The fact that you’re reading an article about digitizing photos probably means you have more than one photo album sitting at home just waiting to be preserved. Of course, with hundreds of print photos needing to be digitized, the task can easily seem...
There’s nothing quite like the nostalgia that comes from watching old home movies. These precious films capture precious moments in time and memorialize friends and family members who may no longer be with us. Film formats like 8mm film made it possible to...
Did you know that 16mm film is referred to as “safety film” in the industry because it was made out of a non-combustible acetate plastic that was much safer than the highly-flammable 35mm film? While that’s interesting for sure, if you have any old 16mm film lying...
Studies show that people upload 1.8 billion digital images each day on average. While these digital images are easy to save and access, this is often not the case with old photographs. Luckily, there are many ways that you can digitize and restore old photos to keep...
Did you know that the world’s oldest photo was shot in 1826 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce outside a window of his estate in France? The photo shows a faint outline of buildings, and nothing else. It wasn’t until the 1830s that Niepce worked with Louie Daguerre to come up...
There are better ways to keep old family photos or documents safe. This could be a birth certificate from a distant family member or a familial piece of history. It’s easy for these sentimental items to get lost in a move or encounter some type of damage. To...