Bet you’ve snapped tons of photos but have you printed all your favorites? In decades past, our parents and ancestors had photos printed and saved in albums, or maybe just saved in those paper envelopes. But even though we can now snap and see a photo instantly by using our smartphones, are we printing them? The answer is NO for most of us. And that is really a shame. I’m sure you enjoy seeing all the old photos your parents took but will there be many photos around for your children to treasure? Now is the time to consider 5 reasons that you really should get some of your favorite family photos in print.
Even if you are taking advantage of having photo books made, you need to realize that because of the printing process you will never be able to get a good future scan from the images. We are all guilty of saving photos we love on our computer, smartphones or just emailing photos to loved ones. But there are some issues and real reasons you should start printing now. And in case you weren’t aware, you can take a CD to Walmart or Walgreens and have actual photos made.
Why you need to start printing your photos now:
- Technological Obsolescence As technology advances, so do the ways we save data and information. Some of these things, like the old floppy disks and magneto optical disks, are outdated, unusable and many are corrupted files. The DVDs and CDs we currently use are only guaranteed for so many years, then they too many start becoming corrupted.
- Technology Failure There are too many reasons to count for why we might have technological failures. A few reasons include outright hard drive failure, electrical storm, backup failure or just dropping your phone in the toilet.
- Hosting Issues Occasionally some hosting companies go out of business or accidents happen and your photos get deleted. Yes, this does happen.
- Family Discards When someone in the family passes on, you will probably keep any photos they have printed but will you save the photos that might have been saved on their devices or computers?
- Preserving Your Legacy It is up to you to save your family’s history in photos. Don’t depend on anyone else to do this.
Most of us have many old family photos that are actually a piece of our history. And just like knowing the history of your lineage or your country, there is something so personal, real and fulfilling just by being able to see our history other than hearing or reading about it. Make sure you create your family’s visual history by printing all the wonderful photos you take.
