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4 Reasons Why You Should Digitize Your Photos Before Christmas Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services
With Christmas just around the corner, you’re probably fully occupied with the countless tasks that need to be completed. Getting presents, inviting family, finishing work are time-consuming on their own, not to mention all at once.
But even though it’s a busy time, you should consider that it might be the perfect opportunity to digitize photos of your family, as having them in a convenient digital format might just make your Christmas extra special.
But how can photos contribute to your Holiday season? Let’s explore below.
Share Precious Moments
When you’re sitting with your family after a lovely Christmas dinner, it’s always fun to go through old pictures that help remember previous celebrations.
However, going through dusty albums isn’t always pleasant, especially if the photos themselves have gotten older and don’t look as well as before.
But if you use digital photo restoration services and have your pictures digitized, you will not have to worry about finding your albums, as you’ll be able to go through all of the images on your computer, smart TV, or projector.
And even if someone can’t make it to Christmas, or if you have relatives in different states, sharing digital images is an easy and nice way to reconnect and share precious memories you have together.
Bring the Photos Back to Life
If you have a collection of older photos, you probably noticed that they don’t look as well as they did when they were new. They might have gotten patchy, or even started cracking.
Luckily, if you digitize your collection, it’s possible to remove a lot of the imperfections and return them to their original condition. That would surely make looking at them much more enjoyable, both for you and the family members you share them with.
Preserve Photos for Future Generations
Another compelling reason why you should not wait any longer to digitize your photo collection is the fact that there’s no telling when it may all go away.
Even if you take good care of your photo albums, they are still getting older and deteriorating, and are just one flooding or fire away from being destroyed.
That’s why, if you want your kids and grandchildren to be able to relive the special moments that you shared, it makes sense to digitize your collection as soon as possible and have it safely backed up on multiple storage devices, or even on the cloud.
Use Them for Greeting Cards
Finally, if you want a more practical and immediate reason for digitizing your photos, you can use the images that you get to create charming and personal greeting cards, which you can either print out and send by mail or even send through email.
Everyone can appreciate a nice gesture such as sending a personalized greeting card of a family photo, and since photo digitization is now more accessible than ever before, you can have the entire collection of pictures to choose from when designing the perfect greeting card for your friends and family.
My father has been in the document scanning industry for as long as I can remember. I worked for his company Smooth Solutions, Inc. during summer breaks growing up and for a couple years after college. Wanting to venture off on my own, I gained experience in several careers including wholesale seafood sales as well as owning and operating a bakery for several years. When my father approached me with the opportunity to expand upon his already successful business by providing high quality, professional scanning services to the general public, I jumped on board. From personal experience, I recognize how important it is for most people to have their family memorabilia preserved for future generations and I want to be a part of helping others do that.