How to Create & Print Photo Greeting Cards
Creating your own greeting cards will be a good way of saving money and making them more personal. You'll probably have to take some time learning some photo editing software. Don’t worry, these programs aren’t as difficult to use as they might seem.
- Have the greeting card photo taken by either a professional photographer or someone with a lot of experience and that has a high quality camera. Take several different types of photos. Some people like to take a family photo, while others like taking scenic photos. The choice is totally yours because you're the one who's making the cards. Remember that professional photographers might charge by the hour. Keep the pace of the photo shoot moving so you're not paying the photographer to just stand around.
- Design the greeting cards with a photo design software program. Photoshop would be the ideal program because it has many features. Finding someone with Photoshop on their computer might be difficult. The program will be too expensive to buy for just creating cards. Prices are usually at least several hundreds of dollars. There are many affordable software programs available that will help you design professional looking cards.
- Create several different designs. It will take more time to create different designs, but you'll have options to choose from.
- Print the final product on high quality paper with a high quality printer. Stores like Office Depot should have greeting card paper for you to use. The way you print a greeting card will vary by printer. The owner’s manual of the software used to create the card should have instructions.