Other Photo Gifts
A world of fun gifts can be made with your dad’s or grad’s favorite photograph. How about uploading a pic of Dad and the words “Kiss the Cook” for a chef’s apron from the Kodak Gallery? Some other photo gift ideas for dads and grads: Frosted beer steins, commuter mugs, T-shirts, pen/pencil holders, wall clocks and playing cards for poker night. Online photo sharing and printing sites offer an incredible number of gifts that can be made with photos.
And if you’re really traditional (boring!) and really want to get dad a necktie you can order one from Kodak with the photo of your choice printed on it.
Great photo gifts for grads include coordinated desk organizers, mousepads and coffee mugs for the dorm room or that first office job; throw blankets and pillowcases; and thank-you notecards for all those graduation gifts. Snapfish offers a lovely sterling silver photo bracelet that any young woman would treasure.
Dads and grads alike would be sure to appreciate a keepsake box, a keyring or a photo mug accompanied by a Starbucks gift card or Ghiradelli chocolate (both available from Shutterfly).
DIY Digital Photography Gifts
If you’d prefer to make your own present – or enlist the kids to craft one for Dad or Grandpa — here are some do-it-yourself gift ideas:
- Hand-painted picture frames and photo mats. (Imagine handprints or footprints from the little ones.)
- A photo collage of favorite pictures. (Scanning or Xeroxing old family photographs would be especially heartwarming.)
- · A surprise professional portrait of the kids, yourself or both.
Gift Certificates
Finally, everybody loves gift certificates and gift cards. Stop by your local drugstore or photo lab, or buy one from an online service such as the Kodak Gallery, Shutterfly or Snapfish. You could even upload a photograph and order a custom greeting card to tuck the gift card (or that graduation cash) into.
Whatever you decide on, the fathers and graduates in your life will be sure to appreciate the unique gift of photography.
– By Patia Stephens
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If your pops already has a good digital SLR and you think a new lens would be a better gift, here’s a Top Five Lenses guide I wrote a couple of months ago: http://www.photographyreview.com/reviews/blog/top-five-lenses-2009-tax-refund/