Protecting Your Family Photos

Introduction

Step 1: Visual Inspection of your photos

Step 2a: Scan photographs or send them out to companies to do it for you

Step 2b: Color correcting and repairing your photos

Physically repairing your damaged photographs is a costly ___. Photograph conservators oftentimes can only stabilize a damaged photograph or reattach separated pieces. The best solution is to have the image digitally repaired instead.

Companies can even color-correct photographs that have yellowed or reddened over the years. Colored photographs are more prone to composition changes than b&w photographs.

Step 3: Remove your photos from sticky albums

Step 4: Place photos in archival boxes

Step 5: Keep newspaper clippings away from photographs

Step 6: Consider separating colored photos from B&W photographs

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image shot at Ara Ha