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Atticus Flinch posted: 08 Jun at 7:47 am
I’m afraid I do not know enough about storing photos as digital files, but I do like to think that Eye know a bit about art.
The photographs that your father left you are a wonderful legacy for you and your family. From the few shots of him he looks like a great character.
While I wasn’t invited to do so, I stumbled onto some of your own work while looking for more old ones. You have a great eye!
I did write down the names so I will do the best I can here and say that one called something like “Echnida” (detail) is absolutely stunning! Rich rich color and wonderful composition (Eye can’t imagine tht the uncropped version could be stronger, but who knows?). Also “Broken Yard Art” has an ethereal and timeless sense of grace.We should all be so lucky to be as calmly composed and striking if broken.
There was something (forgive my ignorance here) called maybe “Caraweg”–is that close?–that seemed a sort of shadow box assemblege with a pomagranate (sic)–wonderful!!
Sorry to hear about your father’s passing–I do hopehe was here long enough to see what a wonderful artist he helped bring into the world. Peace
Mere_Mortal posted: 10 Jun at 9:47 am
Great pictures. I love the wilds.
Two Answers for you:
1) Have them professionally scanned at 2400DPI and then burn them to an UltraDisc. The UltraDisc uses 24K gold and not aluminum foil. Most people believe that a burned UltraDisc could keep your images intact for 20 years!
2) Take advantage of Yahoo!’s unlimited storage. Mail the pictures to you and yours. And remail occasionally. Once they are viral on the internet they will probably last a century or perhaps much more.
??????? posted: 12 Jun at 6:13 am
wonderful images,
if i were you i would goto a pro lab and get them to scan high and burn to gold like MM said – two copies, keep them at different locations
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Edwin posted: 13 Jun at 5:40 pm
I suggest either having them scanned at a higher resolution or buying a better scanner to do it yourself.
Once scanned, keep the originals in archival grade protective sleeves and store them away from heat and humidity.
You are blessed by having these memories from your father.
peter gunn posted: 16 Jun at 2:21 am
I can see where you got your skills from
Really lovely pics.
Mildly Interesting Man posted: 17 Jun at 9:16 pm
They are nice old pictures I have some of my mum and dad in South Africa.
My advice would be as someone else said get them scanned at a higher resolution, most camera shops will do this for you then have them reprinted and put them in an album.
The reason I say this is in the 60′s and 70′s prints faded much more than today, reprinting them on modern photographic paper from the highest file size will give you great prints which will out last you.
Secondly file formats are changing so quickly. Digital stuff has jumped 20x in the last 5 years who knows if your still be able to print them in 10 years. My mum had 16mm films which she had put onto betamax video and then chucked the film away. When we went to transfere them onto dvd for her the video tape cracked up and she lost the lot. But with a proper print in an album you can always look at them time and time again.
coop posted: 21 Jun at 6:35 am
These are wonderful Lizzie.
Black & white prints are archival but digital isn’t a reliable so
I cannot advise in that regard.
What a lucky child you were.
captsnuf posted: 24 Jun at 12:43 am
i’d store the hard copys in a cool dry place, very dark, and preserve them as best i could…digital images last about 5 years…they have to be transfered to another disk or drive.
(the disk or drive lasts about 5 years…)