It’s easy to know what to do with a few favorite photos once they’ve been digitized. You can make a poster from it, make wedding invitations using it, or print it on a shirt. But what do you do when you have hundreds or even thousands of photos that you’ve recently converted to digital? After all, the reason for digitizing your photos is so you can conveniently view and easily share these memories.
Below are 3 unique and easy ways to share all those happy times and memories with loved ones:
1. Online Photo Sharing Sites – There are many websites which offer services to allow you to upload your photos and share them with friends anywhere in the world. Some of the most popular sites are Shutterfly, Flickr, Snapfish, Photobucket. Your friends and loved ones can view your uploaded photos and even order prints!
2. Digital Photo Frames – Back when these frames were released, they used to cost hundreds of dollars. Currently, you can find a 15-inch frame for under $100. 8-inch frames can be found for less than $50. You can even choose to get a regular frame that simply displays your photos, or more advanced models that have a variety of functions which include playing videos, motion detectors, or ones that turn into a clock when it senses that nobody is nearby.
3. Photo Books – Like photo sharing sites, there are many websites dedicated to creating photo books. If you have many photos, we recommend Blurb to get the best price. Many sites remain around the same price when you want to create a 20 page book, but when you get to the 100 page range, Blurb is the most affordable ($48 for a hardcover book, 20 cents for additional pages). Pages can fit anywhere from 1-10 photos. Only $48 will get you a coffee table photo book that will display hundreds of photos for your friends to look through whenever they visit.
Shutterfly has recently bought out MyPublisher.com which is a popular photo book publisher. The integration between your uploaded photo library and creating a photo book should be easier than ever!
There’s no reason for you to stress over your family’s treasured photos or keep them in a dark closet forever. Take them out into the sun and finally get your photographs scanned to digital and share them with your loved ones using any of the suggestions above.
