There is a human spirit which, generation after generation, lives on in our photographs. Photos grab hold of a moment in time and stamp that moment into forever. The depth of truth in those few seconds frozen immortal by the camera cannot be denied . . . it’s right there, in an instantaneous record of life.
What could be more intimate than a personalized photo Christmas card? To intentionally take one person or put together a group of people, imprint that scene into a photograph, and turn that into a gift that can never be honestly duplicated in the exact same way? The holidays are a perfect time to share your most favorite photos. If you haven’t already decided what you’ll send out this year, think about sending personalized photo Christmas cards. If you do it just right, it will be a gift as well as a card, and it might just live on for generations.
A personalized photo Christmas card shares in a way no other card can. Whether the photo was taken today, yesterday, or 100 years ago, photographs have forever held a mystical quality. Many people believe there’s a spiritual connection to an image that comes from combining light, chemicals, humanity and technology. When The Spirit enters, only then do all the requirements necessary for a photograph gel together, creating an image of real, breathing human beings. Only then, only after The Spirit crosses the threshold into the picture, does it finally have true life.
Which is probably why personalized photo Christmas cards hold so much emotion within them. We are giving a look into our soul when we choose a photograph to accompany our personalized Christmas cards. When our photograph—family, self, husband and wife, pets—goes from our hands into a holiday greeting in an intentional effort of sharing, then put into the hands of someone we consciously sent it to, we are sharing our souls.
How many times have you looked at a photograph of a long-gone person, possibly found in an antique shop, and wondered about their life? Have you ever seen photos of your ancestors, maybe in a shoebox in your grandmother’s closet, and fantasized about what sort of traits you share with them? Maybe you once saw a personalized photo Christmas card from the 1800s, with the signature, “Merry Christmas, Ann . . . Love, Aunt Martha and Uncle George,” signed underneath a picture of a seated, stiff-looking man with a woman next to him, her hand on his shoulder. Neither smiled.
On the shelf next to that personalized photo Christmas card was a printed paper card, probably from the same time period, and except for a signature, it is very impersonal. What is it about the image in the personalized Christmas card that keeps you from looking away? Why does it bring living ideas to your mind while the other card, the paper card, simply sits there and evokes little emotion?
What about a photograph pulls us in and makes us feel so attuned with the person in the photograph, or the persons who shared it with us?
It’s The Spirit. There is a Spirit alive inherent in each and every photograph, as there is in every one of us, long after a picture is taken, no matter the generation. And when that image is made into a personalized Christmas card, it can’t help but continue to fascinate all of us, generation after generation. And it is The Spirit that drives us during our shared winter holiday season. We want to want to share. We instinctively want to connect in the deepest, most personal ways. We want to believe we will live on in somebody’s memory forever. Only a personalized photo Christmas card can begin to offer us such a promise.
Most of us do not let the holiday season pass without letting people important to us know we’re thinking of them. What is one of the best ways for us to make the deepest impression? Personalized photo Christmas cards. Some of us are naturally creative and love nothing more than developing our own distinctive greeting for those folks who mean enough to us to recognize during the holidays. Photos add such a deeply connecting touch. A personalized photo Christmas card is often kept long after one without that personal brand.
How can you create the best personalized photo Christmas card for you and your family? You want people to laugh out loud when they get your card, or wipe away a tear of love and nostalgia. After all, sending personalized Christmas cards is all about love. Make sure your cards are a reflection of your personality, your care and concern and love for those who are important to you.
When we consider personalized photo Christmas cards, we often call to mind a formal shot of the family taken specifically for the card. While this is always a good choice, don’t be stuck on the idea of a studio photo. If that’s what means most to you, by all means go with that.
If you’re feeling a bit daring, you might consider being a little bit different this time. Remember that one day, maybe one hundred years from now, someone might be looking at your personalized photo Christmas card, and wondering about the people in that photograph. Give them something to wonder about!
Use a photo of the family doing something you all love to do together. Maybe you know someone who’s good with a camera. Ask them to go outside with you, and have everyone take part in an afternoon photo shoot. Play football or roast marshmallows. Build a snowman. Have fun creating memories for all involved for many years to come. After all, what are the holidays for, if not for creating memories of times that can never be forgotten? Once that very singular combination of chemicals, humanity and technology comes together, something magical and spiritual is created, a moment in time is forever stilled for eternity.
There really is no better way to marry The Spirit with the all-important sense of holiday fun and family. Create and send personalized photo Christmas cards this season. Share of yourself with others. Literally.
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