Rise Above Research spotlights heavy photo printers

The traditional photo print market has been in decline over the last several years, but it is still a large market that presents good opportunities, according to Rise Above Research. Rise Above Research studies show the majority of people still print some photos, and many enjoy saving prints in photo albums, displaying them in their homes, or giving them to family and friends.

Heavy photo printers, defined as those who make more than 10 prints a month on average, are a sweet spot for the print industry. While they make up a small percentage of overall consumers, these consumers generate a major portion of overall print volume and are very important to the future of photo printing. Key target segments among the heavy printers are mothers who shoot with their smartphones, fathers who shoot with digital cameras, and those aged 25-44 years old.

“Vendors and retailers who offer photo prints will be happy to learn that heavy photo printers are forecasted to spend almost $1 billion on photo prints this year in the US,” says David Haueter, founder of Rise Above Research. “In addition, we have found almost 30% of ‘aspiring photographers’ are heavy photo printers,” adds Haueter.

Rise Above Research defines aspiring photographers as people who have a passion for photography and want to take their skills to the next level. The combination of heavy photo printers and aspiring photographers will account for upwards of 20% of the total annual photo print volume in the US.

Read more about the heavy photo printers in the Rise Above Research Heavy Photo Printers: Key Target Segments report.