05 November 2009
Christmas presents with a personal touch
Should a Christmas present be practical, useful or personal? The search for the perfect gift idea continues.
Berlin, London, Cambridge. 6 Nov. 2009. Finding the right Christmas present for your friends and family is a challenge you have to face every year. When a few basic rules are observed, finding original and affordable presents can become quite easy. Last minute purchases should be avoided, it only causes stress at the wrong time of the year.
Photo crystal
Photo games at Christmas
Berlin, London, Cambridge. 6 Nov. 2009. Finding the right Christmas present for your friends and family is a challenge you have to face every year. When a few basic rules are observed, finding original and affordable presents can become quite easy. Last minute purchases should be avoided, it only causes stress at the wrong time of the year.Christmas, celebrating reunions
Searching for and buying Christmas presents can be completely relaxed when done from home on the Internet. Questions like: "What would she like or what would be useful to him?" or "Does it have to be that expensive?" have become redundant in our affluent society, where people have already bought the things they want and what they have not bought yet they don't really want. For this Christmas here a list of individual gift ideas to preserve personal memories and to celebrate families and friendship. These are largely photo gifts, personalised with own images.
Greeting cards don't have to come a of the shelf
Greeting cards with their own interesting or funny pictures are much more personal. Photo services like FotoInsight print photo greeting cards usually in sets of ten as picture postcards or folding greeting cards (with image and text on-print on all four pages) with their envelopes . Hint: The cheapest photo greeting cards are on photographic paper, where the front can be edited in full colour, costing only £3.99 including 10 envelopes.
Calendars with own photographs
There can hardly be a better Christmas present than a photo calendar, let it be a wall calendar, a desk planner, a table picture calendar or kitchen calendar, it needs a new one every year. The FotoInsight Designer software provides many calendar templates for photo calendars in different sizes. Similar to the photo book layouts, a virtually unlimited number of pictures can be applied and layered. A birthday calendar can include passport size pictures on birthdays in the calendars.
Those who want to print calendars on a printer at home (that will still be possible on the last day), will do well with the photo calendar software from greenstreet, the voucher TEST0825 gives a 48% discount (£12.99 at http://greenstreet-online.com/offers/iitm-calendar/index.htm). Photobook calendars from Printing-1 are the alternative to wall calendars. They can be up to 250 pages thick with much space for pictures and notes.
Family stories in pictures
With pictures from a family or holiday there will be a story to tell. The ideal medium to preserve these memories is a photo book, printed with personal photographs. The holiday season is the time to share these memories with the whole family. Another photobook service, Printing-1 launches a new photo book style just in time for the season. In this new glossy photo book each page is sealed with a glossy, environmentally friendly vanish. With the glossy finish the photo book should be protected from all the finger prints friends and family will leave on the pictures as the photo book is passed around.
Home decoration
Some pictures need space; they will look great as a poster or as a laminated and framed deco block. Laminating posters instead of putting them under a glass frame avoids light reflections, but still protects the colour prints from humidity and UV-light so that several generations should be able to enjoy the poster prints. FotoInsight's Designer software includes a Collage Poster and Collage Canvas feature, to create a print composed of up to 98 images.
Own photographs printed onto canvas, mounted on a wooden frame
A fine present for those with space on their walls is a photo canvas print, Especially photographs which were post edited with artistic effects that look great as an art print. 'Think Big!' photo canvas prints are available in online photo shops in a range of different formats and sizes from 20 x 30 cm to 120 x 120 cm. FotoInsight offers photo canvas prints with the option of a floating Havana frame. With this frame the fold over the edge of the wood frame is visible and the 3D effect of a mounted canvas preserved.
Photo crystalA photo heart glass block with a laser engraved photograph and other photo crystal gift ideas can be found in Fotoinsight's Crystal section. Prices range from £9.99 / €12.99 for a crystal key ring (with LED light) to £19.99 / €29.99 for a laser engraved crystal photo (the engraving process is apparently military technology).
Photo on a coffee mug
Always popular, simple and economical is a photo mug. As a German beer mug with a a photograph or a panorama print on a coffee mug (with coloured inner side), it only needs one digital image to make a practical present personal.
Cuddly moose with photo
When giving a soft toy with your own photograph, at Christmas it has to be a "photo moose" (with a red cap).
Photo games at ChristmasThe picture pairs game Remembory is ideal for families, as it suits children from the age of 4 years young and unites families. 25 of your own photos (family, holidays, et al) suffice for an individual gift (£12.99 / €13.99 +p&p), which families can play over the holidays. Photo puzzles too are popular during long winter nights.
