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So this was a random thought tonight... And it isn't strictly a film thing but I was too scared to post in GenPop....
I don't think any of my family could operate Lightroom (or would think to do so), so in the even of my death, the 6,500 digital images taken over the last 13 years will be found only by a very curious someone trawling my C:\Users\Ian\Pictures folder. So (in my case) it's highly likely they are therefore going to remain undiscovered.... Same applies to my Instagram and even less likely - my Flickr (although thinking about it - Google Search may decide I'm relevant eventually)
However I also have a pair of large A4 binders full of neg sleeves that you can physically look through and at least guess what they once were (got to love slides at this point). Many dating back to the early 80s. And I have several boxes of prints I've made.
Will my film photographs and prints become my legacy rather than the photos I've 5*'d on Lightroom? There's the off chance that someone might find the books in my bookshelf, but other than that... Has anyone else thought about this or is it just me?
And in trying to buy karma in advance, this is my Great Auntie (leftmost) who passed away back in 1995. Don't know where she is or who she is with. But this photo is likely the only one on the internet, because I found her 127 negs and scanned them... Bonus points for guessing the location & date. More bonus points for guessing the camera.
Auntie D by Ian, on Flickr
I don't think any of my family could operate Lightroom (or would think to do so), so in the even of my death, the 6,500 digital images taken over the last 13 years will be found only by a very curious someone trawling my C:\Users\Ian\Pictures folder. So (in my case) it's highly likely they are therefore going to remain undiscovered.... Same applies to my Instagram and even less likely - my Flickr (although thinking about it - Google Search may decide I'm relevant eventually)
However I also have a pair of large A4 binders full of neg sleeves that you can physically look through and at least guess what they once were (got to love slides at this point). Many dating back to the early 80s. And I have several boxes of prints I've made.
Will my film photographs and prints become my legacy rather than the photos I've 5*'d on Lightroom? There's the off chance that someone might find the books in my bookshelf, but other than that... Has anyone else thought about this or is it just me?
And in trying to buy karma in advance, this is my Great Auntie (leftmost) who passed away back in 1995. Don't know where she is or who she is with. But this photo is likely the only one on the internet, because I found her 127 negs and scanned them... Bonus points for guessing the location & date. More bonus points for guessing the camera.
Auntie D by Ian, on Flickr
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