EIGHT Photo Display ideas for your home

I’ve been working REALLY hard the past year to take more photos of our every day lives, get our photos organized, backed up, documented, printed, and displayed.

I posted a series about how I’ve been doing this called “Picture Display Movement”.

I’ll be the first to admit it’s not easy and it certainly takes some time.  BUT.  It’s a HUGE priority for me so I’m making time.  Scheduling time.  And making things happen.

And now the walls of my home are filled with photographs that make my spirit happy.  And remind my children they are loved.  And remind our family of how amazing, funny, (and sometimes heartbreaking and disappointing) life can be.

Here are EIGHT different ideas (and a bonus at the bottom) on how to display photos in your own home to hopefully inspire some of you to get them printed and displayed.  

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ONE.   Print your photos on matboard and display them on a shelf.  I like doing non-traditional sizes for my matboard prints.  This is 20×26.

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TWO.   Get a series of pictures (these are all photos I took at Lake Powell–my happy place) and put them in frames to hang on the wall in a row (horizontally or vertically).

I hung these on the wall using Velcro.  There’s a sticky side that sticks to the frame and a sticky side that sticks to the wall and then it Velcro’s together.  Easiest way to make sure the pictures are level and in line with each other.

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THREE.   Print on matboard and display it on an easel.

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FOUR.   Put all your Instagram prints on a print (using Photoshop or other photo-editing software) and display in a frame on the wall.

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FIVE.   Use various sizes of matboard prints (can you tell I LOVE matboard prints) and attach them directly to the wall.  The large picture on the left is attached using velcro in all four corners and in the middle.  The bottom 4 pictures have velcro on the top and are resting on the shelf on the bottom.

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SIX.    Use magnet boards (these are from IKEA) and print off various sizes (4×6, 5×7, and a few 8×10–you could also do square prints) and attach them to the magnet board.  I just have plain rectangular magnets but you could get cool fancy ones.

Every six months or so I print off new ones and rotate them in.

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SEVEN.   One of my favorite wall displays.  These are printed on standout boards (stick 1/2 ” out from the wall) but you could easily do this on matboard.  These are a series of pictures from my Funbooth session.  Just grouped them together.  

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EIGHT.   Printed 16 random pictures at Persnickety Prints in 2×2 squares.  Attached them to a wall by our toy room using Washi tape I bought at Target.

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For a BONUS wall display idea, click HERE and see what I did with hundreds of my 4×6 photos to make a super call wall display in my office.

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For more info on how to Organize, Print, and Display your photos, click HERE to read the Picture Display Movement series.

 

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FUNBOOTH sessions!!

I get it. Getting family pictures can be super stressful. Finding the right clothes. Getting everyone ready. Finding a location. Getting there on time. Making sure the kids don’t still have ketchup on their face. Trying to act calm and happy while your kids are being recruited for part of Satan’s army.

I get it. Trust me. I do.

But. Family pictures are one of those things you’ll always be glad you have and never regret that you did.

I also realize sometimes the stress is too much. Too overwhelming. And you have a kid that simply will NOT cooperate during family pictures. Or trying to come up with a bunch of coordinating outfits is something that will send you right over the edge this year. So you just never get them done. Even though you want to.

Which is why I came up with Funbooth sessions.

They’re fun. They’re FAST. They’re easy. And they work for kids with all different types of personalities.

The point is to be casual. Crazy. Fun. Like a photobooth.

Low stress. No weather elements. Sessions only take about 25 minutes. And you end up with a bunch of photographs with your family, your kids, and their personalities.

Book your Funbooth session for $225.  That includes the session fee as well as a disc with about 60-70 images in color AND black and white and a print release to make whatever prints you want.

E-mail me at [email protected] to book your session.

 

Here’s a sample gallery of images from a recent Funbooth session.  (click on arrows to scroll through pictures)

 

 

Here’s what other people are saying about Funbooth sessions:

“I can’t say enough about the Funbooth photos that we did with Lindsay.  They were stress free, fun and captured the personality of our family perfectly.  One of the best parts was how quick they went as well.  With having two little kids it’s always been a challenge to move things along while getting the pictures we wanted.  Lindsay seemed to do both really easily which made for such a better experience.  We love how our family photos and the individual shots turned out and get lots of compliments on them.  Lindsay captured a time in my children and family’s life that can never be recreated or captured.  The bigger my kids get, the more my family changes, the more grateful I am for the work Lindsay did.  It’s as close to capturing time in a jar if that were possible.  We will definitely be coming back for more of these sessions!  Thank you Lindsay.  You’ve changed how we feel about family photos”   –Kristin H.

