Fun Digital Photo Calendars | Photography

By DavidPeters
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Is your collection of family photos just sitting locked away in your computer? Would you like the opportunity to see these photos more often and without the trouble and time it takes to pull them up in your computer? You can have these photos handy at a glance and be useful by turning them into a unique, customized digital photo calendar.

To be realistic, not every photograph is worth a thousand words, but those that are, are priceless. These are the photos that you find yourself wanting to pull out every now and then to remember a special moment or to share with others. You can create a special way to have them available to show off to friends and family.

It is only natural to want to share your good times with others. Part of the fun in reliving these moments through snapshots is getting to share them with friends and family. But how can you do this, and what is the best way?

One very fun and unique way is by creating a simple digital photo calendar. Don't take the words "digital photo calendar" too literally though. In this case we're talking about turning the idea of a regular wall calendar into one-of-a-kind work of art using your own photos.

To put in simply, you can create a "photo calendar" that you can print out, give to your friends and family, hang on your wall, sell on your website, promote across the Internetthe possibilities are endless.

Here is a guideline of what to expect in building your own little photo calendar.

Let's take a look at the steps.

Naturally you are going to start with selecting your favorite photos. The next step involves some homework, but don't worry, I've done a bit of the research for you. Here is a sample listing of a few places where you can transform your photos into a calendar

Here's a few websites that will make that transformation for you: www.bighugelabs.com, www.desktopwallpaperphotos.com, www.snapfish.com and www.cafepress.com. The first two sites listed will give you a free digital version of your calendar that you can download to your hard drive and then print out or save to a CD/take to a print shop. The others provide a 'real' wall or desk calendar that you can purchase and then 'send' to yourself, or a friend.

The only real 'trick' to turning your photos into a calendar is knowing which sites to use. The rest is actually pretty simple. The only other challenge you might face is how to prepare your photos before printing. There are many programs and tutorials that can help you edit your photos for print. If all else fails, should this prove to be a problem in time or effort, get someone to help.

Then just a few more simple steps...

1) Upload your photo/s to one of the photo calendar web sites above.

2) Pick a specific calendar size and other details

3) Settle on a month and a year you want your calendar to have

$) Now hit the 'create' button or order your own calendar...

Simple, eh? Once you've done all that then you'll have yourself an enjoyable photo calendar that you can then download onto your hard drive as a .PDF, or maybe a jpeg image file... Or, if you're 'outsourcing' the printing, you can expect to receive your calendar in a week or so...

But overall, not too bad for a few minutes work!

Now you have your digital photo calendar ready to be seen by everyone. Impress your friends by printing it onto a card, sending it by e-mail, give them as gifts or enjoy it yourself just by hanging it on your wall. Each time you see it you will be reminded of special times from the past and every time friends and family see their calendar they will be touched by how much you cared to share those moments with them!

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