[DonnaNJ]

Originally Posted by digigrandma

Blossom, I agree with Phylis! Keep a copy of the original at least of your favorites.

My new plan is not to keep the original prints in display albums, but, in storage boxes that are archival safe where they are sorted into categories.

I scan older photos that I want to use in a layout to be printed in an album and then keep the originals in the storage box.

Donna, I am trying to part with some of the older prints.....like duplicates, blurry shots, people we can't identify, etc.

Throwing them out is definitely not for everyone :-) most people have a hard time throwing out photos even if they are willing to throw out other things. I should explain that to some degree the decision was made for me by the condition of the photos.. I inherited thousands of photos from both my inlaws and parents none of which were in great shape so when I started the idea was to scan them and then print them out a year at a time as I was ready to scrap them.. since discovering digital scrapbooking I've just decided to skip the printing part :-) I do however print the photobooks so I do have a paper copy.

Just curious, those of you who keep the prints.. do you also keep the negatives?