Today’s blog post should be considered a public service notice. Do not place your treasured family photos of today or yesteryear in self adhesive albums. Just don’t do it, unless you would like to eventually hire me to delicately and some times unsuccessfully remove them and charge you oodles of money for doing so. These drugstore ... read more
Even at the age of 104, my beloved and logical grandfather, Poppy never looked at photograph without flipping it to the non-image side to search for pertinent information. If the paper side were blank, he would be quick to point out that one should ALWAYS include the name, date and location of said photo. He would then add that one might remember ... read more
As a photo archivist, I am often questioned about my methods of photo application. Do I like photo corners - no, unpredictable and still require addition adhesive. Glue sticks collect debris and do not posses the bonding agent to provide fixative longevity. Photo archival double stick tape works well on larger formats, but is time consuming to ... read more
