Legacy
Family Experiences
As a young
child, a favorite activity was to pore over old family photo albums, and
hearing stories from my mom about each person.
I loved the smell of the albums, the way the pages sounded when turned,
and the feel of the photo corners that had been carefully licked and placed for
each photograph.
It’s because of similar experiences, that the oldest generations in your family hate to get photographs done. Other complaints are that everyone looks stiff. The thing I hear the most is “I hate myself in photos; I never look natural!” from these generations. It’s because they were standing there, waiting for the person to take the photo, with the sun in their eyes, and not being quite sure when the photo was being taken, so they had their photo smile pasted on.
I’m here to
tell you that it isn’t painful, these days, at all!
How much
sentimental value do you place on the photos in your grandma’s photo
album? With the years gone by, specific
details in your memories fade, but photographs always help you to relive the
good times. Those old photographs become
valuable with each passing year, because let’s face it, the cycle of life does
end, and when that happens, photographs of loved ones are often all we have
left.
I consider
Legacy Family Artwork to be an essential gift.
I have a photograph, done at Olan Mills, of my sister, my mother, and my
grandmother. It’s beautiful. Because of unusual circumstances, I was not
able to be a part of this photograph. I
truly wish I had. It would be a gift to
see the four of us together like that.
When I think
of 3 or 4-generations of a family that are alive, or even 5, I think of how
amazing that must be to have all of that love, wisdom, all of those shared
experiences, in one room.
How
marvelous is the opportunity that when your grandchildren have children, they
will have these pieces to hand down to them, share with them special stories to
make the people in the photos come alive!
Consider
this young boy, Ethan. At the tender age
of 6, he knows of his grandfathers on his dad’s side, simply because he loves
boxing. This boy is the youngest of
generations of boxers, who have left a great legacy for him. These photographs help him to remember who he
is, where he comes from, and to where he’s going.
That’s the
kind of artwork that we produce here at Honey Bee Photography.
Photography that creates an impact every time
you walk past, even on the hard days, because you relive those feelings every
time you see them.
If a family
can walk past a collection like this every day at home, and feel that love,
imagine what a collection will do for a family with three or more generations,
together… It’s an amazing addition to
your photographs that you already display, and will complete the story of who
you all are.
We know that
Thanksgiving week is a time for families to gather, and it’s never long
enough. That’s why we’re offering a
special opportunity, the week of Thanksgiving, to help families with multiple
generations to be photographed together.
We can do in-studio, or on-location for these families.
The premium
experience that we provide includes the following for only $99:
- § A $400 gift certificate
- § A series of phone calls to help you,
and yours, to reconnect and rediscover what is loved the most about your
family, and planning of the entire session, down to clothing, colors, and
location of the session.
- § The session itself, which will take
approximately 2 hours.
- § A cinematic presentation of your
photographs, for all of you to enjoy, right after your session, where we’ll sit
together to create the collections each family within the main unit wants to
purchase.
- § Each family unit will save $200 with
the purchase of a collection starting at $600 or more, or 10% off, whichever is
more. We offer 3 pricing platforms in
Good, Better, and Best. All artwork is
created with premium products.
§ Local members of the family will have
their delivery and installation done by me.
Families out of town will receive their artwork directly from my vendor
via UPS, with instructions on how to install.
Our 2 largest collections, in the best category, come with installation
by a professional, who will be vetted by me, through a vast networking
community to which I belong, at the family’s convenience, whether in the area,
or out of state.
Slots are
available on the following dates and times:
Nov 26 at 10
am
Nov 27 at 10 am
Nov 29 at 8:30 am and 3:00 pm
Nov 30 at 8:30 am and 3:00 pm
Nov 29 at 8:30 am and 3:00 pm
Nov 30 at 8:30 am and 3:00 pm
Expect that
the session, starting on time, to each family unit ordering, will take about 5
hours. Please make time for that, so
that we can serve everyone there.
