As a parent with two young children, I’m innundated on an almost daily basis with their school projects. Now, I’m not the overly sentimental type so I’m usually inclined to quietly deposit these creative masterpieces in the trash after an appropriate (brief) period of public display on the fridge. My wife, however, has a lot more angst about this and even I occasionally feel a twinge as yet another hand-crafted masterwork gets dumped in with the coffee grinds (particularly when the kids catch me doing it – and they do).

During a visit…

While we’ve been big fans of turning images into photobooks we have to admit the quality of some of these photobook services aren’t always top notch. Often, when it comes to making photo books, you get what you pay for.

So we’re happy to report that there’s a new high-end offering on the market courtesy of HP. The company recently teamed with online photo merchandise boutique Pinhole Press to offer a higher quality photobook product that they’re calling a Storybook.

The Storybook product is the first Pinhole Press photo book that allows…

From the first homerun to the final win of the season, milestone sports achievements should be remembered for years to come. Whether football, basketball, baseball or soccer, a dedicated sports team-focused photo album will help immortalize the memories that are sure to become regular dinnertime conversation fodder.

With big teams and lots of parents taking photos, making sports team albums can get overwhelming very quickly. Here are some tips to keep a great sports memory keepsake simple.

First, start with these basic parameters so you know you have enough materials, without wasting…

While flat-panel TVs continue to be all the rage, the fact remains when they are turned off you’re left with a giant, black rectangle hanging on your wall. Enter Vutec’s ArtScreen product  – a customizable, retractable screen that transforms your flat-panel into a work of art when you’re done watching the TV.

Inside a hardwood frame, giclee artwork ascends or descends with the touch of a remote. When the screen or television is not in use, the digital art-on-canvas image of your choosing is displayed within the frame;…

Ever since Kodak hit the financial rocks, there’s been no end to the post-mortems. Indeed, Kodak has become something of a case study of how not to handle a technological-shift in the business world (Kodak famously invented the digital camera decades ago but squirreled it away lest it eat into their film revenues).

And the facts do speak for themselves – Kodak’s filed for bankruptcy, so obviously they’ve done more than a few things wrong. But rather than join the pile-on, it’s worth pointing out that, from a consumer…

We’ve been big fans of getting your images done as gallery warps and canvas prints and we’ve covered a number of sites that provide this service. The finished product is beautiful but the one caveat is the price as a well-done canvas print can cost north of $50 depending on the size you choose.

We recently posted an item on HP’s deal with Walmart and Meijer stores to offer what they are calling a “Faux Canvas” print service. The deal here is, along with being…

Sounds a bit strange at first but once you see an image printed on aluminum it’s pretty cool and quite stunning and we’ve actually tested a couple of these services of late and are excited to report the results were dazzling.

Aluminyze.com will put your image on a lightweight but hard sheet of aluminum using a special technology that actually infuses the image right into the body of the aluminum. A translucent coating is also placed over the image and you can order a easel stand built right into the…

Image credit: Shelley Haganman

There are plenty of Christmas Tree ornaments with tiny cut-outs for photo prints, but this ornament is constructed from the photos themselves. It’s courtesy of Shelly Haganman (via PetaPixel) who has put together a nice step-by-step how-to get you to the finish line….

It’s that time of year again! Time to shop ‘til your drop, finding all the perfect gifts for your friends and loved ones. While the joy of giving is certainly enough fuel to keep us going through the season, finding just the right presents can be a lot of work. And it can also be tough on your wallet.

Creating personalized printed gifts out of your photo collections is a great way to give something meaningful and special, without breaking the bank.

You already have all the materials you need: a lifetime…

This time of year, we are often surrounded by our families, coming together to celebrate. We pass on traditions in the kitchen, share memories at the dinner table, and enjoy quality time catching up on everything that has gone on in our lives throughout the past year.

Why not take this opportunity to start a new tradition with your family? When everyone is together, it’s a great time to collect all of their thoughts and encapsulate them for future generations to share. I do this with my family in an annual…