As more photography stays digital-only, printing and archival services have become a distinct category worth understanding — both for preserving images long-term and for producing physical prints for display.
Print types and materials
Common options include traditional photographic paper prints, fine art paper prints, and metal or canvas prints, each with different durability, finish, and cost characteristics.
Archival considerations
Long-term digital storage generally benefits from redundancy — keeping copies of important images in more than one location or format. It's worth researching a provider's stated archival practices and file-retention policies directly before committing to any long-term storage service.