Free Memories You Can Share
I love my digital camera.
Compared to the days when I had a 35mm SLR with assorted lenses, flash unit, filters and accessories, the ease with which I can carry it about is fantastic. It fits snugly inside my pocket and I don't have a huge sack full of accessories to take with me just in case the circumstance arises where I might need one of them. Plus I don't have to send my film off for processing before I can see the results of my labour. I can preview shots at the scene and then upload them to my PC for more critical viewing as soon as I get home. Isn't technology great?
There is one drawback though... It's not as easy to share my efforts with friends and family as it used to be when I had a nice wallet full of prints. Ok, I might have been accused of being a photography bore on occasion as I passed around the results of my trip to scenic Skegness or wherever, but the accessibility of prints is without question. I've tried printing my digital photos at home, even using the glossy paper and everything, but the results never seemed quite right.
I decided then to investigate the best ways of getting my digital photos professionally printed, and being the cheapskate that I am I also wanted a low cost service. Obviously my first point of call was to search the Web for "digital photo prints" - I also limited the search to UK sites so that I didn't end up with millions of results for services in far flung continents. After checking out the sites of several of the results I decided on a company I recognised from my 35mm film days as a low cost mail order processing firm.
The process was simple; I uploaded my pictures to their website, chose the quantity and size of prints, and then paid with my debit card via a secure payment page. As I was a first time customer I also qualified for 20 free prints (an unexpected bonus!) too. Two days later I received the prints in the mail - the quality was perfect, and I am a very satisfied customer.
So if you have a digital camera, and mourn the demise of photo prints, then use your favourite search engine and find yourself some free memories you can share!
Compared to the days when I had a 35mm SLR with assorted lenses, flash unit, filters and accessories, the ease with which I can carry it about is fantastic. It fits snugly inside my pocket and I don't have a huge sack full of accessories to take with me just in case the circumstance arises where I might need one of them. Plus I don't have to send my film off for processing before I can see the results of my labour. I can preview shots at the scene and then upload them to my PC for more critical viewing as soon as I get home. Isn't technology great?
There is one drawback though... It's not as easy to share my efforts with friends and family as it used to be when I had a nice wallet full of prints. Ok, I might have been accused of being a photography bore on occasion as I passed around the results of my trip to scenic Skegness or wherever, but the accessibility of prints is without question. I've tried printing my digital photos at home, even using the glossy paper and everything, but the results never seemed quite right.
I decided then to investigate the best ways of getting my digital photos professionally printed, and being the cheapskate that I am I also wanted a low cost service. Obviously my first point of call was to search the Web for "digital photo prints" - I also limited the search to UK sites so that I didn't end up with millions of results for services in far flung continents. After checking out the sites of several of the results I decided on a company I recognised from my 35mm film days as a low cost mail order processing firm.
The process was simple; I uploaded my pictures to their website, chose the quantity and size of prints, and then paid with my debit card via a secure payment page. As I was a first time customer I also qualified for 20 free prints (an unexpected bonus!) too. Two days later I received the prints in the mail - the quality was perfect, and I am a very satisfied customer.
So if you have a digital camera, and mourn the demise of photo prints, then use your favourite search engine and find yourself some free memories you can share!
posted by Tony at
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