The Filing Fairies | Scanning Photos

05 Nov The Summary Issue

Posted at 10:11h in Digital Photos, Memory Keeping, Photo Books, Photo Filing, Photo Organising, Photo Organizing, Printed Photos, Professional Organiser, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 0 Comments

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Did you miss one of our Save Your Photos month tips? Today’s blog is a handy summary of all the tips, all in one place....

10 Jan Summer Slide Scanning

Posted at 16:10h in Digital Photos, Memory Keeping, Professional Organiser, Scanning Photos, Uncategorized by Jo 6 Comments

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Just like plumbers always have leaking taps...

03 Dec 7 Steps to Filter Photo Memorabilia

Posted at 14:35h in Photo Filing, Photo Organising, Photo Organizing, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 0 Comments

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Here in Australia with drought conditions and a fire season that has reached catastrophic conditions many people's thoughts are turning to preserving photos and other memorabilia. We are being approached on a daily basis with requests for our white glove scanning service. But times are tough...

06 Jun A conversation about old photos

Posted at 08:14h in Memory Keeping, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 1 Comment

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When was the last time you shared a photo that inspired a great conversation? I’m not talking about image content to stimulate ‘viral shares’ or ‘click bait’ I’m talking a good old catch up and a leisurely meander down memory lane. One of those conversations that...

26 Mar Don’t forget your FRAMES!

Posted at 14:33h in Memory Keeping, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 3 Comments

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No, I don't mean your glasses...

31 Aug Old Photos Highlight the Difference in Our Daily Lives

Posted at 08:31h in Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 3 Comments

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Recently I saw this image and it prompted me to think how readily old photos highlight the differences in the way we go about our daily lives. Also to ponder if the changes have been improvements or if things really were better ‘back in the day’.

Lady with shopping on a Sydney suburban electric train in 1960

Photo: David Moore Source: David Moore Photography

20 Nov Your 5 Biggest Fears About Your Photos – Debunked

Posted at 10:32h in Photo Filing, Photo Organising, Photo Organizing, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos, Uncategorized by Mara The Filing Fairy 0 Comments

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I have never been into a home that did not have photos in it. How many boxes of printed photos would you say are in your home? Your own or those that you have inherited.

13 Mar 6 Threats To Your Photos

Posted at 09:14h in Digital Photos, Photo Filing, Photo Organising, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 0 Comments

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There are a number of ways your photos are at risk: Stickies and ickies Your printed images or slides are at risk from acid, damp, light and lignin Acid found most commonly in old magnetic photo albums, from the ink in pens used to label...

05 Dec 3 Reasons You Should Scan Your Photos

Posted at 08:51h in Digital Photos, Photo Filing, Photo Organising, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 0 Comments

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If you read our last blog post we posed the photo organising equivalent of chicken or the egg to you and then suggested that your first priority was to organise your digital photos. If you have done that and are now looking at organising your printed...

22 Aug Do’s and Don’ts of Handling Magnetic Albums

Posted at 08:45h in Photo Organising, Photo Organizing, Printed Photos, Scanning Photos by Mara The Filing Fairy 4 Comments

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We see many prints that have been damaged as they have been removed from a magnetic album. They are difficult to handle and time consuming to repair. Today we are sharing some tips for working with prints that are in a magnetic album. Archivists have...