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- Start The New Year With Wonderful Gifts - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Shane MartinCelebrating the end of one year and the start of another is something which has traditionally been done via the method of throwing parties and holding celebratory events. These are transitory in nature, however, leaving only the memories behind to look back on. If you create and give photo gifts ...
Views: 1136 - Where To Find Perfect Christmas Gifts For Your Loved Ones - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2013 from Shane MartinThere’s an old saying which states that It is better to give than to receive’. Although it is come to be seen as something as a cliché, there is actually a lot of truth in this statement. When you find just the right gift for a person really close to you, and can tell from their reaction that ...
Views: 1340 - Create Stunning Christmas Greeting Cards - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Shane MartinA big part of any Christmas celebration is getting in touch with people, whether they are friends or family, whom you might have drifted away from during the rest of the year. The whole celebration is the perfect excuse to renew acquaintances and let people know that they’re always in your ...
Views: 1577 - Create A Printable 2013 Calendar - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Shane MartinIf you go into any house in the country, then the chances are that in one of the rooms – attached to the fridges, say or propped up on a desk - there will be a photo calendar which everyone can consult to keep track of important dates. The reason isn’t difficult to ascertain; putting all of the ...
Views: 1727 - Cheap Canvas Prints No Longer Need To Be A Compromise - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Shane MartinChoosing the art to put up on the walls of your home, or to give as a gift, is a tricky business because, ideally, you want to be able to find something which will look as good in ten years time as it does the day you first hang it up. Until now, cheap canvas prints have tended to represent a ...
Views: 1412 - Become an Artist By Creating Personalised Canvas Prints - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Shane MartinThe ease of digital photo printing has led to a generation of people taking photographs more or less all the time. The fact that a wide range of devices can now be used just as well as a camera means that there is virtually nothing interesting, striking or visually appealing that can happen ...
Views: 1333 - Give Something Different With Christmas Photo Gifts - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Shane MartinAlthough choosing Christmas gifts for your nearest and dearest is, of course, a pleasure, there’s no getting away from the fact that thinking of something different and appealing year after year can become a little difficult. Luckily, the range and quality of Christmas photo gifts means that ...
Views: 1399 - Exploit The Ease Of Digital Photo Printing - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Shane MartinUsing a digital camera as opposed to one which features a roll of celluloid film has an instant effect upon the way in which you take photographs, the number of photographs you take and the quality of the images captured. One of the main reasons for this is the ease and simplicity of the process ...
Views: 1173 - Enjoy Your Own Personalised Canvas Prints - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Shane MartinMaking a work of art of a high enough quality to put it up on the wall of your home, or give it as a gift to a friend or loved one, is something which only the most artistically talented people would truly feel comfortable attempting. After all, although a hand crafted gift will always touch the ...
Views: 1609 - Discover How Easy It Is To Create Your Own Greeting Card - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Shane MartinFinding just the right greeting cards to send to people can often be fairly tricky. Not only do you have to track down one which is suited to the occasion or event, but you also need to find an image which captures the feeling you have about the recipient. The number of occasions on which ...
Views: 1386 - It’s So Easy To Design Your Own Calendar - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Shane MartinIt’s more or less impossible to deny just how effective and easy to use photo calendars are. Keeping track of the important dates on a month by month basis is as simple as leafing through a few pages, and entering new items merely requires picking up a pen or pencil. What’s more, nothing you ...
Views: 1230 - Don’t Settle For The Mass Produced Canvas Prints Available - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Shane MartinIf you want to put up photo prints on the walls of your home, or give them as gifts for other people, then the chances are that you’ll spend a great deal of time going from shop to shop looking through row after row of canvas prints without managing to find something that’s just right. There is ...
Views: 1707 - Let Your Loved Ones Know How You Feel Using Personalised Greeting Cards - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Shane MartinSending greeting cards to the people closest to you is one of the best ways of letting them know that they are dear to your hearts. When all other forms of communication, such as text messaging, tweeting and email are so simple to facilitate, there is something about the time and trouble spent ...
