I know I've talked about this before, but one of my pet-peeves about digital photography is that I rarely, if ever, have prints made. I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts at work last night, when the host, Leo Laporte, was talking about things we grew up with that are no longer around. The one thing he talked about that really resonated with me was the photo album. With photo hosting sites like flickr, it is far easier to show and view our photos than ever before. These sites are great and convenient, but there's no replacing the sensation of holding a print (or a book of them) in your hands. I started thinking about that in relation to this blog. What's going to happen after the year is up? It's very likely that I will continue to do something very similar to this, but what happens in 20 years after the fact? 30 years? Will Blogger be around then, still preserving my year of photographs and writing? It's not likely. I've been seriously considering, after the year is up, having the entire blog, photos included, printed in book form so I have something physical I can pick up and look at 30 years from now. I just think it's important that I preserve this year of my life in something more permanent and secure than a couple websites. Can anyone recommend a service that does things like this?
1 comment:
Hi Jason it's just mom. I don't know anyone who could make your book but it is a great idea. You know how much I have always loved books. The joy of reading is a gift that only we who read understand.
Just think of someone 100 years from now going through boxes they found in some attic or brought at a sale. Finding your book with this year of your life in it. I'd love to find something from 100 years ago that would just give me a peek into that life and time. Go for it. I'd like one too.
Love you
Mom
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