Do You Still Have Printed Photos?

@flapiz (23133)

United Kingdom

October 2, 2018 8:12am CST

“We keep this love in a photograph” that’s how I’d caption this photo. I know this is the digital age and everything is kept on the cloud, Facebook and other social platforms, flash drives and desktop. But I still enjoy taking and keeping photos with my instax camera. There is something special about printed photos. Do you still guys print photos? How do you store or keep pictures?

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

2 Oct 18

I haven't printed any photos is a long time. They are saved in my computer or the digital film. Yesterday, I needed a picture of when I went apple picking years ago (the good old days) and I used my Ipad to take a picture of the picture that was in my photo album.

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

3 Oct 18

@flapiz That was my step-daughter and her mother, my now ex-wife, is taking the photo. I have one with the ex in the same apple orchard. That was many years ago!

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@1hopefulman I thought one person in the photo was a man and assumed it was you

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

I use to do that too. Take pictures of physical photos. I think it’s smart as sometimes physical photos get worn off with time and is harder to share than a digital one. Who are you with in that photo? You both look really happy.

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@moffittjc (121499)

• Gainesville, Florida

3 Oct 18

I still have lots of printed photos, and I still print them every now and then. There are a handful of photo companies here that will send out coupons for free prints, and I'll usually take advantage of that to get some of my favorite ones printed out. About a month ago, I got a coupon code texted to me for 150 free prints, so I went through my phone and selected a bunch of photos to print.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

Oh that’s great! We don’t have so much of those freebies here and although it’s cheap to print one photo it’s quite expensive when you have to print a bunch and it’s not good quality paper sometimes.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@moffittjc I think that’s the way to go. Print it at home and choose good quality photo paper.

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@moffittjc (121499)

• Gainesville, Florida

3 Oct 18

@flapiz It's very cheap to print photos here. And most people nowadays have such good printers at home with their computers that they can just buy photo paper and print their photos right at home on their printers.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

4 Oct 18

Can't help but reminisce the good ol' days when one had to go to Kodak or Agfa and buy 24 shots film (or more depending on the budget). Every shot should be perfect and the camera should be angled well or risk having one blurry photo which was considered a waste. Do you know what I'm talking about? haha

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

4 Oct 18

I have still memories of those times. And how we never let my father or oldies take the photos as it ends up all legs or all faces

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

4 Oct 18

@sol_cee Do people still do that today? I think mostly everyone owns a digital camera.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

4 Oct 18

@flapiz And we could check the negatives and mark the ones we wanted to print out. haha

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

4 Oct 18

That photo is so worth printing. Yes, extra special photos are printed here and enclosed in a frame.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

4 Oct 18

I took it with my instax. Like a modern Polaroid. I’m glad it turned out well as one film is very expensive.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

4 Oct 18

@DianneN I think the credit goes to my boyfriend in this one. Usually if it’s a WEfie I ask him to do it because he’s got long arms. Improvised selfie stick

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

4 Oct 18

@flapiz You are a very good photographer. My camera is digital and the photos must be ordered.

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@ilocosboy (45156)

• Philippines

2 Oct 18

I have so many printed photos and some are hanging in the walls and some are in collections of photo albums. As you have sais, there's something special in printed.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@ilocosboy I used to do it when I was in high school. I print them wallet size and put frames on it. I’m sad I outgrew it. It’s nice to keep memories.

@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

We have some photos hanging on our bedroom doors. My parents put up our graduation photos on the door as identification.

The only photo album we got was 27 years old. I don’t see people buying albums these days.

@ilocosboy (45156)

• Philippines

3 Oct 18

I have this interest of printing the photos on my phone. I go to photo center and print them the small size, maybe 1 by 2 inches, so that even when the photos are erased or deleted in the phone or camera i still have the memory.

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@nela13 (58491)

• Portugal

2 Oct 18

I print a lot of photos, especially my kids photos.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

I wish my parents took and printed more kid photos of me and m my siblings. Your kids are lucky.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@nela13 We only have under 10 photos in the entire house. I think we need more.

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@nela13 (58491)

• Portugal

3 Oct 18

@flapiz I use photos a lot to decorate my house.

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@May2k8 (18323)

• Indonesia

3 Oct 18

I do not print photos but save them to the memory card and cloud, while old photos are included in the photo album.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

Same here although instead of the cloud I just rely on social media and some I keep on my phone.

