Monday, October 10, 2011

This Holiday Season's Hottest Gift: Photography

By Eve Canipe


The holidays are a joyful time when friends and family gather to celebrate. It is during these times, when we are most nostalgic for times gone by, so it is a perfect time to present a gift of photography. Pictures make precious keepsakes and gifts that everyone will love.

An event sign-in board can be a perfect gift for grandparents. You can take a secret family photo session, have it printed and placed on wide matting. Have your family sign on the borders and have it framed to lock in the messages. You can even find a professional printing specialist to have the sign-in board set up for you.

A photo table is another exciting option. These are unique tables that feature your special photos on the top. You can select one photo and have it enlarged to cover the surface or use several to create a collage. These photo tables are both furniture and fun conversation piece that will look great in any room.

Another great gift idea is to create a custom photo collage. Collages are a great way to showcase your children's talents. You can create a collage for a gymnast, dancer or any type of athlete. These are perfect gifts to use as decorations in an office or a family room.

Most of the time, photos are taken for granted left in storage to accumulate dust. Photos can be a good addition to improving home interiors highlighting our memories of the past. Why not surprise a loved one by restoring some precious old photos. A photo lab can restore, retouch and enlarge just about any photo. You can even transform special prints into black and white or sepia tones.

You can also choose to purchase unique photo holders, such as photo ornaments that can be displayed on holiday trees. Local frame shops often carry these as well as other economical photo keepsakes. You can find photo tumblers, mugs and other whimsical items to use for photo displays.

A simple gesture of organizing photos and putting them in an album can be a great gift. Purchase an attractive, acid-free album and load it up with the best photos of family and friends. You can even include important memories and other keepsakes. Another great way to preserve old family photos is to scan and upload pictures to an online print service create a special photo book that will serve as a family history.




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