Ask HN: Archiving Family Photos?
A person is seeking advice on how to digitally archive family photos after the passing of a family member. They plan to scan physical photos and negatives, gather digital images, and create a comprehensive archive for family members. The individual is also looking for suggestions on online solutions for easy access to the photos.
- ▪The family member was the designated 'family picture person' and had a complex family structure.
- ▪The plan includes scanning photos and negatives, gathering digital images, and adding metadata.
- ▪The individual is considering creating an online platform for easy access to the archived photos.
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| Original publisher | Ycombinator |
| Canonical URL | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48268326 |
| Publication time | Mon, 25 May 2026 15:56:13 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-25T16:07:38.273Z |
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Hi, I recently had a family member pass who had three kids with two husbands. This person was the designated "family picture person", and given the family structure, sharing the photos is not going to be as easy as everybody would like it to be. I want to digitally archive all the family photos they had (LOTS of hard copies, probably some negatives, and digital (iphone pics)) and make them available to everybody in the family. I wanted to know if anybody had done something like this and had what worked, didn't work, or what you wish you had done differently, etc.My current gameplan is to:1. Get a high-quality scanner (suggestions?)2. Calibrate it (any tips?)3.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.