 

“The Funbooth family photo shoot was perfect for my family because it was fast and painless–for my kids and husband!  We moved quickly through each shot, had fun, no forced smiles plus I didn’t have to stress about spending money to buy coordinating outfits.  And the best part was the final product.  I LOVE my pictures.  You see all the expressions in detail.  It’s more intimate that way.  They are displayed throughout my home and I always get lots of compliments.  Lindsay has amazing talent, is laid back and lots of fun.  You won’t regret doing a Funbooth session.”    –Mieka

 

“We LOVED the Funbooth experience!  We are always looking for ways to mix things up and not have our family pictures look like every other family picture that you see.  We like to be unique, FUN, different.  Funbooth pictures are family pictures that people remember; pictures that leave an impression.  They were quick, easy, and perfectly captured the craziness that IS our family!!”    –Brittany

 

“One of the main reasons I loved doing the Funbooth session is because it’s just that…Fun! My kids are more relaxed and able to be themselves. They enjoyed it more and I didn’t stress if the pose was just right! I love the background is simple and puts the focus on the personality and characteristics of our family. Every time I have done the Funbooth session, they turn out to be my favorite pictures of the year. I love how Lindsay lets us do whatever to make it a fun experience and super EASY!” –Kristin

 

“I have a son with autism.  The last family photo we have he is about 3 years old and is bawling.  He has refused to participate with any kind of photo session since that time.  He is now 11 years old so we went many years without any kind of family photo.  I found Lindsay’s Funbooth sessions on the internet.  I thought this would be a great solution to our no-family pictures dilemma.  The Funbooth sessions seemed fun and spontaneous rather than planned and stressful.  So we actually drove THREE HOURS to have Lindsay take our family photos.  Lindsay and the Funbooth did not disappoint!  It was fast, easy, fun–and no stress.  It was absolutely wonderful to receive photos where my son was cooperative and not upset with us.  Lindsay managed to capture his beautiful eyes and a few pleasant looks on his face.  The photos of our family are a treasure to have.  We will definitely be visiting Lindsay again!”   –Jessica

 

“I HATE taking family pictures.  LOVE having them on my wall, HATE the process.  Doing a Funbooth session makes “the process” a whole lot easier.  This type of session is a lot less formal.  No rigid poses.  The clothes don’t matter as much.  I didn’t have to spend hours agonizing over how to make everyone coordinate.  And it’s a lot less time.   Lindsay is an easy going person and deals well with all types of people, especially in this setting.  She even gets grumpy teenagers to participate and look good in the family photo.  If family photos stress you out, like they do me, I DEFINITELY recommend this type of session.  Great pictures.  Easy atmosphere.  Lots of compliments on how they turned out!!”    –Kelli

 

An EASY solution to getting family pictures!  E-mail me at [email protected] to book your session.

 

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Headshots for kids. An alternative to school pictures

As awesome as school pictures are (and by awesome I mean great blackmail for the future), once my own kids started school I decided to do my own head shots and offer it to others as well.

 

If you’d like an alternative/replacement for the traditional school pictures that no one ever displays, this is for you.  They’re also nice to have for those times you need a picture of your kid (for a school project, etc) and realize you don’t have any.  🙂

 

The cost is $10 per kid OR $35 per family (so if you have 3 kids, it’s $30, if you have 4 or more kids it’s $35).  This will include a vertical and horizontal headshot of each kid with a white background.

If you want a GROUP photo of all of your kids together, you can add that on for $15.  

 

Pictures will be edited in color AND black and white and you will receive a high-resolution digital copy so you can print whatever you want.  Cheaper (and cooler) than school pictures.  And non-school age children are welcome as well.

 

Our school allows us to just buy the class photo, so my kids still get their school picture taken and we just purchase the class photo.  Then we use these alternative photos as our yearly photos.

 

I will be taking “school pictures” head shots in LEHI (at my home) on Monday, September 15th from 3:00 to 6:00.  (BOOKED).  I’m opening another date on Monday, September 8th from 3:00 to 5:30.  Please e-mail me if you are interested in doing the pictures and if there is a time that works best for you during those times.  I will be assigning times so everyone doesn’t show up at the same time.

 

If this date doesn’t work for you, I will be doing a make-up date for those who can’t make it.  E-mail me to let me know you are interested.

 

I will also be doing head shots in SANDY on Sunday, September 21st from 6:00 to 7:15  (booked) AND Monday, September 22nd from 4:00 to 5:30.  If you are interested in the Sandy date and location, please let me know you want the one in Sandy.  If this date doesn’t work for you, but you still want pictures, let me know and we’ll coordinate.

 

The head shots only take about 5 to 10 minutes.

 

Feel free to contact me with any questions or e-mail [email protected] to schedule your time.

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He couldn’t wait to get here.

Newborn shoots are easily one of my favorites.  And now that I’m (hopefully) done having newborns, I get to enjoy them for a few hours and then give them back to their moms.  

This little guy belongs to one of our family’s close friends, and people we really like to spend time with!  He put his mom on bedrest for over a week and then decided to make an early appearance.  He came EIGHT WEEKS early, landing himself a date with the NICU nurses for several weeks.

Modern medicine saved his life.  So thankful I live in a time when we have SO many resources to save lives.

Welcome to the world little man.  You obviously couldn’t wait to get here.  And we’re glad to have you.

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