We’ve all been there…looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone. Sometimes you’ll even find yourself running to the local drugstore to rummage through the leftover boxes of chocolate. If you’re lucky you’ll even find some flowers at the grocery store. Don’t sweat it; life happens and we all get busy. If you want something special that you won’t have to travel to Toronto for; in fact, you won’t even need to even get in your car, then carry on…
Disclaimer: although these are great ideas, our suggestions are things that we offer at Made by Ten.
WOMEN’S PORTRAIT
Here’s a simple Valentine’s Day gift idea. Give her the gift of a beautiful portrait. Go buy the nicest card you can find (or better yet make and write your own) and mention that she’ll get pampered and have her photo taken.
Here’s the selling point though. You have to tell her that the photos aren’t for you, but for her. They’re a celebration of her beauty and how you see her every day (even if she doesn’t see it herself).
COUPLE’S PORTRAIT
Although most men wouldn’t want this…you can also get a couple’s portrait session too. I know it’s a sore spot, but eventually she will want photos together so now’s your opportunity to shine! Just Look how happy and natural they are up in that photo above!…okay, okay…we’ll just leave it at that.
CUSTOM ART PRINT
If she’s an art lover…wait, you don’t know if she is? Have you ever been to the AGO? Go check out who she follows on Instagram! Really…you should know these things already.
So if she does happen to love art then send us a message about the kind of image you’d like us to make.
Or if you want something right away then order one of our art prints. We have a lot of other prints that aren’t for sale yet, but if you let us know the subject, topic, feeling, colours, etc. you are looking for in artwork then just let us know and we can find something in our bank of photos.
If anything, I hope this has at least jogged some brainstorming and you come away with something useful you can get/make for her.
Jonathan How is the photographer behind Made by Ten and calls Milton his home. He specializes in creating beautiful, creative portraits of real women. He uses photography (and this blog) to help them build confidence and love for themselves and creates artistic images for their homes and offices. You can see him driving around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada from portrait to fashion shoot and back again.