How to Ensure That Your Printed Photographs Last

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure your hands are clean when handling photographs.

   Dust, oil and dirt can cause permanent damage.
   
   You should use 100% cotton gloves.
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   Step 2: Keep food and drink away at all costs!

   , If it is very important, then use an acid free photo marking pen. ,,, Keep them away from atmospheric pollutants. , In case something happens to your photographs and albums, your negatives will not get destroyed along with them, and you'll be able to develop your photographs once again.,,, Use only acid free, unbuffered paper for storing photographs.
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   Step 3: Do not mark photographs

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   Step 4: not even at the back.

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   Step 5: Do not use paper clips

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   Step 6: staples or any other kind of fasteners to organize your photographs.

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   Step 7: Do not use rubber bands

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   Step 8: self-adhesive tape

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   Step 9: or any kind of glue on photos.

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    Step 10: Handle photographs at room temperature

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    Step 11: with 30%-40% humidity.

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    Step 12: Do not store your negatives with your photographs.

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    Step 13: If you want to display photos in your home

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    Step 14: make a copy and display the copy.

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    Step 15: Keep photographs away from direct sunlight.... you don't want the colors to fade

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    Step 16: do you?

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    Step 17: but definitely not the least

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    Step 18: do not use cheap photo albums or plastics for storing your photographs.

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