The pros and cons of printing your own photos

Digital photos take on a completely different quality when you print them out on paper. But there's a big difference between small home printers and fine art prints. – dpa

If you have photos that you like, you may at some point want to hold them in your hand rather than just look at them on a screen.

You can take the images to a photo lab for printing, but once you start printing regularly, it usually makes sense to invest in your own printer.