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Organizing and digitizing old boxes of photos is one of those jobs that most of us can do but that we seem never to get around to. Kind of like cleaning out our closets or garage, it’s always something for another day. The key to digitizing your old memories is visualizing the benefits and recognizing that they far outweigh the effort and cost involved.

Here are five big reasons to digitize your family photos:

Preservation

While nobody likes to think about destructive events such as flooding and fires, too many families have had their photos destroyed in disasters. These memories are almost always the things they miss most. Digital files can be easily replicated and stored in different locations, which vastly increases their chances of survival.
Old photos can also be fragile and digitizing them enables you to adjust colors digitally and to fix scratches, fold marks, and other damage. You can then print copies of the restored pictures on better paper, making them more likely to endure through the years.

Flexible organization

Once your pictures are digitized, they can be organized in powerful ways, enabling you to search quickly and find what you’re looking for. You can also add valuable context, including the backstory, information about who was pictured, and where the photo was taken. These details can vastly increase the value of your pictures for generations to come.

Less clutter

For those needing to downsize but not wanting to part with precious memories, digitizing enables you to revisit your memories whenever you want while passing on the boxes of pictures to family members with more storage space.

More sharing

Digital pictures can be with a click of a button so all your family members can get copies. This sharing means fewer squabbles over who gets what and also makes for some great Throwback Thursdays.

Greater enjoyment

When was the last time you dug out those boxes to look through your old photos? Despite our best intentions, it’s never the right time or place. Digitizing your favorite photos enables you to enjoy them whenever you want, wherever you are. You can also transform them into new products you may enjoy more, such as photo books and wall art. Even better, instead of getting that sinking “I need to get around to that” feeling when you open the closet and see those neat boxes of photos, you’ll feel a sense of pride for achieving something that has priceless value for you and your family.

 

So now that you’re convinced that digitizing your old pictures is the way to go, what steps should you take to digitize your pictures? Read about our packages.

This is the time of year when we resolve to better ourselves. Whether it is drinking more water each day, exercising more or cutting back on the junk foods, we all have resolutions to begin the new year off right. Of course, it seems as though only a few weeks have gone by and we have already begun to fall back into some of those old habits. But there is another “resolution” that is important to consider in beginning this New Year. We’re not talking about exercise, diets or reading, we’re talking about pixels, scanning and picture resolution.

If you think back on 2017, no doubt many memories come to mind. That special birthday party, the visit to the grandkids during the holidays, or that memorable vacation, each beautifully captured in a photograph. You have several boxes of memories both from 2017 and from years previous that are preserved in the attic, basement or somewhere else. Why not resolve to bring those memories back to life with picture scanning technology? Doing so provides enormous benefits for you as you begin the New Year. Sure, picture scanning won’t influence your waistline, but it will provide lasting memories for you and your family. Here are just a few of the benefits picture scanning can give you this new year and why we think picture scanning should be on your list of new year’s resolutions.

Preserve Photos Digitally

First, scanning special pictures helps you to preserve them in a digital format. By saving the file in a high resolution, you are sure to not lose the quality of the photograph. Pictures in albums and boxes tend to fade and discolor with age, but with picture scanning technology your pictures can look the same as when you first took them. So whether it is a photograph from this Thanksgiving, or one from your childhood, picture scanning can help your picture live on.

Avoid Destroying Pictures

Second, scanning photos helps ensure your photographs won’t be destroyed. Scanning your photos will give you the ability to back up your photos and store them in a safe location. That way, if some catastrophe happens and your photos are damaged or destroyed, the digital files of your photographs can be restored and reprinted from your backup files.

Easy and Affordable Photo Scanning

Lastly, picture scanning is easy to do and affordable. Each photo can be scanned and stored quickly and efficiently. Those boxes of photographs can be itemized onto a USB or DVD, freeing up extra space in your house. You can also benefit from several storage options that are available online to store your photos. This allows you to share your photos via social media or through email or other messaging.

So while you are making your new year’s resolutions for 2017, keep in mind your picture resolution. Make it a point this year to preserve those wonderful memories and highlights of your life from years gone by. Trust us, you’ll be glad you took the time to protect and store those precious photos from your life. Take the time to look into our photo and slide scanning packages can do for you because this is one resolution that will benefit you and your family for years and generations to come.

 

I have been asked why I am spending so much effort trying to get my website and by extension the business of Images Made By Light LLC – Save The Memories – Photo and Slide Scanning service set up in a certain way. Much of the drive is that the more I do at the beginning and hopefully correctly. The easier it will be to maintain and grow the business going forward.
I keep glancing at the Clock and the Calendar, both seem to be advancing pretty quickly. Yet it feels like it is taking forever to close out all the details. I guess that is another reason the phrase wearing 17 hats is often used when talking about launching your own business.

You have most likely heard other Entrepreneurs liken the process to raising children or running a household. An incredible number of details to touch, wrapped around an ever evolving, swirl of change, negotiation, failure and success.

Hopefully much more of the latter than the former.

Over the past few days I have been working with shipping Companies on their rates, obtaining their logos and determining the right packaging. Trying to navigate said shipping Company’s incredibly unintuitive Branding website which took two of us and several hours to solve. Also working with an Insurance provider, a Promotional Marketing Company, a Scanner manufacturer, an Embroidery service, work full time and enjoy a personal life. All while trying to complete a photo project for my Family
So while I am complaining some about the workload it has been fun, frustrating, really, really educational and rewarding to have accomplished many so things to make this business go. I know this is a service that others need and will find valuable. Can’t wait until others see the site and place that first order. Heh, I think I might be paralyzed for a moment the first time an order comes through the site. Of course once that moment passes it will be on to the job at hand and the discovery that is part of someone, however temporarily, sharing their precious images with me to help them save their memories.