More Than Digital Files, What to Actually Do With Your Photos

How do you get your photos off of a CD or USB and onto your wall?

Featured products: Canvas Wrap on wall & Gallery Blocks on desk

Featured products: Canvas Wrap on wall & Gallery Blocks on desk

I love the option of digital files! It makes it easy to share your wedding photos on social media, scrapbook your family photos, make a fun calendar for the grandparents, & more. However, it’s so easy to let the photos live on your computer or on a disc, when photos were meant to live where they can be seen!

In addition to digital files, I offer prints, albums, canvas wraps, acrylic gallery blocks, cards, & more! The most popular choice for my clients are canvas wraps. Being an Omaha wedding photographer (& Iowa, Nebraska, Midwest, and more), there are huge changes in humidity throughout the year. These changes can cause certain canvas wraps to warp (or droop). I have searched & sampled many canvas wraps and have found, in my opinion, the best! The corners are tight & clean, the color is beautiful, & the canvas is mounted on solid wood so it will not warp or droop.

My personal favorite of my offered products are acrylic gallery blocks! They are prints mounted under high-gloss acrylic for intensified color & depth. They stand on their own, so they are perfect for desks, mantles, end tables, & more. They can also be engraved to add the year, names, or a design.

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The most common way I display photographs in my home is with traditional prints. My favorite wall hangings are 16x20 frames matted to fit an 11x14 print, and I also love fun frames on table-tops throughout my house. I have found great frames at HomeGoods, TJMaxx, & Amazon. I offer prints ranging in size from 2x3 wallets all the way to 30x40, in traditional sizes, square ratios, & custom sizes. My favorite small prints to send to family & friends, hang on the fridge, or have on hand are mini snapshots that look like polaroids (which can also be seen on my Instagram!).

Last year I FINALLY printed my own wedding album, just after our 6th anniversary. I know from personal experience that choosing your images for your wedding album or family album is a daunting task! Making choices of which images get chosen, and which get cut, are hard decisions to make. Sample videos of wedding albums (& other products!) can be found on my Instagram, www.instagram.com/katiehammondphotography.

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My clients either choose which images they would like in their online gallery, or we do an in-person viewing to select images, cover materials, size, and other details. The meeting usually lasts a couple hours, but once it’s concluded, I’ll be ready to start designing! The initial design process can take two weeks depending on the time of year, and then I’ll send you the first round of design where you can make changes, comments, or hit approve! Three rounds of changes are included to ensure the design is to your specifications.

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I also offer custom designed Christmas cards, holiday cards, thank you cards, save the dates, & wedding invitations! Pearl paper is the most popular because it shimmers in the light, but doesn’t shed glitter. I custom design them myself with your ideas & style in mind. It’s a great way to send photos & a card in one.

Other products I offer are metal ornaments (perfect Christmas gifts!), mounted prints, or custom designs. If you have an idea, let’s chat! I am a one-woman run business, so you’ll always know it’s me on the other end of an email or handling your images.

So, who can order from me? If you are my client, have personal photos, or have professional photos with a print release, I can design heirloom albums, create gifts, print photos, & more for you! Simply send me an email & we’ll get started! Copy & paste katiehammondphoto@gmail.com into your email, or fill out the contact form on my website.

Heirloom Wedding Album with Flush-Mount Thick Pages, Two-Tone Leather Cover, & Custom Imprinting

Heirloom Wedding Album with Flush-Mount Thick Pages, Two-Tone Leather Cover, & Custom Imprinting

To me, photography is an investment that never depreciates.

Katie Hammond is a professional photographer based in Omaha, Nebraska that specializes in weddings, boudoir, & families, and offers custom-designed luxury & heirloom photographic prints & products. She is available throughout the midwest, the US, & worldwide.