So you have old family pictures, shoe boxes full to be exact, and you feel like they are nicely stored away for safe keeping. I’m here to tell you, that may not be the case. After Hurricane Ian I spent months helping people to try to save their flood damaged…
Printing 4×6 pictures? Here is My Photo Lab Comparison.
Are you searching for the best photo lab? It’s time! If you haven’t started yet, you need to print those photographs that are on your phone. But where do you send them to get the BEST quality? And what is the least expensive option? There is no shortage of photo…
Do I need to back up my photographs?
That was a question I was asked recently. The simple answer is YES. But let me explain a little more why that is so important. Many of you may already know I began helping people to organize their photographs after spending months helping flood victims salvage damaged photographs. Thousands of…
Archival Photo Storage
Ok. Let’s talk about the word “archival”. It basically means the material it is made out of won’t harm or damage your photographs, but there really are no universal standards for what is or is not archival. It is basically left to the manufacturer to determine if they feel their…
Let’s Digitize Those Old Albums!
You can do it! It’s much easier than you might think! There are simple steps, even young kids can help. ONE – Locate all of those old pictures and put them in chronological order. Keeping everything chronological is the key to good organization. If you have several albums from different…
Overloaded with Phone Pictures? I’m Sending Help!
Here’s the trick! Start small! Let’s work with the pictures you have taken this week. If you go back to the beginning of time (or your time anyway!) you are probably talking about an overwhelming amount of photographs. That’s when procrastination starts. It becomes a project for “someday”. I suggest…
Inheriting Photographs
I talk to people everyday who are struggling with how to keep their massive photo collection organized. For many those pictures span several decades and include a combination of old prints and digital photographs. The goal is that we get those photographs all organized and in one place. And for…
How to get Digital copies of your old photos!
If you’ve been following along you know that I am on a mission! I want everyone to know how easy it is to get digital copies of all of their old photographs. I have found that very few people have a back up of their photographs. People have told me…
Ready. Set. Organize!
Have you started organizing your old pictures yet? If not, what are you waiting for! It’s so easy with apps like Photomyne. And scanners like the Epson FastFoto too! Check them out at these links and good luck scanning!
Hard drive shopping with Krista
An external hard drive is a must for photo organizing. It’s the first thing I tell everyone to purchase. Here is the one I’ve relied on for years: