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The Slides, Negatives & Old Film Worksheet
A free, printable worksheet for the box of slides, negatives and movie reels in the closet: what format each one is, what condition it is in, and which frames are worth scanning first. Enter your email and you can download it right away.
Why the film box gets ignored
It is almost never a lack of interest. It is that nobody can tell what is in there or where to start.
Nobody knows what it is
Slides, 126, 110, 120, Super 8. Most families cannot name the formats in the box, so the box never gets opened.
Images that were never printed
Negatives and slides often hold pictures nobody in the family has ever seen, which makes them the most valuable part of a collection.
Arizona heat is a clock
Film stored in a garage or attic fades, curls, molds and starts to smell like vinegar. Waiting costs frames permanently.
What's inside
- 1Identify every format you own, with a plain-English guide to what each one looks like
- 2Inventory each box, tray, sleeve and reel with a count and a condition note
- 3Sort everything into scan first, scan later, or skip
- 4Flag the urgent ones: vinegar smell, mold, fading and fused film
- 5Handle and store it safely, so nothing gets damaged after you find it
- 6Choose scan settings and file types before you ask for a quote
- 7Decide where the finished scans will live and get backed up
Written by Angie, Certified Photo Manager, Arizona and beyond.
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