The best, easiest ways to print photos from your phone or computer
The quality of a photo depends on many factors such as the camera, lighting, composition, exposure, focus and more. Your smartphone camera takes much of the guesswork out by making all these settings automatic. A more proactive photographer can tweak these settings to their liking.
Aside from the camera itself, the subject affects how others react to a photograph. When it comes to selfies, you are your own worse critic. Whether it’s a selfie or group photo, you want to look your best, don’t you? Tap or click here for Kim’s tips on taking better pictures of yourself.
We recently answered a couple of questions from one of Kim’s listeners regarding photo storage and sharing videos. Now we’ll get to her other question and show you some easy ways to print pictures.
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers
Carolyn told Kim she had 21,000 photos in her phone and needed a storage solution. We gave her some options, including backing up her phone, using Amazon’s services or going the physical route with an external hard drive.
For her next question, Carolyn asked about combining the videos on her phone into movie clips to share with her family. We recommended some first and third-party apps. Tap or click here for the story.
Carolyn’s third question was as follows:
“With so many photos, it becomes an issue to easily print my pictures. The online sites for local printing stores require me to upload all my photos and select from those which ones to print. I have resorted to emailing myself the photos I wish to print or use for a project. Then I transfer them to our PC. Then I can select and upload them for printing. There must be an easier, less frustrating, and less time-consuming way. Please help!”
Print is not dead
Digital photos are easy to take and even easier to share, but we still enjoy the feeling of holding one in our hands or leafing through a photo album. You have a few options to get the photos off your phone and onto paper.
You can invest in a quality photo printer like our sponsor’s Epson EcoTank. Unlike other printers that use expensive ink cartridges, EcoTank printers employ refillable tanks.
You can print up to 11,000 black-and-white pages or 8,500 color pages per full tank. You’ll also save around 80% on replacement ink with ink bottles vs. traditional ink or toner cartridges.
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