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How to Scan Old Negatives (Without Losing Your Sanity)
I miss film negatives. There was something magical about snapping photos with a disposable film camera, dropping it off at the drugstore, and waiting days to see if you captured photographic gold—or just a bunch of blurry thumbs. Then, along...Read More -
Photos from Negatives: A Snapshot in the History of Photography
The term photography stems from the Greek words (what word doesn’t root back to Greek, right?) photos, or phos, meaning “light” and graphein, or graphe, meaning “to draw.” That means, “to draw with light” is the literal translation (and a...Read More -
What is the Best Negative to Digital Picture Converter?
Do you have negatives that need to be digitized? The good news is that there are lots of options out there for you to choose from to get the digitization process started. From at-home converters to digitization services, the possibilities...Read More -
How To Digitize Your Photos
Remember when you insisted all the family gather around your one-year-old child’s birthday cake to take a photo? Yes, we all love memories. There are quite a number of events in life that we wish to capture so we can...Read More -
What is a "Piece (PC)"?
As you’ve been perusing around Southtree’s website, you’ve probably seen a bunch of references to Pieces. You might be scratching your head a little bit about what that means. Have no fear! I’m here to let you know exactly what...Read More -
10 Things You Might Not Know about 35mm Slides
If you’ve read any of my blogs about slides before, you’ll know that I’m not a fan. Between the hassle of a projector and the unreliability of the lamp, I just can’t think of many good reasons why slides ever...Read More -
Can I Scan Slides on My Flatbed Scanner?
Are you wondering if you can scan old slides onto a flatbed scanner? Yes, it is possible to scan slides on your scanner. Below, we’ve listed a few more details to consider if you want to scan photos at home. Whether...Read More -
Southtree vs. Fotobridge
When is the last time you looked at any old pictures of you and your family, or watched a home video of a holiday or birthday party? We often have golden memories just lying around our homes, and since we...Read More -
Can I Digitize my Films Myself?
If you’re like most of us, chances are that you have a shoebox full of old home movies that is collecting dust in a closet somewhere in your home. Those special memories shouldn’t be left to the tests of time...Read More -
Meet Your Vintage Photo Formats
Before photos were digital and zoomed across the clogged lanes of the information superhighway, pictures came printed on things. Even though most old photos looked similar, there were actually more differences than you might think. From the invention of photography in...Read More
