san francisco bay area maternity, child and family photographer » PRODUCTS http://storyboxart.com/blog Mon, 07 May 2012 17:24:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 family photo keepsakes http://storyboxart.com/blog/2012/01/products/family-photo-keepsakes/ http://storyboxart.com/blog/2012/01/products/family-photo-keepsakes/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:56:30 +0000 alpana http://storyboxart.com/blog/?p=2108 Storybox with Matted prints

Storybox with Matted prints

Custom designed Family Album

Family Portraits Album

family album spread with parents and child

happy 2012! Hope you had a wonderful new year! Thought I would share a couple of these lovely keepsakes that came in before shipping them out to their respective owners.

]]> http://storyboxart.com/blog/2012/01/products/family-photo-keepsakes/feed/ 1 forever yours http://storyboxart.com/blog/2011/12/products/forever-keepsake/ http://storyboxart.com/blog/2011/12/products/forever-keepsake/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:24:37 +0000 alpana http://storyboxart.com/blog/?p=2044 In the heart of the world there is a place that holds the secret names of the rocks & the trees & all the children of the earth & around it gather women & men who hold it dear & each night they stand together to keep it safe for as long as it takes till morning comes & no matter what you have been told, this will always be so, in the heart of the world. ~ Storypeople

Image Box

Image Box family session

Family Photos San Francisco Photo session

Hello hello! Haven’t had a chance to blog this lovely family session yet but wanted to share a few product photos of this one-of-a-kind custom designed keepsake Storybox. A beautiful at home and beach session with a variety of images for this memory box. Couldn’t resist sharing it!

We are winding down for the New Year and wrapping up with the last session in the coming week. Hope you are staying warm and toasty.

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It's that time again for this month's blog carousel which is a collaboration with talented photographers all around the globe. The theme for this month is laughter. I pulled an old favorite from the archives and re-edited it. You can see my previous edit on canvas here. It made me dig through a bit more to find the pictures of my silly little guy laughing/posing in front of the canvas at our old home. Gotta treasure the old memories!

Up next in the blog carousel is Atlanta's Baby and Child Photographer, the talented Corey Sewell. Also, you can view last month's entries here.

If you would like to keep in touch via Facebook to check out sneak peek's and other news please like the Storybox Art page.

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Just got this little beauty from Kate’s maternity session of mama with her little man. Love how it turned out and took a few photos before shipping it out. It will be such a lovely keepsake for mama to remember this special time.

Storyboxart offers a short story maternity session with prints or an upgrade to an album. Please email or call the studio to book your session.

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]]> http://storyboxart.com/blog/2011/02/content/the-b-family-album/feed/ 0 Family Album http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/10/content/family-album/ http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/10/content/family-album/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:53:20 +0000 alpana http://storyboxart.com/blog/?p=1160 Just got back from a fabulous trip to NYC! The busy fall season is in full swing and I haven’t had a chance to share many wonderful sessions here. However, I have been trying to post a few peeks on my Facebook page so be sure to be our friend. :-) And just as I am getting ready to ship out this lovely album, thought I’d take a few snaps to share. I so love the way it came together!

]]> http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/10/content/family-album/feed/ 0 making memories with storybook albums http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/09/content/making-memories-with-storybook-albums/ http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/09/content/making-memories-with-storybook-albums/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:07 +0000 alpana http://storyboxart.com/blog/?p=1113 I just got these beauties in recently and thought I would share some photographs that I took of them. I am not quite the product photographer but thought I’d recruit my new adored chairs as props. Not sure what, but something made me reflect back on my old advertising days as I took pictures of the Family Storybook Album. I thought about the various commercial photographers I had an opportunity to work with in my former life as an art director. Farrok Chotia is one of them and an amazing fashion photographer based in Mumbai. And one of the most influential individuals I worked with for a short but memorable period was Elsie Nanji at Ambience Advertising. I had been hired as a junior art director by her and had an opportunity to come to the US for my Masters. I ended up coming to the US but sometimes wonder what path my life would have taken had I stayed there. Nonetheless, I feel fortunate about my advertising background which has helped me provide a unique end product for my portraiture clients.

On a recent flight back from Chicago, I was reading the Delta in flight magazine which featured various advertising agencies and also a write up about the Emmy nominated show “Mad Men.” If you haven’t watched it, tune in and check it out. I am so hooked to that show! One of the articles in the magazine featured an interview with Lynn Power, the President of Arnold NYC. When asked how do successful brands stand out, she says, “Don’t try to manufacture coolness or try to be hip; consumers can see through that. Just try to be true to who you are, understand your DNA and make it relevant to people today.” I so love that. I hope to continue doing what I do and stay true to what I do as I build my brand and grow my business. My wonderful clients inspire me in every way possible and I want to thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your lives!

Family Storybook Album with an assortment of images from a session

… and a lovely Storybox with digital files and prints

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I have been a terrible blogger for a while due to some health issues and haven’t had a chance to share some of my latest work. This image box (Storybox) is available as a part of a collection or a la carte when all digital files from your portrait photography session are purchased. Your Storybox comes with a cd of high resolution files ready to print and archive for posterity and a collection of session photographs. Each box is custom made for your precious memories.

If you are interested in a family or kids portrait session please email me through the contact page. My earliest openings will be starting mid-April.

]]> http://storyboxart.com/blog/2010/02/products/image-box-baby-keira/feed/ 3 Storybox for your special memories http://storyboxart.com/blog/2009/12/newborn-photography/storybox-for-your-special-memories/ http://storyboxart.com/blog/2009/12/newborn-photography/storybox-for-your-special-memories/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:33:43 +0000 alpana http://storyboxart.com/blog/?p=635 Whenever, I get a new, fun product in the mail it makes my heart sing! I have many products to share and haven’t had a chance to do product photos and am going to try to keep up with it. Check out this lovely “Storybox” from a newborn session with an image on the box cover. This is one of the products that may be included with the high-resolution cd purchases depending on the package purchased. The box houses your lovely photos and the high-res disk cd. Isn’t it lovely?

Detail of box spine and back

Box inside with 5 x 7 bordered prints

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