Who are these people....

It's so important to identify who is in your pictures. You might think you'll remember (and maybe you will) but someday it could be your child or other family member sorting through your pictures and have no idea what they should keep and what they can toss. I've been there. I remember going through a large box of my parents' photos. Most had no names which made it so difficult. It was great when they were marked because I saw baby pictures of relatives that I've only known as adults and knew if a photo should be kept or tossed. I wonder how many important pictures I threw away because I didn't know if it was important or not. When writing on the back of photos, only use a special photo marking pen or pencil available at your local scrapbook store.

So Where Are Your Pictures....Part 2

Some of us may remember the old albums with the clear covers on each page. They were advertised as easy to use because you just pulled back the clear cover, stuck the picture on and then put the cover back on. These are terrible to use! Over time the pages will yellow and your pictures will stick. Depending on where you have kept your albums you could pull your pictures up when you peel back the clear page. Any of these situations will ruin your pictures.

If you have any of these albums in your house don't delay in getting your pictures out of them. If the pictures or the plastic cover stick, stop and go to your nearest scrapbook store where they should have some products that may help you save your pictures.

So Where Are Your Pictures....part 1

I started this blog showcasing some of my recent photobooks that I've been doing for M.J.B Photography. I did this because they are a hot item and the brides and grooms are really enjoying the creativeness that this format allows.


Before we can go into more of the creative ideas that can be done with your pictures we need to start at the beginning. Where are they? Are they on your camera, your computer or do you think it's all o.k. because you've burned them to a CD? The fact is that it's still best to have the actual photographs in an archival safe format.


Having them on your camera, or even the media card, is the worst place. What if you lose it, drop it or spill on it. Your pictures could be gone forever. If they are on your computer are they backed up? If not you have all the same concerns that you would if they are on your camera. You must back them up to an external drive and/or CD's.


In my opinion the best option is to have the best pictures printed and displayed or stored and then to have them backed up in an electronic format. If you do that make sure the backup is not at your house. If you have a fire or a flood you could lose the actual photographs and the computer. If the CD's or external drive are at a friends house you still have access to them.

In summary, this would be step number one. Make sure you have your pictures in 2 different places. The best idea is having them printed and backed up. If they are on your computer please make sure they are backed up. It's even better if the backups are in a different location.

There is more to discuss about this topic so stay tuned.....