The best backup for your printed photos

Scanning (or digitizing) your pictures is the first step

Our prints and photos all suffer from the risk of loss due to fire, flood, water damage, rodents, mold, mildew, or just general fading. I have seen many photos from the early 1900s that have almost faded out of existence. (I’ve also been able to restore many of them, but that is for another day.)

People in the west have sometimes had just minutes to leave their homes before wildfires reached their area, returning later to find nothing but ashes. People in the east and the south have had to deal with the aftermath of hurricanes. People in the midwest see both flash floods and tornados.

To prevent the permanent loss of printed photos, digitization (or scanning) is the first step. Once digitized, a copy can be kept in the cloud, or at a relative’s home in another area, giving your photos the best chance to survive the unexpected. With a digital copy, a new print can always be made.

Scanning your photos can be a time-consuming project. You can do it yourself, researching a good scanner and the correct software tools, or you can hire a professional to do it for you.

If you want someone to digitize your photos for you, at high resolution and museum-like quality, The Picture Org (anizer) is here to help! Get started preparing your photos for the unexpected by contacting us at https://thepictureorg.com/lets-get-started today!