As a child photos and videos are fun to look at and watch but there is no real value attached to them. As we age those photos and videos become priceless. Think back to some of the most powerful life events you have ever had. Remember the birth of your children, watching them grow and experience the world. Remember the birthdays, the vacations you took, the proms, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, class reunions, and family gatherings. Your memories of these life's events are so much more powerful than any television show you have ever seen. For most people memories are worth more than anything they own.
Here's proof:
Recently when the grass fires were raging through California, helicopter news crew's video people running back into their burning homes risking their lives for photo albums and boxes of pictures. They were saving memories, memories that were more important than anything else they owned! People have some powerful emotions tied to memories. Emotions that have the power to drive people to extreme action, yet more than 1 trillion print photos (including yours!) are in danger of being destroyed by humidity, fire and floods. Your traditional photographs are deteriorating with every passing moment. Faces and colors fade with the passage of time and someday these visual memories will be lost and once they're gone? those precious memories of the happiest and most important moments in your life will be gone forever.
Then we have the old home video tapes (VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, BetaMax, MiniDV, Hi-8, Video-8, and Digital-8). These movies invoke more powerful memories than photos because they use two of our senses, seeing and hearing. It is one thing to see a photo of a loved one that may have passed on but to also hear them speak is very emotional and priceless. However just like your old photos the movies of your life are also deteriorating and will be lost forever.
Fortunately, there is an easy solution to the inevitable fate of your traditional photos and videos. Don't wait until they are gone forever. Contact me to find out the easiest, most convenient way to preserve, enjoy, and share your precious memories for many years to come.
Welcome to the digital world.
* Nearly 50% of U.S. households now own a digital camera.
* By 2008 more than 80% percent of US households will own a digital camera.
* And... Over 300 Billion pictures were taken in 2006.
Those are the facts yet most people don't know what to do with their digital pictures. They keep them on memory cards and disks in drawers? Or clog their computer hard drive with family photos and risk losing them all if their hard drive crashes. With more people using digital cameras to take pictures, many are also storing their photos digitally, often on a CD. Today a CD is considered what a negative used to be in the past. But what most people don't realize, CD's are not a permanent storage solution. CD's are primarily damaged by light, from lights in a building or more importantly to sunlight. They can also be damaged by improper handling and scratching. When a CD becomes damaged a computer is no longer able to read the information. Just like when a photo fades away, there's nothing to see there, they eventually fade away. Experts suggest you store your digital pictures and movies in multiple places, like on a CD, DVD, and your own personal internet website.
At the end of the day all you have left are memories. SHARE your memories TODAY with family and friends and PRESERVE them for generations to come.