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>the part that surprised me most was how much context you lose if you don't capture it alongside the media

Who are these people?! [not recognizing faces], I kept asking myself while sorting through my mother's most-sacred of possessions...

This past Christmas I finally sat down and watched VHS of early "celebrations," and it's scary when the rose-colored-glasses have lost decades de-tinting.

Who are these people?! [not recognizing our- younger -selves]

Can I ask, what's the best way to ingest all those old photos ?

Is there some kind of scanner that makes this simpler ? Or literally taking pictures of each one , 1 by 1 ?

What's your approach ?

If you have a multifunction printer and a USB cable, any Mac can scan photos:

>>Applications>>Image Capture

>>Whiskey>>Shot(s)

Don't even need to install drivers. No clue on other systems...

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Having done this, recently, myself: cordon off a dedicated desk/space for this existential task. Do not rush yourself(ves).

To scan photo albums I found that the book scanner at the local library worked very well. You probably take a slight hit in quality but the overall result is still very good I find.

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