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Why offer a personalized photo album to the elderly?

Published on 01/11/2022 19:34 by Mathieu Clouté

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© Andrew Angelov / Shutterstock

It can sometimes be difficult to find original gift ideas for our loved ones. Many think they know their family's tastes perfectly, while some prefer to give specific gifts to the person in question. However, beware of ending up in disappointment! It's very hard to fully satisfy someone with a gift voucher. To succeed in giving pleasure rather than pleasing oneself, it is appropriate to identify which types of people we are gifting to. For an elderly person, a photo album is one of the best options imaginable.


Everything you need to know about personalized photo albums

A personalized photo album is the kind of gift that always brings joy, except for younger people who do not immediately see its utility. It's a manual gift that shows a certain form of dedication for the person you wish to give it to.


The benefits of a personalized photo album

The advantage lies precisely in the customization you'll be able to perform on your album. You surely have plenty of different ideas that you cannot find in classical photo albums, which are often sober and boring, that's why finding models of albums with original designs is a plus. You will also be able to add elements that you fancy in the album.


How to create a good photo album

To create a good personalized photo album, both the album's content must be of quality, and its format as well as its design must also be on point. Regarding the content of the album, it is suitable to be subtle in the choice of your photos. You can develop a particular theme for the photo album in question. For example, if it is for elderly individuals celebrating a wedding anniversary, consider taking photos related to this event. FlexiLivre offers special wedding albums.


For a birthday, an interesting idea is to compile a maximum number of chronological photos of the person concerned. This will allow creating a beautiful album with various types of photos arranged chronologically.


To create a good photo album, it is also essential to decide how you wish to customize it, and especially what kind of format you want to choose. For this, here is a short list of the different possible formats for a photo album :


  1. The landscape format. A traditional format in the world of photo albums, the landscape format allows aligning quite a few horizontal photos. There are two types of albums for the landscape format, the small landscape, whose dimensions are 21 x 15 cm. The other format is the big landscape, with dimensions of 29.7 x 21 cm.
  2. The square format. The square format provides a very consistent and stunning final result. Indeed, while many people are used to seeing the landscape format for a photo album, the square format really adds a touch of originality due to its aesthetic, resembling a square record cover. This format is also available in a small version (21 x 21 cm), or large (30 x 30 cm).
  3. The portrait format. This format, like the square one, adds originality to your photo albums. The dimensions of this format are either 15 x 21 cm for the small portrait or 21 x 29.7 cm for the big one. As you can guess, these are simply the reversed dimensions of the landscape format. This format has a design somewhat reminiscent of a notebook.


Why do elderly people love photos?

It's no secret that the elderly are very sensitive to photos. While our current generation is now perfectly accustomed to taking photos very quickly with their smartphones, this is not the case for our elders. Understand that for them, photography is an art, both patient and not necessarily accessible. Back in the day, not everyone had a photo camera, which makes this view of photography very precious for the elderly.

Furthermore, nowadays the quality of photographs has greatly evolved. Therefore, elderly people are also amazed by the photos of our time. It is also necessary to mention a very important point. Have you ever wondered why your grandparents love photo albums, while a 10-year-old child is generally unmoved by it? Well, simply because photos bring back memories. An elderly person has a full life behind them, unlike children who are looking forward.

Thus, it's a beautiful gesture of love to offer a personalized photo album to the elderly. Also, be smart about the choice of photos you will put in the album. You could very well include photos from all eras, but also significant moments in the life of these individuals.


 

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