Essentials To Keep In Mind While Selecting Picture Frames

No house feels like home unless it is able to tell stories about the people who live in it. A home that is full of stories always feels more lived in and homely than any other. We all need these memories to survive, since they define those special moments in our lives. They tell people about who we are, and how we became who we are today. Thus, choosing a right picture frame for a particular memory plays a very vital role in determining how we want a particular memory to be perceived. These days, many varieties are available in the digital formats. But they can never be as everlasting or special as the traditional ones. They tell people how important the particular picture is to us.

Choosing the right location

Large ones are the obvious choice for the important pictures. They can be used to decorate even the barest of walls and make them special. In order to make their effect all the more pronounced, you need to make sure that the placement is right. It would be disrespectful to the memory to place the picture on w wall which receives too much of bright light either from the indoor lights or from the windows. Picture mounting is now a service that is being provided by some very well established companies. They design frames that can be placed in almost any part of the home, and design them in a way so that the picture inside them is always visible no matter how bright the lights are.

Styles and designs

You can now get them in various designs and shapes. Larger variants are available in plenty of ornate designs, as well as some fantastically futuristic shapes. The latter is a good choice for modern homes, and for people who love sci-fi. The former is more suitable for people with a classic taste. You can get them online as well. There are plenty of websites which have some beautiful templates on which you can juxtapose your images, and these can be used to be put up on your social networking profiles. The picture seems much more ethereal when you give these special effects.

Why Print Custom Photo Calendars Using Your Digital Photos?

Custom Calendars

Custom photo calendars are a type of personalised photo gift. Like all photo gifts, they can be personalised with your own digital photos that are uploaded and then printed on the calendar cover and pages. Unlike many photo gifts, though, custom photo calendars provide a number of opportunities to add a picture; 13 in total. They also naturally allow for the addition of text because you can add a cover title and a monthly photo caption. You can even choose which month is the first month for the calendar making it ideal as a gift idea for birthdays and any other events or celebrations.

Using Your Favourite Photos To Customise A Calendar

Any type or subject of photo can be used in the design of custom photo calendars. You can use portrait or group shots. You can add family photos or pictures of you and your friends. You can even create romantic Valentines Day gifts by including pictures of you and your partner together. For birthday gifts, or just to get exactly the design of custom calendar that you want you can even add pictures of items such as cars, motorbikes, or personalities and celebrities.

Custom Calendar Options

Not only can you choose the photographs and the captions for your custom photo calendars but you can also choose the size. A4 calendars look very impressive but for higher resolution pictures and an even more striking display of your favourite photos you should consider going large with an A3 design. Landscape pictures work best because portrait shots are printed with a white border around, and digital photos are the best option because of their high resolution. However, the choice of photo standard and orientation is yours.

Photo Calendar Prices

Standard prices for high quality photo calendars are £20 for an A4 calendar and £25 for an A3 one but buy two get one free offers mean that these prices are reduced even further to £14 and £17 respectively. At this price you could celebrate the arrival of a newborn baby by printing a baby photo calendar and giving one to every member of the family as a welcome gift from the baby.

Other Uses Of Your Digital Photos

Your digital photo collection can be put to great use in many other ways too, not only in the production of high quality custom photo calendars. Canvas prints are very popular photo gifts - pick a favourite photo and have it printed on HD Satin canvas. Alternatively, choose a selection of your favourite photos and have these combined into a photo montage and then printed on the same top quality canvas. Whichever option you choose, the results will be beautiful and personal.