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Living for Pictures and Keeping Pictures Alive

2012-03-01T09:24:00.003-08:00

“She would live for his letters and he would live for her picture.”

Jenna Bush Hager said this recently on the Today Show about her grandparents, Pres. George H. Bush and Barbara Bush, when they were much younger, and nowadays too. Watch the video here:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46385984/ns/today-celebrates_valentines_day/t/jenna-bush-hager-how-my-grandparents-inspired-my-own-love-story/#.T06Jj4Gmqdw

She goes on… “Now, in the age of technology, many first proclaim their love via text and email, which has in many ways killed the handwritten note.”

The Bushes wrote love letters to one another in the early years of their relationship, and they continue to do so, over 60 years later.

Politics aside, I couldn’t help but think about how true this is of photos today. The destiny of communication via text and email is so parallel to the destiny of images we capture on our digital cameras and phones. What will we have to hold onto if all those thoughts, and all those images of special events – images that never became printed photos – drift away into nothingness?

Like the handwritten note, are we killing the printed photo in this new age of technology?

Recently on a trip to the local zoo I must have taken three dozen pictures in a two-hour time-span. Why so many? I can look at them later and delete the ones that aren’t “good” – that’s the beauty of digital photography! But will I print the good ones?

My children will love holding and looking and photos of themselves in the Amazon Rain Forest with that curious yellow and black bird! (Next blog will talk about the benefit to children of having printed photos as they grow up. Stay tuned!) I also have echoing in my head that my parents would like ANY photos of my children I’d be willing to share, as they live 1000 miles away.

JMC’s philosophy is this: make sure to print your favorite photos. With the quality of paper (and other media) used these days, photos last longer, and there are so many different ways to display them, on canvas, metal, tile, mugs, mouse pads – just about anything.

The rest? How about a photo book? You can find tools online to make amazing books. The company that makes them for us is reliable and produces a beautiful product. Find out more at http://jmcpds.com/photobooks.html. Even quicker, buy a photo-safe album at a craft or department store and slide those pictures in.

Don’t forget to print a few to share with your relatives and friends.

Finally, always make sure to organize and store in a safe place (like a CD) the “keepers” so that your children and grandchildren will have something to enjoy for years to come.

Like George Bush, hold onto those pictures; keep them alive, hold them in your hand, and live for them.

What We Really Treasure

2012-02-23T09:29:00.000-08:00

What do you treasure? Your House is Burning. What Do You Take? We found this article on Twisted Sifter, a website that promises to provide interesting and creative or funny content using BIG pictures as much as possible. We LOVE that concept at JMC because we are all about interesting and pictures!

Delve into the world of some of the Twisted Sifter readers and find out that what they treasure just may be similar to what you would want to grab if faced with the same scenario: your house is burning and you have to decide what you'd take. Could be that your choices might be completely different.

What would you take? (It is a given that you would make sure your family and yourself were first [we wouldn't have it any other way!]; and, these readers have had some time to contemplate and compile their priority lists.)

We find it interesting (and evidenced by the BIG photos) that more than 90% of the readers would take photos, cameras, external hard drives holding their images or something photo-related. Think of your grandmother or an elder role-model. Didn't she or he always say that the first thing grabbed would be the scrapbook or photo albums?

Today we have more ways to protect our images so we don't have to worry about their fragility or exposure to fires or other hazards. JMC is a great source for how-to's when it comes to photo preservation. We offer services like Scanning Photos and Video Transfer, as well as tools like the Picture Keeper. Come on in and ask Ann or Cathy about these and other ways to ensure that your treasured photos, images and videos are available for your family to treasure for years to come.

Memories Matter!

Jen at JMC

What to do on a Monday...

2010-09-23T08:09:00.000-07:00

On Monday, October 4, JMC will be hitting the road to join other local businesses and organizations at the Senior Expo, to be held at the DoubleTree in Bloomington on South Veterans Parkway.

We're looking forward to talking with seniors (and non-seniors!) in our community about the services we offer, like photo scanning, ordering prints from home or on our fun kiosks, photo restoration, prints on canvas, maybe a little about our new photo gifting, and so on.

Hope to see you there! We'll be there from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m..

Jen at JMC

Getting Caught Up and Looking Ahead

2010-09-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hello, Friends!

We haven't blogged in a while, but there is much to report. Our website has been re-designed, including this blogspot. We have hosted a couple of photo contests and the results are in (see our homepage to get a peek at the winners). We are in the midst of a September Canvas Special -- really incredible savings and a great way to get your Christmas shopping done quickly and easily.

Also, we have just added to our website and will soon have on display at JMC our new selection of holiday cards. They are beautifully designed and will be personalized with your greeting and photo. Available for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, as well as New Years 2011!

Let us hear from you! We would love to add you to our electronic newsletter mailing list so you can stay up-to-date on our current and upcoming specials. We'd also like to hear about your favorite photos -- maybe ones from a summer vacation or that first day of school! Email us at jmcpds@jmcpds.com

Jenifer
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