In today's digital age, it's become more common to keep our memories in digital form, including our photographs. We take hundreds of photos on our phones and cameras, and we share them on social media or store them on cloud services. However, there's something special about printed photos that digital copies can't quite replicate. Why is it important to get your photographs printed and not just rely on digital copies? Here are 8 reasons.

Whether I am photographing pets or humans, one of the first things we talk about is what kind of session my clients want. Some people prefer outdoor portraits and some studio and some like both. How do you decide? Let’s look at the pros and cons.

When clients book me to photograph their dogs or other pets, I always suggest that they come to the session dressed and ready to be photographed too. Often they balk at this, saying they just want pictures of the dog and they don’t like being photographed etc. If this sounds like something you might say, please reconsider.

I am happy to be offering my clients mixed media art, but some may wonder what it is and how I create it. Some people thinking artwork created from photographs is just pixel mushing. In reality, I do much more to create a customized piece of art for you. Photography and mixed media art are both beautiful, but in different ways.

I offer Imagination Creations, which are composite images, to my clients. Why would someone want to pay extra for a composite image? Simply because they make magic happen. As a photographer and an artist, I feel like this type of art has wide appeal.

Do you ever look back at photographs from another time, say the 60s or the 80s, and think “Yikes, what was that person thinking?” Or do you look at them and say “Wow, that person was really cool!” Some photographs have a timeless look and some become associated with a certain period. That is why planning what to wear for your photosession is so important.