It started last fall, visiting Grandma one weekend, hearing her tell an interesting factual story of her “daddy”, my great grandfather, who worked at Green Lumber Company in Laurel, MS and never missed a day of work.¬† It was very inspiring to hear this story, realizing that if this man who is my G-grandfather can work with such diligence, everyday no matter what, a man of integrity, what have I to complain about, ever. To hear these stories especially from her, with her charming southern accent and delightful way of recanting these stories from her past, started me on this photo legacy discovery.
At first I planned a project to just sit behind the computer and write her biography, maybe chart out the family tree, but then I started thinking about where I should start & that’s when I went to the photos. She has an amazing collection of old, historical photos.¬† Most of them have been placed into a Creative Memories album by my Aunt Gloria and documented very well.¬† So its a great point of reference.
So here’s the journal of my progress…or not so much thereof:
- Scanner:¬† Mom’s Flatbed Epson Stylus cxS7400
- Software:  Epson Scan Software on my MacBook Pro
- Settings:  Professional mode, 24bit color, 1200dpi
Monday evening, March 2nd – arrived @ Granma’s House in Montgomery with scanner in hand, suitcase to stay the week and a pile of ambition ready to start this project!
Tuesday afternoon, I piled the dining room table with my equipment and Grandma’s piles of pictures from the past scattered all around me – not realizing that scanning at a higher resolution takes about 10 minutes each:¬† placing, previewing, setting & scanning!
As of Thursday, March 5th, I have officially scanned 40 photos!! With about 964 to go! haha!