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@pinoycity (575)

• Philippines

3 Oct 18

I do not have printed photos anymore. I just keep them in the computer. But I think, it is still better to have printed photos for easy access.

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@pinoycity (575)

• Philippines

3 Oct 18

@flapiz I used to print pictures but I now find it more convenient to look at pictures via the computer. Makes picture larger and you can edit.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@pinoycity Oh yes the editing made easy! I for one need to adjust the saturation, clarity, and contrast. Makes the photo pop and look more professional.

@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

Well you are part of the modern age. I don’t print photos anymore except when it’s for ID pictures. I do have an instax camera for moments that I want to display and keep frozen in my room.

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@Mavic123456 (21893)

• Thailand

2 Oct 18

oh yeah we still print some pictures and make a collage from them

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

A collage seems like a nice idea. I was planning to hang mine with those cute wooden pegs.

@Mavic123456 (21893)

• Thailand

3 Oct 18

@flapiz ohhh.. we had a big frame.. but rectangular just enough to fit the gap between the door and ceiling. then we cut the pictures and put them there. We have lost a lot of beautiful pictures when we were affected by typhoon Ondoy.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

@Mavic123456 Oh so sorry to hear that. Do you have soft copies of those photos? You can reprint them.

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@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

2 Oct 18

This is a beautiful picture. We do have as well.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

My boyfriend and I have the same size of arms

but yes I love this photo. It reminds me of good times.

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@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

2 Oct 18

@flapiz Hehehe that's cool.

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@Janet357 (75646)

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2 Oct 18

I still have some. Well just a keepsake for you to look at after some years.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

It’s fascinating to see printed photos these days. When I was cleaning our old house I saw lots of them. Some were my parents wedding photos. It makes me thankful they have them as digital photos weren’t a thing back in those days. It’s nice to see history in photos.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

@Janet357 If Facebook decides to make their service paid I’d go loca as I keep most of my photos there.

@Janet357 (75646)

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2 Oct 18

@flapiz yes. Because we are so used already to digital photos.

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@Nickzter1331 (4229)

• Philippines

2 Oct 18

,yes. I still print those that has an amazing memories in.it. i put it in.a photo album and some are in a photo frame.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

I don’t see much photo album these days. The last one I saw was 27 years old. My parents wedding album.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

@Nickzter1331 That is great. It’s nice to have traditions and preserve legacy!

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@Nickzter1331 (4229)

• Philippines

2 Oct 18

@flapiz wow. For us, we still have. We are more on.tradition.stuff, heehe.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Oct 18

Absolutely of my son and other loved ones. I keep them in frames.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

4 Oct 18

Your sons must’ve appreciated it so much. Specially if you had their baby photos. I can’t seem to find a lot of baby photos of mine. My parents were hard up when they first got married. I’m guessing they couldn’t afford a camera. Most of my childhood photos are from my grandma or other people. I had a hard time when it comes to school projects about photos.

@debjani1 (7202)

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3 Oct 18

Yes l like printed photo s very much.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

3 Oct 18

Same here. Just a little bit costly.

@dodo19 (47315)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

2 Oct 18

We still do print some of our photos. We don't print many of them, but we do still like having a few around.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

That’s nice to hear. It would be such a shame if people stopped printing photos. I don’t print much too as it’s quite tedious to go to the photo shop. But I have an instax, it’s like a modern Polaroid and I get printed photos instantly. Down side is that film is expensive.

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@redtesha (1773)

• Indonesia

2 Oct 18

Yes I still have to print photos cuz I love those things hahaha.. I put small photo of my puppy in my wallet and put some pic in my boards.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

You must love your puppy very much. Usually I hear people saying they put photos of their partners in their wallet

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

2 Oct 18

It's much nicer to look at printed photos than at photos on the computer.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

That is true. It does have its charm. Specially those studio taken photos in large frames.

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

2 Oct 18

I still have some printed photos as memories.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

Do you keep them in your wallet or hang it on the wall?

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2 Oct 18

yes i have so many of them in my photo album i really love watching them again and again.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

I’m glad photo albums are still a thing.

@freelancermariagrace (27506)

• Philippines

2 Oct 18

We made these memories for ourselves. Where our eyes are never closing. Hearts are never broken

Yes, I still print some of my favorite photos. I keep them in a special box. Sometimes, I frame and hang them in my room.

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@flapiz (23133)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 18

I love that song! I intend to hang mine on pegs. I should do a photo project. I need a special box like yours.