Unique Photo Gifts for Every Occasion

What should I give as a present? Whether it is for a birthday, for Christmas, or just because – finding the right idea for customized gifts is sometimes not that easy. That is why we have put together a collection of photo gift ideas to help you give something truly personal to your favorite persons. Get inspired and design your own custom photo gifts!

Custom Photo Gifts in Every Shape and Size

A special person deserves a special gift. Even classic presents like printed portraits do not have to stay classical in a square or rectangular format. Why not give a heart-shaped or circle-shaped photo as a new twist? Whether small or large, matte or glossy: With our product designer you can create your own unique photo gift ideas in every shape and size with ease.

For photos in special formats, you can also choose from different materials like posters, acrylic glass, gallery bond, or adhesive film to make your custom photo gifts stand out as real eye-catchers.

Photo Gift Ideas with a Twist

Your partner’s, friend’s or colleague’s laptop is looking a little too plain? A custom-designed adhesive film for laptops can solve this problem and is a creative photo gift idea. A nice side effect: You can enjoy a stunning view whenever your favorite person hides behind their screen. You can adjust the laptop skin to the exact size of the device or choose a special shape, like a heart or a multi-part design. Another great option is a collage made from multiple images to spruce up your recipient’s laptop.

With this photo gift, you can make their mind wander back to a dream beach or make them relive an unforgettable sunset whenever they see the laptop’s lid. Instead of a special memory, you can also choose a stylish pattern to decorate the laptop. Just upload your file to the MYPOSTER product designer and get started.

Adhesive film is not only suitable for laptops. You can also use it to design custom stickers for special events like weddings, anniversaries and graduations – or just as a fun visual accent.

If the person you want to give a gift to has an aquarium, you could even use adhesive film to create a background for the fish tank. Applied to the outside of the tank, it will be one of the best personalized photo gift ideas for fish lovers.

You can find more creative photo gift ideas using adhesive film in the section on “Practical Photo Gift Ideas” below.

Customized Gifts With More Than Just One Photo

Would you like to give a special memory as a gift, but cannot decide on just one favorite image? There are endless personalized photo gift ideas that allow you to include multiple snapshots in one design. Here are a few suggestions to get you started:

Photo Collages as Gift

A photo collage brings several of your favorite pictures together into one single piece. Our collage designer makes it easy: Choose from stylish templates and arrange your images exactly as you prefer. Whether with only a handful of favorite photos or a collage with a lot of pictures put together in one, your custom photo gifts will come together in no time. Finally, select the format and material – your personalized picture gifts will soon be on their way to you.

Photo Books as Gift

One of the most meaningful customized gifts are definitely custom photo books. Not only do they preserve your memories in a beautiful way, they are also one of the photo gifts which never get old: A second photo book with new pictures or in a different format brings just as much joy as the first one.

Parents will love seeing snapshots of their children’s lives. Grandparents will cherish photo books that follow their grandchildren’s growth. And a photo book for an 18th birthday, filled with childhood memories, is a treasure for years to come – photo books are a timeless favorite of personalized picture gifts! Browse our wide range of photo book templates for every theme and occasion to find the one that fits your needs.

Photo Boxes as Gift

If your beloved person prefers to look through photo prints one by one, a photo box could be the perfect choice of our personalized photo gift ideas. Our photo boxes are a stylish storage to cherish memories and hold between 30 and 100 high-quality prints. The different designs make for unique photo gifts for any occasion.

You can customize the prints in the photo box: With or without frame, with captions, in retro or classic style, matte or glossy, or even on Hahnemuehle artist paper for a luxurious finish.

Practical Photo Gift Ideas

Coasters are always useful. But they do not only protect your table from moisture. With your own photos, you can turn simple drink coasters into unique photo gifts, preserving memories. Choose from round or square formats, and from materials like Acrylic Glass, or lighter options like Forex, a thick hard foam board. Coasters made from Alu Dibond Brushed add a special retro charm with elegant light reflections to your coasters.

For reliving your last vacation during every meal, you can also create custom placemats made of Forex. They are durable, easy to clean and bring a personal touch to your table. We recommend a size of 40 x 30 cm for your placemat design. This gives you plenty of space to showcase a single image beautifully or create a collage to include even more pictures in your custom photo gifts.

