Ahhhh, those wonderful old albums! Family members worked so hard to get photos printed and placed in those little black corners (that tasted awful to lick so they would stick). Each page contains photos and/or memorabilia as well as priceless handwritten notes giving us a glimpse into the thoughts and creativity of people intent on preserving moments in time for themselves or others. If you have stewardship over just such a treasure, you have the ability to keep it preserved as is without ever removing another photo. Yes, some pages might be missing pictures we long to find and fill in that gap. But for now you can scan each page at 300dpi to digitally preserve it. If you are intent on printing any of the items on the page at the same size they are, then you are fine working with the scanned page as is at 300dpi. However, if you need a photo printed at a larger size, keep the entire page on the scanner and move the selection box to scan just the single photo you want. Change the resolution to something like 1200dpi if a close-up image such as the one above is desired. Then put all the digital files of the scanned pages and individual photos onto a DVD and share these files with anyone and everyone in the family! Now everyone has their very own album...well, almost!
