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Leah O'Connellphotographer based in charlottesville, va
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Teal linen album fanned open on a tree-slice table, engagement portraits on facing pages

KeepsakesTurn your files into treasures

Keepsakes

This is the cherry on top of the whole experience - choosing how you'll actually live with your images. Take a peek at what's possible.

Stack of small square albums in sage and cream cradled in two hands at a sunlit table

"Can we see pictures of when we were little?"

One day, someone small will climb into your lap and ask for your stories. You can pull out your old harddrive and huddle around a facebook page... or you can grab an album off the shelf.

Digital files are wonderful — but the images you can hold, flip through, and hang are the ones that actually get loved the most.

This is the part where your session becomes an everyday reminder of the love you share.

what to expect

Framed grid of fly-fishing engagement photos displayed on a mantel
- Ali

Simple, online ordering with 1:1 support just a note away

When your images are ready, you'll get a private online gallery that's yours to enjoy and shop from. I always recommend including kids on the first viewing - they love the slideshow - and making it a moment to stop and savor the reflection of your family.

Choose favorites, share with family, and download the gallery for safekeeping.

Order keepsakes in a few clicks. Albums, frames, prints, and timeless, curated choices are built right into your gallery — pick what you love and it ships to your door. You can use your print credit towards anything in the shop.

Your gallery will remain open for as long as you need so there's no pressure, but I recommend making choices while the feeling is fresh.

Client Favorites

  • Loose fine art prints
    Loose fine art prints
  • Framed prints
    Framed prints
  • Storyteller frames
    Storyteller frames
  • Hardcover albums
    Hardcover albums
  • Pocket books
    Pocket books
  • Trio of small square albums in white, taupe, and dusty blue staged beside bud vases

Promises

  1. // 1.

    Timeless design + quality

    Carefully curated options to stand the test of time (and little fingers)

  2. // 2.

    Self-ordering

    Make decisions from your couch when the time is right on a platform that's super user friendly. I'm always a note away to help.

  3. // 3.

    Environmentally-friendly labs

    I've curated all products in the shop from labs that use sustainable printing materials and practices so your prints are kind to earth.

in the wild

  • White-matted frame leaning on a shiplap wall, two brothers laughing on a porch bench inside
  • Piano-bench siblings framed in bronze on a holiday mantel beside a plaid reindeer and wreath
  • Four square black frames climbing a nursery corner, each holding a newborn-day close-up
  • Slim gray triptych frame in a hallway, engagement and family portraits stacked in one mat
  • Toddler reaching to touch a framed print of his parents cradling a newborn on a gallery wall
  • Black-framed family portrait hung on a hallway accent wall above a row of potted plants
  • White-matted frame leaning against shiplap, two brothers laughing together on a porch bench
  • Square black frame of a sleeping newborn beside a smaller brass geometric frame on a nightstand
  • Open album spread on a linen tablecloth, a girl wading through a sunlit creek on the page
  • Charlottesville photographer's four wood-framed portraits arranged in a staircase gallery wall
  • Corner vignette pairing a framed sibling photo with a live orchid on a wooden chest
  • Nine-panel gold grid frame of newborn moments displayed on a floating wood shelf with candles
  • Open album on a wood table, a swaddled newborn on one page and a mountain-view nursery on the next
  • Walnut-framed nine-photo grid capturing a family's first days together with a newborn
  • Teal linen album fanned open on a tree-slice table, engagement portraits on facing pages
  • Black-and-white panoramic album spread of an extended family running hand in hand by a river

I won't leave you hanging

Let's move forward together.

If you ever want help choosing what to print or designing an album - just ask. There's no extra fees for customer support and product design. Helping you land on the right pieces for your home and legacy is one of my favorite parts of the whole process.

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