When You Love Photographs But Don't Have Any Time
Imagine shelves full of binder style photo albums, some of the pages crooked in the neat stack because one of the punch holes ripped. This is what our dad’s book shelves were lined with.
I vividly remember where the photo department was at each store. He taught me how to fill out the information, indicated what kind of film we had used. I could hardly stand the 3 day wait we had to endure to pick them up. I searched for our name on the yellow Kodak or green Fuji envelopes, scratched out in his capitals-only handwriting. Looking through the pictures was so fun. We’d pass them around, pointing out silly things or cool captures. He would print triples by the time we got to high school, one for each of us and one for him. Sometimes, instead of giving us a copy, he’d give a whole set to the friend we went with on vacation. We’d sort the little piles out. It was one way we connected if we weren’t physically together when he picked the photos up. “Hey Linz, did you see the pictures from your track meet last week?” It was definitely social, like Instagram is now, but also more personal.
He placed a high value on photographs, and he passed that right along to me.
I know that many of the folks reaching out to me for traditional family portraits, documentary photographs of their families, or even family films similarly place a high value on photos. Not just the digitals, either. These people value a physical photo to hold in their hands. An album to flip through. They look at a print, but then flip it over to see the handwriting scrawled on the back. The pictures aren’t so precious that they can’t be handled, but they are indeed priceless.
I also know that most of the folks emailing me are really strapped on time. High value or not, the time factor is a challenge. I have found it takes extreme dedication to print personal photos, make photo books, or even frame favorites around the house. It is something that no one really enjoys doing, even people like me (gasp) who do this for a living. I look at it as more of a responsibility than a hobby, and we all know how boring and dreadful the word “responsibility” is.
It’s in the knowledge of these two points,
your value on photography and a tangible product
your lack of time to commit to the huge job of being the memory keeper for your family
that I try and serve you to the best of my ability.
Each session includes the option to purchase products. Each session includes a mock-up album. I show that to you during our ordering appointment, so that you can make your edits right there with me and you never have to do it on your own.
Over the course of this business year, I plan to go beyond that. Including something you can hold will be a part of each and every experience with Lindsey DeCicco Photography. This year, I will transition from product optional to product included. I’m not totally sure how that looks yet. I really want to hear what from you about it. Email me about what you’d like to see included.