Got Vacation Photos? Picture This! (NAPSA)—Whether your vacation took you to an exotic destination far from home, camping at a national park, or your time was spent closer to home by the pool or at the beach, chances are you snapped a few photos with a digital camera along the way that mean the world to you. Pictures such as the children snorkeling, building a sand castle on the beach, camping with friends or visiting their favorite amusement park, can last all year. Here are some suggestions to preserve, personalize, share and make prints of your precious moments: * Impress friends and family by creating and sending an online photo album with your favorite digital photos. Sony’s ImageStation’ (www.imagestation.com) lets you upload, store and share digital images and video clips online for free. * Try putting a personal touch on your vacation photos with a unique photo gift from ImageStation. From professionallybound, glossy coffee table books to calendars and greeting cards— these gifts can bring your digital imagestolife. * Thesite also offers the option to order prints in a wide variety of sizes from wallet to giant 20x30 poster-sized. * Don’t have a lot of time and want to makeinstantdigital prints? Bring your digital camera’s memory card to a nearby retailer such as Kinko’s (www.kinkos.com). Using Sony’s PictureStation digital photofinishing system (www.picture station.com) you can view thumbnails of your pictures on screen. Using the touch screen display, you can select just the images you want to print or burn to CD. You Preserve your vacation memories by creating a beautifully bound photo book using your favorite images. can touch the photos up, remove red eye, crop or enlarge them before printing. The system’s dyesublimation printers produce beautiful “Print by Sony” color on borderless prints in a variety of sizes from wallets to 8 x 10-inch prints. Operating the system has been described as being as simple as using an ATM machine. This photo kiosk makes the prints and accepts payment so you're in and out the store in just minutes. * If you have old photographs that are fading, the PictureStation system can scan them in, and sharpen the contrast and color to make vivid new prints. This is a neat feature for scrapbookers looking to beautify vintage photos taken by parents or grandparents. Whether your vacation was spent at home with the kids or at an exotic destination, sharing that experience any time with family and friends online and in print is really a snap.
