But if there was a fire or a theft in your home tomorrow, you'd be doing that for real. Anything you forgot wouldn't be paid for by your insurance, so that list would mean dollars and cents for you. Fancy cameras and professional skills aren't needed to make a pictorial record of your home. A thorough listing can be time consuming, but the essentials can be done in an afternoon. Color slides are the best choice, and not only because they might be less expensive than prints.
Slides can reveal small details easily when they are projected.
Start by photographing each room, showing each wall from floor to ceiling. Don't try to be artistic - you're shooting to show detail. Then, zero in on valuables, such as jewelry and artwork. Take a close up of each item to capture the details that would establish its value. After they are developed, the best way to keep the slides is to place them in plastic pages.