While many would claim the physical printed photo is dead, after a successful Kickstarter campaign last fall, this picture printing service is trying to bring it back with a subscription service model. Timeshel, co-founded by Phil Anema and Sean Pfitzenmaier, turns your iPhone photographs into real prints that are delivered to you on a monthly basis in a little box called the 'shel.'
The subscription service has many components in addition to the shel, like an app that helps you pick 30 photos from your camera roll to be printed and the prints themselves (which come in rectangle and square options). The picture printing service will add quarter inch white borders to all your selected images, resulting in beautifully framed memories.
Printed Photo Subscriptions
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Trend Themes
1. Printed Photo Subscriptions - Subscription-based physical photo printing services are gaining popularity as a way to bring back physical photos in the digital age.
2. Personalized Photo Printing - The ability to select which photos to print and have them delivered on a regular basis caters to consumers' desire for personalized service and convenience.
3. Mobile-enabled Printing Services - Mobile apps that allow users to easily select and order prints from their smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in today's mobile-first society.
Industry Implications
1. Photo Printing - The photo printing industry can capitalize on the trend towards subscription-based services to offer personalized and consistent photo printing options to consumers.
2. Mobile Photography - Companies in the mobile photography industry can partner with subscription-based photo printing services to offer customers a more complete photo experience, from the act of taking pictures to printing and displaying them.
3. Subscription Services - Companies in the subscription service industry can explore the potential for offering personalized print services as an add-on to their existing offerings.