If you have hundreds of film negatives cluttering up your drawers, your smartphone could be the key to digitizing them on a budget.

A film negative is a physical object – tangible and reliable. Unlike an SD card or hard drive, a negative doesn’t rely on software compatibility or hardware longevity to remain accessible.

You've probably heard of film negatives, but there is actually an opposite, called positive film. It's less common today, but can be good for certain projects.