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  • Photo Books Make The Perfect Holiday Gifts For Your Family

    Photo Books Make The Perfect Holiday Gifts For Your Family

    Welcome to the month of December!

    For many Canadians, this month marks the most joyous time of the year. With the holidays coming, many families are planning their get-togethers and parties and will be engaging in the annual traditions of eating hearty meals, singing carols and exchanging gifts.

    I’m willing to bet that, like most holiday seasons, you’re not entirely sure about what should be on your holiday gift list. Depending on the number of people you plan on shopping for, it can be quite the exhausting task to think of the perfect gift for everyone on your list. That’s why I’m also willing to bet that I can help you out your holiday gift ideas!

    How can all of your photos turn into the perfect holiday gift for your family?

    At PhotoWise, we proudly create one-of-a-kind Photo Books that have completely revolutionized the way photos are organized, stored and preserved. PhotoBooks, make amazing gifts for all family members as they uniquely capture your family history through vibrant collages that are created out of the photos you’ve been storing in various places for decades.

    Firstly, let’s start with all of those digital photos that are sitting on your phone, laptop, tablet and/or digital camera. Not only are they taking up all of the memory on those devices, but they’re not providing much usefulness other than the occasional swipe when showing them to friends.

    Many of those photos may have already been shared on your social media accounts. But they’re not exactly organized in a way that tells the story about the various happy moments you’ve enjoyed with your family members and friends. Not to mention, they don’t tangibly exist in a form that can be wrapped…and then unwrapped on Christmas morning!

    Secondly, let’s discuss all of those old photos you have collecting dust somewhere. You know the ones that you have tucked away in shoeboxes or are slowly deteriorating over time in those archaic photo albums? How great would it be to compile all of your most precious old pictures with the digital photos you have stored on your devices in order to create an incredible collection – all in one professionally manufactured Photo Book?

    Can you think of a family member who wouldn’t appreciate a Photo Book?

    I’m a firm believer that Photo Books are among the best ways to cherish the memories that you and your family hold so dear. Similar to coffee table books, Photo-books have pages that are made up of the photographs themselves. So, unlike photo albums, the pages of the book won’t cause any damage or produce deteriorating effects on the images.

    grandparents love to share memories over photobooks

    The Photo-books created by PhotoWise are made up of high-quality, high-resolution reprints of your photos. They preserve the quality of your cherished photos for decades to come. As well, Photo-books are generally accepted as some of the most thoughtful gifts one person can give to another. Especially when gift shopping is such a chore because of the confusion around knowing what your loved ones really want, Photo Books provide ideal gift solutions!

    Please don’t hesitate to contact me today so that we can get started on a Photo Book that will make the perfect holiday gift for your family!

  • Why Is Photo Preservation So Important?

    Why Is Photo Preservation So Important?

    Why Is Photo Preservation So Important?

    How good are our memories, really? Yes, we can recall many different occasions that we’ve enjoyed throughout the years. As a result, we often tell stories as fun as the time Dad caught that huge fish at the lake or as heart-warming as the moment we fell in love with our significant others. Each time we tell these stories, however, they’re told in a slightly different way. That’s because our memories are only so good. As my mother always says “I have a good memory – but it’s short!”

    I’m such a big advocate for taking photos because there is no clearer way to recall the past than to capture it through images. I’ve long believed in the power of the camera, and, as a result, I spent a great deal of my childhood ensuring that I never left home without mine. I believe that preserving memories is an incredibly important facet of life and this is why preserving my photos – and helping others to do the same – is so important to me.person sorting photos on a table

    It helps you to hold on to precious memories.

    There are so many cherished moments in life that are remembered best because someone was there with a camera to capture the joy. Sometimes the mental images and memories of things in the past can become faded or mixed up in our minds. But, as the old saying goes, “the camera never lies”. Pictures can help you to recall special memories with pinpoint accuracy.

    Gretchen Rubin of The Huffington Post believes that photographs can act as a diary. “I’m always trying to figure out ways to keep hold of memories,” she writes, “My one-sentence journal, for instance. I try to use photographs to record the little moments that are so precious but also so easily forgotten. One thing I wish I could tell my younger self: take photos of everyday life, not special occasions; later, that’s what will be interesting to you.”

    It helps you to remember and relive cherished moments in time.

    We’re all guilty of holding on to certain possessions longer than necessary. Who among us didn’t have at least one of our stuffed animals still hanging around as we entered our thirties? Pictures also allow us to preserve the memories of particular items that we used to hold dear, and can often take the place of those cherished items themselves. Rubin points out that photos can often replace the things that are captured within the images.

    “After my friend’s beloved father died, she wanted to keep his enormous desk, as a memento-but she really didn’t have space for it,” she explains, “She took a photo of it, and then was able to let go of the desk. Strangely, too, a photograph of something can sometimes be more beautiful than the thing itself.”

    At PhotoWise, we’re dedicated to helping our clients preserve their photos because we know that it allows them to preserve their cherished memories. I would consider it an honour to help you organize your family photos so that they can be digitized and preserved in a way that will honour your memories for generations!