2023 Photo Organizing Blog Roundup
As 2023 draws to a close, what a great time to look back and revisit all the fun things we’ve talked about throughout the year.
Let 2024 be the year of YOUR PHOTOS…organized, preserved, and shared!
20+ Photo Book Ideas So You Can Share Your Pictures
Many prospective clients I talk to count “making a photo book” as one of their top priorities after their photos have been digitized and organized.
What a fantastic goal! Unlike a traditional photo album, photo books can be created once and printed many times. They make fabulous gifts and help keep your photos “out” where they can be enjoyed.
We created a list of over 20 ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Safe Photo Storage is All About Location
Photo-safe archival storage containers for your printed photos and other memorabilia are important, but what is even more important is where you store them in your house. When it comes to safe photo storage, location is key!
How To Remove Your Pictures from Magnetic Photo Albums
Whether you call them magnetic photo albums or sticky albums, if you are over the age of 40, you have encountered these ubiquitous photo albums from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The plastic page covers and the slightly sticky pages that promised to hold your precious photos in place like a magnet (hence the name).
The problem is that now that we are in the 2020s, these so-called magnetic photo albums are eating away at our pictures, and when we try to remove the photos, they are often stuck in place. Let’s talk about how to remove them safely.
5 Graduation Photo Gifts They Will Cherish
Springtime means graduation celebrations and graduation gifts.
Many graduation gifts can be very useful (watches, laundry baskets, cash), while others are inspirational (Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss!). Let’s make this year’s gift truly meaningful AND memorable!
9 Reasons You Aren’t Organizing Your Photos and 5 Reasons You Should
When you hear the word organizing, what do you think of? Probably something like decluttering your closet or cleaning out the filing cabinet.
But what about organizing your photos? They are your family’s precious memories and deserve to be organized too.
In this blog I share the top reasons I hear for NOT organizing photos and the top reasons I think you should!
Inspiring Quotes About Memories
Memories…they are amazing to make and a treasure to keep.
Much of the work we do here at Good Life Photo Solutions is centered around preserving memories, so quotes about memories are some of our favorites. There will come a day when memories are all we have, so saving yesterday’s and today’s memories for tomorrow is essential.
We hope you enjoy some of our favorite memory quotes. Which one speaks to you the most?
Enjoy our other quote posts about family and photos.
Like with Like: An Easier Way to Organize A Print Photo Mess
Let’s talk about sorting photos. Raise your hand if you have a box, bag, or an entire bin of loose print photos that is a complete, jumbled mess.
I’m sure that because they are so unorganized, just looking at them makes you break out in hives. How can you even think of putting them into some kind of order? Can you say overwhelmed?
Allow me to share a better way to create order in the mess, a way to sort photos that is quick and, dare I say, fun.
Why You Need a Photo Organizer
Have you ever considered hiring a photo organizer? You know, someone who can take that jumble of print pictures in the hall closet and make sense of it all.
What about someone to help you figure out how to combine all of your digital photos into one place instead of scattered across various old hard drives, SD cards, and online photo storage sites?
A special group of people loves these kinds of challenges, and we are called professional photo organizers. Here’s why you need us.
The Beginner’s Guide to Organizing Your Printed Photos
If you are of a certain age, you probably have printed photographs scattered all over the house: treasured black and white pictures of your great-grandparents in frames, multiple packages of school pictures in a drawer, and photo envelopes from the 80s with duplicate, even triplicate prints in a bin in the closet.
Now is the time to get these print pictures out of the drawers, boxes, and closets and back into your life. It’s also crucial to safeguard your treasured family memories against the ravages of time.
Get started with this guide.
Social Media is NOT Photo Storage
Repeat after me:
Social Media is not photo storage.
Social Media is NOT photo storage.
Social Media is NOT PHOTO STORAGE!
End of story! (But read why here.)
Fun Family History Activities for the Holidays
Whether you are gathering in person for the holidays or sharing greetings from afar, these are wonderful times to do fun family history activities together.
Talk to Grandma about what it was like to be a girl in the 1940s and be sure the kids are around to hear.
Learn how Uncle Tater got his nickname.
Or simply take a walk down memory lane.
Inspiring Quotes about Family & Family History
One of the reasons I became a photo organizer is that I have always loved researching my family history and looking at the old photos of my ancestors.
In honor of my family and my ancestors, I am sharing some of my favorite quotes about families and their history. Which one speaks to you?
Enjoy our other quotes posts about memories and photos.
Lucky 13: Good Life Photo Solutions Celebrates 13 Years of Preserving Memories
2023 marked a significant milestone for me. It was the year I celebrated 13 years in business!
How did that happen? It seems like just yesterday that I was telling my husband about this idea that I had to start a business that helped people become more organized, and in the blink of an eye, it’s 13 years later.
Enjoy! Which blog post of 2023 was your favorite? Which one was the most helpful to you?
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