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Discover practical advice on decluttering, organizing, and enjoying your digital and printed memories.
I share thoughts, stories, and insight on a variety of topics:
Two Weeks in South Africa and Photo Tips
Recap and photo tips from my trip to South Africa including how we planned the trip, where we went, what we saw, our favorite places in Cape Town, which areas we chose for safari.
How To Keep Your Photos Organized While Traveling Part III
Learn how to keep your photos organized while you travel in part 3 of my series. In this post I discuss how to backup while you are traveling, how to cull your photos and some issues to watch out for so your photos won’t be lost.
How to keep work and personal photos separate in your photo library
We use our phones to take photos of everything. But often we want to separate our work and personal photos. This blog explores some ways to create that separation.
Do you have a will for your photos?
Do you have a will for your photos and videos? Can others access your photos and videos if something were to happen to you? In this blog we explore some easy steps you can take to make sure your photos and videos are accessible to your loved ones in case you are not there to take care of it yourself.
Avoid Photo Overwhelm During the Holidays
Use these tips to avoid photo overwhelm during the holidays.
Top 10 Photo Holiday Gift Ideas!
Top 10 (and more!!!) photo holiday gifts.
Photo Organizing Software Spotlight: FOREVER®
This month we take a closer look at the photo organizing software FOREVER, a purchase storage up front home for your photos and videos.
How To Keep Your Photos Organized While Traveling Part II
Learn the best tips and tricks for organizing your travel photos while you are still traveling so that by the time you get home they have already been culled and organized and are ready to share.
The Power of Location Data
Use your phone’s gps location data to see where you’ve been on a map and for more powerful searching!
Photo Organizing Powerhouse on Any Platform: The Album
Whether you use Apple Photos, Mylio Photos, FOREVER, Amazon Photos, SmugMug or Google Photos, you can create digital albums (sometimes called collections) to help organize and share subsets of your photos. Albums are one of the best organizing tools for photo storage software.
Rescuing photos from sticky magnetic albums.
Old magnetic sticky photo albums are ruining your photos. Learn how to safely remove them from your albums so that the can be digitized and preserved.
Top 5 Tips for a Celebratory Graduation Slideshow
Top 5 tips for creating a graduation slideshow, a slideshow you can actually finish.
Silvered Photos: Can They Be Saved?
Silvered prints can be digitally restored with a high quality camera scanned image.
How I keep my photos organized while traveling Part I
How I keep my photos organized while traveling. Learn how to backup, review, organize and edit photos from a camera, multiple phones, and a GoPro while traveling with no internet with Mylio Photos.
Our Epic Trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos!
An epic trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos, where I took 6000 photos with 6 different cameras! A day in Quito, birding in Mindo, a week on the Samba through the Galapagos, Isabela island and Santa Cruz island.
Photo Organizing Software Spotlight: Mylio Photos+
Learn why a Certified Professional Photo Organizer uses Mylio Photos to organize her photos having tried so many different softwares, and the pros and cons of Mylio Photos.
How long do old video formats last? Not long enough!
VHS, Beta, DVD, camcorder tapes and reel film don’t last forever, even if kept in pristine conditions, so now is the time to convert and enjoy. In this blog we look at how long each of these formats is likely to last.
What’s new in iOS 17 for camera and photos?
iOS 17 is here with some new camera and photo features like pet facial recognition, faster cropping, and better visual lookup. Read on for more new photo and camera features.
Photo Privacy: What is it and why should you care?
Your photos contain an enormous amount of private information. Here are some things to think about before you share your next picture.
Introducing the Inside Photo Organizing Podcast!
Introducing the Inside Photo Organizing podcast where we bring you photo organizing tips and tricks for everyone from the person who wants to DIY to other pros in our industry.