Sisterhood Stories 7 - Storing Memories (by Boo Marshall of Eliza Boo Photography)

" I'm always amazed at how the internet closes the miles, and how no matter how great the distance, we share so many of the same concerns ! Boo xxx" This is how Ms. Marshall replied when I made a comment of her blog post on storing memories. I told her that I wrote typically the same idea in my post: The Value of a Printed Image a while back. (I came across her blog, since I read her article from the December 2011 edition of Professional Photographer Magazine. Reading through her writings, I saw this post and was simply amused at the similarity of what we both pointed at. Anyway, I asked her permission if I can re-post it here in our blog, and she said, Yes!!! So not to bore you, here it is. I hope that all of us learn a thing or two on how to value our images.) Wednesday, 21 November 2012 Sisterhood Stories 7 - Storing Memories I always say to my clients - "buy a product, not the digital images". And I so mean that. In 30 years time (I nearly wrote '50 years' before I suddenly thought I doubt I've got that long), I'm not going to sit down for a couple of days and work out what discs have what on them and what needs so to be sent off to be converted into whatever format technology demands of us then! But I am going to look on my wall and remember "that was a great day". And I do hope I will have grandchildren I will sit with who will turn over the pages of an album and say "and was my mummy really that skinny when she was 17"?! If you're investing in a shoot - then really make use of your photographer afterwards and ask them how your pictures will best be preserved and displayed. Be proud of your memories - have them around you to remind you what is important in life. Don't leave them in a drawer. This Christmas I'm taking my own advice. I've ordered several pictures of my daughters and I'm currently putting together an album. I know I can use them to show clients, so for me they have a dual purpose - but I'll always have them - and every day I will have those memories... Now, the hard thing is how to get my sons to agree to have some photographs taken too.... I'll be posting a link to Ms. Marshall's blog on my next post.