Pages from the Past

I finished my scanning project. It took longer than I thought and, honestly, I don't want to scan another image for at least a year! :) Despite the scanner issues and wrestling with 30 year old sticky plastic album pages, I kinda liked being the person who preserved these images for another generation. A word of advise though - always write down the person's name and info on the back of the photo, and NEVER EVER use any kind of tape in a photo album - some pearls of wisdom from someone who spent hours trying to peal tape from photos and compare faces to figure out names. :)



There's something incredibly charming about old photographs - their hazy image quality, yellow tint and completely out of focus faces unknowingly telling a story. I watched time speed by every time I turned the photo album pages. I think I learned a thing or two looking at all those faces. Even though the clothes and hair styles changed, it seemed like I was watching the same life playing over and over again. These are some of my favorites...

A Break From Scanning...

For the last month I've been working scanning and labeling old photographs - it is both an intriguing and frustrating job - I plan to post some of my favorite scans when I finish the job in a few weeks.  But today, I took a break from an endless day in front of the photo scanner, and visited with my cousin Kandice and her 3 kids.

By now, the kids are used to having "cousin Amanda" come around and take pictures with her big camera (the one they know they're not ever ever allowed to touch).  They're so used to ignoring me, it was a little difficult to get them to hold a pose (but then, when is it ever easy to get kids to hold a pose)  I've attached a small "photo reel" of the shoot and my 3 favorite images from the day.  The video is really cheesy and the photos aren't that great - but I think it's kinda fun - good for a few smiles.