When thinking about what to buy as a present for a grandparent, it can often be quite tricky to come up with something decent. Of course, you know them very well, and it’s not as though you’re unaware of their hobbies or interests. It’s simply that they often have everything they need or want, or they’ll buy it themselves whenever the time arises.
One of the things that I really enjoy about photography is capturing everyday moments in real time. Some of these images could be as simple as taking a photo of raindrops on the window, or of an interesting shadow on the wall, or of my daughter’s face as she opens her birthday presents, or of my dog sleeping in his bed. A few of these images can soon become some of my favourites in my photo collection.
There are times when housing just one photograph in a picture frame isn’t enough. Take, for example, if you have a newborn in the family and you want to remember and document how they progress and develop throughout the first year of their life. Taking a photo every week in this period and then placing them within a 52 multi-aperture photo frame enables you to do so. This is then something you can keep and treasure for many years to come.
If you are looking for inspiration as to what to display within a picture frame to hang on your wall, then hopefully this blog post will help. Below you will discover five of the most popular items that people house in a frame. You are likely to be able to guess the majority of them.
One of the most memorable days that I have of my son growing up was his christening day. He looked super-cute in the outfit which we had bought for the occasion. It was great to see so many of our close family and friends attend, and we had a wonderful party afterwards to celebrate further. My main memory from the whole day was seeing my son in his christening gown.
It’s always fascinating to see different people’s attitudes to the importance of the picture frame. There are those who visit our store with a photograph, print, or piece of artwork and request that we find a simple frame for it. For them, the picture is the main feature, and the frame is just there to hold it on the wall.
When someone contacts us or comes into our shop looking for a picture frame, the mount is almost always something of an afterthought. And I get it. It just doesn’t feel exciting. It’s just a bit of card, right? Well… not really.
It always seems to me like we have turned a corner when the clocks change to move forward an hour, like what happened recently on the 29th of March, and a good corner as well. The winter weather is now well and truly behind us, with the expectation of much nicer climates to come with the start of spring now with us and with the summer to look forward to.
With nearly all of us owning a smartphone, it has become easier than ever to take photos. We might wake up and notice out of the window a rather impressive early morning sky. It is then a simple case of picking up our phone, which is usually, for the majority of people, close to hand, and then taking a snap to show our friends and family later, or to share the image on social media. It could be that we are attending our child's or grandchild's birthday party.
