Less than 1 in 100,000.
That’s the estimated number of photographs taken that actually end up being printed. And, most of those 100,000 images survive less than a year before getting deleted to make room for more digital images.
Result? In 10 years the most photographed generation will have no photos of their life. BUT, there is an easy solution……print.
Why should you print your family photos? Here are the top 5 reasons:
#1 – Technology Comes and Goes
Let’s face it. Technology and digital storage changes rapidly. Remember floppy disks? The memory drives full of images you planned to print—2 moves, 3 computers, and 4 kids’ weddings ago—are now obsolete.
Many photos on hard drives get lost or even worse, deleted. Don’t store. Print.
#2 – Feel the Love
There’s nothing like snuggling near a fireplace or on a porch swing with a grandchild on each side and photo album spread across your lap showing pictures of what their mom and dad looked like as a kid.
Or listening to siblings point, laugh, and reminisce while sifting through a box of photos and telling stories to their spouses. Times like these remind us of what love feels like. Print.
#3 – Memories Tied to Touch
When was the last time you picked up a picture of your family, stroked the face of a loved one now gone, or laughed as you remembered the antics of a child in the photo? Memories of times past are often revived through touch.
Photography is best enjoyed in print and touching a memory stick will never trigger the same smile a print will get. Print.
#4 – Art for Your Home
Family portraits add a warmth and life missing in other artwork. How? Each time you walk past your wedding portrait or family group shot you smile and your day is brightened.
With endless ways to display (see ideas on our Pinterest board here) and an abundance of sizes available, you can fill your home with texture, color…..and memories. Print.
#5 – Great Gift Idea
You have put too much time and work into your family not to show them off. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings love to receive photos online….but getting a package filled with smiles, love, and memories is better than any online post.
Give the gift of family that can be held and enjoyed over and over. Print.
Your parents and grandparents won’t be around forever and your family is only young once so include plans to print portraits and fill albums with memories of your lives together with each portrait session or photos taken during time spent together. You will be happy you did.