Christmas 2009 - personal values for post consumerism
What could be more personal than a photo gift? What preserves memories in vivid colours? In the digital age the photo gift printing industry seems in tune with modern consumer values.
International IT Marketing Limited issued this press release for Printing-1.co.uk, greenstreet online Limited and FotoInsight Ltd.
About greenstreet online limited
"greenstreet online limited" are a leading developer & software publisher focusing on the sales of innovative products developed both in-house and by outside parties worldwide. Winner of major industry awards and accolades for innovation & value, greenstreet creates innovative, feature packed products at affordable prices - for Home Entertainment, SME Business & Office Markets and a well-established test department ensures that only the very best games and utility software gets the greenstreet stamp of approval.
Contact: Jeffrey S. Fenton, PhD, MSc
Email jfenton (at) greenstreet-online.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)1480 468587
Email jfenton (at) greenstreet-online.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)1480 468587
About Printing-1.co.uk
Printing-1 started in October 2006 as a British-German joint-venture. The Internet-Service is specialising in high quality, modern photo print products like photo books and photo canvas. The service is fully compatible with Windows and Mac PCs.
Contact: pr (at) printing-1.com
Tel. +44 20 7617 7469
Tel. +44 20 7617 7469
About FotoInsight
FotoInsight Ltd was founded in Cambridge in 2003 and runs an easy to use digital photo processing service for Windows, Mac OS and Linux users, offering an extensive array of award-winning photographic print and photo gifts as well as the photo books, photo poster and photos on canvas printing. Prints ordered through FotoInsight are developed at five state of the art photo labs in three countries.The online photo service has grown year on year faster than the photo processing industry and has expanded its services in five European languages in 32 countries.
Contact: Klaas Brumann
Email pr (at) fotoinsight.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)8700 114911
Email pr (at) fotoinsight.co.uk
Tel. +44 (0)8700 114911
Agency contact:
International IT Marketing Ltd.
Catalina Martínez
Head of International Communication
London, UK
Email: pr (at) iitm.info
Tel.: 020 76177469
International IT Marketing Ltd.
Catalina Martínez
Head of International Communication
London, UK
Email: pr (at) iitm.info
Tel.: 020 76177469
Labels: book, calendar, canvas, Christmas, frame, game, gifts, greeting cards, personal, photo, photo mugs, photobooks, picture pairs, printed
19 April 2007
FotoInsight Photo Service Expands into France
Europe’s largest photographic paper processing, photographic gift items and photo books range reaches France.
FotoInsight provides photo processing and a range of gift items to consumers and businesses in Europe through its website http://fotoinsight.co.uk/ since November 2003. Now the company announced the start of its French service. Over the its first three years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in the UK and 30 European countries in five languages. The Cambridge company started a German operation in June 2005, Italian in October 2005 and Spanish in February 2006, apart from its original English language services. The FotoInsight photo print service is backed by 19 production sites, strategically located throughout Europe. Customers can take advantage of the same low delivery charge to all 20 European destinations.
Managing Director Klaas Brumann says: “The French photo processing market is very mature. Some of our closest competitors are active and one has merged into a French company. Our market analysis shows that FotoInsight’s high quality standards and superior CEWE photo books should stand a great chance in France. We think that French consumers and business users will appreciate our ability to supply photo prints across 32 European countries.”
Apart from processing digital images onto real photographic paper and a range of photo gifts and printing products like calendars, jigsaw puzzles and photo pairs, FotoInsight is offering a range of high value, photo gift ideas like a crystal photo heart, photo key ring and other items, where the image is engraved in the crystal through patented laser technology. According to Brumann, record sales of FotoInsight’s photographic gift items exploded at times like Christmas or father’s day”.
According to the FotoInsight management, the online service stands out for the many conveniences it provides to its customers, who can upload most digital image formats and even entire ZIP and RAR compressed folders through an Active-X site for photographic calendars and printed photo books. In addition, FotoInsight caters for all mayor operating systems, including Macintosh as well as Firefox and Netscape browser users with special upload facilities with no need for additional software. From Cambridge Brumann comments: “Photographic memories must never fade. FotoInsight is proud to provide the infrastructure and conveniences to preserve memories in vivid colours.”
Contact information
FotoInsight Ltd.
