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5 Reasons Why You Should Be Printing Photos

October 29, 2016 by Barb 22 Comments

I’ve just been reminded in a big way why I should be printing photos, rather than leaving them on my computer, or depending on Instagram to save my memories!

I’m talking about my still life images … not family photos. I simply did not have any idea as to what to do with them. Oh, I’ve had a couple done up on canvas frames, which is wonderful, but a person only has so much wall space right?

In September, hubby and I took a trip out to British Columbia and stayed at the beautiful and magical Emerald Lake Lodge near Field.

One of the things I really enjoyed about our stay was the hike around the lake, where I gathered bits and pieces of local flora and fauna which I then pressed and saved in my beautiful leather journal. But what I loved most was, after getting back to our cozy little room, setting up little vignettes, taking photos, and making notes. And from all of this, the The Journal Series was born.

And then, ta da! I had these images printed and now they too reside inside my journal for keeps! So today I’m going down memory lane with these beautiful square prints from Inkifi!

They’re printed on premium, smooth fine art paper with a natural, matte finish and are utterly gorgeous!

Printing Photos, 5 reasons why you should be printing your photos, Keeping With the Times, Inkifi

I also absolutely love my Arizona series, which are soon to be hanging up on our magnetized wall frame.
Printing Your Photos, 5 reasons why you should be printing your photos, Keeping With the Times, Inkifi

5 Reasons You Should Be Printing Photos

  1. It’s thrilling to hold your hard work in your hands … for reals! The feel of good quality paper cannot compare to a phone or computer screen. I’ve also been studying them to see where I might improve my photography in terms of lighting, focus, and composition. A photograph doesn’t lie.
  2. They are fabulous souvenirs. You can display them around the house, and let others enjoy them. Start a gallery on your fridge! start a mood board! and change it with the seasons—it’s inexpensive and inspiring.
  3. You can use them as a spark for writing in your journal: where were you? what were you doing? what time of year was it? The possibilities are endless.
  4. You can give them to family and friends. Mount them on a beautiful piece of fine card stock and attach to the top of a gift box. You can’t do that with a digital image ;)
  5. They’ll still be around 50 years from now and your great-grandchildren will be able to pull them out of a box and appreciate what things were like “back then”. The fact that you were printing photos will truly be appreciated when that happens!

The intent of a photograph should be to produce a print. It is then that the transition from an image to an artifact is made.

Gary Doyle Thomas

Disclosure: Inkifi generously offered to print a selection of my images for this post, but all photos and opinions are my own, and I am truly very impressed with the quality and service from Inkifi. I wouldn’t say so if I wasn’t!!

Filed Under: Still Life, WORK WITH ME Tagged With: inkifi, journal, journal series, printing photos

Journal Series: the Emerald Lake Edition

September 29, 2016 by Barb 11 Comments

The idea for a journal series actually came to me while we were visiting Emerald Lake (2015) a year ago … ah yes, I’m fast like that ;)

I’d been sitting in the Lodge having a coffee by myself (the hubs was still sleeping blissfully in our little hobbit hole ;) and was trying to express how much I loved the flora and fauna of the area.

I couldn’t find the right background pieces and vowed that if I ever returned to Emerald Lake (which I did) I would have a special journal with me.

So, just before we set out on our travels this year, I made a trip to Chapters Indigo and chose this gorgeous leather journal … I love the simplicity of the closure, and the texture of the pages inside.

Journal Series Emerald Lake, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank

The red plant is Cornus Canadensis (as identified by one of my IG followers :) and the white background pages are from a Bella Grace Magazine … yes, I tore them out and actually used them!

I adore this tiny vine that literally turns itself into a wreath:
Journal Series Emerald Lake, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank

Journal Series Emerald Lake, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank

Journal Series Emerald Lake, Keeping With the Times, Barb BrookbankJournal Series Emerald Lake, Keeping With the Times, Barb Brookbank

More Cornus Canadensis (pressed from last year)

I love that I can not only record my travels, but I can slip a leaf (or wreath) inside my journal as a reminder of the beauty of the area.

More of the journal series to come … .

The lovely spoon is from Luke at Hope in the Woods
Journal, pen, and coffee cup  from Chapters Indigo
Papers from Bella Grace Magazine

You can also check out my latest post Emerald Lake 2016 if you like :) and thank you so much for stopping by!

Filed Under: Still Life Tagged With: chapters-indigo, journal, leather journal, still life

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