Currently in the news, here in Toronto, is the story of a hospital patient who had a family laptop stolen from his room. The laptop contained three years worth of irreplaceable photos of the patient’s granddaughter who recently died. The family is pleading for the return of the digital pictures.
(Added May 13: Updated story: laptop recovered but hard drive erased.)
In the days of film, people had no choice but to get prints made from their negatives. But in today’s digital world, many people keep their pictures only on the memory card in their camera or cell phone. This is always a huge mistake. Prints are not often made these days, as photos are usually viewed only on a device’s LCD screen. This, too, is always a mistake.
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