5 Ways To Get Those Instagrams Off Your Phone and Into The Real World

Instagram is awesome and it's really hard to deny the amazing power of sharing it has brought to the world. I mean, not everyone can express themselves satifactorily through words but everyone, and I mean everyone, can snap a photo that shows what they're doing, something interesting or even a little message of interest or hope they come across during their day. It's a fun way to keep track of friends new and old, and if you really get into it you can even use it to figure out what is going on in the world, what zones or ski hills have the best pow or park and all kinds of interesting things.

But nothing, and I mean NOTHING, beats a good old-fashion printed photograph you can hold in your hand or hang on the wall of you house. It just doesn't get any better than that and I don't think it will ever change.

Here are 5 awesome ways to "de-digitize" (new word!) your photographs and turn those pixels into something you can really use to impress the ladies (or boys).

"Using Instagram’s simplicity and built-in filters, CanvasPop gives you gallery-quality photos on canvas, ready to brighten any room…instantly! We’re the first company to specialize in printing Instagram photos on canvas."

I fucking love canvas prints. They look awesome and impress the shit out of everyone who sees them. And I'll let you in on a little secret – they are a great way to hide the shitty quality of phone photos, cause the grain and texture of the canvas kinda takes over and gives your photos a painted look. I am going to be ordering some of these for sure.

"Instagram is the lovable photo-sharing app. We make your photos physical, with wonderful products that match the quality and magic of the app itself."

These guys have a huge selection of products and ways to turn your Insty photos into something you can actually hold and they all are pretty much awesome a fun. Calendars, "Memory Boxes", stickers, mini-books and prints… these guys seem to offer it all and the quality looks rad. And they're not dumb either as the small size of most of their offerings will mean  you photos looks tack sharp and awesome. Perfect stocking-stuffers.

"The tiny Instagram projector. We print your Instagrams on 35mm film, you view them with Projecteo."

This one seems a bit more gimicky than anything but that's not to say it isn't cool anyways. Who doesn't love a mini-projector of your photos? Pull it out at the bar and impress the ladies with your photo-snapping skills!

"Turn your Instagrams into Magnets"

"Art that updates"

This one is a bit different, in that it's not quite a way to print your Insties, but so damn cool it had to be on the list. It's a digital frame that not only looks snazzy as hell but, from what I can gather, will auto update and download pics without any assistance and display them for you on it's gorgeous screen. I can just picture this on my coffee table and if anyone is listening is what I want this year for the holiday! After running a successful kickstarter campaign, these guys are now taking pre-orders.