Photo Sharing: 21 Great Things You Never Thought to Do With Your Photos
Tips for having fun with your photos by photo sharing in unique ways
Photographs capture moments in time, images of loved ones, and, often, pictures of objects that are special to the photographer. There are thousands of fun and clever ideas for making the most of your photos through unique photo sharing methods.
Sometimes, clever photo sharing techniques can lead to even more memorable moments, from finding new ways to share your photos with loved ones, to making photos an ice breaker into a wonderful conversation.
Our List of 21 Great Things to Do With Your Photos
1. Make a photo mug with photos of your parents for each of your siblings.
2. Print a photo on a plate for a friend's birthday. (This way - you can enjoy photo sharing and have your cake too!)
3. Send your children copies of their baby photos with a memorable story about them.
4. Use an iron-on transfer to make a T-shirt or pillow case.
5. Send your loved one on a scavenger hunt using only photos as clues.
6. Make a photo magnet for the fridge or workstation. This photo sharing method is sure to start plenty of conversations with guests and co-workers.
7. Convert a photo of your loved one into your desktop background.
8. Glue your favorite landscape photos onto tiles that you can hang around your house.
9. Create a postcard or greeting card. Photo sharing with a card is sure to bring people closer.
10. Send your greeting card using photo stamps (these are real postage).
11. Blow them up to create a poster-sized image.
12. Use funny photos of family for place settings during the holidays.
13. Take photos of unusual objects and have your children make stories with them.
14. Next time, don't say "I love you;" show it in a new way with a photo.
15. Submit your photo to a contest for a photo sharing experience your whole community may enjoy. Check to see if your local paper has one.
16. Stick a photo of something that makes your happy over the visor in your car. Next time you're stuck in traffic, flip your visor down for smile.
17. Print your digital photos and make an album. (Yes - print them!)
18. Using your digital camera, create a day-in-the-life-of for your child. Photograph them every hour of the day and keep the photos in an album for later.
19. If you haven't done it already, create an online photo sharing album. Send the photo album URL to your friends and family.
20. Print and frame your favorite photo. Hang it in a place where you will see it every day.
21. Print a favorite photo and paste it into a journal. Write about how the photo makes you feel when you look at it and how it made you feel on the day that you took it.
Next time you head out to snap a round of photos, keep your favorite photo sharing projects in mind; you never know when you will create a memory that will last a lifetime!
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