Art-ology

Do you, like so many of us, have a large collection of photographs built up over the years? If so then these probably represent a lot of happy memories for you – family, friends, family, social events, happy occasions and memorably events throughout your life.

It’s not out of the question that you could have amassed, quite literally, hundreds – or even thousands, of photos throughout the years. Unfortunately you probably have only a very tiny percentage of these on display.

No doubt you have a few of your personal favourites displayed in picture frames around your home. Maybe you’ve got a few on your desk at work. Some others might be stored in photo albums – you probably look at these once in a blue moon, when the mood takes you.

The vast majority of your photographs – your treasured memories – will be stored away in envelopes, old shoe boxes and biscuit tins. They might be up in the attic, in the cupboard under the stairs, in the garage or stuffed at the back of a drawer. One thing’s for sure – you rarely see them. Neither does anybody else.

The trouble is, even if you cover every wall in your home with photo frames, even if you load every single horizontal surface, shelf and table top with frames, there just isn’t enough space to put all your photos on display. It’s a common enough problem.

Thankfully, there is a very simple answer – digital photo frames. These can store and display hundreds of snapshots on a single frame, either in the frame’s own internal storage or on a separate memory stick. More importantly, they have the capacity to cycle through the stored images in a slide show so that all of your photos can be seen using a single frame only. Of course, you can, should you desire, show just one image. You can always change it manually whenever you feel like a little variety.

If your photos were taken on a digital camera then it’s a very simple matter to get them on display using a digital frame. If you have physical, paper photos then you will need to convert them into a digital image format. This is really easy, it’s as simple as using a photocopier. Some of the new digital photo frames even have a scanner built into them to make this process easy for you.

So there you have it – digital photo frames are incredible value for money. There’s a wide range of prices depending upon functionality and size – but a lot of them cost little more than a traditional frame. They are very easy to use and they offer you a great way to get a lot more of your photos on display. So if your fond memories are gathering dust and are out of sight and out of mind, then maybe you should check them out sometime soon.