“More means less”
is a truism that applies to many areas of life – but never more so than with
present-day digital photography.
It is safe to
estimate that billions of digital photographs are taken around the world each
day, but almost none will ever become part of a family history archive. They
are here today and gone tomorrow.
There was a time,
not that many decades ago, when taking a photograph was an event from which the
results were treasured.
The photographs
from these sessions were archive quality and became proud possessions to be
passed on from generation to generation.
We must all know friends
and family who indiscriminately fire away with their digital cameras and
smartphones with the enjoyment being for the moment.
Some of these
photographic efforts are emailed to friends and family, or are posted on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr and other social media outlets. They are
very rarely turned into prints that can be held in the hand and admired, or put
in a frame or even a photo album.
Click here to see my full article published in Family Tree magazine, which is a very useful read for anyone interested in researching their family history.
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