How do you like your memories? Hard copy or soft?
We were looking for a specific sheet of paper last night and Clodagh came across a few packets of photos which got me thinking... There's something really enjoyable about doing something else and coming across your box of photos (or whereever else you stash them). The unexpected break of sitting down and flipping through them. Because you can't really find them and not look at ANY can you?
This all runs a bit counter to my exclusive move to digital photography, except there are some benefits in a related direction. I find that I'm in a program or directory working with the pictures more often - meaning that I'm looking through the things I've taken more often. Which is roughly equivalent to coming across the shoebox of photos, just without the tactile sensations of sifting through the box. It also means that the pictures I actually print out are usually better pictures, and there's less crap to ignore. "Wow, why did I take this picture of my feet? Oh, must have hit the button on the camera on accident."