Step 3: Printing and storing photos

While it's great to be able to share photos instantly with friends and family using the mentioned programs, sometimes it's nice to have a physical reminder of your holiday memories. There are a number of ways to do this--either by purchasing a dedicated photo printer or multifunction printer with photo capabilities, taking a memory card full of images to your local photo store or photo kiosk, or using an online printing service like Snapfish.

Dedicated photo printers have the advantage of being more compact than their multifunction counterparts. Multifunction printers, by their nature, perform several tasks and most have the ability to produce photo prints as well.

Online photo printing services allow you to upload a number of images and select print sizes, paper finishes and options like collating your prints in a photo book, all delivered to your door. Some services like Fujicolor even allow you to pick up your prints at participating photo stores.

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