subject: Need A Unique And Personalized Gift? Consider Using Your Own Photos! [print this page] Coming up with a unique gift to give to a family member or friend can be difficult for most of us. We want to give something that has some meaning as opposed to buying a gift that will simply be tossed aside and forgotten. Many people on your gift giving list seem to 'have it all' already which means you struggle trying to think of something creative and original to give them. One very good idea is to take some of those great digital images that are on your computer and put them into the hands of your friends or relatives in the form of a high quality digital photo album or a custom gift.
You can find many companies today that offer photo gifts online. Using only your favorite photos and creativity, you can custom design mugs, t-shirts, tote bags, key chains, posters and other keepsakes. Thanks to the widespread availability and endless possibilities offered by photo gifts online you can forget all about those boring and unimaginable gifts and simply choose one of your own photos to have it turned into an exciting and unique present! Imagine giving your mother an apron with a photo of her favorite food imprinted on it. Or think of how pleasantly surprised your child's team coach would be to receive a shirt that has the entire team's photo on it at the end of the season. The ideas are endless and you can choose from a wide variety of items for personalization including but not limited to clothing, hats, mouse pads, canvas art and postage stamps.
Another very unique gift idea involving your own photographs is a film transfer. In this process you can take your old home movies and have them transferred to digital video so that they can be shared with those you care about. Your 8mm and 16mm films are converted to DVD format using digital transfer technology so that they can be played on nearly every type of DVD player there is. In a film transfer your film will have minor repairs done to it and it will be spliced as necessary. Your film will also be cleaned with a special anti-static solvent and visually inspected for dust and lint. If you have multiple small reels, they will be consolidated into larger reels to make the transfer easier as well as future storage. Red, yellow and blue color casts are removed and any under or over-exposure will be compensated for as best as possible. Even the sound track is captured and synchronized with the video file. Once the process is completed, you will have your films on high quality DVD-R discs which are compatible with most DVD players.
You can also have damaged photographs restored so that they can be given as gifts. Maybe you have a great old photograph lying around that you would like to give someone as a gift but it has been damaged due to poor handling and/or storage. photo restoration services are available on the internet wherein you can take virtually any damaged photograph and restore it so it can be enjoyed and shared once again. Both original photographs and digital images can be brought back to life so to speak in this manner. Photos with tears, cracks, discoloration, water damage, mold spots and even red eye can be retouched. Even overexposed and underexposed images as well as back lighting can be corrected. With photo restoration services, the photographs are scanned at a high resolution so that the restoration or retouching can be planned. The photographs are either manually retouched or special software is used to perform the tasks if necessary.
If you are like most people you have a large amount of photographs stored both on your computer and in photo albums around the house. If you take the time to go through these photos the chances are good you will find several that would make perfect gifts for a friend or family member. Take advantage of having them made into great photo gifts that are sure to surprise and please everyone on your gift giving list.
