by sabrina | Dec 23, 2014 | Blog
Nobody has to remind you to take pictures during the holidays. We do it without thinking. No matter how beautiful, images of our activities only tell part of the story. What about the sounds, smells, textures, and tastes that make up our experience? Here are some...
by sabrina | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog
This lovely little album will be included in the exhibition I’m curating at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg entitled African American Life and Family. The album holds tintypes that are about 2 x 3″, so it’s a very small and precious object....
by sabrina | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog
Manual or automatic? Not cars, I’m talking about how you organize your digital photos. There are distinct advantages to manual organizing (i.e., setting up sets of folders on a hard drive) vs. letting a program (like iPhoto) do it. 1. You are not locked in to...
by sabrina | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog
One of my clients was describing “an old album” that she wanted me to scan. I was floored when I saw this. With her permission, I’m sharing it with you! It’s leather embossed with an art nouveau pattern on the front and a gorgeous basketweave pattern on the back…I’ve...
by sabrina | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog
In honor of Thanksgiving, take a look at these photos from the early years of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Macy’s lore indicates that the tradition was initiated by some of Macy’s employees, first-generation immigrants who wanted to continue...
by sabrina | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog
I can’t remember how old I was when my grandma’s hot water tank sprung a leak. She lived in a small apartment, and the tank was in a closet. The same closet where she stored her family pictures. I also don’t know how many pictures were lost. She was so upset that she...
