RESOURCES
At Capture Your Photos, we get asked all the time about the different photo products and services we use, so we thought it might be helpful to gather them into one place. Here are just a few of my favorite things.
Products and Partners:
Organizing Your Printed Photos + Memories
Products for your printed photos + memories
Capture Your Photos Sorting Kit:
Stablio pencils - for writing on the backs of your photos safely
3x5 index cards - to use as dividers and take notes when you are sorting
Post-its - to label ‘piles’ of photos when you are sorting
Garbage bags - because let’s face it, we all have bad photos or duplicates that can be thrown away
Sorting photo boxes (non-archival) - Michael’s - for temporary organizing and storage during the sorting process
Our favorite Photo Boxes and Archival products:
Organizing + Backing Up Your Digital Photos + Memories
Equipment, tools + apps for your digital photos
External hard drives + Flashdrives + Equipment
Multi-card Reader for all types of Memory Cards
Software and apps
Deduplication tool For MAC users: Photosweeper
Deduplication tool For PC users: Duplicate Cleaner
Ollie: AI Photo Organizer App - a photo curating and sorting tool for Apple and Google users to help you choose your favorite memories. Use the code CAPTURE20 and receive 20% off Ollie Plus.
Cloud Services - We love a cloud service for backup and accessing your photos from all of your devices.
Online Course - How to Select a Photo Organizing System mini-course
Online Courses for DIY Photo Organizing
online DIY courses
Sometimes you just need a process and a little coaching to get the job done. These online courses will give you step-by-step guides, tools, checklists, and processes to set you up for DIY success.
Photo Organizing Blueprint for PC users + Photo Organizing Blueprint for Mac users - a step-by-step guide to organizing your entire memory collection, including your digital photos, printed photos, old home movies, and memorabilia.
Digital Photo Organizing Blueprint for PC users + Digital Photo Organizing Blueprint for Mac users - these courses focus on relieving the overwhelm that people feel about their digital photos.
Free Resources
free PHOTO ORGANIZING TOOLS
We love creating free tools to help you on your photo organizing journey…
Photo Personality Quiz - If you need some guidance on which photo organizing system is right for you, take our FREE quiz to get customized tips on where to store your photos, managing your phone photos, and backing up your photos.
Getting Started Guide - I hear over and over that getting started is the hardest part so we created a FREE guide to help you do just that.
Capture Your Photos Blog - Our blog is FULL of information on all things photos…from helping you organize your vacation photos, to helping your navigate the digital photo world. We’ve even organized them by topic for you.
Email Tips - Would you like to receive regular emails with photo organizing tips? Sometimes getting a little email nudge helps move my clients along on their photo organizing journey. Don’t worry, I won’t load up your inbox. We average 2-4/month. To sign up, go HERE.
‘Photo Talk’ - Are we connected on Social? Every week, Capture Your Photos posts ‘Photo Talk’, quick-hit tips to add to your photo toolbox. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Photo Displays + Projects
creative ideas to display + share your photos
Projector app - This app is literally Netflix for your home videos. Need help setting it up? I got you!
Nixplay - This ain’t your mama’s digital photo frame. It’s Wi-Fi enabled, which makes this an amazing way to not only view your memories, but share them near and far.
Quality digital albums and photo products
Gallery walls - Want to learn how to create a gallery wall? Check out this blog.
Metal prints - I especially love metal prints for displaying outdoor photos. Several photo product providers offer metal prints.
Canvas prints - Canvas prints look really interesting and fun on a wall. Several photo product providers offer canvas prints, including Mpix and Mixbook. I’ve also ordered from Canvas on Demand.
DIY Blogs for Events + Occasions