10 ways I’m going to do life differently

My inbox is full of people that really have no professional knowledge on the subject, telling me to wash my hands. Quite honestly, I’ve stopped reading them. Over the past few days as this pandemic has ramped up, my personal feelings have shifted from wondering if this is overhyped, to yep, I need to do my part. All of this makes me think about how I am going to do life differently both at work and at home.

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4 reasons why businesses need to organize and manage their photos

Organization is huge when you are a business owner. As a professional photo manager, one would think that I would have this organization thing nailed. Truth is, my family photo collection is in pretty good shape; however, what I haven’t always had a very good handle on are my business photos and here’s why.

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How to create a gallery wall

We recently gave our family room a makeover…fresh paint, a few new pieces of furniture and best of all, a big blank wall for me to create a brand spankin’ new photo wall. A few months ago, I designed a 40-frame gallery wall for a client for their new home. It was amazing and ever since then, I’ve been itching to create one in our home.

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2 things that will keep your digital photos safe

It was mid-morning and my phone rings. It was [Heidi], a client I’d been working with for at least a few weeks organizing her digital photos. “Holly, we were robbed this morning and they took all of our electronics. I’m waiting for the police, but I wanted you to know so you can make sure my photos are safe.”

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A Tale of 3 Moms and their digital photos

Recently I took a Mom/Daughter road trip to St. Louis, MO with 2 other Mom/Daughter duos to visit our dear friends that moved there a few years ago. On our last night, we were sitting around (maybe with a glass of Prosecco) and started talking photos. 3 Moms, 3 different photo challenges and perspectives.

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How to organize your pictures quickly while on vacation

Sometimes less is more and if you have ever come home from vacation with 1,000 pics on your phone, you understand why.

It’s not news that we take pictures differently than we used to. With cameras in our pockets 24/7 and ‘free’ digital pictures, we are snapping away at extraordinary rates. And this is just our daily picture taking. When we are on vacation, we amp it up even more because we’re supposed to take pics on vacation, right?

What if…we did it differently this time?

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Telling Your Graduate's Story: Ideas for the grad party

One year ago at this time, I was knee deep in emotion. My middle child, my only boy, was getting ready to graduate from high school. This wasn’t my first rodeo. I’d been through this grad party thing before with my oldest daughter, but like their personalities, it wasn’t the same.

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Limericks, Guinness and an Unexpected Pregnancy: A favorite album

The year was 2005. My husband and I, along with 3 of my in-laws (father, mother and sister) had planned a trip to the Emerald Isle in the hopes of experiencing a little bit of our heritage and the beauty of a country I’ve heard about my whole life.

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Take the picture...someday your kids will thank you

I will be the first to admit that I am not always camera ready when my mom wants to take a picture of me. My hair is messy, my skin is breaking out, or I didn’t get much sleep the night before. None of those things stop my mom from wanting to take the picture. “It’s for the memories,” she says with a big smile.

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Achieving Digital Photo Bliss...it's all in the set up

Are you Mac or PC? iPhone or Android?

With the answers to these questions, you can be on your way to organized digital photo bliss. These days most of us are taking the majority of our photos with our phones, so setting up a process to get them off your phone and into your digital hub will protect your memories, save you space on your device, save you time and ultimately give you peace of mind.

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