Hilary Anne Waterhouse-Hayward (now Stewart) - circa late 80s

 

In the last few weeks my youngest daughter Hilary has been helping me file family photographs. At age 82 I feel that I have to leave some order behind.

The average family might have a few family photographs and an album. Because I am a portrait photographer I have thousands of family pictures. What makes some good enough to keep and should others be thrown away?

It was my mother who told me often, “A photograph framed is a photograph saved.” I have printed and distributed in nice frames to my family the best (in my opinion).

What do to with a double b+w negative I have named “Hilary on floor 80s in our house in Kerrisdale”?

The advantage of having a scanner is that I can place it in a blog as I am doing today.

What will become of the negative once it is filed? Is my question important?