Klaas Brumann, Managing Director
9 Moore Close, Cambridge, CB4 1ZP, UK
Skype fotoinside
Tel. +44 8700 114911
Email pr (at) fotoinsight.com
Labels: photo calendars, photo gift items, photo mugs, photo paper processing, poster printing, UK
30 January 2006
Online photo processing service FotoInsight on expansion trail
Europe’s largest photo paper processing and photographic gift items range reaches Spain
FotoInsight of Cambridge provides photo processing and a range of gift items to consumers and businesses in Europe through its website since November 2003. Today the company announced the start of its Spanish service http://fotoinsight.es/. Over its first two years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in the UK and 20 European countries in four languages. The company started a German operation in June and an Italian in October 2005, apart from its original English language services. The FotoInsight photo processing service is backed by 19 production sites, strategically located throughout Europe. Customers can take advantage of the same low delivery charge to all 20 European destinations. Managing Director Klaas Brumann says: “Spain is Europe’s most popular holiday destination and our new printed photo book is ideal to browse, show and preserve the best holiday snaps. We expect a many orders for holiday photo as well as photo gifts shipments from and to Spain. We think Spanish consumers and businesses will particularly appreciate our international delivery capabilities and wide range of photographic gift items.”
Apart from processing digital images onto real photo paper, FotoInsight is sourcing a wide range of cotton T-shirts, sweat shirts, pillow cases and a canvas bag to which it applies the customer’s photograph. According to Brumann record sales of FotoInsight’s photo gift ideas range have “exploded over Christmas”.
According to the FotoInsight management, the online service stands out for the many conveniences it provides to its customers, who can upload most digital image formats and even entire ZIP and RAR compressed folders through an Active-X site for photo calendars and printed photobooks. In addition, FotoInsight caters for all mayor operating systems, including Macintosh as well as Firefox and Netscape browser users with special upload facilities with no need for additional software. From Cambridge Brumann comments: “Photographic memories must never fade. FotoInsight is proud to provide the infrastructure and conveniences to preserve memories in vivid colours.”
Contact information
FotoInsight Ltd.
Klaas Brumann, Managing Director
9 Moore Close, Cambridge, CB4 1ZP, UK
Skype fotoinside
Tel. +44 8700 114911
Email kb (at) fotoinsight.com
Press Contact:
IITM is a specialist agency and will be delighted to arrange interviews, images, NFR versions for review and discuss opportunities for software reviews, cover mounts, incentives, OEM versions.
International IT Marketing Limited
Catalina Martinez
Email: cm (at) IITM.info
Tel. +44 20 3286 1751
FotoInsight of Cambridge provides photo processing and a range of gift items to consumers and businesses in Europe through its website since November 2003. Today the company announced the start of its Spanish service http://fotoinsight.es/. Over its first two years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in the UK and 20 European countries in four languages. The company started a German operation in June and an Italian in October 2005, apart from its original English language services. The FotoInsight photo processing service is backed by 19 production sites, strategically located throughout Europe. Customers can take advantage of the same low delivery charge to all 20 European destinations. Managing Director Klaas Brumann says: “Spain is Europe’s most popular holiday destination and our new printed photo book is ideal to browse, show and preserve the best holiday snaps. We expect a many orders for holiday photo as well as photo gifts shipments from and to Spain. We think Spanish consumers and businesses will particularly appreciate our international delivery capabilities and wide range of photographic gift items.”
Apart from processing digital images onto real photo paper, FotoInsight is sourcing a wide range of cotton T-shirts, sweat shirts, pillow cases and a canvas bag to which it applies the customer’s photograph. According to Brumann record sales of FotoInsight’s photo gift ideas range have “exploded over Christmas”.
According to the FotoInsight management, the online service stands out for the many conveniences it provides to its customers, who can upload most digital image formats and even entire ZIP and RAR compressed folders through an Active-X site for photo calendars and printed photobooks. In addition, FotoInsight caters for all mayor operating systems, including Macintosh as well as Firefox and Netscape browser users with special upload facilities with no need for additional software. From Cambridge Brumann comments: “Photographic memories must never fade. FotoInsight is proud to provide the infrastructure and conveniences to preserve memories in vivid colours.”
Contact information
FotoInsight Ltd.
Klaas Brumann, Managing Director
9 Moore Close, Cambridge, CB4 1ZP, UK
Skype fotoinside
Tel. +44 8700 114911
Email kb (at) fotoinsight.com
Press Contact:
IITM is a specialist agency and will be delighted to arrange interviews, images, NFR versions for review and discuss opportunities for software reviews, cover mounts, incentives, OEM versions.
