Imagine this, you book a family photo session to have beautiful photos of your family. You spend hours planning out everyone’s outfits and getting everyone ready. You go to your photo session and you can’t wait to get the photos back. When the photographer does give you your photos back you eagerly download them to your phone, post a few on Facebook, show a few to friends and family in person and then because life happens they stay on your phone.
You invest time, money and let’s be honest mental energy into having beautiful photos of your family captured so don’t let them sit on your phone or computer - here are six ways you can get those photos off your phone and into your hands!
Print & Hang Them
The first is to print and hang them on display in your home. You can go as big or small as you want here.
In my hallway on the way to the kitchen I have a white frame that I keep my baby girl's newborn photo in. On either side is a print of her foot and hand when she was itty bitty. I love these frames because when I have more kids I can do the same for them and it’ll result in a beautiful sentimental collection.
In my living room I have larger wood frames that lean on a shelf behind my couch.
How you display them is completely up to you and your preference - you can do a gallery wall, one extra large print, maybe three or four in a line, or a picture ledge like the one I have.
However you print and hang your photos, it’s a great way to relive those beautiful moments.
Create a Photobook
Another popular option is to print and display your photos in your baby book, family yearbook or special photo book you create for just the occasion.
I have two baby books I keep for my daughter, Victoria. This first one is a simple one I was gifted from my husband from Indigo. It captures more of the highlights of her first year. This second one is one I created myself to capture everything from finding out we were pregnant to now. It captures all of her milestone photos and more.
If you’re not much of a scrapbooker then so many shops make beautiful baby books that you just have to fill in. Alternatively, you can put all the photos into a Blurb photobook and it will generate everything for you.
Create a Family Newsletter
Often when we receive our family photos back from the photographer we post to Facebook or Instagram. The problem is often times not all our friends and family are on social media. For example, my grandparents are in their 80’s and 90’s and although they have family near them that are on social media they aren’t and so they often miss out on seeing the photos.
I tried to do a monthly newsletter for our little family back in the fall but the upkeep was difficult with so many other priorities happening in the month that in 2023 I’m moving to a quarterly system. So every quarter I’ll gather photos, notes, etc., and package it into a newsletter that my friends and family can look at that aren’t on Facebook. This is a way to help some of the older generations in my family keep in touch.
It’s also a nice document to look back on at the end of the year.
Turn it Into Jewellery
If you have a favorite photo from your session you can turn it into jewellery. A simple locket is a beautiful sentimental piece that you can treasure forever.
Alternatively you can find lots of brands online that do cool and unique jewellery designs with your photo. This is a bracelet that I have, gifted from my husband. It has a photo from our wedding inside when you look through the glass.
Create a Gift Out of Them
When a special occasion or holiday rolls around you can create a gift out of your family photos to give to your friends and family.
Fathers Day is quite a few months away (at the time I am writing this) but I have my eye on a photo keychain as a gift to my husband.
Places like Etsy has so many options if you’re looking for a personalized gift to give a loved one.
Make it Your Phone and/or Computer Background
A simple way you can continue to relive your family photo session is to make the photos your phone and computer background.
If you’re into making mood or vision boards then add some of your own family photos to it that capture a feeling you want to continue or create in your future.