I recently hauled some old photos from an antique dealer. It’s a pass time that I can’t stop myself from doing. Even after repeated warnings that I could bring home some haunted photos one of these days. I do this thinking that I’m saving these things from being lost. Well, I’m not scared of being haunted but […]
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Two months ago, a friend of mine, Sr. Gomez, gave me more than 200 pictures to scan. I volunteered to do it because converting old photos to digital format is something that I enjoy doing – it’s one way of saving them for the future. I usually scavenge antique shops for old photos. When I […]
I don’t know if its just me or others share this feeling. Do we still care about what our grandparents left behind – I mean, do we consider their letters, pictures, books and other personal stuff – treasures or junk? I’m sure most of us still do care (I’d like to believe this) but whenever […]
Old houses are great source of rare photographs. Inside you’ll find aging framed portraits and photo albums that time had made brittle and discolored. Most are not being taken care of properly. This is sad because the really old ones have no negatives, no backup copies, no duplicates — once lost, their lost forever. We all […]
Last Saturday, I visited my friend Sr. Gomez at his home. He showed me some old photos of his and I volunteered to scan them so he can save a digital copy somewhere in his computer. Our humid weather accelerates the deterioration of such old materials, its best to scan them for safe keeping. Eveytime […]