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June 2010 – Multi Purpose Templates

jdir — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:00:54 +0000

Matte watch offers a variety of items made from your photos and mine, including digital matting, inspirational and humorous plaques, awards, custom promotional, commemorative photo treatments, digital greeting cards, and digital calendars designed for your digital picture frame, computer wallpapers, or for you to create graphical prints and wall hangings. The question is why? My answer is that I have found a lot of enjoyment in the creative effort, and if I make a few bucks doing it, that is all right as well. I offer you the variety because you should have a way to make your photos come alive, and allow them to please you beyond the original memories they invoke. You may ask, “If I buy one of your photo treatments, can I resell them for myself?” If you purchase one of my personal photo treatment images, I hold the copyright on those, so I would ask that you only purchase them for your enjoyment. If you purchase images made from your photos, you can do as you wish in selling or republishing them, as long as you do not claim copyrights to the matting design enhancements, thus using only the image as a whole in going forward with your own plans. Whew! Now, on with my next personal offering.

In the next series, I have created an idea for a multi purpose template design which can be used in a variety of ways that my next few articles will demonstrate. Though this will have a limited scope, it may work well for a variety of picture types. The following creation makes a nice matted image for display.

Digital Photo Matting

This matted photo of flowers is an eye popper.

If you want me to create a unique or custom design from your photos or specifications, just send an email to jdir@bhotechnologists.com and tell me what you have in mind. Please do not attach photos to your email. I will tell you everything you need to know about how to start getting the most from your digital picture frame content. If you want to use any of the work posted on this site, just pay $3 per image at how to buy matting services and then send me an email to let me know what you use or want to download.

Thanks for visiting, and come back often. If you like what you see, tell your friends. If you don’t, then keep coming back until you find something you do like. Your comments are welcome, especially if they are good ones.

March Favorites 2010 – Spring Colors

jdir — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:00:01 +0000

Spring arrived late this year, so I reverted to a picture taken during the season of last year. When winter hangs on too long, it is nice to have some reminders of what we are waiting for. To see the full resolution of these creations, click on the photos of your favorite designs. What would your favorite spring shots look like with one of our photo matting treatments? Send me your photo and find out for yourself.

Photo Matting Creations

Make your photos better with custom photo matting creations.

Digital Calendars

Turn your spring photos into a dazzling calendar.

Digital Awards

Reward your efforts with a creative award from Matte Watch.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Get into the seasons with an inspirational plaque.

Custom Greeting Cards

Make someone happy with a digital greeting card.

Custom Promotional Products

Your customers will take notice with a custom promotion from Matte Watch.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Decorate your home with our commemorative photos.

March Favorites 2010 – Tulip

jdir — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:00:46 +0000

One of the sure signs of the spring season is when tulips bloom for their short and colorful moments. This week, I decided to celebrate the beauty of these flowers in case people do not have the chance to get out and see some flowers before they have come and gone. With digital photo matting, it is possible to appreciate natural beauty all year. What are your favorite flowers? Click on the pictures to see them at their full resolution, and breathe in some fresh spring air. Enjoy!

Photo Matting Creations

Flower themes make excellent content for your digital picture frame.

Digital Calendars

Our digital calendars keep your favorite photos alive each month.

Digital Awards

Just about any photo can be turned into a memorable award.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Make precious memories come alive with digital plaques from Matte Watch.

Custom Greeting Cards

Want to make a point? Say it with a custom greeting card.

Custom Promotional Products

Make an impact with one of our promotional products.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Commemorative photo treatments do not have to be expensive.

February Favorites 2010 – Aliens

jdir — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:00:53 +0000

This week’s fare offers more special photo effects, some shameless self promotion, and the hope that you will appreciate the strangeness so much you cannot resist buying something you like. All the renderings require 1024 X 768 resolution and the absence of the copy right watermark to appreciate the full impact of the end results. If you cannot bring yourself to purchase one of my unique and original works, check into letting me create something from your own photographic masterpieces. For only $3, it beats trying to figure out how to do it yourself. Enjoy.

Photo Matting Creations

Get some stunning visual effects by selecting from what you see.

Digital Calendars

Stare all month at your mesmerizing calendar pages.

Digital Awards

Need an award? Virtual reality makes easy to own a showcase full!

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Stay focused on positive thoughts with your own inspirations.

Custom Greeting Cards

Let me make you a true one-of-a-kind greeting card.

Custom Promotional Products

We have the best $3 promotions money can buy.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Whether your photos are good or bad, I can make them memorable.

February Favorites 2010 – Week 3

jdir — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:10:06 +0000

This week’s offerings apply variations of using photos to create a different kind of net result. I used a landscape photo I had laying around, and warped it to create a series of unusual images. This just goes to show that there are not only lots of different ways to matte your photos, but also some opportunities for artistic endeavors as well. Buy some of these ideas, and keep the creative juices flowing or just let them crash and burn. Enjoy.

Photo Matting Creations

There are lots of ways to get more from your matted photos and effects.

Digital Calendars

Beautiful calendars roll out with ease when you let me design one to fit your tastes.

Digital Awards

Fill your digital picture frame with all kinds of award accolades.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Keep yourself pumped up with all sorts of wise and wonderful thoughts.

Custom Greeting Cards

Create your own special moments with custom digital greetings from Matte Watch.

Custom Promotional Products

High impact promotions are possible with low cost images for your picture frame ads.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Engaging commemorative treatments add style to your photos.

