I can still remember the old photo album that my mother had with the family photos of days gone by. All my aunts and uncles, my grandparents when they were young, and the snapshots from family holidays were all there in that book. There was also an old shoebox filled with loose black & white photographs. Of course, all the photos were black & white.
I can't help thinking about the future. How about 10 years from now or 20 years? Will you have a family photo album? or the old shoebox full of photos. I'll bet not.
I am shocked at how many weddings that I have photographed in the past year that the bride only wanted a CD with the images and no album. Think about how fast technology has moved in the last 10 years. First the home computer used 5 1/4" floppy discs. GONE. Then it was the 3 1/2" floppy discs. GONE. What about the home computer you had 5 years ago that has since crashed and all the data on that obsolete hard drive is gone. Oh yes, you backed it up onto CD's. How long will those be readable?
Photographs, photographic prints are timeless. When properly cared for, they will last for generations, even in an old shoebox. Something to think about.
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