Certain gifts are timeless.  A pair of gold earrings for an anniversary, aA set of luggage for a graduation or a set of fancy china for a wedding.  Each of these gifts is tied to a special occasion, however wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was one gift that would not only fit all of these occasions, but also guarantee the receiver pleasure for years to come?  Thankfully, there is such a gift out there, and it is less expensive than you think.  You can get a photo printed on canvas and give that to someone as a gift.

Photos are the way that we commemorate the special occasions in our lives.  Weddings, birthdays, parties, bar mitzvahs, showers; you cannot go to one of these events with seeing at least half a dozen people snapping pictures.  Photos, especially digital photos, seem somewhat ephemeral, as if our memories could be lost with a single computer crash or a careless finger on the delete key.  If a memory is truly special, we should do something more permanent to enshrine it.  Printing a photo on canvas gives it the permanence and uniqueness of a painting.

Once you have picked the perfect photo for the perfect moment in your loved one’s life, you can give it to them for almost any occasion.  Most people have grandparents who claim they no longer need anything for Christmas.  However, they will still love a canvas photo of their newest grandchild taking his first steps.  If you best friend is getting married and nothing on her register seems special enough, you can make a canvas print of her and her new husband.  You could also choose to make a photo collage of all the times that the two of you spent together before she got married and put that on canvas.  Many companies will attractively arrange up to twenty photos in a scrapbook-like fashion.  You can give a canvas photo of one of your honeymoon pictures on your anniversary.  As most people honeymoon somewhere picturesque, your perfect shot of the setting sun or the mountainous skyline will look great on your wall even to visitors that don’t know you went there for your honeymoon. 

While great for loved ones, canvas prints can also make excellent corporate gifts.  If your corporation sponsors a local baseball or soccer team, you could print a team photo on canvas and display it in your lobby.  If you sell entertainment equipment or fashion, you might give your biggest clients canvas prints with pictures of your products being attractively used.  As soon as something is on canvas instead of photo paper, it has a gravitas that makes your clients want to display it in their offices.  Canvas photos are truly a versatile gift for any occasion.