What to do with your old family photos? 10 steps to do it right

You've luckily come across many family photos, but you don't know where to start managing them? We guide you through 10 steps!

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In summary: 

1 - Keep only the interesting photos

2 - Sort photos by family

3 - Date the photos 

4 - Identify the subjects

5 - Annotate the photos and keep notes

6 - Digitize the photos to preserve them from the effects of time

7 - Name the photos to find them better

8 - Store the photos in a digital and paper folder

9 - Share the photos and pass on the family story

10 - Plan ahead for the photos you will leave behind

It's not always easy to find family photos for many reasons, but it's important to manage them well to see clearly, to enjoy these treasures, and to pass them on better in the future. 

1 - Keep only the interesting photos

This is the most useful first sort when you have recovered a large number of photos. You can separate the unusable photos - blurry unannotated photos, unannotated landscape photos (often from vacations) unless they feature a building or other interesting detail, as well as very damaged and unrecoverable photos.

Group photos in duplicates or from the same event