Author
Priya Nair
Priya runs the print room. She can tell paper weights apart with her eyes closed and will happily explain why that matters.
18 posts
Posts
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Pick the cover last
Choosing a cover first makes every other choice harder. Leave it until the month has a shape.
- Category: Picking photos
- Tag: birthdays
- Published:
- Reading time: 3 min read
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The book we made for the new baby’s grandparents
Why the first month’s book went to the people who lived furthest away.
- Category: Family stories
- Tag: new baby
- Published:
- Reading time: 6 min read
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A year of Tuesdays
One family photographed the same ordinary day of the week for a whole year.
- Category: Family stories
- Tag: beach
- Published:
- Reading time: 1 min read
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Slides, negatives and the box in the loft
What each format needs and where to start.
- Category: Old photos
- Tag: gifts
- Published:
- Reading time: 6 min read
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The last morning of the trip
Why the quiet pictures before going home matter most.
- Category: Trips and holidays
- Tag: cousins
- Published:
- Reading time: 5 min read
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Keep the blurry one
The sharpest photo isn’t always the one you’ll want in ten years. A case for motion, mess and half-closed eyes.
- Category: Picking photos
- Tag: pets
- Published:
- Reading time: 5 min read
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Photographing a place you’ll never see again
What to shoot when a trip is once in a lifetime.
- Category: Trips and holidays
- Tag: siblings
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- Reading time: 2 min read
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Handling old photos safely
Gloves, sleeves and the storage mistakes that ruin prints.
- Category: Old photos
- Tag: paper
- Published:
- Reading time: 2 min read