better … I’ll be offering these lovely slideshows for sale on DVD if you decide that you just can’t possibly watch it enough times.  Each slideshow will get the same gorgeous packaging as my digital files – a custom case with a custom labeled DVD.  Isn’t technology wonderful? 

When I attended the PPA Imaging USA Conference and Trade Show in January, one of my missions was to find a new album to offer.  Now, I wasn’t unhappy with the old album, but I was relishing the idea of being able to hold and feel actual samples of many different albums in my hands so that I could compare features and know exactly what I was getting.  These had my attention from the get-go.  I didn’t come across another album where the colors just leapt off of the page like they do in this gorgeous product.  The only way to describe the feel and texture of the archival matte paper is luxurious.  I spoke to the founder of the album company himself at the show, and he said that the company began when he found this paper and started looking for an album company that would use it.  That’s how amazing it is folks.  These pictures just do NOT do them justice, but lucky for my very special clients, I will have samples present during your pre-session consultation so you can see for yourself!   Here are the triad of products I’ll be offering:

As you can see, they are a 10×10 album, an optional custom album box, and a 4×4 companion album (only available for purchase with a 10×10 album).  I have a variety of designs from whimsical (as shown) to bold to very simple.  Your album will be custom created just for you using 20-30 images from your session (15 chosen by you).  One Proof and Revision is included in every purchase. 

Your cover options include a full photo wrap, a Dulce fabric cover (with or without option photo strip), or a leather cover (not shown). 

The custom album box is a wonderful way to carefully and beautifully display and protect your session album.  A custom photo wrapped cover will make it a conversation piece all on its own, while the soft suede-lined interior gently holds your album. 

I am SO excited about these, and I hope you are too!  I can’t wait to show them to YOU! 

These. Are. Awesome.  I saw these fabulous little books at the PPA Imaging tradeshow in San Antonio, and I knew right then and there that I needed to share these with my amazing clients.  These 4×8 books with an accordion fold out are so multi-purpose – lay it on a table as a book, open it up and display it on a shelf, or secure it in it’s frosted case and stick it in your purse.  They are a wonderful way to show off several of your favorite images from your session!  As with all of my design products, I have several templates to choose from, and they can all be fully customized to your taste.  These books are a wonderful showcase and keepsake for any type of session.  All of my spring 2011 clients will be seeing a sample at your pre-session consultation, but as always, they are available to past clients as well, so let me know if you are interested.  Check these out! 

These display folios are a great modern take on a traditional senior product, but they would make a beautiful keepsake for any session type!  You can choose a custom photo cover (as shown), or you can choose a cover from 32 different fabrics and leathers (see below).  There are two inside panels to display two of your favorite images, and the folio is perfect for sitting out on a shelf or table for all to see!  They come in 4 sizes: 4×5, 5×7, 8×8, and 8×10, and you have the option of either lustre or metallic paper.  As always, these are available to past clients, so please contact me if you are interested! 

While I’m really in love with most of my products, the new Session Book is kind of like my tabletop masterpiece.    If you want a beautiful way to have and display all of your favorite session images, then this is the answer.  The Session Book is an 8×8 or 10×10 custom-designed press-printed book containing 20-30 images from your session.  It is printed on hinged paper (either Semi-Gloss or Pearl), which allows the pages to lay flat for a much cleaner appearance.  You can choose from either a custom photo cover (as pictured on metallic paper) or one of 32 different fabrics and leathers.  I have several different designs for you to choose from, and then your book will be customized just for you!  These books make a wonderful keepsake to hold your precious memories.  As always, these are available to past clients as well, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or to place an order! 

Finally, my {2010} Holiday Card Collection is here!  I’m really excited about this year’s offering, not only do we have some great new designs, but we have a completely new type of card – the {Luxe} Cards!  These flat die-cut cards are available in 5 different styles – 5×7 Ornate, 5×7 Scalloped, 5×5 Circle (with optional hole punch to turn your card into an ornament), 5×5 Scalloped Circle, and 5×5 Scalloped Square.  These are sure to WOW your family and friends!  

All of the cards come printed on the very nice standard semi-gloss paper, but this year I’m also offering the option to upgrade to a classic Linen or beautiful Pearl paper.  As always, all of our cards include envelopes.  Past clients will be receiving an email in the next couple of days with instructions on how to view and purchase cards, as well as a little”early bird” discount!  These cards will also be available for Fall clients with sessions taking place before November 14th.   All holiday card orders must be made before November 28th to allow for timely delivery.  Please allow 3-5 days for designing and proofing your cards.  All card orders include One Proof and One Revision.  Additional revisions will incur a fee.   

Here are a few of my favorites:

This may be one of my very favorite products that I offer, and I can tell you right now that this post is not going to do it justice.  These gorgeous 5×7 keepsake boxes come in either Small (holds 100 prints) or Large (holds 250 prints), but the really neat thing about them is that they don’t have to be used only for prints!  They are a great place to keep mementos from baby’s first year, or special keepsakes from your senior year, or cherished family memories, including your own snapshots.  Order them with a competely customizable photo wrap (shown here in metallic), or choose from 32 different material and leather covers – either way, they will look just stunning sitting out on a shelf or table.  The inside is lined with black fabric and a ribbon is attached for easy removal of prints.  They also have a very discreet elastic and post closure to keep your special prints and other items secure.  These may be purchased a la carte, or as part of a brand new offering – the Have It All Keepsake Box Set, which includes a loose (unmounted) 5×7 Color print of every image in your gallery as well as 10 bonus Black and White prints (you choose which images).  It’s a great way to walk away from your session with every image AND a gorgeous way to display them.  And of course, these are available to past clients as well, send me an email for more info!  Enjoy the eye candy!

Every digital file purchase now comes with a beautiful CD case customized with an image from your session, and all digital files are burned onto a custom printed CD.  It’s about as dressed up as you can dress up digital!   I hope that this packaging will become another beautiful keepsake from your session.  It’s useful as well - I’ve created an inside label that contains all kinds of important information including a print authorization, your usage rights, and tips for printing at the lab of your choice.  Some labs do request a copy of the Print Authorization (which you will still receive) to keep on file, but you’ll also have it handy right there on the case.  Look forward to many more new product spotlight posts coming up over the next couple of weeks!