This document provides guidance on archiving family photographs by discussing storing both analogue and digital photos. It addresses questions about storing different photo types together, cleaning dirty photos, archival materials, digitizing images yourself or hiring professionals, file formats, resolutions, digitizing devices, storage space needs, cloud or local storage, and permanent storage. The goal is to impart enough knowledge to determine the best way to store one's own photo collection.

1. ARCHIVE YOUR
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
THIS WAY
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2. Analogue
Digital
We archive analogue photos in two ways:
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3. We are going to answer the following questions:
Can I store all types of photos in the same way?
Can I leave my photos in their album?
If the photos are dirty, can I clean them? And if so, how?
What are good archival materials?
Which photos should I digitize and how?
Digitize the images yourself or leave it to the professionals?
What is the best format to save my photos in?
Which resolution is desired?
Which devices are suitable for digitizing photos?
How much storage space do I need?
Cloud or local storage?
Are my photos stored permanently?
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4. Antique
photos
Silver
Gelatin
prints
Films
Albums
In this
lecture
we discuss
the following
Analog
Material:
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5. End result: enough knowledge to be
able to determine how you are going
to store your photos.
or
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