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Why Keepsake Photography?
Because when we asked parents what their top three most treasured child’s keepsakes or possessions might be. The unanimous vote was:
- Their child’s first shoes, They brought back memories of those first precious steps.
- Their child’s favorite teddy, monkey, doll, or rabbit etc….(there were lots of stories here)
- A magical drawing or painting they ‘just couldn’t part with’.
They all had stories and memories to share about those first little steps, the one eyed teddy who was lost and found, the doll who acquired a funny name, or the wonderful picture of the purple robot with the upside-down wellies.
With this in mind, we created the idea of made-to-order Photographic Childhood Keepsakes on canvas of:
(a) A favorite painting or drawing signed by the child ( if he/she is old enough)
(b) A child’s first ‘real’ shoes with a personalised note about those first steps etc.
(c) A photo of their teddy, doll, or bunny etc. with the relevant wording
Each photograph will be printed with a suitable font, including names, personal anecdotes, dates of your child’s first steps etc…whatever is important to the individual client.
Imagine being able to capture all these treasures on canvas with your child’s own unique keepsake?
How do I go about getting my child’s first shoes, teddy or drawing onto a stretched canvas?
We can do this with the aid of scanning and photographic software. We are able to produce prints onto canvas from almost any photograph, digital image or your child’s original artwork. However, due to the nature of this precious material, we have decided the best way to do this is for you to submit your photos via email to mark@MyVeryOwnPicture.com
To photograph your child’s keepsake, you should set your camera to ‘superfine jpeg’, and shoot on a plain white background. Make sure you shoot in good light, i.e. close to a window on a bright day. If you prefer you can post a CD with your image on it to 1 Kilcoran park, Youghal, Co. Cork, Ireland. We will return this with your print.
Please contact us if you have any problem or need further clarification. Along with your photographic image, please supply us with details of what you want to appear on your child’s canvas print. This will usually appear above or at the side of the image on your canvas print. Examples are:
First Shoes: Your child’s name, date of birth, when and where he/she took their first steps and any other relevant information regarding that day or those shoes. One or two sentences on this is usually fine. (You might have kept those first shoes in a keepsake box since your children have all grown up!)
Special teddy, doll or other toy animal: Again, your child’s name, the teddy’s name and any funny detail you’d like to include. Two or three short sentences are usually enough. (We had a 21st birthday gift order for a keepsake photograph. The parent’s keep their daughter’s one-eyed rabbit called ‘Floozey’ and we reproduced it onto canvas! She loved it, best gift ever)
A child’s painting that ‘you can’t part with’: Please scan and save as a j.peg at 300dpi. (rgb) email as an attachment and send via email to mark @MyVeryOwnPicture.com
Make sure your child has signed it if they are old enough, otherwise add the child’s name, age, and the title of the picture (if it has one), with your order.
The original drawing or artwork must be at least A4. (21cm x 29cm)
Please note: On our photographic keepsake prints, there is no extra charge for personalisation.
As with our Art Prints, the available space for you to personalise your photograph is dependent on the layout of the print. We reserve the right to change the layout/and or size of the text based on the photograph, scan, or content you have provided. Please enter and review your content carefully. Always double check names, dates and spellings. We are unable to reproduce international characters, (accents, umlauts, marks etc) Please enter character that appear on standard English/American keyboards.
If we cannot reproduce your photograph or scan or CD, due to poor quality, we will inform you immediately, and you can try again with our guidance.
For more information please contact us via email, at mark@MyVeryOwnPicture.com
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