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favefive said
on 2/27/2009 Hi marybrm, the reason why it is best to store negatives separate from prints is more of not just avoiding chemical reactions, which archival albums, as you already know can help with. However, should there be fire, theft, flood that can damage your prints, if you have your negatives stored separately, you can still replace the ruined or lost ones. You may want to scan them also digitally so you can keep copies on your hard drive or a separate disk such as USB flash drive or CDs.
marybrm said
on 2/24/2009 Why shouldn't I store negatives with prints? There is no issue of chemical reaction is there? I would store them in archival sleeves. I know not to do that on my personal photography but for family photos it is too confusing for the rest of the family for me to be separating them since they do not belong to me. Can't I store negatives and prints together in an archival quality photo album that accepts multiple size prints as well as negatives to keep things together? I am having a hard time organizing things and scanning without needing to figure out how to keep negatives somehow indexed to prints. Is the concern just about fire losing everything together?
ABlackbear said
on 3/1/2008 I agree this article is excellent. Very helpful and informative. Thanks.
Hillary Marshall said
on 2/12/2008 Great Article!
John Ingrisano said
on 1/26/2008 Thank you. This is an excellent piece. Lots of good details. Family photos are heirlooms that become increasingly valued by family members with each generation. J
Walkaboutangel said
on 12/28/2007 Make sure you display your pix behind UV filters. Even room lights will degrade the chemicals in the photo paper, especially on any that you print yourself or take to a one hour photo place.
Air pollution is also damaging to your photos.
It is great to see an article about taking care of photos. So many people forget and then wonder why they don't look so good in a couple of years...
Angel
MidniteWriter said
on 12/20/2007 Good tips, there's nothing that most people value more than their treasured photographs and these tips will help them preserve their memories for generations. Thank you!