How many photos do you take on holiday?
How many photos do you take on holiday? It seems that we just love making memories (and having something to boast about) when we’re abroad as the average holidaymaker returns from a week-long trip with more than 300 photos.
Despite this, only 10 per cent of the images, on average, are deemed satisfactory for sharing on social media platforms and 97 per cent never make it off of the camera or computer into frames and albums; instead are kept locked in the digital world.
Too often now, photos end up stuck on computers or social media profiles and that’s the only place they exist, but people really should make more of an effort to print images and enjoy them
www.sunshine.co.uk polled 2,162 people over the age of 18 took, each of whom had been on a week-long holiday abroad in the last year. The majority of respondents claimed they’d taken ‘300+’ images, either using a camera, their phone or another gadget to capture their holiday memories.
Chris Clarkson, co-founder of sunshine.co.uk said: “Holiday photos are a great way to capture the memories of your trip abroad, as it’s not long after you return home that you tend to forget you’ve been altogether when the stresses of everyday life kick back in.
“I think it’s such a shame that more people don’t print their holiday photos, either for frames and albums around the house or to put on canvases on the wall.”
Respondents were asked how many of their photos, if any, they’d chosen to share on social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter once they’d returned home.
According to the results, the average holidaymaker shares only 10 per cent of their overall holiday snaps on social media platforms, with Facebook the first choice for 82 per cent of those taking part.
When asked if they had printed any of their holiday photos yet, or if they had any plans to, 97 per cent said no. Of these, three quarters explained that the images would most likely stay on the devices they were taken on or just on digital platforms in general.
Chris added: “Too often now, photos end up stuck on computers or social media profiles and that’s the only place they exist, but people really should make more of an effort to print images and enjoy them.
"There’s no point taking over 300 pictures in a week when you plan to do hardly anything with them!”
How many photos do you take on holiday and what do you do with them? Tell us in the comments below or tweet us @FemaleFirst_UK