The Un-Awkward Moment for a Photo Gift

There’s always a gift-giving occasion coming up, isn’t there – and sometimes coming up with the perfect idea for the gift isn’t so easy. Curiously, it doesn’t matter whether the gift is for a close, intimate loved one or that guy from marketing you got in the Secret Santa this year – sometimes you know immediately what to get them, sometimes you need a little help.

A photo gift can be an awesome choice for almost anyone on your list – but we did say almost. Giving out random photo presents doesn’t work, because photos can be a powerful way of marking an occasion. When people receive a personalised gift there has to be history behind it, or it’s awkward – for example, imagine giving the guy from marketing a photo collage. That’s right: Awkward.

So when is a photo-related present the perfect gift? We’re glad you asked. Here are the three occasions that a photo is always appropriate for.

Weddings

Let’s start with the obvious: Weddings. Weddings generate so many photographs it literally takes years sometimes to organise and distribute them. A wedding is a meta-story – there’s the long-form story of the relationship leading up to the wedding, and then there’s the wedding itself, often packing more drama and plot twists into a single day than most soap operas. A gift idea like a photo collage for a wedding just makes sense.

New Beginnings

As we go through life we meet new people all the time and also say goodbye to others as they follow their own path. Our business-hours confidants leave their jobs for new opportunities, our flatmates get married and move away, our kids grow up and head off to their own lives. When people we love start down a new and separate path, it’s the perfect moment to go through all those old memories and put together an emotional photo gift that captures the time you shared.

Themes

Sometimes it’s not an occasion but an idea that makes photos a perfect gift. Photo collages, for example, don’t always have to be collections of personal moments – they can also be awesome decorations for people with a strong passion for something. Their favourite AFL team, a celebrity or TV show or superhero – if you need a gift for someone who has a passion for something, putting together some iconic images into a beautiful collage could be the best gift they’ve ever received.

Photos as presents can bring together many details and fuse them into one over-arching narrative. They can be a personal narrative of shared time or a visually-striking narrative where each photo is selected for its imagery and power. Either way, photos can be a great gift – for the right person at the right time. The good news is if you get the timing right, we can handle creating your photo prints for you – just click here when you’ve selected your photos and we guarantee everyone will love the results.