Re: Looking for suggestion on how to organize a chest of photos, slides , negatives spanning 30 years
- From: Phil Stripling <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:54:31 GMT
In article <CzTVf.5344$mo.5211@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, brian
<brian__corbin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My original thoughts are to get a few surplus filing cabinets to hold the
materials in manila folders but it sounds like that may not be a good idea
as most articles I've read some articles that suggest 3 ring binders and
special acid free materials.
My vote would be for a filing cabinet, as it provides easier access to
the materials.
Three-ring binders can be a problem. If you store the binder upright
(the spine vertical), the pages slump after awhile, giving the
negatives and prints a more or less permanent curl. If you use
three-ring binders, store them so that the spine is on top, so that the
pages hand straight down from the rings.
Whatever you choose, be very careful that the negatives and prints do
not curl. Many places sell plastic sheets that hang from a rod, a la
suspension files. Make sure the seller claims fume-free, archival
plastics.
I've also been looking for some sort of computer database software to index
everything and only found reference to one specific program for this purpose
called Camera Collector but it sounds like it may be more oriented towards
camera hardware not prints and negatives.
I rolled my own database with a database program. See below.
Any suggestions on a numbering scheme. Do I worry about filing things
chronologically. I'm thinking that a good index would make this unnecessary.
Any suggestions from some one who have been down this road would be
appreciated.
These are questions you have to answer. You may decide to find your
photos by date, but others may be interested in topic. If you set up
your own database, you can have it both ways. I do suggest assigning an
individual number to each piece (negative, print, transparency). I
think a searchable database would be easier for you and others to use
than shoehorning stuff into a spreadsheet, but if that's what floats
your boat, go with a spreadsheet. Databases are made for searching;
spreadsheets are made for adding and substracting.
I urge you to put something together, though. Your photos have archival
uses which you've never considered. They show the history of
automobiles, of costumes and jewelry, of architecture, and much more
than just people you may have been related to.
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