If you have a photo stuck to glass

If you have a photo stuck to glass

I had to remove the photos from this frame to scan them and found that the bottom right photo was stuck to the glass. Probably it got wet at some point (there seems to be a water line above the figure’s shoulders) and when it dried, the photo emulsion became...
VHS operation

VHS operation

I haven’t had to do this in a while…I hope it works! The tape was twisted so I had to open it up and manually advance it past the bad part 🤞🏼 Post...
Futures of Digital Storage

Futures of Digital Storage

I sat in on a webinar on this topic today while trying to pull un-backed-up photos and files from this hard drive of my own. Here are a few screengrabs from the presentation. We are in trouble with our digital media y’all.   Zettabyte life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was...
Why have pictures from the late 70s turned red?

Why have pictures from the late 70s turned red?

Why have pictures from the late 70s turned red? This isn’t how they looked when they came to us fresh from the printer. What’s happened? What you’re seeing is the fading or loss of the green and blue sensitive parts of the photo paper. We may not...
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...
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...