International IT Marketing Limited
Catalina Martinez
Email: cm (at) IITM.info
Tel. +44 20 3286 1751
Labels: digital camera photo, online photo processing UK, photo calendars, photo mugs, photographic gift items, photographic paper processing, poster printing
06 October 2005
FotoInsight.com – more choice for better pictures
FotoInsight.com – more choice for better picturesEurope’s largest photo paper processing and photographic gift items range reaches Italy
Cambridge, UK. 6 October 2005. –FotoInsight of Cambridge provides photo processing and a large range of gift items to consumers and businesses in the UK and Ireland since November 2003. The company announced today the start of its Italian service site. Over its first two years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in Ireland and 20 other countries, with sites in three languages. The company started operating a German language site in June this year, apart from its original English language services. FotoInsight's photo processing service is backed by 20 production sites, strategically located throughout Europe. Customers can take advantage of the same low delivery charge to all 20 European destinations. Managing Director Klaas Brumann says: “The Italian photographic processing market is known for its high standards in print quality and its demanding consumers. We are very excited about FotoInsight’s expansion into Italy. We think Italian consumers and businesses will particularly appreciate our emphasis on quality and realistic colours.”
FotoInsight’s service uses unique cutting technology to provide photo printing to measure, allowing customers to upload any image format from square to 2:3 format (for example for 10 x 15 cm / 6”x4” prints), receiving the full, cleanly cut image with no need for cropping. FotoInsight also prints posters up to 50 x 75 cm (30”x20”) on quality photographic paper for less than €15.- / £10.- (plus p&p). According to Brumann sales of FotoInsight’s photo gifts range grew 360% year on year, driven by huge demand for its low price, high quality range of photographic calendars.
According to the FotoInsight management the online service stands out for the many conveniences it provides to its customers, who can upload through an Active-X site most digital image formats and even entire ZIP and RAR compressed folders. In addition FotoInsight caters for all mayor operating systems, including Macintosh as well as Netscape browser users with special upload facilities with no need for additional software. From Cambridge Brumann comments: “Photographic memories must never fade. Our technology is smarter, providing superior performance with maximum print quality and durability.”
Information about FotoInsight.com
FotoInsight Limited runs a custom made and easy to use print processing service. Customers benefit from patented development processes and the experience of Europe’s largest independent photo lab with an installed capacity of 18 million prints per day. Photos ordered through FotoInsight are developed in one of 20 strategically located, state of the art photo labs, employing 4000 staff, with an output of over 3 billion prints per year.
Contact information
FotoInsight Ltd., Klaas Brumann, Managing Director
Cambridge, CB4 1ZP, UK
Tel. +44 8700 114911
Email pr (at) fotoinsight.com
Skype fotoinside
http://fotoinsight.it/
Cambridge, UK. 6 October 2005. –FotoInsight of Cambridge provides photo processing and a large range of gift items to consumers and businesses in the UK and Ireland since November 2003. The company announced today the start of its Italian service site. Over its first two years the business has expanded, selling photographic paper prints in Ireland and 20 other countries, with sites in three languages. The company started operating a German language site in June this year, apart from its original English language services. FotoInsight's photo processing service is backed by 20 production sites, strategically located throughout Europe. Customers can take advantage of the same low delivery charge to all 20 European destinations. Managing Director Klaas Brumann says: “The Italian photographic processing market is known for its high standards in print quality and its demanding consumers. We are very excited about FotoInsight’s expansion into Italy. We think Italian consumers and businesses will particularly appreciate our emphasis on quality and realistic colours.”
FotoInsight’s service uses unique cutting technology to provide photo printing to measure, allowing customers to upload any image format from square to 2:3 format (for example for 10 x 15 cm / 6”x4” prints), receiving the full, cleanly cut image with no need for cropping. FotoInsight also prints posters up to 50 x 75 cm (30”x20”) on quality photographic paper for less than €15.- / £10.- (plus p&p). According to Brumann sales of FotoInsight’s photo gifts range grew 360% year on year, driven by huge demand for its low price, high quality range of photographic calendars.
According to the FotoInsight management the online service stands out for the many conveniences it provides to its customers, who can upload through an Active-X site most digital image formats and even entire ZIP and RAR compressed folders. In addition FotoInsight caters for all mayor operating systems, including Macintosh as well as Netscape browser users with special upload facilities with no need for additional software. From Cambridge Brumann comments: “Photographic memories must never fade. Our technology is smarter, providing superior performance with maximum print quality and durability.”
Information about FotoInsight.com
FotoInsight Limited runs a custom made and easy to use print processing service. Customers benefit from patented development processes and the experience of Europe’s largest independent photo lab with an installed capacity of 18 million prints per day. Photos ordered through FotoInsight are developed in one of 20 strategically located, state of the art photo labs, employing 4000 staff, with an output of over 3 billion prints per year.
Contact information
FotoInsight Ltd., Klaas Brumann, Managing Director
Cambridge, CB4 1ZP, UK
Tel. +44 8700 114911
Email pr (at) fotoinsight.com
Skype fotoinside
http://fotoinsight.it/
Labels: digital camera photo, photo calendars, photo mugs, photo processing in Ireland, photographic gift items, photographic paper processing, poster printing
