We all have hundreds of photos dotted about our homes, whether they are in albums, in frames, still in the processing packet or even in our phones. Photos are something that are a part of life. Social networking sites such as facebook promote the use of photos in a huge way. They let you make albums that you can share with friends, upload photos from your phone. A photo is the thing that tells a thousand words… or in the case of photos on facebook; a photo can get a thousand comments. All I know, is that photos are important. They are the way to capture a memory and make sure you never forget it. There are plenty of times I have gone through my photo albums and forgotten about some of the things that I’m looking at it. It’s weird, you can experience so many things but with you mind constantly thinking and remembering new and interesting information you can sometimes forget the old stuff that means a lot to you. Photos and taking snaps of the most irrelevant stuff makes sure you don’t.

I’ll do a bit of selling now, if you are thinking of getting someone a gift and you want to make it special and something that they are going to want to keep forever (and also something that they would actually appreciate), then seriously consider a personalised photo frame. I’ll explain why. How many times have you bought a gift for someone and you’ve looked at their facial expression and known that really when they say they “like it”, they are just being nice. You know it and so does everyone else. I hate that feeling. I’m one of these people that loves to buy gifts for people, I take my time and try and choose something that I know they will like. But sometimes you get it wrong. With a personalised gift I don’t think you can. Whether it is a set of engraved champagne flutes with a unique message on it, or a bottle of personalised champagne where you’ve designed a champagne label yourself. Those are all gifts that mean something. Engraving turns any old standard gift into something luxury – it adds value to a gift that probably had very little before. It’s also something that lasts, whether you get a piece of jewellery or a set of champagne flutes engraved either way, unless they get broken – they gift will last. With a personalised champagne gift where you can design your own label, you are taking the time to create something from scratch. Fair enough you haven’t bottled the champagne yourself (it’s not like everyone owns a vineyard in the Champagne region of France), but the fact you’ve taken the time to choose the photo and construct the message and then put it all together – it can often show how much you care about a person when they see the time and effort you’ve gone to to make a gift for someone. I like the personalised photo frame a lot though, mainly because I enjoy looking at photos – whether they are mine or another persons. If you choose a unique photo of a memory that you know means a lot to the both of you, you can create a fantastic gift and something that no one else has in the world. With an engraved message you just add that extra touch.

Stack of old black and white photos

Now back to our discussion of what makes a photo…. I’ve noticed recently that a lot of people have started to take photos in black and white. I think this is something that has either come back into fashion, or it’s a great way to hide skin blemishes. I’ve been trying it out as well and I really like it. It gives photos a really “old” and “retro” feel to them and it really works. So maybe that is what makes a photo – the colour of it. Whether colour has been used or whether they are black and white. When photographing people you can get away with black and white and often they look amazing. There are loads that I’ve seen where I find myself staring at them for ages. Black and white photos are something that bring out a person’s eyes. A good photo can capture the sparkle in the eye. BUT what about a beautiful garden scene, or a day out at the beach? Will that look right without being able to see the colour, will you be able to appreciate the scene fully without being able to see the colours? I don’t think so. I think at times the colour is needed so you can fully enjoy what you are looking at.

So yes, the memory of a photo and the feeling you get when you look at it (whether it is in black and white or in colour) is what makes a photo.

This is a good video explaining how to use a digital camera to take black and white photos:

http://www.weddinggifts2u.co.uk/Give-an-Engraved-Frame-as-a-Bride-and-Groom-Gift-article.php

http://www.weddinggifts2u.co.uk/How-to-Give-Personalised-Photo-Gifts-article.php

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