Scanning Advantages? Tell Us More…
Scanning your photos has only advantages! If you are still wondering what those are, read on! Don’t forget, DittoBee is here exactly for enabling you to take advantage of these advantages! 😊
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"Have you ever seen one of those Brownie cameras?"
"You know that camera you hold right about here, look down and snap a photograph?" questioned a recent client, Hollis, in Jacksonville.
The next time we met to continue his scanning project to my delight he brought it with him. He confessed it wasn't the one he grew up with but when he saw it in a little shop for sale a few years back he just had to bring it home with him.
I had never come across one of these cameras before and was thrilled to see how it worked. Seriously, such a great light-weight camera. He let me give it a try too.
That evening I couldn't resist going online and researching a bit about this little cube camera. It appears it was marketed to school aged children for a mere dollar. So easy to use that even children could figure it out and as a bonus you could load the film in the daylight. What? Amazing.
The Brownie camera was sold in various designs from the 20's to the 60's all outputting photos 2-1/4" by 2-1/4". Now it's time to scan those photos from your childhood camera like Hollis and know they are safely preserved forever.
See what the KonMari method says about your memories...
If you are not familiar with the KonMari method of tidying up and organizing I highly recommend picking up one of her books. Her newest book spark joy was just released a couple of days ago and builds nicely on her first book the life-changing magic of tidying up.
After reading her first book last year I was personally inspired to keep only the things that sparked joy in my life. It truly was life changing! I donated a few car loads of items that just weren't providing joy for me and it was a breath of fresh air for me and my family.
I scanned my family's photos years ago and I'm currently paused on going through the rest of my memorabilia {whoops that's a big no no}. I was curious to see what Marie had to say about photos specifically in her new book.
I thought Marie made some great points on narrowing down the amount of photos you keep but finding it heartbreaking to see a photo go just because you didn't look your absolute best. I love the idea of putting an album together with a limited number of photos to have handy to look at but shed a tear to think the rest of the moments will end up in a paper bag sprinkled with a tiny bit of cleansing salt and let's face it in the city dump.
That's why I believe in scanning your photos, keep them digital. It's the perfect solution. The middle ground. Her tips on putting them in order are spot on and when they are scanned you can have them in digital folders by year keeping you organized. Once they are digital you can stream them to your TV and watch the slideshow as a movie night or just have it playing in the background to catch your eye now and then. A beautiful solution to your precious memories that you may forget if you didn't have those tiny photos as reminders.
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Bubble wrap is more than a musical instrument.
The simple joy one {including myself} receives from popping those little pockets of air is quite immense. I'm not sure why it is but everyone I know thinks they're simply irresistible. Besides the fun and joy they bring in popping their true purpose is to protect your precious cargo in shipping.
We receive about 80% of our orders through the mail via UPS and we love when clients take the extra time to ensure their photos are protected from getting damaged. We promise to package them back up exactly how you sent them to us. We recommend grouping your photos with rubber bands to prevent shifting and use cushioning, such as bubble wrap, around them.
We also promise to only pop one or two little pockets of air to ensure there is still plenty of cushion for the ride home. We also hope that you'll make a concert at home popping the rest of them. Enjoy.
Did you promise someone doubles 15 years ago?
I did. Chances are you did too.
Admittedly, sometimes I simply forgot or never got around to getting those promised doubles printed. After all there wasn't text messaging to gently remind me and it took a whole three days to get them printed at Walgreens and finding the negatives was ALWAYS a pain staking task.
I bet that person you promised still remembers they asked for those photos {I remember a few instances when I asked} so what's the solution? Get them scanned and send them the digital images via email or tag them on facebook. What a great way to surprise your friends and family with memories from the past.
With all your photos scanned and digitized you will always be armed and ready for "Throwback Thursdays". Just make sure you start with photos highlighting your MC Hammer pants or sky high bangs.
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