Not All Photos Are Created Equal
Step #1 -Weed through your pictures
- Toss out/delete all the bad, blurry pictures.
- For paper pics, set duplicates to the side in a separate pile.
- Keep only your favorite, quality images/pictures and throw the rest out!
- For paper images make a pile for pictures that you'd like to frame and/or send to friends and family.
- For digital images make a folder for pictures you'd like to print and frame and/or send to family and friends.
- With an acid-free photo pen, label the pictures on the back of the photo's edge. If you can recall the date, names, and place, add those details.
Keeping Things Simple
Step # 2 - Organize
- Make pile/folder by themes - by date, years, events, people.
- Pictures can be kept in photo-safe boxes AFTER they're sorted and organized.
- On note cards, used as dividers, write down notes, stories and memories about each theme of photos.
Share Your Photos
Step #3 - Sharing and Displaying
- Send copies of your photos to friends and family regularly. Have a stash of pre-addressed envelopes so they're ready to go out every few months. Not everyone has access to the computer.
- Build digital photo albums online or keep a BLOG and send notices to friends and family when they're updated.
- Intricate albums with details and captions can be...well...you know.... If you have the time, money, and more time and more money... scrapbooking can easily become an overwhelming and time-consuming hobby.
- Photos and stories combined are what create family traditions and heirlooms to be passed down. By choosing "one" special event, such as a wedding or new baby, you can create beautiful family story and photo books with Heritage Makers.
- Print and frame your pictures. Get them up on the walls, on your shelves, and out so they can be seen! Choose only your best photos. Use our amazing system to create posters, family folds, 12x12 pages that can be decoupaged to tiles as wonderful home decor.
- Be creative...string them from cute wire clips, use bulletin boards, memo boards...that way they are easy to change out and update.
Keep Up The Good Work
- Once you're caught up (yes, that can happen) keep up and control your photos! Organize your photos as soon as you download or develop.
- For paper pictures, keep a VERY SMALL photo/shoe box out.As the box begins to fill, sit down with the family and sort through the photos, share the stories, write them down and prep them to be scanned and loaded into a photo/story book.
- As soon as you download pictures, delete the bad ones! Label folders in your "My Pictures" folder with dates and event names if possible.
Using Heritage Maker's Studio can help you stay on top of your photo chaos. By simply adding story and a few photos, you can create meaningful photo books that can be shared with everyone who walks through the doors of your home. The entire family can be part of the process. This is no longer MOM'S job! It's a family thing.
Heritage Maker's Studio 3.0 is simple to use with an easy drag and drop system. You can upload your story text, images, and scanned images into a book template of your choice, or be completely creative and start your project from scratch using our 40,000+ pieces of art to complete your project. End result, a beautiful soft or hardbound book, poster, calendar, cookbook, card, poster, or home decor project will arrive on your doorstep in 10 - 15 business days.
Organizing your photos can be a daunting task. So keep it simple. These are priceless memories that can be easily enjoyed and relived for generations to come. Go to my website at www.celebrationstorybooks.com to get started now.
Essentially, the goal is make sure our stories, memories, traditions, thoughts and values can be passed on. Don't lose focus.
Photo Organizing tips from Tara Brown
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