Hello! I’m still so geeked from this moment with one of my clients, Shannon, and just had to share. You’ve got to see her reaction in one of my top YouTube Shorts: Watch Shannon Reviewing Prints.
When I delivered Shannon’s black-and-white “This Is Me” prints, she was so moved!! During our session, she held the images close, flipped through each one, and kept saying, “Oh, these are so me.” It’s one thing to create digital files — but watching someone fall in love with their physical photos? That’s the magical moment in my work. This is why I don’t just take photos, I create them.
Why Print Reviews Are My Favorite
There’s just something soulful about holding a photograph in your hands. The weight of the paper, the texture, the way light plays on the surface — all of it makes the moment feel real within. When you see your face, your presence, and your story become something tangible, everything shifts! Having the photos in your hand helps you appreciate the memory even more! This is why instant-printing cameras (like a Polaroid or Kodak) are coming back into favor again; they breathe life into digital files to make them feel like “alive” in your hand as you hold them and share them with your loved ones.
Watching Shannon react to her own images reminded me how powerful it is to pause. To slow down the scroll (even though it’s so addicting!), close the laptop, and really look. When she turned the print in her hands and said she could feel it — that’s what I aim for in every session.
What Happens During a Print Review
- We gather in a relaxed, emotional space with a large table, like a dining room table or breakfast bar.. There’s never pressure. Just curiosity, gratitude, and soft light.
- You hold them. You arrange them. One by one. See the grain, the skin textures…the story behind your eyes.
- You tell me what moves you. Which ones do you feel in your heart? Which ones do you want on your walls? Or in an album for future generations?
- At this point, this is your art and your legacy. Which images become your forever prints?
Why It Matters
Your story deserves more than a JPG you’ll forget in your files. It deserves space — on your walls, in your home, in your hands. Watching Shannon fall in love with her photographs was a reminder that art is meant to be felt, not just viewed.
If you’re curious to experience this too — whether This Is Me, family portraits, or something entirely your own — I’d love to capture it for you. Let’s make something that lives with you, not just in pixels on a dusty hard drive.
Ready to hold your story? Head to GingerLiemohn.com to talk about prints, sessions, and creating experiences for you to treasure for a lifetime.