If you or someone you know is expecting and would like custom designed birth announcements, please call or email me asap to schedule your session. I will be taking a limited amount of sessions for this promo so don’t miss out!

Recently I had 3 different clients ask me about helping them with wall displays. I’m always happy to help with photography display. Once upon a time, I did framing at my Rocky River studio and I really want to get back into it again. Before that I worked for a framer in Chicago for years when I was in college. It was here that we did framing for the Art Institute of Chicago and I learned the importance of archival framing. If you are a do-it-yourself framer, please do not use the cardboard backing that comes with ready made mats and frames. Acid-free or archival mat board (sometimes called Museum Rag Mat)  is a MUST when framing art. If you use the mat and backing that comes with ready made frames, the acid in a paper mat or cardboard (ick!), will eat away the photograph, fade colors and yellow the photograph. It is SO worth the extra money to have a acid-free mat cut to fit your frame. You also want to make sure to use acid-free backing board and archival tape or photo corners to mount the picture.

After doing some searching online I found lots of display inspiration so I thought I’d share with all of you. Below are some boards I made up (none of the photography is mine). This was purely for wall display ideas. I tried to put links below each board for you when possible. I have some fun products I’ll share with you later:)

This page: Young House Love

Upper Photo: Zoe Portrait Art, Bottom Right: Houzz

Top Left: Houzz, Top (second from left): Crate and Barrel, Top (third from left): Pottery Barn Kids, Top Right: Houzz, Bottom row: The Inspired Room,

Upper Right: Nesting Place, Lower Left:Colorado Homes and Lifestyles

Middle horizontal image: Wild Sorbet

Left top and bottom: Wild Sorbet

Dear Matthew’s Parents, The love you have for Matthew shows in every single image….parents like you make me me (and him) smile.

♥Working on gifts for some of my 2011 clients. You are in for a sweet treat!♥

I finally got my blog back up and running! I’m still tweaking things so bear with me if all the bells and whistles don’t work yet.
Well, the holiday hubbub is finally over, the kids are back to school and I’m extremely content to be sitting here with my hot coffee and a quite house.
I am going to revel in this moment…..ahhh!

I also thought I’d share some images from this shoot I did recently. This smiley bundle of joy was a preemie which you’d never guess looking at him now.
I could just kiss and pinch those cheeks all day!

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I would like to wish all my clients a very happy and merry holiday and a peaceful new year.
Signing off now until 2012!

Where have I been you ask? I’ve been playing Santa and delivering a record number of holiday cards for Katherine Chambers Photography! Wow, it’s true, I’ve never done SO many holiday cards in all these years. It’s so fun to see my clients faces when they open their own holiday card. It makes me feel JOY to give that joy to someone else.

Ok…back to work for me. I leave you with the most precious little dolls…

This started out as a maternity session but this little guy had a different idea; he decided to come about 6 weeks early! I was so thrilled to meet his acquaintance. He had lots of friends that were keeping a close watch over him.

Okay, I’ll give you one guess where this family is from? Maybe the Texas A&M and Baylor logos gave it away! Mom and Dad came to a great compromise on his socks:)

Of all the lovely families I’ve been fortunate to work with this fall, this one is near and dear to my heart…

This is what you look like when you have your whole life still in front of you. Could she be anymore naturally beautiful?! Seriously, I’m jealous, and I certainly did not look like this when I was in high school! Just wanted to share this before the summer sessions got too far away from me. Also, fyi, the Katherine Chambers style guide is now going to be over on Facebook. Yep, I did it! Dear Lord help me, but I’m on Facebook now so stop over and check me out:)