Services
Everyone has stories worth telling. At StoryCatcher Studios, I help individuals, families, and organizations bring those stories to life through writing, video, and photographs.
Whether you have a project in mind or are just beginning to explore an idea, I'd be happy to discuss the possibilities with you.
Tell Your Story Through Writing
I teach memoir, personal essay, and creative writing workshops through the Springfield Museums, the Irish Cultural Center, and independent small-group classes.
Whether you're beginning with a single memory or developing a longer project, these supportive workshops provide time to write, share your work, receive thoughtful feedback, and develop your own voice.
Explore my writing workshops: Write with Us.
Capture Family Memories on Video
Your life experiences and family memories can become a short video memoir or a more extensive collection of stories.
I can film you at your location and enrich your story with family photographs, home movies, music, and other archival materials. We can collaborate on the project, or I can handle the entire production, from interview through final edit.
Small Business and Documentary Videos
I produce videos for small businesses, organizations, and documentary projects. Whether you need a video for your website, social media, a historical project, or another storytelling purpose, we can explore how to communicate your message through video.
Video Editing
Do you have footage that needs editing? Whether it was filmed recently or years ago, I can help organize and shape your material into a clear, engaging story.
From a short family video to a more extensive project, I can work with your existing footage to create a finished production.
Videos for Life Celebrations
Celebrate life's meaningful moments with a personal video.
A milestone birthday, wedding anniversary, bridal shower, or family gathering can become an opportunity to bring together photographs, video footage, and messages from friends and loved ones.
We can create a video to share at an event or a keepsake to enjoy for years to come.
Organizing Family Photos & Memories
Do you have boxes of family photographs waiting to be organized?
I can help you sort and organize your photographs and turn them into a photo book or video. Together, we can add names, dates, captions, and personal stories so future generations understand the people, places, and moments captured in those images.
Video Coaching
Would you like to produce your own video but need some guidance?
I offer individual coaching to help you plan your project, conduct interviews, organize footage, and edit your video. Whether you need help getting started or working through a particular challenge, we can focus on the areas where you need support.
Why Our Stories Matter
Left to right: Emma Kenyon Chamberland (my great-grandmother), Arthur Chamberland Sr. (my grandfather), Arthur Chamberland (my father), and Theresa Chamberland (me). Four generations of my family.
Every family photograph holds stories that aren't always apparent to the people who see it.
Relatives of my generation knew Arthur Chamberland Sr. as Grandpa Chamberland, but few have seen Emma's photograph. Even fewer would recognize her as Emma Kenyon Chamberland, my father's maternal grandmother, who lived from 1870 to 1954.
My niece and nephew will recognize my father in his Navy uniform, but most of their children never met their grandfather.
And the photograph of me at nineteen? My relatives will recognize me, but they probably don't know it was taken just two months before I bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii.
Without the stories behind these photographs, future generations may know the faces but not the lives those people lived.
What stories do your family photographs hold? Who will tell them?
Let's Get Started
Have a project in mind, or an idea you'd like to explore?
Call me at 413-534-7311 or use my contact form. I'd be happy to talk with you about the possibilities.