When it comes to organizing your digital photos in today’s digital world, I subscribe to the ‘less is more’ philosophy. Less organizational structure and fewer photos. In Part 1 of this series, we’re going to focus on how to simplify your organizational structure. One of the main goals when setting up your digital photo library should be to help you find things quickly and easily.
If we want our family stories to be passed on to future generations, we need to protect them. The future is digital, which means that we not only need to scan our most important printed photos, but we need to be intentional with how we safeguard our digital memories. Here are 4 essential steps for how to preserve and keep your family’s digital photos safe.
Celebrations like graduation, a milestone birthday or anniversary, a retirement, a wedding, and a celebration of life are all occasions where we pull out old photos and memories to share and reminisce. I love a photo display, but I also love a keepsake, something tangible to have beyond the party, that can be enjoyed for years to come. One keepsake I like creating is a sign-in guest book customized with photos. Here are some tips for creating one.
Older people love telling stories and there are so many benefits to it for both them and us. Photos can be a powerful way to bring those stories to life, however, it can be challenging to figure out how to share and give aging parents access to the photos and memories they love most. The best advice I have for conquering this challenge is to lean into technology.
November is one of the best months of the year to engage with your photos. Once the holidays hit, it’s hard. Diving into your photos and memories in November is productive, gives you time to revisit and enjoy your memories, and best of all, gives you the opportunity to touch hearts this holiday season. Here are 6 ways you can prepare your photos and memories for the holidays.
When it comes to organizing your photos in today’s digital world, I subscribe to the ‘less is more’ philosophy. Less organizational structure and fewer photos. In Part 2 of this blog series, we’ll talk about the value of decluttering your photo collection and some easy and fast ways to do it.