Every day millions of photos are uploaded and shared on social media. Facebook is unreal and has more than 350 million photos uploaded every day on average. Instagram is getting out of control with an average of 60 million, then there is Flickr, Pinterest, Google +, Twitter. . .
Social media are great to share moments and memories with your friends and family, especially if you are away like me and may other people! Grandparents can see the development of the grandchildren, friends can see where you are and what you are up to and everything is recorded there. Somewhere in cyberspace. Some images are private, most of them are public so everyone can actually see them, so be careful with that.
But most importantly they are in a space that is out of your control.
It’s great to have a diary with your daily life and photos but it could be gone tomorrow! There are many mysteries. I’ve heard stories of people being hacked and accounts deleted for who knows what reasons. I know, that’s scary, right? Everything could disappear with a click of a finger. So imagine that – all your photos of the holidays, friends gathering, important moments, your family gone in a second. It’s devastating.
But hopefully, you will have your photos saved on your computer or hard drive so you can have those memories with you again. Phew! But remember, technology can easily fail too and if that device breaks or bursts, you are left with nothing.
A part of your story will be missing! And this is pretty devastating.
Read more about the Value of a Photograph.
Create a memory that lasts!
Let me ask you: why are you taking that specific photo? Of course nowadays with digital photography, it’s so easy and we take photos of everything. But imagine we’re still in analogue world and you only have 24 or 36 photos to take. You will think about what you want to photograph and value the situation. Probably something special, a particular moment, something you want to remember and maybe something will be worth having printed in your hands.
One thing I always enjoy is going through old photos when I am at my parents’ house. They are always there in some big albums, in several shoe boxes and no matter if there is internet or not, electricity or not, they are in my hands. And they open conversations, unlock memories, and remember things we probably removed from our minds.
I said already I am guilty myself of not printing enough! I’d love to have all my photos printed but we take so many pictures nowadays that it’s impossible! But I print those I love and want to see often and create albums to tell stories.
Please remember to print your photos, at least the photos that are more important to you. Create a memory you will enjoy for a lifetime and will become a legacy for your family.
Working as a newborn photographer nowadays means I sell digital files too but most of the time clients walk away with a product, like a beautiful album or a wall piece.
For the digital files, I always tell my clients to make a duplicate of the USB I provide them because it’s not archival. It can fail, break or get lost. Backup your images in multiple places is always the best advice.
Remember prints, albums and frames are forever! Your visual memory.
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