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Which of the five formats a situation actually calls for — decided by how many photographs you have, where it will live, and who is giving it.
- Which Format Suits a Big FamilyWith twenty relatives the problem is not the photographs, it is fairness. How to make one object for a large family without an audit of who appears most.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a DeskA desk is shared, photographed and looked at by colleagues. What survives that, what is too personal for it, and the format most people get wrong here.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a Huge ArchiveFour thousand photographs will not become one book, and should not. How to cut a decade into something makeable without losing what matters.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a Repeat GiftMost gifts get worse when repeated. A record of the year is the exception, because the input is different every time — and it compounds into a shelf.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a Shared OccasionA reunion, a wedding, a trip everyone went on. The material already exists across fifteen phones, and gathering it properly is the whole job here.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a Small ArchiveTwelve photographs is not a failure, it is a constraint. What to make when the archive is thin, and why padding it out is the one thing to avoid.3 min read
- Which Format Suits a WallA wall is the only place a gift is seen without anyone deciding to look. What works on one, how many prints a wall actually takes, and where not to hang them.3 min read
- Which Format Suits Someone PracticalThey will ask what it is for. That is a fair question and there is a real answer, but only for some formats — and sometimes the honest answer is to buy a tool.3 min read
- Which Format Suits Someone PrivateSome people hate being the centre of attention, and a photo gift can land as exposure rather than affection. How to give one without putting them on display.3 min read
- Which Format Suits Someone SentimentalThey will love anything you make, which is exactly the risk. Why an easy audience produces lazier gifts, and how to spend the goodwill properly.3 min read
- Which Format Suits Someone With Poor EyesightImage size, contrast and paper finish decide whether an older recipient can actually see the gift. Four adjustments that cost nothing and change everything.3 min read
- Which Format Suits Tickets, Letters and Mixed MaterialBoarding passes, handwriting, receipts and messages are not photographs, and they print differently. What works, what to photograph, and what to leave out.3 min read
- Which Format Survives Being Handled by ChildrenA book a four-year-old can actually pick up is a different object from one made for adults. What survives sticky hands, and what should be kept out of reach.3 min read
- Which Format Travels BestIf it has to go in a suitcase, cross a border in hand luggage, or move flats twice, weight and durability decide the format before anything else does.3 min read