{"id":1227,"date":"2017-12-07T00:08:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T07:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scancafe.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:12:17","slug":"digitize-photos-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/digitize-photos-holiday-season","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Digitize Your Photos This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a project we all hope to get to some day; just not right away. We dream of a utopia in which our life’s photos are perfectly organized and digitally backed up on external hard drives and cloud sites. But sorting and scanning photos<\/a> by the hundreds is not an exciting prospect for most people. Given how busy our lives are, it’s easy to see why this project remains permanently on the back burner.<\/p>\n

But the holidays may be a perfect time to get it off that burner. This may sound outlandish if you think your to-do list for the season is already daunting enough. But we are not suggesting you have to tackle this project on your own. Allow a reliable service<\/a> to take it off your hands and suddenly it will seem a lot more doable. And once you’re off the starting block, you may want to consider also digitizing negatives<\/a>, VHS and 8mm tapes and all your other analog assets as well.<\/p>\n

Why now? Because the holidays are about reaching out and connecting with people who matter to you. And what better way to do this than with beautiful memories?<\/p>\n

There are a number of ways to do that with images and videos from your digital archives:<\/p>\n

Resurface a moment from the past:<\/strong> Share an old memory and make someone’s day. A summer camping trip with siblings or a Dairy Queen outing with an old school friend…it’s now easy to relive those moments with the ones with whom you originally shared them.<\/p>\n

\"Resurface<\/p>\n

Tell a story: <\/strong>A picture makes for a terrific share but a story is even better. When you start going through your digitized photo collection, you’ll find it filled with storytelling potential – ranging from high school socials to family reunions and beyond. It doesn’t have to be a time consuming activity either. These days, there are apps that make it easy and painless to create a beautiful photo story – complete with cover titles, collage layouts and captions.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Unleash a little bit of movie magic:<\/strong> If you have photos as well as video footage to work with, then you have all the elements of a gripping home movie. Movies are a great way to tell the nostalgia-filled story of past holiday celebrations, memorable trips, and more. You can put the stills and clips together using iMovie or a similar application. Throw in a catchy soundtrack, titles and captions and it’s sure to be a blockbuster hit with your audience.<\/p>\n

\"Unleash<\/p>\n

There are so many wonderful and creative ways to spread the light of photographic memories around once they are rescued from closets and attics. Start with a shoeboxful of those memories this holiday season and gift yourself the power to touch the people in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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