Views: 1195 - Find Out How Much Photo Processing Has Changed - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2012 from Shane MartinBefore cameras and other image capturing devices became almost totally digital in nature, the actual act of photo processing was something long, difficult and expensive. Photo printing was something which could only be handled by specialized laboratories, with the final results being more or ...
Views: 1242 - Make Sure You Never Forget Your Summer Holidays - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from Shane MartinIn most years, your Summer holiday will be the most expensive thing you buy. Since most people work incredibly hard and want to have just a couple of weeks during which they can totally relax, it’s easy to understand why they would want to make such an investment. Whether you spend two weeks ...
Views: 1037 - Digital Photography Is About Much More Than Just Photo Prints - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Shane MartinOne of the main attractions behind the wholesale switch from celluloid to digital photography is the incredible ease with which absolutely anyone now prints photos. The technology has made the process into one which is quick, simple and open to anyone, and the same principles apply to producing ...
Views: 2232 - Create Unique Photo Cards Using Your Own Images - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen you choose and send greeting cards to another person, you’re making the effort to go above and beyond the normal daily communication processes. After all, we each receive huge numbers of texts, tweets, facebook messages and similar every day, and it’s this very ease of communication which ...
Views: 1406 - Create Greeting Cards That Could Only Be From You - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2012 from Shane MartinFinding greeting cards for any occasion can often be very difficult, particularly if you genuinely care for the recipient and want to get the choice just right. The range of photo cards available, for example, is fairly vast and yet the chances of finding something which perfectly matches the ...
Views: 1558 - Personalised Greeting Cards Let People Know How Much You Care - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Shane MartinSending greeting cards to people is a perfect way of marking special events and letting them know how much they mean to you. The fact that you can create your own cards as part of the range of personalised photo gifts means that you can add a truly special touch to this touching ...
Views: 1613 - Create Photo Greeting Cards Which Are Your and Yours Alone - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen you select and send greeting cards to people, you’re making an effort to show them just how much they mean to you. That’s why finding just the right photo cards is so important and also, frequently, so very difficult. Choosing exactly the right card is a tricky combination of finding ...
Views: 1667(1 vote) - Personalised Photo Gifts Make Every Occasion Special - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Shane MartinUsing your own images to create bespoke photo gifts means that you can marry together the idiosyncrasy of a handmade gift with the high quality manufacturing techniques usually applied to goods which you purchase from a shop. It’s possible, for example, to create your own photo books which are a ...
Views: 1020 - Turn Your Photo Prints Into Art or Gifts - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Shane MartinTaking your photos using one of the many pieces of digital equipment available means that the images captured are of the best possible quality, and also that when anyone prints photos the process is quick and simple and the results stunning. Over and above this, it’s possible to turn your ...
Views: 983 - Why Buy Greeting Cards When You Can Make Your Own? - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Shane MartinSelecting just one from the many photo cards which tend to be arrayed on the shelves of your average high street card shop can often be somewhat difficult. The point of greeting cards is that they’re entirely personal in nature, and the mass produced state of the cards you can purchase from the ...
Views: 1317(1 vote) - Let Digital Photo Printing Take The Strain Out Of Preserving Your Memories - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen it comes to turning the images you’ve captured with your camera into photo prints, the process of photo printing has been revolutionised by the advent of digital photography. Whereas once, film had to be physically developed by experts, the whole process is now simple enough to take into ...
Views: 1167(8 votes) - Let Digital Photo Printing Take The Strain Out Of Preserving Your Memories - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen it comes to turning the images you’ve captured with your camera into photo prints, the process of photo printing has been revolutionised by the advent of digital photography. Whereas once, film had to be physically developed by experts, the whole process is now simple enough to take into ...
Views: 1167(8 votes) - Order The Perfect Photo Gifts Online - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from Shane MartinThe advances brought about by the spread of digital technology have been felt especially keenly in the world of photography. Not only is it possible to take and keep as many photographs as you wish, but it is also now extremely easy to turn these images into photo gifts ranging from coasters to ...
