Currently I have many boxes pictures ,newspaper clippings and photo albums . Everything from wedding photos to backyard play. This is coming from my Grandparents and parents. Brought a Epson v600 scanner online. Here is the questions I am wondering.
What do I use to tag the photos with. Searchable database by date,person, event etc. Example. Some are graduation photos.
What do I use to store the photos. I can number them onto a HDD or store the database onto a HDD but ideally it would work the best to do a online storage such as dropbox etc. One of the main problems I have with flickr or other similar storage options is that I would have to pay yearly for a extended family thing. And what happens when I get to the point that I cannot pay them or they shut down. Then all my images are lost.
Also what database or tag source would have to be able to edit from different sources, such as aunts and uncles that know more about the picture then I do.