With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to share with you my favorite ideas for photography gifts.
1. Photo Books! I have personally designed books using Blurb, and find they offer the most flexibility in paper and design. Plus, you can design your book right in Lightroom and you can usually find 20% discount codes online. I also just tried making a photo book in Snapfish, and I’ll let you guys know how it turns out. But, I am currently very happy with their Mother’s Day discounts. I got my photo book 50% off.
2. Framed Prints! Lots of online sites will print, frame, and ship it to you or your long distance family. I prefer white or black frames because it is easy to match a bunch of frames and create your own gallery wall.
3. Canvas Wraps! What I love about Canvas wraps, are how forgiving the material is. You can have an image with a lower resolution or one that is not perfectly sharp, and it will still look amazing printed large. This is great if your photo was taken with a cellphone camera and has a lower resolution, or your favorite image wasn’t perfectly sharp zoomed in. It still could be the best photo, content is king after all, even if it’s not technically perfect.
4. Photo Mugs! I use Snapfish and like to make these into a funny gag gifts. I find a picture and add some funny text in Photoshop and suddenly you have a great customized gift that shows off your photography skills and your humor. Plus, it makes a great conversation starter when people actually use the mug. It’s small on the budget, but big on personality and effort.