![]() We like Archival Methods for their wide array of museum-quality storage options. Use an archival, acid-free, photo-safe storage system for your organized print photos. Once organized, have the A and B photos scanned and back them up on an external hard drive. This is metadata, and will help immensely with your sorting process. Look at the backs of photos for any writing with important information such as names, dates, locations, and occasions. We find it’s best to organize chronologically, and choose a consistent naming convention such as Year-Month-Day wherever possible. Once you have your A and B piles, it’s time to organize. For delicate, older albums (like those with vintage photos on black paper), it’s best to consult with a professional photo organizer. Be patient and use nitrile or cotton gloves for this process. With stuck photos, a product such as Un-Du can work to dissolve stubborn adhesive. You may need to use a heat source or dental floss to gently pry any stuck photos away from the pages. If they are the “magnetic” kind with sticky pages, we recommend carefully removing them all, as the chemicals in the album will deteriorate the photos. Put these in a third pile.īasic steps to handling your print photo collection: They may want them and will be happy to know you have them. If there are people in them you don’t recognize, ask a family member or relative. The types we recommend discarding are the blurry, overly redundant, or unrecognizable images. If you have printed photos, use the ABC’s of organizing:Ī = A-list of photos, your keepers: Put these in one pile.ī = B-list, also keepers that help tell a story but not the ones you’d consider your favorites (you may want to have these photos framed or put in an heirloom album): Put these in another pile.Ĭ = Can, as in trash can (YES, you can throw out photos!). Remember, not doing it sooner will cost you in the long run, as images continue to accumulate in your camera roll.Ī few photo organizing tips to help you get started: Manage, organize, and preserve your print photos You can spare yourself photo frustration by taking a few simple steps. They are tech-savvy enough but can’t find the time (and yes, it always takes longer than you think).ĭoes any of this sound familiar? If so, help is here. They started, but got sidetracked or lost in the weeds. This holds true for inherited print photos as well. They feel overwhelmed by the state of their current digital collection. Many of the people interviewed say the same thing as our clients. I’ve recently read several interesting articles on photo organizing. No one told you that professional photo organizers exist-and can help! Photo organizing is a ‘to-do’ for someday-and we all know, someday is the day after never!Īll the technology and choices around photo organizing confuse you. You know their location, but you feel completely overwhelmed. You don’t know where all your photos are and thinking about it hurts your head. Chances are you haven’t organized your photos for one of these common reasons: ![]()
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