5 Ways to Use Your Senior Photos
So you've got your senior photos back and they are amazing!....Now what? What exactly should you do with your senior pictures?
There are tons of cool ways to use your senior photos! Because you can only look at them on a screen for so long. Keep reading for 5 ideas on what to do with your your beautiful senior pictures.
CHERYL JACKSON PHOTOGRAPHY | OKLAHOMA CITY SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Print your senior pictures
Obviously! Having your photos made into prints is a simple and easy way to add them to photo albums or send them to family and friends. And please, please, please don't print your beautiful senior pictures at a cheap drugstore. That's fine for everyday snapshots, but when you have invested in professional photos, do them justice and buy professional prints also. Ask your photographer for recommendations. Some senior photographers (like me) have an option right in your client gallery to purchase high-quality prints and albums at a reasonable cost.
Make wall decor out of your senior photos
There are so many ways to be creative and make wall art out of your senior pictures. Make canvas wraps, metal prints or standouts. Standard or custom framing is also a great way to display photos. One of my favorite places for this is Smallwoods. I love the look of their products! Or go to Target and find a pretty frame to display your pictures.
I took one of my own wedding photos that was a super wide angle shot and had it made into a triptych canvas in black and white. At first glance, you don't even realize it's my wedding photo. It just looks like art! Let your photographer know if you want something like that and they will be sure to compose an image for you with that in mind.
This is one of our wedding photos, but the composition and triptych canvas make it look like wall art. This is a great way to show off your professional photos.
Make a photo book of your senior pictures
This is definitely my favorite idea for what to do with your senior photos. Photo books and albums are a great way to collect your favorite images from your senior session for you to look at and show off to others. And nothing shows off those beautiful photos quite like a well designed photo album.
Most companies have extremely easy to use book building software that lets you drag and drop your photos in a creative way. Or if you don’t have time to do that, they will auto-fill your photos for you. Plus you can customize the design and layout of them to your taste and then happily display the album on a shelf in your room or dorm.
Another great idea is to make smaller albums to give as gifts to grandparents and friends. They would love to have an album like this from you!
Custom photo books & albums really show off your images and make them easy to look at and display.
Use your senior pictures in graduation announcements
One of the best ways to use your senior photos is to make custom graduation announcements! Not only can you let your friends and family know you are graduating, but you also give them a printed photo they can keep.
For more tips on all things grad announcements, check out this blog post: Everything you ever needed to know about graduation announcements
Make custom products with your senior photos
You can do so many more fun things with your photos! Put them on items like mugs, keychains, coasters or magnets. One of my personal favorites is to make a custom calendar with them. These can be great ways for you to enjoy your photos, or to give them as a gift.
Check out websites like Etsy and Shutterfly for all kinds of great options.
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