There is a panic that sets in when we sort through old photos. "I can't throw this one away! It shows that funny expression Grandpa always made even though the photographer cut off the top half of his head." With digital scanning of photos, you can scan it and then toss the picture copy. However, do we HAVE to save every photo?
I went through a box the other evening of old photos and negatives. We are truly spoiled now with digital photography. No longer do we have to hold onto mediocre photos. With digital, you keep shooting and then only keep the good ones. We didn't have that luxury years ago, plus we usually ordered free doubles of prints. I threw away a 3-inch stack of photos. They just aren't good quality, and really, how many copies of the same scene do we need to preserve a memory? I don't want to be a slave to the past. I respect it and want to commemorate my family's outings, but a few better photos in the scrapbook are better than tons of poor quality views.
Negatives and slides can also be scanned with an adaptor (if you feel the need to hold onto those) and then there will be no more holding onto those archaic packets.
If you are REALLY behind on scrapbooking photos, I would suggest you be very selective in which you keep. Two or three per event will suffice. Sometimes the journaling of what happened is better than twelve photos. Pare down your collection and breathe a little easier. We don't need to be slaves to photos.
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