The world of digital photography offers many new ways to view and utilize images.  These techniques go beyond simple photo prints, and framed display, bringing out inspirations worth a second look.  Click on the picture to see it in higher resolution.

Digital Promotional Products

Use your digital pictures to create interesting new images.

The trouble I have had in the past with keeping track of pictures is that I tend to lose track of where my favorite shots were taken.  Using commemorative photo matting treatments is one way to organize memories and bring a unique aspect to every photo.  It does not matter if thousands of people have taken the same pictures I treasure, because mine have something special that their pictures lack.  With this form of photo management, I remember the feelings evoked by the images, where they were taken, and why they are special without having to worry about losing any part of the experience.  Click on the image to see it in higher resolution.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

No mixing up pictures using attractive commemorative matting.

Over the years I have been taking digital photographs, I have worked with and even invented a variety of ways to organize and commemorate my pictures through software, prints, and other cataloging methods.  After starting my work with digital photo matting techniques, I began putting together the all-in-one method for displaying and remembering my favorite moments.  Using the digital matting techniques and incorporating text along with the photos, I found a means to recall, catalog, and display my pictures right in my digital picture frame.  This is an excellent way to maximize your appreciation of your favorite pictures, and share them with your friends and family who visit your home.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Commemorative photo treatments are an all-in-one catalog of favorite moments.

During my early exposure to digital picture frames, I was in a store standing by the sales display for this technology, and noticed a curious response.  A store customer was passing by the display, looking like they were day dreaming about something, then they suddenly stopped in their tracks and started looking at the pictures being displayed on one of the frames on sale in the store.  A bit later, two more shoppers came by the display, and they exhibited the same response.  One shopper started speaking to the other, saying how interesting and clever the picture frame idea was in her opinion, and she told her friend that she was planning to purchase several of the picture frames as gifts for her family.  After seeing this kind of positive response and interest, my commercial mind got busy concluding that if showing pictures on these frames could sell the picture frame as merchandise, why not see how well pictures in these frames could sell other kinds of merchandise.  Thus, the idea of digital picture frame promotional products was born.  In practice, the sensory experience delivered by this technology is one more way to make an impression on potential customers.  In my own application, I prefer to create pleasant visual images like the one below.  There are many other possibilities available in this relatively new media for promotional approaches.

Custom Promotional Products

Esthetically pleasing promotional images can have a strong impact.

At Matte Watch, I create all kinds of images to enhance the beauty of digital photos.  This offering is an award theme that uses my photo to create an effect of a rich looking plaque.  There are lots of advantages to ordering digital awards, including the ability to outshine many physical award constructions.  In the virtual world, I can use rich wood and metallic textures, and materials generally not used in building much more expensive types of recognition.  These awards will not have to be carried around in cardboard boxes, getting bumped and broken with every move.  Best of all, you do not have to worry about taking up a lot of shelf space to display your honors.  Are you convinced about the potential of these designs?  Compare what you get for the same price when you buy in the non-virtual world. 

Digital Awards

Get busy accepting recognition that will keep looking as fresh as the day it was made.

This post is dedicated to the Easter holiday and celebration.  I decided to do something a bit different for this year, since I was already working with the photo, so I made this Easter card.  What does the theme have to do with Easter?  Nothing really, I just liked the result and it is that time of year.  I do not have any cute pictures of  bunnies or baby chicks, so this was what I picked out to carry the greeting.  Hope you have a joyous and wonderful holiday.

Custom Digital Greeting Cards

Custom greeting cards can convey any mood. Let your friends know you remember them.

This week, I bring to a close the representative examples of how one set of four matted digital photos can be expanded in a variety of different presentations.  Though I have displayed several variations of examples over the past few weeks, the unique treatments have shown only one possibility for each offering.  With digital photo frame content, each new presentation format can be complimented by more combinations of backgrounds, color, and prose which bring added interest to your own eye for subject matter.  Each new photo treatment is created with the goal of increasing appreciation for the original work on display.

As I put together the greeting cards for the week, I took the time to design something that was inspired directly by the visual composition.  Some of the designs were easier to do than others, but all of them represent something that pointed to someone I know and enjoy being with.  This first card would be a thoughtful message to send to a friend who might enjoy receiving an uplifting message.

Give a friend (and me) a lift. Send them a digital greeting card today!

When I get started writing greetings, it never takes long to turn toward the humorous side of life for a quick chuckle.  The second greeting might be taking a bit of a chance to give your spouse on a wedding anniversary, so it would be a good idea to have a back up plan ready in case the sentiment goes unappreciated.  I thought this idea would work for those who are married to someone with a good sense of humor and a tight budget.

