1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 2: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 2: Today's tip is to print more photos. 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: Most of our photos exist in the digital space these days, 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 3: and for many images that can be fine, but we 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 3: should still choose special ones to give a physical form. 7 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 3: Printed photos can become our most cherished possessions, helping us 8 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 3: relive memories long after those eras have faded into the past. 9 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 3: I am old enough to remember when we didn't have 10 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 3: photos of every moment in our lives. Probably for a 11 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: lot of teenage Shenanigans, that is a good thing, but 12 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 3: in any case, you would take photos of special events 13 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 3: and have to wait awhile to get them printed and returned, 14 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: with no way to review the images ahead of time. 15 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 3: Some you thought would be great were duds, but some weren't, 16 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 3: and since they existed in physical form, you would often 17 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 3: put them somewhere you would look. These days, we take 18 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: photos constantly, fifty images to get the exact right tilt 19 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 3: of the head, but then you share the best online 20 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 3: and move on. There is a lack of permanence here. 21 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 3: One of my most treasured possessions is a series of 22 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: photos of my children from twenty eighteen that we printed 23 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: up and framed. My two year old is aware of 24 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 3: how special these are to me. The other day he 25 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: told me he wanted to show me something, and he 26 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: took me to the wall where the photos are displayed. 27 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 3: He noted a problem. He wasn't there because of course 28 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 3: he wasn't born yet when the photos were taken and framed. 29 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: But we took family photos this fall and I had 30 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 3: the photographer take many pictures of my little guy. I 31 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 3: printed up and framed one of them and it is 32 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 3: going up on the wall soon. My toddler knows that 33 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 3: I have thousands of pictures of him on my phone, 34 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: but even he, less than three years old, knew there 35 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 3: was something more special about the printed and framed variety. 36 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 3: It is not challenging to print photos. There are lots 37 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: of companies that can still do this for you. My 38 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 3: family has used Shutterfly for many prints, including some we 39 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 3: print up on mugs and ornaments and foe books. I 40 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 3: have started using Framebridge as well for bigger pictures. You 41 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 3: can send in a high resolution image and then choose 42 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 3: from their framing and matting options. This can honestly be 43 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 3: a less than ten minute process for many things. Now, 44 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: creating photo books might take a bit longer, but maybe 45 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 3: not much longer. The biggest part of that project is 46 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 3: probably choosing the photos. I agree that this can be intimidating, 47 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: which is one reason my family fell a bit behind 48 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: on our yearly photo books. We made twenty nineteen and 49 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: then well it is now twenty twenty two, but a 50 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 3: rather brilliant solution recently presented itself. My daughter shares my 51 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: Apple ID for her iPad, and so she had access 52 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: to my photo library. She went to choose the photos 53 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: from twenty twenty that she liked, and Shutterfly has a 54 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 3: function where they arrange the photos in a reasonable layout. 55 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: My daughter put in captions and all I had to 56 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 3: do was go in and edit a tiny bit. If 57 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: you have older kids who enjoy pictures in memory keeping, 58 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 3: they might like to take on this project too, Or 59 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 3: if things are really crazy, you can hire someone for 60 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: a few hours. I know a lot of people like 61 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 3: chat books because they print up your photos from Instagram, 62 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: and for many people these are already the highlights. But 63 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 3: whatever you use, be sure to print up some photos. 64 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 3: We seldom managed to go back through our photo libraries 65 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 3: with the specific purpose of highlighting good memories. It is 66 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 3: all just jumbled in there, including the ten other photos 67 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: where you didn't like the angle of your chin from 68 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: that special occasion. Printing photos forces some choices. You choose 69 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 3: the best, and then you honor those photos by putting 70 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: them somewhere you can see. Every time you see the photos, 71 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 3: you will remember good times and can pause and be grateful. 72 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: That is a lot of blessing for very little money 73 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 3: or time. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 74 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 3: and here's to making the most of our time. 75 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can 76 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just 77 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before 78 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: Breakfast Pod. 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