Photo Lamps – A Buyer’s Guide

In the previous article on designer lamps/photo lamps/lamp photo frame, we took you through the concept of photo lamps and how photo lamps are used as a personalized gifting item. In this article, our purpose is to give you all the information about photo lamps so that you can make an informed decision as a buyer.

We have tried to make it as comprehensive as possible covering the types of photo lamps and a few technical nuances while keeping it simple to understand.

Types of Photo lamp:

Different varieties of photo lamps/lamp photo frame are available online today.  Hence, it becomes important to choose the best-personalized lamp for an individual, for the occasion.

Photo Lamps based on Structures:

First, we differentiate the different varieties of photo lamps/lamp photo frame based on their structures:

1. Cube photo lamp:

   The standard cube-shaped photo lamps are available in different sizes to fit into your budget and space criteria. They look beautiful with the edgy structure with 5 different photos on the lamp.

2. Cylinder photo lamp:

   The beautiful cylinder-shaped edgeless structure is for those who love living life without any boundaries. The round surface gives a smooth effect and can accommodate 2 full-length photos or a collage of memories.

3. Tower lamp:

   The photo lamp come in a building-like structure. With the height of 11.5” or 13″ available, it can accommodate up to 13 photos in just 1 lamp. The sleek but tall look of the lamp makes it easy to fit anywhere and still stand attractive.

4. Pyramid Photo lamp:

   For people that love something unique and unusual, this the perfect design. The pyramid shape formed with 4 sheets meeting at a single point gives a majestic feel like the pyramids of Egypt. 4 photos beautifully placed on 4 sides make it an ideal option for classy home décor.

5. Rectangle photo lamp:

   A large rectangle-shaped photo lamp with wide photos is for those who do not compromise on anything. The full photo taken in a landscape mode can be placed on the lamp without cropping a single element of it. 5 such wide photos are placed on a rectangle photo lamp.

6. Hanging photo lamps:

   Sometimes, it is difficult to maintain such precious gifts on a table or shelf either due to space constrain or to keep them safe from the reach of kids. The best options available for them are hanging photo lamps. These hanging lamps are available in all different shapes. They can be easily attached to the ceiling just like an ordinary hanging lamp and look extra-ordinary.

7. Photo lampshades:

   For the people who love vintage décor style, nothing can replace a classic lampshade. These classic photo lampshades have stainless steel stand which is durable and attractive. The photo lampshade standing at a height with the stand looks very classy and is a perfect bedside lamp.

Photo lamps based on features:

Now we look into the different varieties of photo lamps/lamp photo frame based on the features.

With all these basic structures, we have created a lot of Innovative products.

Innovations are a very important part of our lives and are visible in each and every field around us. Many such innovative products, having unique feature(s), are available here for personalized lamps as well. The innovations are taking personalized gifting to the next level.

1. Rotating photo lamps:

Photo lamps already create a flashback of memories in our mind and the addition of rotation turns them to magical. They bring the nostalgia of memories in the front of our eyes making us live those moments like real. The concept of viewing all the photos on the lamp, one after the other, even without touching it, is just commendable. These rotating personalized lamps are the blockbuster products in the market available in many different shapes and sizes.

Nostalgia Rotating photo lamps = Photos + Lamp + rotation.

2. LED Lamp Photo frame:

Photo frames have been the classic way of capturing our memories for ages. In this techno-freak digital world, everything is upgraded. Even our old-style photo frames. Simple photo frames are upgraded to LED photo frames. The effect of radiating memories now available also in photo frames. With low light consumption and superb lighting effect, these LED photo frames are the clear winner of our old photo frames.

LED photo frame = Photo frame + LED light

3. 3D looking frame:

When the person in the frame is the most important thing, why we would let the background distract us. The background is a blackout and only the main photo will be visible. And when light passes through that only photo, it looks magical. Magical as 3D.

A normal LED frame with a twist. A 2D frame looking like a 3D frame with a simple modification in the simple LED frame.

4. LED lamp photo frame with clock:

Making an LED photo frame was not enough for the innovative design people around us, that they have to add one more utility element to it, a clock. Yes, a LED clock personalized with a photo. This gifting product is useful as a photo frame, LED light, and clock, all in one.

Radiance – LED frame with clock = photo frame + LED light + Clock

5. Customized moon lamp:

The personalized moon lamp has taken the gifting industry to the level above the earth, literally to the moon. We have attached the moon to romantic sentiments for centuries. In olden times, to express the depth of their love, men used to offer to bring the stars and moon for their beloved. And in the 21st century, it is possible to make that saying come true. Thanks to 3D printing technology. 3D printed moon lamps are customized with 2 photos or 1 photo and a message.

Customised moon lamp = Moon (a symbol of love) + Photo + message + LED light

And the latest addition to these moon lamps is Rotating moon lamp. That is so amazing. A custom-made moon lamp that looks like the moon and rotates like the moon. One of its kind, rotating moon lamp.  Customized with 2 photos and rotating on a stainless-steel stand, Chandrama is a perfect romantic gift for someone special.

