I read the article below in The Digital Story blog and thought that it might
inspire at least one member of our list to create a memorable holiday gift.

Happy Holidays,

Charles Burkett

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from:
http://www.thedigitalstory.com/blog/2005/12/last_minute_holiday.html

Photographers are better prepared than most for pulling last minute
gifts together. Here are a few ideas to get the creative juices
flowing.

Gift Certificate for Family Portrait -- Here's a sure-fire way to
score points with the relatives. Whip up a quick gift certificate
for a family portrait taken by you. You can promise a few prints
plus the images on CD. If you have an extra 8" x 10" picture frame
around, you can mount the certificate in there with a note: Your
Family Portrait Here!

Photo Lessons for that Budding Photographer -- While you have the
printer fired up, you can generate another gift certificate for 5
Photo Lessons for that budding photographer who is getting a digital
camera for the holidays. Someone else buys the camera; you provide
the lessons.

Preload Family Album on Color iPod -- Do you know someone getting a
new iPod? You can preload a family album on it before wrapping it.
That way when they open the iPod, it will be ready for viewing from
the get-go. Be sure to put the pictures on CD too so the recipient
can load them into his or her iPhoto album when they sync the iPod
to their computer.

Be a Holiday Photographer -- If you listened to Podcast #12<visit
the link above for the podcast>, you know there are lots of
advantages to being the holiday photographer. Add another one to the
list... you can offer it as a gift.

Framed Enlargement -- When all else fails, you can print out a nifty
8" x 10" print and mount it in a frame. Try to choose a subject that
is of interest to the recipient. And make sure it's a top quality
photo! That being said, these gifts can be home runs...

And if you have other last minute gift ideas, please post a comment
and share it with our readers. Happy Holidays!