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Personal Greeting Cards - an ideal Christmas gift

High Tech Version - What you need Photograph(s) and a scanner or a digital camera (You do not need a different image for each card.) Photo editing program on your computer Photo finishing store which develops digital images Blank greeting cards with envelopes Royalty Free Stock Images for instant download

How to start

What you need to start is a photo. You can either take one yourself or scan an existing one. For the stationary I made for two of my friends I shot photographs of their favorite flowers. See the examples below. Funny childhood photos can make a perfect gift for a sibling.

Once you found the desired image, you need to save it onto your hard drive. Then use an photo editing program to do the enhancing and also to add the text.

First you will have to crop the photo to a 3:2 ratio. You will achieve a great quality print (6 in by 4 in) with an image which is 1500 pixels by 1000 pixels and 72 dpi.

Depending on how experienced you are with photo editing, you now can do all the other adjustments such as contrast, colors, etc. Or you might want to convert a color image to black & white.

Once you are happy with the way the image looks, it's time to add the text. It can be whatever you desire:

• The person's name
• From Esther's desk
• With love from Esther
• Thank you
• A poem

In order to get a feeling of the finished photograph, you might want to zoom out on your work until the image on the screen appears to be about the size it will be when developed. This will enable you to see if the text is big enough or too big. Also you will see if the text color is well chosen.

Once you are happy with your composition, save the image as a JPG file. Depending on your photo lab you either save the file on a disk or CD or you may be able to upload it via the Internet.

Important

Do not order the full batch of prints the first time around. Do a test run and have a look at the results. Images look different on a monitor than on paper. Once you are happy, you can order the desired amount of photos. A nice amount is about 10-20 prints per subject.

At the end just glue the finished photos onto blank greeting cards. Wrap it all up nicely and you have a lovely gift.

Low Tech Version - What you need Photographs Blank greeting cards with envelopes Pencil

Chose a beautiful photograph. On the left is a Versace shop window of Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. Have the desired amount of copies made. Then glue the images onto greeting cards. Hand write the desired text below, next to or even around the photo.

It's just as nice as the above version but with an added personal touch.

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