This past week, I was complaining to a friend about the failure of my printer. I was going to print out some photos for my family, and the next thing I knew, I was awash in blinking red lights. Luckily I was able to upload my photos to Shutterfly, find a Shutterfly coupon for 20% off, and simply click "proceed" to get the prints made. My complaining about not being able to print my pictures and have them in my hand immediately, all from the comfort of my bedroom, got me thinking...
In the current day and age, photography has taken on a whole new meaning. I can remember growing up, having to make sure every picture my family snapped was absolutely perfect, because we couldn't waste film. Film was carefully loaded into cameras, and you never knew for sure if you were going to get the twenty four exposures, or if you might luck out and get a few more shots on the roll. When all was said and done, we'd go down to any number of local drug stores and drop off our roll of film; three or four days later, we'd get an envelope back rife with random pictures of feet, giant fingers invading pictures from an upper corner, or just random pictures full of darkness. Today, we can leave all of that behind us.
Today, we have four-inch screens to show us whether or not the pictures we take are "the perfect picture" and rather than a roll of film with twenty four exposures, we have memory cards that are smaller, more durable, and can hold literally thousands of pictures. Plus, they are completely re-usable. The other advantage we have now is that we have services like Shutterfly to do all our dirty work for us, assuring we get crystal-clear prints that we can edit and fix as we see fit. Plus, you can use a Shutterfly coupon, like this one, to save 20% on your order through April 13th. Or, if it is your first Shutterfly order, you're eligible for twenty five free prints. Or get your face on a mug! Or make a calendar! Or do whatever other fun things you want with your photos!
Viva la Digital Revolucion!
In the current day and age, photography has taken on a whole new meaning. I can remember growing up, having to make sure every picture my family snapped was absolutely perfect, because we couldn't waste film. Film was carefully loaded into cameras, and you never knew for sure if you were going to get the twenty four exposures, or if you might luck out and get a few more shots on the roll. When all was said and done, we'd go down to any number of local drug stores and drop off our roll of film; three or four days later, we'd get an envelope back rife with random pictures of feet, giant fingers invading pictures from an upper corner, or just random pictures full of darkness. Today, we can leave all of that behind us. Today, we have four-inch screens to show us whether or not the pictures we take are "the perfect picture" and rather than a roll of film with twenty four exposures, we have memory cards that are smaller, more durable, and can hold literally thousands of pictures. Plus, they are completely re-usable. The other advantage we have now is that we have services like Shutterfly to do all our dirty work for us, assuring we get crystal-clear prints that we can edit and fix as we see fit. Plus, you can use a Shutterfly coupon, like this one, to save 20% on your order through April 13th. Or, if it is your first Shutterfly order, you're eligible for twenty five free prints. Or get your face on a mug! Or make a calendar! Or do whatever other fun things you want with your photos!
Viva la Digital Revolucion!
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