Doing a "Master Reset" on my photography

[Leszek Vogt]

Taking time out is good. Getting rid of negatives/slides from late 60's or 70's would be unthinkable for me....I kept all of them. Even the hokey stuff while I worked for HS yearbook. Picture this, the cheerleaders tried to tell me how perfect they were in making a turn (simultaneously) and 1/1000sec really showed up their bs. But, mostly it's family photos and wonderful memories from over 40yrs ago. Some folk is no longer living and the rest want the photos (in the worst way), since I was the only one capturing them. But, the digital side of me is way way more ruthless....I permanently deleted over 11,000 shots = 77GB since 2009....yes I keep a tab....and that's pretty much 1/2 of what I shot.....and if push came to shove I could let go another 5K.

Anyway, it's something that you can't undo. Good luck.

Les

[Juergen Sattler]

Have you burnt them yet? We want to hear the end of the drama filled weekend.

[Mark Barendt]

I think its a great idea Daniel.

Looking back at my old negatives the grand majority are not keepers and I have been very lax about editing out the trash.

I've also found that once printed I almost never go back to an old negative to print again.

Keep the important stuff, toast the rest, and move on.