Keri Payne Photography

Keepsake Boxes

I'm a huge fan of anything storage-related.  Especially when it's cute!  In craft stores I always linger down the isle with all the brown cardboard boxes in the crazy shapes.  Do you know the ones I'm talking about??  They usually have matching lids and are meant to decoupage, or paint or something.  I don't know.  But I like them!!!  Which is why I'm also a fan of these Keepsake Boxes. 

 

They're 5x7 in size, and hold about 100 images.  I also include 20 of your favorite 5x7 prints from your session to get you started.  I love the idea of all that extra space for images, because that means that you can make one for a specific year then add your own images to it throughout the year.  OR - make one for each child and add images as they grow.  Isn't that a cool idea?!

The ribbon makes it easy to get the images out, which makes it PERFECT for leaving on the coffee table or your desk and letting people look through them.

Or you can stack them and place them on a shelf.

So many great ideas for these!!!  LOVE!!!   

Products - CD Cases

I've done a ton of these CD cases lately, and I just love them!!!  Image CDs are a part of some of my wedding and event packages, and I love putting together these amazing cases for my clients because they are such a great keepsake from their event.   They have a magnet that holds them closed, and are available with room for either one OR two CDs, depending on the size of the event.  I actually use DVDs instead of CDs, just because they hold so much more, so I rarely need to order the double holder. 

 
These are built just like my large, 10x10 albums, and the craftmanship is wonderful. 

Another fantastic product I use to create these are Lightscribe DVD's.  I LOVE these!!!!   They are so cool and are 1000 times better than a sticker (or a sharpie - lol).  You can kind of see the CD peeking out of the top of this case......

This is a HUGE package I created for a client whose husband was celebrating his 90th birthday.  It was an amazing party (I blogged it a few months ago) so we decided on a 10x10 album (in leather, to match his favorite boots), a CD of images, and a special-order, 4x6 Keepsake Box.  I love thinking about how treasured this whole package will be in years to come!

I think one of the best parts of my job is knowing that in 50 or 100 years or longer, the photographs I take of your families will be part of your legacy, and the husband and son you had to drag, kicking and screaming, to a session will one day be grateful for these memories.  I LOVE looking at old family photos, even of family members I don't know, so it's wonderful to think that what I'm creating TODAY will (far too) soon be "old family photos" themselves. 

The awesomest cell phone cases EVER!

Yes, "awesomest" is a word!!!  You know you make up words too!!!

Anyway, I absolutely LOVE these cell phone cases - or skins - whatever they are calling them.  They're made by Uncommon and are hard plastic cases with custom designs that use a special, proprietary, process that is durable and long-lasting.  Just google it - everyone LOVES these!!!

Here's some examples of cases I designed:

Cool, huh?!   So here's the deal - I'm going to offer them to you guys for the same price you can design your own on the Uncommon site:  $39.99 ($50.54 with shipping).  I'm not making a profit on these at all.....I just want you guys to have them.  The only thing I request is that when people stop you and ask where I came from, you send them to me.  Referrals are the best form of advertising EVER - and I think these are a referral GOLDMINE!!! 

These are in the ordering gallery already, but if your gallery has already expired you can still order one!  Just send me an email! 
  
  

Updated Product - 5x5 album

I've shown samples of this album before, but haven't had it on the price list in a year or so.  I think I was just waiting for the right inspiration to strike, and the newborn shoot I did a few weeks ago was PERFECT for this!!!

They are 5x5", which sounds small, but they definitely pack a punch!!

I like to keep the inside design simple, with just a border around the images.  This album is ALL about the images!!!!

There are 5 pages, and 10 sides - which is a PERFECT compliment to a print order.  You can keep it in your purse to show off your images to friends, or give as a gift to a grandparent.  LOVE these albums!!

Another amazing thing about these albums is that they are all completely hand-made to order.  It takes a bit longer to get one of these, but it's definitely worth it.  They are the best product of their kind available, and their cover options are limitless.

Here's all the covers you can choose from:

The white album is the "white downs" cover, and the orange on the bottom is the "hollywood orange".  Two more of my personal favorites are "riverdell" and "pot o' gold".  LOVE the colors!!!

These have already been added to the online galleries, so if you'd like one for yourself just look under "Albums" in the "Products" section. 

Awesome New Album!!

I LOVE this album.  It's not big, or especially fancy, but it definitely packs a punch.

I was in a hurry to get a sample, so I just recreated this album in miniature:

The original is a big 10x10 book.  Perfect for your coffee table, or gift-giving, and it will last for years and years.  This new album is a little different.  While it will certainly last just as long as the big version, it's smaller (5"x7") and much "cooler".  The cover is mounted on thick plastic and the pages are thick.  The whole thing is spiral-bound - which, personally, I think is just a really funky idea!!

I seriously LOVE this album.  Which is why I had to show you all 752 pictures I took of it.  :) 

I have several really cool ideas for this album, but I most likely will NOT offer it as a typical stand-alone item.  I'm working on a Prom idea that this will be a part of, and I might offer it to my Seniors as part of a Senior package.  I think this would be PERFECT for Senior pictures.  Make every other page blank and use them for your friend's to sign.  Sort-of like a mini yearbook!!!  Or add special mementos to make your own scrapbook.  So freakin' cool!!!  

And I know I keep hinting around about this Prom thing, but I promise I'll let you all know about it soon.  I want everyone to start getting excited about Prom first!!!  Waxahachie's is in mid-April, which isn't that far away!!!  I wish I knew where my prom pictures were so I could dig them out and show you.  Although on second thought......maybe not.  lol