Summer brings picnics, parades, and photo-worthy moments with friends and family. It can also bring natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, and Earthquakes. Here are some tips to help you prepare your home movies and photos for the possibility of evacuation.
- Locate your home movies and photos. If you are anything like us, your photos and home movies could be in a drawer, a box under the bed, or in various locations throughout your home. Make sure you know where they are located and that they are stored in cool, dry places. Basements, attics, and garages are not optimal storage locations due to variations in heat and moisture which could damage your photos and movies.
- Gather and consolidate. Once you know where your photos and movies are, consider consolidating them into one or two containers that you can easily grab and go in case of an evacuation. This is also a great opportunity to sort through your photos and choose only the ones you truly want to keep.
- Digitize. Instead of evacuating your original photos and movies, you could choose to digitize your entire collection and store it via the cloud and on portable drives. This allows you peace of mind knowing that your precious photo memories are safe. Another advantage of digitizing your collection is that you can easily share it with friends and family.
For more information about our digitization services or photo products, please contact us at info@goldstarphotosolutions.com or call us at 530-264-5995.