Custom Gifts Have Evolved Way Past Photos On Shirts.

It wasn’t long ago that the most sophisticated and fun gift that you could make with pictures was putting photos on shirts. Now every time I browse the internet I find more interesting and unique photo gifts. Can you believe that you can take a precious memory and transform it into anything from a cabinet to an Oreo? I’m still in awe.

Usually I browse around websites when I’ve taken a particularly great picture of my adorable son. I like to have reminders of precious moments that I have captured surrounding me. Whether happy eyes are peeking at me from the canvas on the wall or the makeup bag I use every day, they fill me with warmth.

After encountering so many more possibilities I find myself planning pictures to suit the products that I want to get. Or at least they are often in the back of my mind as I chase my son around, camera in hand. As his first birthday approaches, his increased mobility means that the only planning I can accomplish is his clothes and location. Everything else is up to him.

Actually, I love the spontaneity. Photography is so much fun when you have no idea what to expect. Aiden offers me a buffet of fantastic photo opportunities every day. Pictures of simple things like his concentration as he walks behind his truck or as he examines his toys become frozen frames of insight into his thoughts.

My husband’s family has a tradition of everyone contributing a quilt square that his aunt makes into a fantastic quilt for the new baby. I wanted to follow up with one of my own, with the many expressions of Aiden in his first year of life. Luckily I did some late night web surfing before I bought photo iron-ons and material, because you can just upload your photos and have them printed on anything from woven throws to fleece.

When all the work that I have to do for such an elaborate project is sort through pictures, they have an instant loyal customer. I love that I can make any memory larger then life and functional in just minutes. The foodstuffs both thrill and amuse me. I am fascinated that they print pictures on chocolates and lollipops, and what a great idea for favors, but it seems like I have to take photos out of my son’s mouth on a daily basis. I’m not sure I want to order any specifically for him to eat just yet. If you haven’t seen these options and more on your usual photo websites, browse around until you do. You won’t believe what they can do with a photo these days.

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Posted by Christy Higby | Filed Under Display Your Photographs, Photographing Children 

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