| Preserving photos has become my top
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| | take it to a reputable photo printing
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| priority. My Grandmother and I have
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| | shop and have it saved to a disk.
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| started going through her collection of
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| | Scanning the actual photo will not give
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| photographs to scan and preserve 7
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| | you the quality that you can achieve with
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| generations worth of photos. As I'm
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| | a negative.
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| archiving these photos, and realizing
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| | - Be careful with the photos and
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| their value, I want to preserve them to
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| | negatives that you handle and how you
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| the best of my abilities. I've done tons
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| | handle them. Each time you increase the
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| of research and put together a list to
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| | possibility of damage. You should always
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| help you preserve yours too.
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| | wear cotton gloves, only touch the edges
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| - Photos look beautiful when hung around
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| | of your photos, and as little as
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| the fireplace, but be wary, this will
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| | possible. Your hands carry acids and oils
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| ruin your photo. I'm not saying don't do
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| | that are harmful and will age your
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| it, but be sure that you have another
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| | photos.
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| copy.
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| | - If you are keeping the original photos
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| - Do not use anything that does not say
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| | too, a #2 pencil is recommended to write
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| "acid-free".
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| | names and dates on the back of the
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| - Store your photos near the center of
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| | photos. Be careful not to press too hard,
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| your home up in a closet. Keep them safe
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| | this will leave an indention on the front
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| from humidity, extreme temperatures,
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| | of your photo.
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| direct sunlight and smells.
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| | - Thanks to technology we can preserve
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| - Store your photos in an archival safe
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| | our family history forever, but do not
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| storage container, so they're safe from
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| | alter your original photo. To do this you
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| debris and bugs, which can cause damage.
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| | will need to put everything on your hard
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| - Do not store the negatives, paper or
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| | drive then save it to several disks and
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| newspaper clippings with your
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| | store them in different locations. Give
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| photographs. Place them in a separate
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| | them to grandparents, parents, siblings
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| container.
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| | or put them in a safe deposit box.
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| - When looking for a frame to hang your
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| | Technology is forever changing, so you
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| photo in look for ones that are made of
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| | will also need to try to keep up with it
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| stainless steel, acid-free plastic or
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| | and update the disks every so often.
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| aluminum.
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| | Because pictures files are so large, I
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| - Be sure to take some black and white
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| | don't recommend trying to save every
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| photos too, they last longer than color
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| | picture that you take, just the important
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| prints.
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| | ones.
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| - Do not use photo albums with clear
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| | - A DVD is another way to preserve your
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| plastic covers that peel back. The best
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| | photos, they hold up seven times the
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| method is probably the most common style
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| | capacity of a CD, plus you don't need a
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| used, just use corner mounts in an
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| | computer to enjoy it, just a TV and DVD
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| acid-free book, so the glue never touches
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| | player.
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| your print.
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| | If have any techniques you would like to
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| - If you have the negative of a picture
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| | share, please add to the list by leaving
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| that you would like to preserve, then
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| | a comment.
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