Ben
Guru
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- Dec 10, 2007
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Question for all you photographers out there.
I started snapping pictures with an SLR at the age of 19. I am a competent photographer-hobbyist, but not winning any prizes. All for fun. I am now 54.
I have several albums, but truly only meaningful to me, of my early photo days including college, backpacking through Europe, and days with first wife.
First wife ones are easy if I hand them off to my daughter from that union, now 18, may want to wrap in plastic for a more mature birthday. 18 is not quite there yet, I think. It's Christmas time, and I may drop a small album on her in the present-mix.
College friends I have lost touch with, and memory of, I will probably toss and keep the me and family pictures for my kids. The Europe album I do not wish to dismantle as its kind of a story. (Reagan era, Berlin wall, Morocco, etc)
Scanning 2000 photos has occurred to me, but I won't do this on my own scanner (I think) and debate if I should do a bulk scan (shoebox-scan) which may run about $150 per box.
Any other elder photographer have the toss-or-keep-until-you're-dead dilemma? Any creative solutions?
Would love to hear others' thoughts.
Thanks!
I started snapping pictures with an SLR at the age of 19. I am a competent photographer-hobbyist, but not winning any prizes. All for fun. I am now 54.
I have several albums, but truly only meaningful to me, of my early photo days including college, backpacking through Europe, and days with first wife.
First wife ones are easy if I hand them off to my daughter from that union, now 18, may want to wrap in plastic for a more mature birthday. 18 is not quite there yet, I think. It's Christmas time, and I may drop a small album on her in the present-mix.
College friends I have lost touch with, and memory of, I will probably toss and keep the me and family pictures for my kids. The Europe album I do not wish to dismantle as its kind of a story. (Reagan era, Berlin wall, Morocco, etc)
Scanning 2000 photos has occurred to me, but I won't do this on my own scanner (I think) and debate if I should do a bulk scan (shoebox-scan) which may run about $150 per box.
Any other elder photographer have the toss-or-keep-until-you're-dead dilemma? Any creative solutions?
Would love to hear others' thoughts.
Thanks!