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This One’s For All The Smartphone-Parents
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This One’s For All The Smartphone-Parents

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I started making huge prints of high quality images I made of my children. Leaving them packed, stuffed away somewhere in a corner of the attic. Here’s why.

I remember when I was young, my dad used to surprise me and my brothers twice a year by setting up the slide-projector for an evening of “visual trips down memory lane”. I used to love evenings like that. Watching myself grow up as my dad clicked through the images being projected on a big, white screen. Popcorn, soft-drink, pyjamas: those were the days… Last christmas, the old man surprised us by giving each of us a USB stick with all the slides scanned to digital files. Best present ever. But it also made me wonder what childhood memories will look like in 30 years, for children growing up in this era.

I know a lot of parents that are snapping pictures of their kids on their smart devices. Looking at them from time to time, but never once sorted or printed. Maybe not even backed up on an external harddrive. Losing their phone, would mean losing their kids’ childhood memories. Not to mention the poor camera-quality most phones have…

When my wife and I pass away, and our children start clearing the house, they will find tons of enlarged pictures showing parts of their childhood. Here’s a few examples.

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    A 40 year old photography fanatic from The Netherlands martijnvanoers@gmail.com

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    A 40 year old photography fanatic from The Netherlands martijnvanoers@gmail.com

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    JoeNovosel
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From experience, there will be a time when your adult children will appreciate these kinds of pics. Especially if they include their parents!! Please don't exclude yourselves.

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks Joe! You are so right. Your words inspired me, so I'm definitely going to make some more images together with us. Big thanks!

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    ThataPrado
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought I was the only one thinking that way! I love it, and one day when I have children I´ll definately do it ♥

    Gigi
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are fantastic!! I was starting to wonder if was the last parent with an SLR! Ok so it's a digital but you get the idea LOL!

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    JoeNovosel
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From experience, there will be a time when your adult children will appreciate these kinds of pics. Especially if they include their parents!! Please don't exclude yourselves.

    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks Joe! You are so right. Your words inspired me, so I'm definitely going to make some more images together with us. Big thanks!

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    ThataPrado
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought I was the only one thinking that way! I love it, and one day when I have children I´ll definately do it ♥

    Gigi
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are fantastic!! I was starting to wonder if was the last parent with an SLR! Ok so it's a digital but you get the idea LOL!

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