An example from a scanner that needed repair

An example from a scanner that needed repair

I wanted to share two slides that made it clear it was time to get a new scanner. Here’s the first one—old scanner on the left and new scanner on the right.  At first glance, the one from the old scanner may look better because it’s brighter. But look at...
Disaster-proof your photos

Disaster-proof your photos

Every year I use hurricane season as a way to launch an awareness campaign about the benefits of digitizing your family photographs to prevent their loss to a disaster. But honestly, disaster can come in the form of a plumbing leak or mold and mildew from poor...
Photos and our family rituals

Photos and our family rituals

Our family stories through, you guessed it, our family photos can lead us back to this world where stories passed on generational wisdom and connection. I’ve become really interested in old human rituals and myths lately. In my personal history, in my childhood my...
Photo stories & family myths

Photo stories & family myths

Do you ever notice how photographs often lead to the telling of a story? The action of showing someone a photograph almost always starts off a story not just about whatever is evident in the picture, but also what else had happened that day, who was there (and maybe...