Explore tips for digitizing and preserving old photos to protect your family memories and keep treasured photographs safe for future generations.
Organizing your photos in a few simple steps Struggling to find a particular photo to show a friend or family member is frustrating. No one wants to spend time scrolling through a sea of images saved or shared in multiple locations, sizes, and pixel quality. What happened to the original version?
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Deciding what to keep, sell, or donate At different times in life, we find ourselves reorganizing our living space or downsizing. You may be an empty nester or a senior moving to a smaller home. Memories are attached to everything from furniture to linens, and decisions need to be made, but you don’t have to make them alone. The sooner you start, the easier it will be to make your move.
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Over the years, individual school or class photos, professional family portraits, and other memorable pictures can accumulate. And what about artwork the kids did at school, professional pieces you bought, and gifts you received? You don’t want to let go of anything, but how do you organize and preserve it?
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You’re sentimental about the past and love to revisit memorable events and people captured in old print photos. But a cardboard box in the attic or basement won’t preserve these treasures forever, and moving every so often isn’t helping you keep track of them either. Picture This Organized has the answers.
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Part 2: How to Back Up Your Computer and Smartphone In part 1 of this series, we talked about converting paper and print photos to digital devices to preserve original copies. The transition in 2020 to working at home and using more remote services makes us more aware of security issues and how files can become permanently lost. Recent wildfires and other natural disasters also create concern about losing precious photos and valuable documents. We want you to feel safe. Let’s start with your computer.
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Part 1: Converting paper to digital to preserve original copies As we get ready to roll into the fall season, it’s an excellent time to take inventory. For some, that might mean securing and backing up documents and photos. You may be among many who have recently shifted to working remotely and had to purchase new computers, phones, or other office equipment. In a rush to get up and running, you may have forgotten about the need for backup and security. Recently, businesses have been hitting the news with large scale data loss problems. But what can you do at […]
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Over the years, I have collected many hours of film or video to preserve family memories like summer vacations, birthdays, and other special events in the form of home movies. If you have years of reels, videotapes, or DVDs, stored in boxes, learn how to convert old home movies to digital formats to preserve your history. Your collection may include: Film reels: old film from 3” to 8” with anywhere from 50’ to 600’ of footage. The cost to convert it is well worth being able to view it anytime Tapes: 1 to 2-hour recordings including single or multiple events […]
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