Views: 1068(1 vote) - Turn Your Memories Into Art With Unique Photo Prints - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen you look through the prints of photos that you’ve taken, the chances are that there is one or two which really stand out from the crowd. It may be because of the personal impact of the content, or the artistic quality of the imagery, but whatever the reason, it’s images like these which ...
Views: 985 - Create Your Own One Of The Best Greeting Card - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2012 from Shane MartinSending greeting cards is a tradition which has managed to survive the rise of digital and electronic communication. Despite the ease with which it is now possible to communicate using text messages, emails or tweets, there’s still something especially effecting about someone going to the ...
Views: 1413 - Create A Unique Photo Book Online - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Shane MartinCollecting and going through your old photographs is still one of the easiest and most evocative means of taking a trip down memory lane, but merely looking at your photographs is only the start of what you can do with them. It’s now possible to use them to create a wide range of photo gifts, ...
Views: 1202 - Fashion Your Own Unique Easter Card Ideas - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Shane MartinFinding just the right greeting cards to send to people is often easier said than done. Although it’s probably true to say that ‘it’s the thought that counts’, the vast majority of photo cards which you can buy on the high street may well create the impression that not much thought at all has ...
Views: 1109 - Enjoy The Ease of Digital Photo Printing - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Shane MartinWhen cameras were analogue in nature, based upon the use of rolls of celluloid film, the process of photo printing was a long, complicated and expensive one. The journey from the click of a shutter to holding the photo prints in your hands was a lengthy and arduous one, and this had a negative ...
Views: 819 - Keep It Personal And Create Stunning Photo Cards - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Shane MartinSending greeting cards to let people know that you’re thinking of them at a special time of the year like Easter is always going to be a fantastic way of letting them know that they’re in your thoughts. More than text messages or e-mails, cards are a tangible symbol of the fact that someone is ...
Views: 1130 - Create Your Own Mothers Day Cards and Genuinely Touch Her Heart - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Shane MartinBuying and sending Mothers day cards is a way of telling your Mum just how much she means to you, how deeply you appreciate the things she’s done for you, and the time she’s taken. The very best way of making sure that this message is transmitted loud and clear is to create your own photo cards ...
Views: 1136 - Touch Her Heart With Bespoke Mothers Day Gifts - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Shane MartinThe range of Mothers day gifts available is extremely wide, but many people still make the mistake of falling back on old favourites such as perfume and boxes of chocolate. Whilst these may be better than nothing, they do tend to smack somewhat of ‘making do’, whereas something like a bespoke ...
Views: 1332 - Make and Send Truly Heartfelt Valentine Greeting Cards - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Shane MartinUsing your own digital images to make greeting cards allows you to create cards which are genuinely heartfelt and truly personal. These are the basic requirements of the very best Valentine greeting cards, and making them yourself allows you to ensure they meet these requirements. Sending a ...
Views: 948 - Why Just Give Valentines Day Gifts When You Can Create Them - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2012 from Shane MartinThere are many reasons why photo gifts make such wonderful Valentine’s Day gifts. First of all they’re different – this is one day which is often celebrated with the exchanging of clichéd and somewhat tedious gifts such as perfume, flowers and chocolates, and a gift which is made using an image ...
Views: 1076 - Find Out How Easy It Is To Make Your Own Photo Calendar - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Shane MartinPersonalised photo gifts are often amongst the most gratefully received you’ll ever give. This isn’t because they’re particularly expensive or lavish. In many cases, they’re not. It’s because they meet the old adage about it being ‘the thought that counts’. A gift which you’ve put together using ...
Views: 1552 - Use The Potential of Digital Photo Printing To Produce Personalised Christmas Gifts - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Shane MartinIn the years before the advent of digital photography, taking and printing pictures was a much more difficult process. The actual number of photographs you could take was limited by the number of exposures on a film, and once you’d filled the film up, the work was really only just starting. ...
