Watch Out for These Factors That Can Damage Photos

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Finally, you need to be looking out for moisture. As I talked about above, you need to make sure that your images aren’t being directly harmed by water leaks, or aren’t being stored near anything that could potentially leak or flood. But, you also need to be concerned about how much moisture is in the air wherever you’re storing photos. This is especially important if you live somewhere where there’s a lot of humidity.

But, did you know that too little moisture in the air can also harm your images? High levels of humidity can cause mold and fungus in the same way that low levels of humidity can cause your photos to become too brittle.

This is why you need to keep your photos somewhere that is temperature controlled.

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