Preserve the Memories
Preserve the Memories with Printed Photography
If you’ve ever had your life in pictures disappear because of lost memory cards, broken camera phones or a wiped-out hard drive, you know how devastating it can be. I’ll tell you how to avoid it.
I’m concerned that ours will become the lost generation, picture-wise at least. We don’t print our photos anymore. We store them on memory cards, computers and cell phones - all prone to heartbreaking failure. At least if they are printed, we still have the memory of our daughter’s show choir competition, Grandpa’s 85th birthday party or that game-winning three-pointer. To prevent a mishap, make a CD copy of your photos the next time you upload them to your computer. Then, pick your favorites and email them to your local camera shop or drugstore to make printed copies. If your house were burning, could you get your computer out?
2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of Captured. During that time, Sheila Rutledge has been constantly honing her photography skills. Her award winning style has made her one of Dupage County’s busiest photographers. She began her interest in photography as a teen-ager. The youngest of 7 children she decided that without photography her family portrait history would skip the youngest child. Some of her first professional jobs included professional musicians and by then she was hooked. As she started a family of her own she saw the family cycle as one of the most interesting portrait subjects of all. With all of the babies in her family she is most at ease with children. 