Views: 1207 - Making Photo Greeting Cards In The UK Is As Easy As Buying A Stamp - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2011 from Shane MartinA major part of any Christmas shopping plan lies in finding just the right greeting cards for all of the people you care for. It has to be accepted that most cards in the UK tend to be slightly clichéd and dull, and that most people will end up with a vast collection of pictures of snowmen, ...
Views: 1235 - Use Photo Cards to Make Sure Your Message Really Hits the Spot - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from Shane MartinWhen you opt to send a greeting card to somebody, you’re explicitly acknowledging the fact that a physical card carries more meaning than an electronic greeting or message. This is because of the time you’ve obviously spent choosing the card, and the trouble you’ve taken to make sure it exactly ...
Views: 1316 - Photo Books Are the Finest Way to keep Your Most Precious Photographs - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Shane MartinIn years gone by, producing a photo book as a permanent record of your most treasured or special images was something which was the preserve of a select few; people such as professional photographers, artists and those with access to printing and binding equipment. Thanks to the flexibility ...
Views: 1051 - Send Photo Greeting Cards Which Are Truly Personal - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2011 from Shane MartinIf you want to get a message across to another person with the maximum possible impact, then one of the most effective means of doing so is to send a greeting card. Even in this age of electronic connectivity, when it’s quick and simple to send a text, facebook message or tweet, there is ...
Views: 1096 - Every Day Feels Special On A Personalised Calendar - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Shane MartinAlmost every home in the United Kingdom features a photo calendar, purely on the basis of how useful such items are. Whether propped up on a desk or stuck to the fridge door, calendars of this type make it easy to jot down and keep track of important dates such as birthdays and vital ...
Views: 1330 - Digital Photo Prints Are the Quick And Easy Way To Enjoy Your Photographs - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2011 from Shane MartinEver since it was invented, photography has played a vital part in people’s lives, allowing them to record and savour their most special moments. In the past, photo prints were often expensive and difficult to source, and even as they became cheaper and easier, people still felt limited in the ...
Views: 1208 - Photo Cards Make Sure The Message Is Personal - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Shane MartinIf you truly want a friend or family member to know how much they mean to you, and that they are foremost in your thoughts, then one of the most effective ways of doing this is to send them a greeting card. There are few things more thrilling than receiving a card through the post, or even ...
Views: 1234 - Digital Photo Prints Offer A Combination Of Ease And Excellence - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Shane MartinIn years gone by, the practical problems involved in producing photo prints meant that most people limited themselves to only a relatively small number. The actual film had to be sent away to be developed and then printed, the film turned into negatives and the negatives used to print the ...
Views: 1011 - Create Your Own Work Of Art With A Photo Canvas Print - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Shane MartinThe desire to decorate our homes in a way which reflects our personality is deep seated and easily understood. After all, our home is the place which we want to be able to retreat to at the end of a long hard day, and so it’s only natural that we would want to decorate it with things which not ...
Views: 1222 - Turn Your Photographs Into Gifts Which Show You Truly Care - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Shane MartinThe rise of digital photography has resulted in two major side effects. The first of these lies in the vast number of photographs which everyone can now take. Taking, storing and enjoying the pictures is now so easy that people feel free to snap away virtually constantly. The second ...
Views: 1384 - Send a Card that Only You Could Send - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Shane MartinSending a greeting card is still one of the most effective ways of letting people know that you’re thinking of them and really care for them. Despite the ease with which we can now all communicate via electronic means such as facebook, twitter and text messaging, there is still nothing quite ...
Views: 1329 - If A Date’s Worth Keeping It’s Worth Keeping Personal - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from Shane MartinHaving a photo calendar readily to hand undoubtedly makes life easier for the average person running a home. Being able to easily note down, keep track of and quickly access important dates such as medical appointments and bill due dates is something which sounds easy but has rarely been ...
Views: 1380 - Keep Your Memories Safe In A Photo Album - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2011 from Shane MartinThe wide uptake of digital photography has meant that almost everyone now takes large numbers of photographs, because the cameras involved make taking and storing images extremely simple. What’s more, whereas, in the past, photo prints were expensive and difficult to organise, digital photo ...
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