This little girl’s mom wanted to create a very special birthday invitation for her daughters 1st birthday. She sent me a number of photos to look at, of her daughter wearing this pretty dress. Some had beautiful smiles but this was such an intriguing shot that her mom really liked, so I suggested we might use it to make her looking at something, like a butterfly.

The party theme was to be a birthday ball for a princess. I sent my client to iStockphoto to choose the perfect castle background scene, and got my instructions on what other elements I might include, and the wording to go on to the card. The final invitation will printed as the cover of a booklet, and I also provided this image without the words in 5×7 and 8×10 sizes so Aria’s mom could have it printed and framed.

And here is the final invitation. I removed her from the existing background, placed her into this castle scene and added the embellishments like flower crown, lilies, butterfly and sparkles. My client loved it even more than she expected she would, which always makes me happy!

When one of my dear friends lost her grandmother, she held a memorial for her which included the release of as many monarch butterflies as she had lived years.

I took photos of the event on my digital camera, and created this 18×24 photographic quality photo memorial poster for her as a surprise the following holiday season.

The quality of the photos make all the difference in a project like this – we had a spectacular beautiful blue skied day, in a garden full of flowers, and of course the butterflies were magnificent.  This kind of poster could just as easily be done with stock photography of a person’s favorite things, different photos of the same subject, or professional photos taken on a special day.

Imagine a poster like this made from wedding photos – or a child’s first year.  Contact me to discuss a custom poster like this for yourself!