This also keeps them from getting so worn, they’re barely visible anymore. That way, you can reprint any older pictures and have them fresh and new for framing. Instead of keeping a giant 50-pound box full of photos in your basement, you could scan in photos and keep them available digitally. The problem is, we don’t usually have all the space in the world for them. Whether they’re all from one vacation taken two years ago or from long ago when camera flashes made everyone’s eyes red, photos are something we want to keep.