We’ve had a printer/scanner for awhile now and I have been meaning to take the time to learn how to use the scanner function. I have lots of pictures that I would like to have digital copies of, for a variety of reasons. Last night I sat down with the intent of playing around with a handful of pictures and ended up scanning until 3am. I only stopped because I was hurting all over and falling asleep on the job.
I think it’s safe to say that I’m addicted to scanning photos. It’s going to be a problem. Because I have a LOT of old photos. And this is fun. I may never sleep again. Ever.
I spent this morning trying to organize my photos so I can continue scanning. I need to get a handle on what I have so I can start mentally organizing and planning how I will go about getting everything labeled and filed. Man it was fun going through all those old photos! The family!! The friends!! The clothes!! The hair!! The good times!!
As I was sitting in the middle of a dozen piles of photos this morning, I was remembering getting my first digital camera for my birthday in 2005. At the time, I was SO not ready to make the change. I’m not sure why now, but I just wasn’t ready to stop getting prints and start relying on memory cards. Oh how I wish now that I had made the change years sooner!!
It’s ridiculous, really, how many photos I have. Albums, and boxes, and ziplock baggies full of them. They take up so much room. It’s a daunting task, scanning them all. One I wish I would have taken up in the winter, when there was less to do. I guess it will be something I can work on when the days are 100 degree plus and I can’t stand to go outside.
But I’m having fun with it. I’m loving all the memories that are attached to this photo or that photo, remembering my favorite dress or toy or best friend or event that I haven’t thought about in years. I look forward to having everything in the computer so I can actually FIND that picture of that dress or that friend or that event when I want to find it, instead of thinking hmmmm I know I have a picture of that somewhere . . . .
I’m also looking forward to passing the prints on to others who might have a use for them, and I hope will enjoy them as much I have. As a bonus: it will be SO NICE to have all the extra space once all the prints are passed on : )
I think it’s safe to say that I’m addicted to scanning photos. It’s going to be a problem. Because I have a LOT of old photos. And this is fun. I may never sleep again. Ever.
I spent this morning trying to organize my photos so I can continue scanning. I need to get a handle on what I have so I can start mentally organizing and planning how I will go about getting everything labeled and filed. Man it was fun going through all those old photos! The family!! The friends!! The clothes!! The hair!! The good times!!
As I was sitting in the middle of a dozen piles of photos this morning, I was remembering getting my first digital camera for my birthday in 2005. At the time, I was SO not ready to make the change. I’m not sure why now, but I just wasn’t ready to stop getting prints and start relying on memory cards. Oh how I wish now that I had made the change years sooner!!
It’s ridiculous, really, how many photos I have. Albums, and boxes, and ziplock baggies full of them. They take up so much room. It’s a daunting task, scanning them all. One I wish I would have taken up in the winter, when there was less to do. I guess it will be something I can work on when the days are 100 degree plus and I can’t stand to go outside.
But I’m having fun with it. I’m loving all the memories that are attached to this photo or that photo, remembering my favorite dress or toy or best friend or event that I haven’t thought about in years. I look forward to having everything in the computer so I can actually FIND that picture of that dress or that friend or that event when I want to find it, instead of thinking hmmmm I know I have a picture of that somewhere . . . .
I’m also looking forward to passing the prints on to others who might have a use for them, and I hope will enjoy them as much I have. As a bonus: it will be SO NICE to have all the extra space once all the prints are passed on : )