Chandrama = Moon (a symbol of love) + 2 Photos + LED light + rotating + stainless steel stand

6. Personalized lamp with Speaker:

Music is another element that relates a person with another with the feeling of love. The sight of the best of your photos in front of you and a lovely song playing brings the best of your feelings for any person. Now, we have beautiful personalized lamps with Bluetooth speakers, USB port, and FM radio inbuilt in it.

You can enjoy your favorite music from your phone connected to the lamp with a high-quality speaker or just switch to FM radio and go with the swing. For the ease of the user, a remote controller is also provided along with the lamp.

This makes it a complete package of emotions. In addition to music, Harmony also has a clock integrated along, making it a complete desk solution. With everything you need on your desk available in one lamp – Harmony.

Harmony = Lamp + Photos + Bluetooth speaker + FM radio + Clock

After the successful launch of this product, the customer demanded the element of rotation in the lamp with music. To fulfill customer demand, Yaadien was developed. Yaadien is the world’s first rotating musical lamp with 17 photos, Bluetooth speaker, FM radio, and a rotating feature.

Yaadien = Lamp + 17 Photos + rotating + Bluetooth speaker + FM radio.

7. Egg lamps:

Easter eggs with faces crafted on them look cute and expressive. Keeping that in mind, creative minds in our team came up with beautiful relation-based egg lamps.

Nest of life is one such successful egg-based Mother’s Day gift idea. One egg beautifully hand-crafted sitting in a nest looking really can bring a smile to anyone. The smile gets wide when you see the egg radiating light. An adorable lamp dedicated to mom saying the world began from you, mom.

For a married couple, the day of their wedding is the most important time. Both of them dressed as bride and groom holding hands and ready to start their life together. The Happy marriage couple lamp is a lamp with 2 beautiful eggs, handcrafted as bride and groom with a veil and hat, and a photo of the couple in a frame. The light radiating from the egg brightens the photo and brings back the feeling like on the day of the wedding.

We all know who to express our love to our mom, but it is sometimes difficult to express our love for our unsung hero, our Dad. The creative Dad my strength frame is a perfect token of love to express your feelings for that old man. An egg in the hut shaped wooden frame and a photo of you 2 is a perfect Father’s Day gift.

In many cases, multiple features are present in the same product. Hence, photo lamps have become the best-personalized gifts today.

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Technical Details of photo lamps:

While you have come to this point in reading this article, it is obvious that the idea of radiating memories impresses you. So I do not need to sing of the joy they bring. So you have made up your mind for buying a personalized lamp.

But a new product also drives a lot of curiosity attached to its novelty. Which design is perfect for you? What is the type of light used? Materials, print quality, the life of motors, modes of music, hanging or tabletop, 3d printing, there are so many questions that may arise.

Here is a complete technical guide we have prepared based on our experience over the years, which will tell you all you need to know before buying a personalized photo lamp.

Printing:

A photo lamp is special because it is a lamp that radiates your own memories. The photos edit and their print quality are of utmost importance.

Q) Which is the printing method used? Like what kind of color reproduction can I expect?

A) We use a six-color inkjet printer to print your photographs. The two extra colors of light cyan and light magenta create true shades of the color spectrum. Moreover, the inkjet printer uses liquid ink. With the light behind this liquid ink emits brilliance. Imagine the watercolors which we used to paint with as kids. Remember when we used to see those paintings against sunlight? Liquid ink has this brilliant advantage over laser printers when used for products with light.

Q) You said that it is an inkjet print. So what is the life of the prints then?

A) It is a valid point. Inkjet on one hand offers supreme print quality is vulnerable to scratches. But for countering this and to give a good life to our photo lamps, we laminate all our prints. This process completely secures the prints inside and they are no more in contact with the outer atmosphere. Hence they are the same even after many years.

Q) Does the heat generated because of the light fade the prints in the longer run?

A) No. The prints are adhered to acrylic sheets, the inner side of which faces the light. Hence the print is not in any contact with the inner heat.

Materials:

Q) What is the body made up of? Does it get broken easily?

A) Though depending on the design the usage of materials varies from polished wood, PVC, MDF and others for framing. But in every design where the light is radiating from the picture, the sheet behind is acrylic. Acrylic has light transfusion properties as good as glass. But it is very rugged as compared to the glass. The low fragility of acrylic makes it a perfect material for lamps. So the photo lamps are safe even with kids around.

Q) Which lights do you use? What is the power usage?

A) All our lamps majorly use energy-efficient LED lights. The non-rotating models use 3- 7 W of power. Hence they can be kept on all night without stress.

Q) Are these products repairable? Or use and throw models?

A) All our lamps are made with premium quality LED lights and components. But, if you face any issue over the years, all our products are completely repairable. One can open the four screws on the bottom plate/kit and change the LED or component easily. We can help you with the maintenance of your photo lamps. Contact us here.

Q) Can you switch off a rotating lamp?

A) Yes. Majorly all our designs come with a switch. Hence making them useful for the steady tabletop as well as rotating mode.

Q) How powerful are the speakers used?

A) The speaker integrated photo lamps Yaadein and Harmony use a 10 W, 4-ohm woofer speaker. Along with a powerful amplifier, this gives good sound quality.

Q) What are the music modes available?

A) In both the models, one can play music via USB drive, songs via FM Radio, Bluetooth pairing, through memory card or aux cable connection. Our designs support all forms. Hence, making it compatible with all devices.

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