You’ll have heard it before. Keep your prints out of direct sunlight. Every piece of advice you’ll ever read about photo preservation includes the line. For those without the knowledge of why photodegradation happens, you may be tempted to throw caution to the wind and hang your prints wherever you feel based on the thinking of – what’s the worst that can happen.
Your picture, or that scene shown in it, is worth a million dollars or may even be priceless to you and your family. So, the next step is…how to show that priceless moment, one so awesome you captured it in time. You must frame it of course, but with what? Is gold good enough for the capture of your newborn; is baroque brilliant enough for the first kiss on the beach?
Despite the rise in cloud storage and photo sharing online, there is still a market for photo printing. Granted, it is not as thriving as it once was, but it is still around and is being leveraged by thousands of people.
Artwork, photos, and items of sentimental value are framed from protection. Once the items are in the frame, the job is considered to be done, and the frame is hung to display them.
The convenience of attics offers a certain disillusion. That we’re not really hoarders. At least not the conventional type you’d see on TV documentaries. Yet, when it comes to spring cleaning or clearouts, or moving home, the reality of all things in storage really hits home.
All of the photo printing options for digital photos are self-service. Whether you order prints online or use a self-service kiosk. You, as the customer have to decide what photos to send to print, which ones to keep on the device, or memory card/stick, and which ones can be deleted.
The cost of framing art or printed photos takes many a person by surprise. As it is often the final part of decorating your home, or even a refreshing of your interior, there may not be much left to spend on the frames that will adorn your walls.
Making a transition to assisted living is emotionally draining, not just because of the lifestyle change, but also because of everything associated with downsizing.
Album art is recognisable. When you see it, you instantly imagine a song associated with it. That makes it personal, and personal art is the most powerful type of picture to have as a hanging art installation.
It motivates, inspires, and it makes your home feel more like your space.
Paper prints are what you would get in the old days when you went to a store with your film to have it processed. You’d receive an envelope with all of your photos printed on paper in standard sizes.
