One of the projects I have been working on during lockdown has been scanning and editing old photos. It has been a huge task because I have processed about 150 photos. I am going to put them in a photobook when I have put them in chronological order.
Here is a photo of my sister and I taken in 1953. I am five years old and Anita is eleven. It was my first year at primary school and Anita's last year before she went to grammar school.
Over the next few days I will be posting some of the photos I have been scanning and editing.
Lovely to see you & your sister Babs...there must be a story here apart from a lovely photo. Is Anita still in the UK for instance? Your descendants will be so pleased with you...no photos in drawers with no names on the back or even on line nameless!
@happypat Yes Anita is still in the UK. She lives at Worsley, Lancs.
You are right, the reason I wanted to put all the photos in a photobook was that anyone in the family will be able to recognise who they are.
Another priceless image from your past Babs, I just love going through and scanning our old images we have had some great laughs along the way, the only problem I have is how to store them, CD's, usb, external hard drive ( all will go be out of date in time) books seem the best but you then have to pick the ones to save:)
How great that you are doing this. I have so many pictures that I've inherited from my parents but I don't know who some of the people are as nothing was recorded on the back of the photos. Nice picture of fresh faced innocence.
@robz I use Albumworks for my photobooks. I have made 10 so far (8 for myself and 2 for friends) I am working on my 11th at the moment and then this 'old photos' one will be my 12th.
A super photo - these old photos increase in value as the years pass! I have a long running project to scan a large collection of transparencies that I took over many years.
I'm sure this brings a lot of memories.
I've been scanning old family pictures years ago. They are in a special file in my computer and I have an usb copy.
Sweet sisters! Your project sounds so worthwhile. I scanned many of my family photos in our computer a few years ago but I have a better scanner now which also does slides- I just have to find room to set it up! Your family will be so glad you did this.
@onewing Thanks for your reply Babs - I've only tried one - on Snapfish and it is still in the post - so I don't know how it's turned out. It was only $24 so I don't know how it will be. If it's a disaster it'll be good to know someone else to try. They must be good for you to have used them so much. Many thanks Rob
What a very special project to be doing! My husband is going through so many photos as he prepares for retirement. University office to be emptied, so he's trying to find space in our office at home. It's been fun and bittersweet to come across all these old family photos.
@sprphotos@taffy@stray_shooter@blueberry1222 It has brought back many memories, especially ones of my Dad who died when I was still quite young. Sorting through the photos has also made me look again into my family history, so I have got even more projects on the go now.
You are right, the reason I wanted to put all the photos in a photobook was that anyone in the family will be able to recognise who they are.
Ian
I've been scanning old family pictures years ago. They are in a special file in my computer and I have an usb copy.
I have scanned and processed over 150 photos and I still have about 20 to process, then I can start putting them in order to put in the book.
@sprphotos @taffy @stray_shooter @blueberry1222 It has brought back many memories, especially ones of my Dad who died when I was still quite young. Sorting through the photos has also made me look again into my family history, so I have got even more projects on the go now.