Even a plain serving tray can be transformed into a thoughtful gift: Simply print a custom adhesive film with your own design in the right size and apply it to the bottom of the tray. Here you go: The recipient of your gift can enjoy the design every time they serve food or have breakfast in bed. You can choose between fully printed or transparent film. With transparent film, white areas in the design remain see-through. This allows the tray’s base color and material structure to shine through for a chic visual effect.

Would you like to give a handmade photo album as a present? Have you ever thought about decorating the cover of the album with a beautiful picture as well? The adhesive film we described earlier in this article is ideal for this!

Moreover, with adhesive films, you can create custom stickers in countless variations to decorate almost any surface. If you want to apply your sticker on the inside of a window (like a car windshield), the motif simply needs to be printed in mirror image. You can easily select this option in the configurator.

Adhesive film opens up endless creative options for decorating and redesigning objects and surfaces. Maybe you also already have your own personalized photo gift ideas in mind, waiting to be realized.

All materials mentioned can be found in the MYPOSTER shop or directly in the configurator once you upload your design.

Photo Gift Ideas in a Special Frame

Homemade gifts made easy: In a special frame, your photo print will look completely different. In our MYPOSTER picture frame collection you will find a wide variety of wooden, aluminum, or plastic frames in all shapes, sizes, colors, and styles. Once you upload your photo to the MYPOSTER configurator, you can customize your frame to match your picture perfectly. You will even see a preview of what your gift idea will look like before ordering.

If you only need a frame for an existing photo, you can simply order it by itself as well.

Personalized Photo Gift Ideas With an Artistic Touch

Canvas prints are an all-time-favorite and of the best photo gift ideas. Canvas adds a beautiful texture to your print, making your custom photo gifts feel like true works of art. At MYPOSTER, we use so called Perfect Frame stretcher frames in order to ensure that your photo canvas always remains flawlessly taut over time (available in sizes from 20 × 10 cm to 270 × 135 cm).

Good to know: The stretcher frames used for canvas prints at MYPOSTER actually do not use wedges at all. The frames are sturdy enough without them.

Elegant Photo Gift Ideas

Looking for a photo gift with a touch of luxury? Prints on Alu Dibond elevate your favorite image with sleek, modern elegance. The smooth aluminum finish enhances your colors and brings a radiant look to your photos. You can choose between different print types: Direct printing on the panel or Fine Art printing, in which the photo is first printed on photo paper and then bonded onto the aluminum plate. Both make great personalized picture gifts as they are made of special materials the recipient of your present would maybe not buy for themselves.

For a shimmering effect, go for Alu Dibond Brushed (also known as Butlerfinish). Your image is printed on brushed aluminum. White areas in your design remain unprinted, revealing the metallic shine of the panel underneath. This gives your image a bold, high-end look, especially striking in black-and-white.

The most premium way to present your image may be a Gallery Bond Fine Art Print: With this choice, your photo is printed in full color, mounted behind acrylic glass, and backed with an aluminum panel.

Photo Gifts With Panoramic View

Panoramic images make great motifs look even better! Whether it is a beautiful landscape, a memorable vacation photo, or a special snapshot, a panoramic canvas print makes an impressive gift for large wall spaces.

Photo Gifts With Glow Effects

You want to light up someone’s face – literally? Backlit films are an unusual idea for custom photo gifts like fascinating lampshades. Your image is printed on special light-permeable film. It is specially made for backlit use and comes in various formats, from lightbox-style frames to LED-lit panels. LED strips can also be used to illuminate backlit films cost-effectively without frames.

Get creative and use backlit film to make a tealight holder or lantern. Just punch holes in the sides and tie the film with colorful ribbon to make a handmade gift. Backlit films also work beautifully as window decoration or as an original privacy screen.

The Joy of Giving

Let us be honest: When you give someone a truly thoughtful gift and see their joy, it lights you up too. Finding the right present is often easier than you might think at first. Just sit back and let your mind wander: A few ideas will surely come to your mind, and you will make your loved ones happy.

Have fun creating your photo gifts – and even more fun giving them!