An excellent film.
Now, in the ‘old days’ we all used to do it.
But, I’m not sure that many people do so, nowadays.
I still do it though: I keep my photos in a photo album.
Not ALL of them, of course, but whenever we go on a major holiday – or even a few minor ones – I get the photos printed (again, not all of them, just the better ones) and I put them into a folder, along with my written-up diary.
Yes, I keep a holiday diary. Because, several years later, Mrs M and I will always argue about the name of a place that we visited whilst on holiday, or the name of that waiter with 
the dodgy eye… or something. The folder can then be retrieved and the argument resolved in just a few minutes.
Plus, it’s just something I enjoy doing.
And, I will always take a proper camera with me, when we go away. Not many people do so anymore, as most people are happy just to use their phone, as it’s so convenient.
Of course, phone cameras have come on in leaps and bounds over the years and can produce some excellent shots, but for me, I’m just more comfortable with a proper camera in my hands. Admittedly, the camera bag full of lenses and a digital SLR has given way to a very capable compact camera, in recent years, but I still prefer that over a phone camera.
And of course, the digital versions of the diary and the photos are kept on the computer and are also backed up to an external drive, as well as being copied onto a DVD-ROM which is kept in the folder – I’ve learnt my back-up lessons the hard way.
Digital photography has made it so much easier for everyone to capture those special moments, but I wonder how many of them end up being lost, trapped in the memory chips of discarded mobile phones or lurking at the back of an obscure Faceache page that no-one looks at anymore?
Not seen that film, Masher taters.
That’s a lovely thing you’re doing, and hopefully it will be kept. I must say your back up process is next level.
I don’t take my camera stuff anymore – too much lugging around and the iPhone is pretty good. However, there’s always one or two occasions where I regret that and my long lens and tripod were needed.
It’s a compromise, isn’t it, Jules?
Quality and flexibility over convenience.
It seems we can’t have both.
Yet.
Not seen the film. I shall stick it on the list. I don’t have a proper camera; just use the phone. Don’t bother with filters though. I had my photo taken by a professional (newspaper) photographer the other day. His was mirrorless. That boggled my mind a bit. We don’t print our photos. I like the idea of doing that but at the same time… it’s a bit of a faff, isn’t it? On the other hand, I like the record being easily accessible and not sitting on our phones and/or the NAS.
Yes, it is a bit of a faff, but I quite enjoy doing it and the end result is worth it, I think.
Each folder becomes a bit of a holiday time capsule, as I also put in leftover local currency (notes only), room keycards, tourist maps we might have picked up, etc.
I find they are always fun to look through.
I still have kept my damaged HTC phone from 10 years ago in a hope that I would be able to retrieve my pictures from it someday.. Always good to have a backup. Really like your idea of having holiday albums
Good luck with getting the photos from your old phone, Rajesh.
Thanks.