Posted on: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Put those travel photos to good use
By Anne McDonough
Washington Post
You've shot countless images, uploaded them to a Web site, e-mailed the link to friends and maybe printed a few. Here are more ways to get some mileage out of your travel photos.
Make old-fashioned calling cards with a modern twist. Those with Flickr accounts (www.flickr.com) can use their images to create MOO MiniCards ($19.99 for 100 cards, www.moo.com), with a photo on one side and up to six lines of information on the other.
Put your travels front and center — plus change your decor on the cheap — with clear plastic hanging wall displays, which are essentially long plastic sheets lined with photo sleeves.
England-based I Want One of Those markets the double-sided Picture Pockets (about $15, www.iwantoneofthose.com), which can carry up to 40 4-by-6-inch photos, as can the Walbum (about $10, www.photobox.co.uk; free account required).
Carry your trips with you at home and on the road with a photo bag. Snaptotes (866-707-3186, www.snaptotes.com) makes bags — from beach tote ($75) to messenger ($95) to diaper ($110) — that offer a backdrop for your stunning shot of Mount Fuji or that I-wish-I-were-there image of a Jamaican beach. You pick the material (microfiber, with or without leather trim), the color and the snapshot, which will be superimposed on the material itself. Prices start at $30 for a coin purse.
Make your own postcards. The2Buds Inc. ($3.95 for 10 4-by-6-inch backings; 888-270-0552, www.the2buds.com) sells adhesive "backing" with address lines, a Place Stamp Here image and everything you need to make your photos look like an official postcard. Just slap it on the back of an image, and your friends can see what you're writing home about.
