Babies Look Great on Personalized Postage
Babies are adorable wherever they are, and they are a favorite subject for people who create personalized postage. New parents have noticeably less time than they had beforehand, and it doesn’t take long at all to select a digital photo — often there are plenty of those! — and to upload it to one of the sites where you can get it turned into postage, which is then mailed to you.
In choosing a photo, remember that the final size of the art on the postage will be just over an inch squared. So a close-up shot of the head or just the face of the little one is always a good bet. If you have an older child, you could get two heads into the shot. Choose a picture that is in focus, and select one where the baby has a big smile or at least an interesting expression. (I once took a photo of my two-year-old daughter when she was crying, and as she grew up, she always specially looked for that one in our family album. But I don’t think she would appreciate seeing it on personalized postage!)
It doesn’t have to be the parents who make these, of course. If you are a grandparent or other relative of the baby, or a friend, you could do it as a gift for the parents.
Even though the emphasis of this website is on how to create and use custom postage, it’s worth mentioning that there are websites where you can upload images in much the same way as you do to the postage websites, where you can create not only postage but also tshirts, mugs, and other items with personalized pictures on them. If you do that, you have more latitude with selecting a photo, because the design on a tshirt, for example, can be 8 inches by 10 inches.
But back to personalized postage. Once you have them, how to use them? One of the best things is to send them to family members or other people who are related to the baby or know the little one. Put them on a postcard — they come in different denominations — or on a gift package. Revive the art of writing letters, even if you just say something like, “I thought you’d enjoy seeing Ryan at four months, Love, Sally.”
Just about everyone loves babies, wherever they turn up. Surprise someone with personalized postage showing a baby you know and love! Maybe yourPhotoStamps® will be even cuter than the one in the left column!