Help Selecting the Right Photo Crop Style
![]() Starting photo - arch crop requested |
![]() Ellipse Crop Photo |
![]() Arch Crop Photo |
![]() The ellipse crop will not cut into the heads making a strong composition and great personalized custom snow globe. |
![]() The arch crop will cut into the heads and take away from a quality personalized custom snow globe. |
![]() Example of provided horizontal and vertical photos requesting full frame |
![]() Side One: photo one is shown in full frame. |
![]() Side Two: photo two is shown in full frame and centered in the snow globe. |
- Be sure you own the photo - we cannot reproduce copyrighted photos without permission of the copyright owner.
- Be sure the photo is crisp, sharp and not too crowded. Your photo will be seen from both sides in the snow globe.
- If you wish, crop the photo before sending electronically, it can be in a rectangle, (horizontal or vertical), or a square. We will center the image in the globe. Use the comments section on the order form to give us any special instructions about which part of a photo should be featured. (See example below.)
- If you would like us to crop the photo for you, please include instructions in comment section at check out so we know which part of the photo you would like featured in your custom snow globe.
- Photos can be left straight across top of photo (rectangle or square), or can be designed with a circular arch to frame the photo. Please consider whether the shape of your photo will work best with the standard "straight" edge or curved edge as shown.
- We will reproduce all photos fullframe unless a rectangular, ellipse or arch crop is requested. Read the FAQs.
- Send a high quality scan or digital photo in .jpg or .tiff format.
- Photo file size cannot exceed 30 megabytes.
** You can crop the photo and send it to us electronically, or send a full frame digital photo with instructions on cropping. We will reduce the size as needed to fit in the globe. The proportional width of the photo dictates the size that can be secured inside the globe.








