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How do you store your old photos?
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:21 am
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:21 am
I've got a bunch of physical photos that I want to keep stored properly. I know I need to digitize them at some point but I want to keep these preserved for my lifetime and make them someone else's problem. Currently, I just have them in storage tote in AC. The larger ones are a bit of an issue (think about as big as a framed sports jersey)
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Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:35 am to jmarto1
Posted on 9/8/23 at 4:50 pm to jmarto1
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The larger ones are a bit of an issue (think about as big as a framed sports jersey)
If you bring them to me in Baton Rouge I will scan them as long as it isn't an arse load.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 5:48 pm to jmarto1
I have several photo albums with tons of pics that I took over the years with an old Cannon SLR. However, I also have boxes of them still in the envelopes they came back from being processed in, along with all the negatives.
If I had to take a guess, I'd say about 3K photos, if not more.
Now, everything is digital for the past 10 years or so.
If I had to take a guess, I'd say about 3K photos, if not more.
Now, everything is digital for the past 10 years or so.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 6:12 pm to junkfunky
I appreciate it and may do that. How much do you charge? I would probably only do certain ones. My main issue right now is preserving and storing the physical copies to stave off time
Posted on 9/8/23 at 6:13 pm to jmarto1
I have 3-ring photo albums with slip cases, and archival photo pages from Light Impressions, for my old film photos. Work well, and I need to print many over the last 15 years to add to them.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 4:42 pm to jmarto1
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I appreciate it and may do that.
Sorry, I forgot about this thread.
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How much do you charge?
What?
We have a large format scanner for construction drawings with up to 600dpi resolution. If it's just a few I can do it on my lunch break. If it's a good bit I'll show you how to scan them and you can do it yourself. It's really quick and easy, just bring an external hard drive or thumb drive. I wouldn't even consider charging you.
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My main issue right now is preserving and storing the physical copies to stave off time
Gotcha. I'd assume having it framed or laminated are the only options so either a frame shop or a reproduction shop like Letterman's for lamination.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:27 pm to junkfunky
As someone who digitized all my and my parents pics a cpl of yrs back, my suggestion is to digitize them. May want to prioritize based on age and color pics.
I would do older color first as those pics are the least stable and will fade first. Those late 60s early 70s color pics dont last, do them first. Old bw pics are the most stable.
I would do older color first as those pics are the least stable and will fade first. Those late 60s early 70s color pics dont last, do them first. Old bw pics are the most stable.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 9:48 pm to OntarioTiger
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someone who digitized all my and my parents pics a cpl of yrs back, my suggestion is to digitize them
How did you do this?
Posted on 9/17/23 at 10:37 pm to meeple
I used an Epson V39 flatbed from eBay, it was $75 (now under $50).
The coolest feature was that you could put four pictures on the glass at once, and as long as you had separation between them, it would scan them into four separate images with one pass. I can't remember what software I used to initiate the scan, but it was free or open source.
The coolest feature was that you could put four pictures on the glass at once, and as long as you had separation between them, it would scan them into four separate images with one pass. I can't remember what software I used to initiate the scan, but it was free or open source.
Posted on 9/18/23 at 8:12 am to LemmyLives
Meeple
Like lemmy i used a flat bed scanner, canon model based on recommendations of tech colleague. It had software and worked ok, it just took a long time. But it was during covid times so not much else going on. I really just scanned pics w ppl in them. A family visit to the zoo had pics w a giraffe, i didn't scan the giraffe, dont really care about it but if family members were in the pic it got scanned
Like lemmy i used a flat bed scanner, canon model based on recommendations of tech colleague. It had software and worked ok, it just took a long time. But it was during covid times so not much else going on. I really just scanned pics w ppl in them. A family visit to the zoo had pics w a giraffe, i didn't scan the giraffe, dont really care about it but if family members were in the pic it got scanned
Posted on 9/18/23 at 8:14 am to OntarioTiger
Naming the files and creating folders was a pita but really glad i did it. Stored files on pc as well as 2 solid state hard drives.
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