12 Heartwarming Gifts for Husband With Images, Because A Picture Can Speak a Thousand Words

Photographs are memories. They can tell stories and make us relive some of the best times in our lives. Flipping through photo albums can make us laugh, cry and remember people and incidents from the past. In old age when the power to retain information starts to fade, old photos become a prized possession and also a memory aid. We lose loved ones, but their photographs stay with us forever. Don’t we often adorn our office desk and workspace with photos of people who are dear to us? This is because looking at the faces of people who are closer to us motivates us and gives our life purpose. Photos are a documentation of our life, our love and everything in between.

Remember looking at old photos of your parents or grandparents and bursting into peals of laughter at the sight of their clothes? You have probably gone back to those same photos and used them as reference when you had to find costumes for that period drama that you were doing in college. Well, that’s what photographs do. They freeze a particular moment in time forever. Without photos we would never know how our grandparents dressed or what kind of sunglasses were fashionable in the 50’s. Fashion and costume designers often take reference from old photographs for their designs. Photographs can also make us feel more connected to our roots. We all remember looking at old photos and wondering how we look exactly like our grandfather when he was young or finding an eerie resemblance with some distant aunt.

In the era of Facebook, Instagram and Flickr photos and pictures can initiate communication and help us make new connections. The internet and social networking platforms have opened us up to the world where our photographs get a much larger audience. When you post a photo online, it’s not just your friends and family who see it; a larger viewership is now just a hashtag away. In age of virtual photos and powerful mobile cameras, we want to capture each and every moment of our lives.

Photography is an art form. What we capture on our lenses is the way we see a particular object, person or scene. Not everyone has the same vision. The same thing can be captured in various ways by various people, and that’s what makes photography subjective and indigenous. Photography is an expression and also cathartic for some people. The photos we see on magazine covers or in exhibitions were taken by people who envisioned them in way which is unique and different. It’s that vision which sets a photo apart from a thousand others and makes an artist out of a photographer.

Photos have their own language. We have all heard the phrase ‘if eyes could speak’ and that’s what good photos do. They speak to us; sometimes loudly and sometimes in barely a whisper. A picture can speak a thousand words and those words also convey the feelings of the person taking it. A single photo can evoke a thousand different emotions in various people. Photo journalists can document everything from war to festivals with the help of pictures. Taking photographs can be a therapeutic activity as well. It can help cope with things like depression, loss and sorrow.

A single image can have the power to move us to tears or fill us with joy. Certain photographs have become iconic due to the multitude of emotions that they can evoke. Photos like the Tank Man, taken by photographer Jeff Widener, of a common man leading a single handed protest the day after the Tiananmen Square massacre when Chinese troops attacked pro-democracy demonstrators camped on the plaza. This unidentified man has become a global symbol for peaceful resistance. Similarly, the picture of the lifeless body of three year old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, washed up on the shores near the coastal town of Bodrum, Turkey has moved the whole world to tears. Similarly, pictures of family can take us back to a forgotten time or remind us of memories that have been pushed to the back of our minds.

Photos don’t just have to perish away inside old photo albums. You can use the photos to personalise various items of daily use. Making a DIY photo calendar is easier than it sounds. All you have to do is print out the calendar pages and customise them by sticking your favorite photos on top using double sided tape or glue stick. Have fun with it by getting your kids to do a little photo shoot for each month of the year or use the most candid holiday photos of you and your family. You can spiral bind the pages or clip them together with a large paper clip. Let them hang loose or make a collage out of them.

A personalised photo travel mug is the perfect gift for people who are always on the go and like to keep their loved ones close to their heart. A highly useful piece of accessory for all those who like their tea or coffee on the go, a travel mug becomes a special piece of memorabilia when adorned with a picture of someone that you love. Buy the personalised car mug from printvenue.com for your photographer husband for Rs.549.

A personalised keychain may seem like a small gift but one which is extremely useful. Help your husband never lose another key with the personalized round square keychain set from igp.com. This set of two key chains which costs Rs.450, can be personalised with your husband’s favorite photo. It’s a small gift but will make your husband immensely happy as he will be reminded of things that he loves every time he uses his keys.

Cuddling up with a warm blanket is the ultimate comfort one can get on a cold day. But the personalised photo quilts from ourshop.in can make that experience even more special. You can personalise this ultra soft and warm quilt with your husband’s favorite picture or a collage of all the photos that he loves. This quilt is the perfect gift to give to your husband to take on those long office trips. It will make him miss his family a little less. The outer part of the quilt is made of superior quality polyester satin material with recron fiber sheet in the center and cotton fabric on the inside for greater comfort. It costs around Rs.7,500.

A customised photo cushion is something which adds a personal touch to any living space. We are sure that your husband would love to have a piece of memorabilia which is comfy to boot. Buy the customised photo cushions from canvaschamp.in. Prices start at Rs.399.

Personalised photo blocks are great as home décor and desk accessories. These personalised acrylic photo blocks from engrave.in can double as paper weights. You can gift your husband one or a whole bunch of these for his desk or workspace. It looks good on the nightstand as well. Prices start at Rs.500.

Want to have some fun with your favorite photos? Well now you can turn them into jigsaw puzzles. Turn family game night into an evening of personalised fun by gifting your husband a custom made photo puzzle from printbucket.com. A 120 piece cardboard puzzle set will cost Rs.399.

Yours husband’s dream of seeing his work or image in print form can now be a reality. Zoomin.com lets you create personalised photo books at extremely affordable prices. These books are printed on high quality paper. Prices start at Rs.495 for a soft cover book and Rs.1,195 for a hard cover. Collect the pictures of your happiest memories and have them turned them into a photo book, or if he happens to be an avid photographer you can even have his best work transformed into a book.

Customised photo tags and labels can add that special touch to your gifts. Does your hubby take lots of beautiful pictures not just of the family but other things as well? Help him share his passion by turning your husband’s best photos into customised labels and luggage tags to add that personal touch to your festival gifting. Visit vistaprint.in to get customised photo cards and labels made. A pack of 10 costs around Rs.100.

If your husband enjoys a good bottle of wine then gift him a bottle of his favorite drink with a customised photo label. It will make the gift special and we are sure that he will keep the bottle even after the wine is finished. Get your labels printed from vistaprint.in. A pack of 10 labels cost around Rs.100.

We believe that wrapping a gift is no less important than the gift itself. So next time you give your husband a gift, make it even more special by wrapping it in customised wrapping paper. You can get customised photo wrapping paper from printland.in for as less as Rs.25 per sheet.

You don’t need to master Photoshop to create a beautiful photo collage for your husband. Just visit websites like fotojet.com and pick a pre-made template you like. Drag and drop the photos that you want for your collage, edit the arrangement and save or print. You can add fun backgrounds, clip art and text to your design. This collage will make a fun and inexpensive gift for your photography loving husband and also be a beautiful documentation of your journey together as a couple.