Digital Photo Gift Ideas for New Grads

Have you been wracking your brain and still can't decide what to get that special grad? Well, fret no more, because I have some great options for a gift they will always cherish. The trick is using technology to help you make a personal and memorable gift that will be as dear to them as they are to you. Digital photography has really opened up doors that before now were not possible. I'll help you put that technology to work for you with these 5 great gift ideas:

Mark the date: Create a calendar for the new grad that you customize with pictures of them throughout the years. If it's a high school graduation you might even consider a month for every grade. There are plenty of photo sites where you can upload the pictures and have the finished product sent to you. Or you can do it on the cheap by printing your own pictures and creating your own calendar pages. Bind the whole thing together with ribbon and you have a heartfelt gift that will start them on the road to being an adult in style.

Cup of Joe: Create a coffee cup for the new grad featuring their date of graduation and a picture of them in cap and gown. Like with the calender you can easily do this online through many photo sharing sites. Coffee and tea drinkers alike will appreciate this momento!

Book em', Dano: Think "This is your life" in book form. You can create this for little money right on your own computer. Just print the pictures you want to use and add the text. Once it's done either take it to be professionally bound or do it yourself using the aforementioned ribbon technique.

Go low tech: A simple picture frame that is engraved to mark the important date can be filled with a picture of your grad in cap and gown. It's something they will always cherish and take with them wherever they may roam.

Go high tech: Most expensive but also most impressive is a digital photo frame. Depending on what you are looking for you can usually get a decent one for around $100. Fill it with a biopic of the grads life from birth until now and leave space for future endeavors. The frame will come with a wire to easily download the pictures and is very easy to set up .

Hopefully, those ideas get you started and on your way to a memorable gift. Be sure to include a card along with the gift and let them know in your own words how proud they have made you and how much you look forward to seeing what their future holds.