Get those Photos off of your Computer!
It happened to me slowly. I’m an avid photographer and I love using the services of Professional Photo Books to give my photos a professional way to showcase my work. But bit by bit, I found myself getting lazy. My friends would come over and want to see my latest work. I’d flip open my laptop and show them. Was it as grand as my Photo Books? No, not at all. As a matter of fact, I found my “fans” were slowly but surely not as enthused about my work!
I didn’t realize it at first but sitting down with a professional photo book is a real experience. It looks and feels great. People feel like they’re sitting down and perusing a special book that will transport them to faraway places, see wondrous faces. But a laptop? Ugh. Not so nice. Sure people appreciated a good shot but somehow the experience was twice removed. It was an image of an image of a place or a face! Too removed for people to have a real connection to my work.
So my new rule of thumb is making sure I get my photos off to Pro Photo Books every couple of months. I have a bookcase with a shelf especially for them. That way, when my “fans” visit, they don’t have to look at a boring laptop that saps the vividness right out of my photos…they can have a genuine, transformative experience right in the palm of their hands! Now, that’s why I take photographs!
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