The Importance of Printing your Photos

Megan here. I just want to share some reasons why I think printing your photos and portraits is important and not just a thing of the past. I think back to the walls of my childhood home...Picture frames with multiple openings for a variety of images and snapshots of time frozen line the walls. Memories flood back to me bringing a smile to my face.

In a world where everything moves fast. Memories are fleeting. Experiences are filed away with the latest and greatest adventure like a book on a shelf. How often do we slow down, stop, and revisit those moments. Were they not part of our lives? Do they not help shape who we have become? Do we even remember those who shared in part of our lives? Or has the busy-ness of life eclipsed those memories? We live in a day that perhaps has streamlined life so much that we rarely pause to cherish what once was. This is why there is great importance of printing your photos.

Why are photographic prints worth it?

Yes, prints can take up space or get damaged when disaster strikes, but people run into burning buildings and flooding houses for pictures and photo albums.

• Prints are tangible memories in your hands that last when our memories may fade allowing us to relive, revive, and cherish these stories and landmarks of life.

• Prints liven up your home. Your walls can be "just" walls, or they can act as a personally gallery elevating your decor to become part of your daily life. It keeps stories, memories, and people from fading.

• Prints do not crash, corrupt, or disappear with cloud migration. It is a physical backup of our most prized possessions.

• These can be meaningful, intentionally gifts given to others.

  
  

  

The pros and cons to digitals images?

• Digital Images provide a streamline, convenient, lightweight option for viewing, sharing, and storing, perhaps less personal and sentimental. In reality, how often do you actually go back and revisit those photos of that special and fun weekend? Did you actually open the link to view and download those images? Can you even find them in sea of photos and screenshots just as fleeting as our memories... out of sight, out of mind losing meaning and emotional weight.

  
  

• Many clients regret not printing their photos. Many have no idea that Image quality is often lost when people upload them to social media. Some wish they got around to downloading, sharing, or printing them sooner. Some may never get around to it. How many times have images been lost when that hard-drive fails or your replace your phone?

 Why purchase professional prints?

The quality of printed products is not the same everywhere. If you want something that lasts with archival paper and ink with exceptional sharpness, detail, and true-to-life color accuracy, it is important to have your images printed professional. The printing process is a craft.

Are you having trouble deciding

• what images to print

• what media to print it on

• how to design your home gallery as a personal gallery

I can help you with this decision. I want you to enjoy and cherish these memories every day, not just let them collect "digital dust" somewhere on some hard drive to maybe never be found again...if it is even compatible with your new device.

Ready to make memories that last? Dive into the portfolio, explore services, and let’s start capturing your story. 

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