We have gone to pumpkin patches twice to try to capture the quintessential fall photo of Hac. So far, we've deleted many, many photos, but we've gotten a couple of decent shots. I print photos as quickly as I take them. I have a somewhat OCD system, too. Shocking, I know. I download pics to iPhoto after each shoot. Then, I am fairly consistent at naming, tagging and rating at least the best pictures in the bunch. It also helps to delete the duds ASAP. In the last year my active photo library has ballooned from about 4,000 to 18,000 pictures even with this system, thousands of deletions, and a bit of archiving.
The photos I flag - the best of the best- get immediately uploaded to my favorite photo sharing and printing sites. It has just become part of the process. This does two things: it keeps a steady stream of fresh photos available for family and friends and it has me poised to act when a good sale is happening on the photo printing sites.
In Hac's first year, I've printed greeting cards for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Birthdays and Thank You cards and his first birthday party invitation. I've also printed lots of photo books, enlargements and collages. I even have a magnet nestled in my photo stash for the holidays. I have tried all of the services out there and one of the best is Shutterfly. It consistently produces better pictures than any of the print and pick up places I've tried and virtually all of the online and mail photo shops.
Check it out for the holidays. You get 50 free prints when you sign up as a new Shutterfly member!
Some links to their products:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements
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