Printing in a Virtual Era {Geeky}


When digital pictures became all the rage, my parents started feeling seriously left out - they wanted to hold the photographs of their grand-children and not to have to squint their eyes at some overly bright computer screen where everything goes so incredibly fast. 

So un-poetic and cold.

That's when I started making albums that looked like proper books, simply using the program available on my computer (via iPhoto). Everyone smiled and thanked for the top quality, glossy paper books to cherish and it has been a real pleasure to hand these out at Christmas, Easter, birthdays... Smiles and curiosity welcomed them every single time, happiness flutter all over again...

But - as my friend says, there is always a "but" - now that the book option is secured, I am receiving again requests for single paper-based pictures as well as for their digital version. 

Fine, let's take this as a hint that time has come to investigate additional possibilities, maybe introducing some new options, what do you say? While looking for new playful options, I came across Printic, a very quick and efficient way to pick your favorite Instagram shots and print them out.


Since my father-in-law 70th birthday is approaching, I wanted to add to the wrapping of his present very special customized birthday tags; that's how the idea of printing some of my Instagram shots came about. I take entirely different pictures when using Instagram because I (almost) never publish pics with the full face of my kids or people around me, so I have to work around the self-imposed confidentiality constraint. This means my father-in-law will also see some new topics/angles thanks to the Printic paper version.

Truth be told, he will also be my guinea pig since I want to test his reaction before extending the Printic usage to the rest of the family folks. I believe he will be surprised by the unique tags and the welcomed return of the single paper photograph he - like my parents - so much longed for.

What do you think? Have you used Printic to surprise yourself or people around you?

If you want to find out what to do with your Instagram prints, the RockMyStyle blog came up just recently with a whole list of interesting options - check them out for useful inspiration. 


Credits: TheDaydreamer

6 commentaires:

  1. Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog - I thought I'd pop over to yours too :)

    I haven't actually printed many of my instagram photos out, but I've heard good things about Printic and your post has inspired me to do it. Now I just need to choose which photos, and who I should give them to ;) Such a lovely idea for a gift! x

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  2. Hello Ruth! Thank you for stopping by and welcome :-) It is a lovely idea for a gift and I thought it would be a nice change from the usual gift tags. And I am pretty sure my father-in-law knows nothing of Instagram or Printic, so it would be all new things for him. Enjoy your choosing process then and see you soon in the e-course!

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  3. Hello and lovely to visit your blog! I've used Printic a couple of times too and love it. We're living away from family (my husband is French) and I'm Australian and we live in NZ so this is such a quick and easy way to give back to our family that miss us. Mel x (BYW)

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  4. Hello Mel and welcome to my diary! Yes, it is quick and I really think it changes from our regular photos so it adds something to the visual experience. I hope my father-in-law will like it! Where do you live in NZ? It is one of the countries I desperately want to visit...

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  5. I've never heard of Printic, but would love to try it.... their packaging is lovely too. Love the prints you chose :)

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  6. It is a reliable app: fast and efficient, I have to say. The delivery has been the speediest ever too. If you decide to try it, let me know how it works out for you! Take care, Catherine.

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