{"id":104161,"date":"2018-07-24T08:06:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T06:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=104161"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:15:28","slug":"why-printing-your-photos-can-make-you-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/why-printing-your-photos-can-make-you-happier\/","title":{"rendered":"Why printing your photos can make you happier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An old girlfriend of mine asked why I took so few pictures. When I explained I just couldn\u2019t be bothered, she patiently replied that pictures are like memories \u2013 if you don\u2019t take any, how are you supposed to remember all the happy moments you had in life? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m not especially forgetful, but her point struck a chord. My girlfriend taught me a fundamental truth: photographs help us immortalize special memories. And <\/span><b>the very best memories deserve to live in the physical world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where you can see them every day, reliving the best times of your life as if they were yesterday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since then, I\u2019ve been taking photos regularly and printing them using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1ClickPrint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Now I\u2019m in the habit of taking pictures it\u2019s great to browse albums or walk around my home and remember the sights, smells, and sounds of the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.56.50.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Photo Canvas From $5,99<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">CREATE YOUR CANVAS<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You see, just taking pictures isn\u2019t enough. It\u2019s what you do with them that counts. Do you remember what you did with your last picture? If you\u2019re like 90% of the population you probably uploaded it to social media. That buzz you get when the likes build up is pretty special, but like all cheap thrills it fades quickly, and so does the photo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a strange irony: we take cameras with us everywhere but spend far less time looking at the pictures. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet studies have shown that browsing old albums makes you happier than eating chocolate, watching TV, listening to music, or drinking booze<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.18.png 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.18-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.18-768x358.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you truly want to relive your favorite moments of the past, why not print your photographs? Hang them on your living room wall, in your study, in the kitchen, frame and display them on your desk at work\u2026 do anything to bring those treasured moments to life in the real world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1ClickPrint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to create canvas prints of my favorite pictures, but they also print on metal, wood, acrylic, and (of course) paper, so you can find the right style for your home. Instead of spending money on costly artworks, cover your walls in loved ones and exotic places, bringing you closer to friends, family, and past adventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-104612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.47.png 806w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.47-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.54.47-768x361.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The craftspeople at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1ClickPrint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> prepare everything by hand, using the finest art-grade inks to ensure long-lasting, colourful, and vibrant pictures. Every order is then triple-checked before leaving the printers and sent securely to your door. With premium, hand-stretched canvas prints beginning at just $5.99, you can easily print within budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-09.56.50.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Photo Canvas From $5,99<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">CREATE YOUR CANVAS<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1clickprint.com\/global\/?CJEVENT=2c1b80b6890a11e8820f01ba0a18050b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abandoning your photographs on a hard drive or social media account denies them their true power. If you take pictures to remember a special moment, then give them life by printing them. You\u2019ll feel a lot happier if you do. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old girlfriend of mine asked why I took so few pictures. When I explained I just couldn\u2019t be bothered, she patiently replied that pictures are like memories \u2013 if you don\u2019t take any, how are you supposed to remember all the happy moments you had in life? I\u2019m not especially forgetful, but her point &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/why-printing-your-photos-can-make-you-happier\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why printing your photos can make you happier&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9103,"featured_media":104614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2518,2441],"tags":[1030,1032],"usertag":[781],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-104161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","category-how-to","tag-entertainment","tag-gadgets","usertag-purchaser"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327641,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104161\/revisions\/327641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104161"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=104161"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=104161"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=104161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}