Cute, now what did you really get me for our anniversary?

My third digital greeting card would make a nice birthday greeting for someone who sees themselves as a bit on the nerd side of the fence.  If you think this item is funny, you might want to try this one out on one of your friends.  Of course being labeled as a “square” is a bit out of date for some people, politically incorrect, and potentially over the top, but who cares?  I liked the way it came out, so here it is.

It all depends on how you look at it...

My last birthday greeting card for the week was designed to be gifted by the over thinkers among us.  If you are the type of person who needs a justification for every action, and who will look at everything you can find before making a decision, then you may want to bookmark this card to come back to, when you have finished your search.  Rest assured that when you come to me to help you create that special greeting card you have always wanted to give; I can put together a nice piece of work that will not be found on every shelf in town. 

It is nice to think someone goes to a lot of trouble to find the right card.

This week, I am focusing on four digital plaques made from the digital matted photos of flowers that I started with.  Whether I am making funny digital plaques, inspirational, or something in between, these virtual plaques always liven up my digital photo frame content, and bring me another way to enjoy the variations made from my digital photos.

My first composition uses a lively photo matting design, and surrounds it with a cloth texture.  Though the design may appear a bit busy to some, my wife confirmed that she liked it, so I went with the 2 of 2 votes on that one.  Of course the quotes on the plaques for this week all came from the unrehearsed, spontaneous responses to the compositions spoken by my favorite author and critic.  This way, whether the sayings are original or not, I merely ensure they are the most recent. 

A bold and monumental tribute to flowers - right.

The next funny digital plaque is designed to help my buds who just do not seem able to grasp the concept of romance.  This one is for their wives who rarely see a flower, much less their husbands. So, as your guy heads off on his fishing or hunting trip into the woods, you can turn on the digital photo frame, and dream that he just offered you this beautiful bloom.

Romance never dies...just the fish.

The following humorous plaque carries on with a less than favorable eye for beautiful flowers.  In the sea of poetic quotes about flowers, I have personally never encountered this expression of perspective before.  This is another example of testing whether the photo or the caption gets the most immediate attention.

Grass will not grow? Remember this lawn secret.

This kind of thinking leads to the final and ultimate question for this week.  The plaque offers yet another thought I have not heard anywhere other than Matte Watch.  Though this week’s virtual plaques were largely focused on humor, flowers still make a good foundation for lots of different sentiments.

The logical mind at work.

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It seems like every year, we search to find a nice way to express our sentiments on Mothers day.  This year, you can reach out to Mom with a nice decorative digital design in the form of an “award” or plaque to acknowledge your mother.

Here are a few possible examples of how you can tell your mother how you feel.  The first image is done as an award style, with nice flowers and rich accents.  You could personalize your gift by adding your mother’s name to the piece.

Mothers Day can be a great time to award mothers for their hard work.

A second style offers a decorative plaque design with sentiment and photo to reflect the Mothers Day theme.

A nice sentiment can lift your mother's spirits.

A third style of digital plaque provides another quote to express sentiment, and a bright flower photo with a matted background that compliments the flowers in the picture.

Many interesting designs and sentiments are possible with digital matting.

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This month, a new presentation idea was created that we thought was worth sharing with our audience.  Spinning off from our digital awards ideas, a new category of digital design led to the creation of decorative plaques.  The humorous design that follows was the most interesting we have seen so far, but there is plenty of room for growth along the lines of this method for using digital photography, matting and other digital design techniques.

This decorative design draws attention in more ways than one.

A lot of humorous ideas have been showcased on the site, because we have a penchant for comedy.  In addition to the lighthearted material, this digital method can also be used to produce encouraging results like inspirational themes, sentimental compositions, and other depth pieces with a broad range of personal appeal.

Because of the rich, subtle colors in these designs, our work is best viewed in a digital picture frame or screen wallpaper format, but can also be printed and framed conventionally as well.  When people ask about producing hard copies of the work, it is important to remember that printing most digital photos can result in stepping down in resolution values and variations in color due to the capabilities of the printing equipment.  Often, the differences are not enough to discourage printing the end results.

If you would like us to design some material for you to own or resell, send us an email and open a dialog with us for bringing your ideas and digital creations to life. At this price and quality, our offer to matte your photos, create calendar pages, or other digital creations cannot last forever.  Can we design an original for you today?