Candace Howe Studios

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TOP 5 REASONS YOUR IMAGES SHOULD BE PRINTED

I remember as a little girl going over to my mother’s best friend’s home and staring at her incredible gallery wall along her staircase wall. Images that went back 3 generations from the West Indies to Europe to finally those who had settled here in New York and thought it was amazing to see all the faces of her heritage, she was big on knowing where we come from and that was clear in your home. It didn’t stop there, she had gorgeous frames of children on her piano and coffee tables scattered around her living room and everywhere, there was something to look at of people she loved. I think even back then, I knew prints were important.

“What would I do with all these prints” HANG THEM! While your prints come in a gorgeous keepsake box, wall art pieces are showstoppers that can dress your home beautifully too. Instead of buying generic pieces from retailers, why shouldn’t you be the artwork that you decorate your home with. Imagine laying back with your little one looking up at your very first shoot together? What would a fine art, family portrait look like hanging over your mantle place? Is grandma in it? Are you?

The 4th trimester is rarely talked about but is absolutely felt by every Mom. Your newborn is adjusting to his or her new world and so are you, sleep is almost non-existent and you can’t remember if you showered in a week-it happens. There may be days you don’t feel like a stunning superwoman but you absolutely are and when you look up at your images from when your body created LIFE! it will remind you that she’s still in there and this too shall pass.

As a New York City photographer I totally understand how limited we are in wall space so maybe a huge gallery wall is not what you are prepared for but you understand the importance of prints like me, our keepsake folio box is the perfect way of safekeeping your images until you are in your dream home. They are handcrafted in Italy and features a window pane so it serves as a frame for your top image of the day and/or week. Change them out as often as you’d like and your coffee table immediately gets a refresher.

The new studio favorite for my clients has easily become our luxurious, acrylic keepsake album. This is also crafted by the same artisans that design our keepsake boxes and are the absolute perfect coffee table book of memories for your family. When friends and family come over to visit your newest addition or get together during the holidays they’ll be able to flip through a collection of your images that are magazine worthy just in a better format.

You’ve invested in a gorgeous session that we’ve planned for you for months. They’ve been posted to social media and your family and friends are in LOVE and every now and then you scroll through your images just to relive it all and then Instagram goes down or your hard drive is corrupted. What happened to your gorgeous images? This has actually happened and the panic I heard from clients how had not backed up their files were palpable and because of this I incorporated print products into every portrait session. Which ever format works best for your home, all I ask is that you don’t let your images die on a hard drive.


If you’d like to discuss designing a feature wall in your home, I’d love to help you with that! Installment plans are available on all collections big or small, let’s dress your home with you and your legacy.