Photo Safety to Protect
Your Precious Memories

So, What Relationship is There Between Photos and Safety?

Quick review... you have gone through all the effort of:

Determining which is the best camera, perfectly posing your family, cropping your photos for maximum effect, and then printing out your masterpiece...

Wouldn't it be nice if your photographs survived for more than a week?

By following these "Top Ten Tips," your photographs will be happier, healthier, look better, and need fewer trips to the photo-doctor.

Top Ten Tips for Photo Safety

1. Wear white cotton gloves when handling your photos, especially the ones with a glossy finish (the gloves can be obtained from photo labs and craft stores)

2. If your prints are being shown to people, try to keep the prints in their container. If they are loose, avoid showing them at locations where accidents are waiting to happen (for example, at a crowded restaurant table)

3. If writing on the back of your prints, press very lightly and use either a pen designed for the purpose or a soft pencil

4. When traveling with your photos, do not leave them in a high temperature location (for example, inside a closed car in the summer) or high humidity

5. Do not leave them laying outside (or inside, for that matter) in direct sunlight

6. Keep them inside their album or protective sleeve if there's a chance of being hit by airborne particles

7. When framing photographs, do not hang them in direct sunlight

8. Limit your framed photograph's constant exposure to any indoor artificial light source

9. If storing your photos in albums, see tips on storage
   
   
10. When framing photos, consider using anti-UV (ultra-violet) glass

Step #1	Step #2	Step #3	Step #4	Step #5
Handling Overflow	Organizing Photos	Viewing Photos	Photo Prints	Online Printing
Step #6	Step #7	Step #8	Step #9	Step #10
Printing at Home	Preserving Your Prints	Storage	Sharing Photos	Additional Uses

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