February Favorites 2010 – Week 1

jdir — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:00:49 +0000

This week features a back to nature theme with a variety of treatments built around a macro shot of a chrysalis quietly awaiting its hidden beauty to emerge. The simplicity of something all too often overlooked in the bustle of city life reminded me of one of the little things that make our lives a little brighter without our having to do a thing. Enjoy.

Photo Matting Creations

Simple themes can create nice matted photos.

Digital Calendars

All sorts of calendar designs and themes can be custom made to order.

Digital Awards

Nothing like a nice award to bring added prestige for a job well done.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Use one of my inspirations to keep your spirit lifted.

Custom Greeting Cards

Send a beautifully crafted custom greeting card to someone who needs a lift.

Custom Promotional Products

Boost your AVA club's popularity with virtual recognitions.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Never forget your precious photo memories with a commemorative photo treatment

January Favorites 2010 – Week 5

jdir — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:00:27 +0000

This week I hope you will be tickled by the offerings posted on the site. I am working hard to provide enough ideas to inspire you to go out and get the pictures that mean something to you, and bring them here to treat them right. I put together some creations that made me feel better about taking a picture of a feather on the ground. I knew it would come in handy sometime. Though I can work with most digital picture frame resolutions, I recommend using matted picture creations in a frame that is at least 10 inches. Anything smaller than that just seems to lose impact. Not that you cannot try it, but the smaller frames make your pictures look so small, they are not much good for regular photos either. As the technology continues growing in popularity, you can get some of the larger frames for much better prices if you take the time to look around and compare. On with the show.

Digital Photo Matting Creations

Make your photos works of art with my custom matting treatments.

Digital Calendars

I like daily calendars for my photos. Lots of good ways to do it inexpensively.

Digital Awards

You can put a whole shelf load of awards to display in one digital picture frame!

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Turn your digital picture frame into an endless variety of inspirations.

Custom Digital Greeting Cards

Make those greeting cards last longer; frame them.

Custom Promotional Products

Use a digital picture frame to display a wide variety of business promotional messages.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Make your photos more memorable with prose and matting.

January Favorites 2010 – Week 4

jdir — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:00:54 +0000

This week I decided to select a photo and treatments that reflect ideas wrapped up with my winter blues. The sequence of offerings verify that it is possible to start with just about anything, and make something worthwhile from it. All the treatments were designed for 1024 x 768 display, which means the thumbnail renditions do not reflect the full resolution of the actual display, but give you a notion of what you might expect to see in general on these versions of the pictures. If you want a copy of the full graphic, just buy it for $3, and I will give you a copy of anything you order to use in your digital picture frame, on your computer screen, or any other way you want to display it at 1024 x 768.

Photo Matting Creations

Even photos with limited color can be matted with complimentary treatments.

Digital Calendars

We can create a perpetual calendar with your favorite shots.

Digital Awards

Would you like to award your town with this?

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

I personally thank Bing Crosby for this one.

Custom Greeting Cards

This one shows why we sometimes forget...

Custom Promotional Products

Promote your business to catch customer attention

Commemorative Photo Treatments

A winter to remember.

January Favorites 2010 – Week 3

jdir — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:00:31 +0000

This week’s bank of worthy designs express a variety of sentiments and interests from the basic matted photo. It is easy for you to get professional results from your ideas when you let me do the work of putting everything together for you. Take advantage of the ability to participate in creations with as little or as much detail as you want. You can start with something as simple as a digital photo and a request from one of our sample categories, to writing your own prose and participating in selecting details of a design. No matter which way you go, if I can do it, you will pay $3 per image for any of my offerings, with excellent results made for your digital picture frame. If you can get it done any easier than that, what are you waiting for?

Digital Photo Matting Creations

Our digital photo matting techniques use the colors in your photos to enhance your work.

Digital Calendars

I can create a wide variety of imaginative calendar designs.

Digital Awards

Digital awards highlight accomplishments to provide recognition you deserve.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Surround yourself with your favorite inspirations.

Custom Digital Greeting Cards

Get a greeting card custom made to reflect your personal sentiments.

Custom Digital Promotional Products

Ask about custom promotions you can display on our site!

Commemorative Photo Treatments

Customize your commemorative photos with great mattes

January Favorites 2010 – Week 2

jdir — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:00:44 +0000

For over a year now, we have been expanding and displaying a wide variety of techniques for enhancing digital photos, and finding interesting new ways to display them in the media of popular digital picture frames. Thanks to the audience for making inquiries, checking out our offerings, and adding new dimensions to my originial approach. As we move forward into this year, I appreciate hearing from you what you want, and how this business can help you or your business grow. Stay tuned to our weekly postings, as we try out more new ideas for 2010. All the treatments pictured here are designed for 1024 x 768 resolution. Other resolutions on request.

Digital Photo Matting

Picture in picture technique can bring colorful matting results.

Digital Calendars

Traditional and untraditional calendar styles are possible with digital photo frame display

Digital Awards

Real or comical, digital awards make impressive forms of recognition.

Inspirational and Humorous Plaques

Humor and inspiration keep lives moving forward.

Digital Greeting Cards

Our custom greeting card designs can say exactly what you want without hunting all over to find it.

Digital Promotional Products

If you cannot afford a $3 business promotion, you should close your business.

Commemorative Photo Treatments

If a picture is worth keeping, it is worth remembering.

If you want me to create a unique design from your photos or specifications, just send an email to jdir@bhotechnologists.com and tell me what you have in mind. Please do not attach photos to your email. I will tell you everything you need to know about how to start getting the most from your digital picture frame content. If you want to use any of the work posted on this site, just pay $3 per image at how to buy matting services and then send me an email to let me know what you use or want to download.