by Nancy Nino | Sep 11, 2020 | Photo Organizing
You now have ALL your print and digital media (plus memorabilia) in one place. Today you’re going to figure out how you want to sort your photos for the future. THERE. IS. NO. RIGHT. WAY. TO. SORT. Let me say that again…there is no “RIGHT” way to sort....
by Nancy Nino | Sep 10, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Gather any memorabilia, special documents, cards/letters, scrapbooks. While we understand this is a little beyond the scope of a photo organizing project, a lot of clients want to get these special items digitized as well for safekeeping. Having...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 9, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Today, gather all digital media. Start with your primary computer. If you haven’t done so already, create a folder and move ALL photo and video files into that folder. (You may already have sub-folder structure set-up; that’s great too). If you have another...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 8, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Today, gather any personal DVDs, MiniDVs, VHS tapes, Video8 tapes, audio tapes, or any other previous technology you want to digitize. Discard any obvious throw-aways (e.g. you taped “Dallas” on your VHS back in the 80s because you were going to be out that Friday...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 7, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Today, gather ALL print photos from various places around your house, or even storage unit. These may be boxed photos, albums, random pics stashed here and there. Remember the place you identified as your photo organizing project staging area in Step 3? Put all the...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 4, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Today you will determine how many backup sources you feel comfortable with moving forward. We recommend a minimum of 3 back-up sources. For example: The print photo OR a digital version on your computer hard driveAn off-site external drive (that you update/add...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 3, 2020 | Photo Organizing
If you’re not a list person, today’s Boot Camp task may be a challenge because today is all about lists! But bear with us, it’ll help the process! You want to have an inventory of where all your photos are stored so you’ll be sure to include EVERYTHING in this...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 2, 2020 | Photo Organizing
Yesterday you took the time to assess where you are *currently* with your photos. (If you didn’t get a chance to do that, do it now at http://bit.ly/photos808) Today, review your self-assessment answers. Then do the following: Close your eyes for 60 seconds and...
by Nancy Nino | Sep 1, 2020 | Photo Organizing
“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.”Earl NightingaleBefore we start an organizing project, we need to assess where we are so we can be clear on where we want to be. We need a “road map” to inform the...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 30, 2020 | Decluttering, Photo Organizing
One of the most daunting of all organizing tasks is organizing your photos. There are just so many different elements involved in a photo organizing project AND so much at stake. Unlike furniture, if you lose or damage your photos, in a fire, for example, they truly...
