Are your pics languishing in a shoebox? Or stuffed in a desk drawer? Or (horror!) still on the SD card and not even downloaded to your computer??? Oh, the humanity!!!
It's okay. I've been guilty also.
True story: most of my pics are filed in one of those big, plastic photo storage cases. They're kind of sorted in orderly, but vague, categories. And I rarely see them. I don't have framed pics displayed. I only have a couple of photo albums. All those pics taken, but never enjoyed. Kind of sad, don't you think?
Tim, on the other hand, has his photo albums filled and random prints tucked above doorways or windows, or stood up on shelves. Until recently, though, he really didn't have any framed and matted prints up either. But after I gifted him a framed shot of his daughter I'd taken, he suddenly became a museum curator. He bought frames and matte boards and made prints and properly hung things on the walls and displayed them on tables. I must say, it did add a certain flair. But I still hadn't gotten around to doing anything with my rapidly-increasing print stash.
In the meantime, I'd decided to put up a few postcards he'd given me on my office wall cork tiles at work. I also added a pic Tim had taken on one of our hikes; then I added one of my shots. One day I walked in and found a work buddy had added two pics she'd taken on one of her hikes. Another pal brought me a print of his little girl with Santa. Small drawings were contributed by yet another friend. Something creative was happening...in my office! It was awesome -- but kind of haphazard. So I got organized.
Since I couldn't go pounding nails into the wall for frames, I had to work with the tiles. I re-sized some prints so everything would fit. Then I cut cardstock to serve as a kind of matte backing for each one. I made "Artist Cards" for all pics and art created by someone else to post next to their contribution. A few random objects were thrown in to the mix for fun. Finally, I broke out thumbtacks, adhesive mounting squares, arranged all the objets d'art, and TA-DAH! I had a full-on art gallery on my office wall! Wooo-hooo!
Now, each day I go into work, I open my office door and see a wall full of Happy. Every time, it's a scrumptious visual treat.
No mysterious moral to this story: Develop your film, make some prints off the digi-card, and then do something with them: put them in a photo album or scrapbook, frame & matte them, or just upload images into a digital album. Heck, print 'em on t-shirts or tote bags! Just don't keep them in the dark. Taking them was fun. Let's keep the fun going!
It's okay. I've been guilty also.
True story: most of my pics are filed in one of those big, plastic photo storage cases. They're kind of sorted in orderly, but vague, categories. And I rarely see them. I don't have framed pics displayed. I only have a couple of photo albums. All those pics taken, but never enjoyed. Kind of sad, don't you think?
Tim, on the other hand, has his photo albums filled and random prints tucked above doorways or windows, or stood up on shelves. Until recently, though, he really didn't have any framed and matted prints up either. But after I gifted him a framed shot of his daughter I'd taken, he suddenly became a museum curator. He bought frames and matte boards and made prints and properly hung things on the walls and displayed them on tables. I must say, it did add a certain flair. But I still hadn't gotten around to doing anything with my rapidly-increasing print stash.
In the meantime, I'd decided to put up a few postcards he'd given me on my office wall cork tiles at work. I also added a pic Tim had taken on one of our hikes; then I added one of my shots. One day I walked in and found a work buddy had added two pics she'd taken on one of her hikes. Another pal brought me a print of his little girl with Santa. Small drawings were contributed by yet another friend. Something creative was happening...in my office! It was awesome -- but kind of haphazard. So I got organized.
Since I couldn't go pounding nails into the wall for frames, I had to work with the tiles. I re-sized some prints so everything would fit. Then I cut cardstock to serve as a kind of matte backing for each one. I made "Artist Cards" for all pics and art created by someone else to post next to their contribution. A few random objects were thrown in to the mix for fun. Finally, I broke out thumbtacks, adhesive mounting squares, arranged all the objets d'art, and TA-DAH! I had a full-on art gallery on my office wall! Wooo-hooo!
Now, each day I go into work, I open my office door and see a wall full of Happy. Every time, it's a scrumptious visual treat.
No mysterious moral to this story: Develop your film, make some prints off the digi-card, and then do something with them: put them in a photo album or scrapbook, frame & matte them, or just upload images into a digital album. Heck, print 'em on t-shirts or tote bags! Just don't keep them in the dark. Taking them was fun. Let's keep the fun going!
I love counting out my drawer in the bookkeeping office. It makes my dull days at work a little happier each time I go in :)
ReplyDeleteHeather, that is exactly the reason I do what I do: to bring a little more cheer into the workplace. Just wait until I set up the mini-bar...
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