Posts by Andi Willis
Protect Your iCloud Photos with a Legacy Contact
Not long ago, on my professional industry’s Facebook group, a member asked about unlocking the iPhone of a client’s deceased uncle. The family didn’t have a passcode or his Apple password. There was no fingerprint or facial identification available. In short, they could not access his photos. And in situations like this, Apple is unlikely…
Read MoreHow to Build a Family Timeline for Effortless Photo Organization
Creating a family timeline can be a great tool when organizing your family’s photo collection. You may think, of course, I know when my kids were born and when my spouse and I got married and I’m not really interested in family history so why would I need a timeline? I’ll tell you why. When…
Read MorePermission Granted: Delete These Junk Photos
One of the reasons we are all so overwhelmed by our digital photos is that we take TOO MANY PICTURES! And so many of them are junk photos. Say Goodbye to Junk Photos How many screenshots did you take today? How many selfies last week? Did you take a picture of your parking spot at…
Read MoreThe Stories Our Photos Tell: Meet Buddy
Who is the kid with the giant smile? Recently I told you about my quest to tame the photo monster in the corner of my office. I started organizing and scanning my grandparent’s photos and came across one particular person that really sparked my interest. He was a young boy/man in several photos with my…
Read MoreThe Photo Organizer Finally Tackles Her Own Photos
You’ve heard the expression, the cobbler’s children have no shoes, right? It’s a popular saying in my photo organizing professional association. We are so busy organizing and preserving other people’s photos; we never seem to get around to our own. Until now. This cobbler’s daughter is taking control of her own shoes, I mean, photo collection!…
Read MoreHow Photo Organizing and Yoga are Alike
A new yoga studio opened up in my small town and I joined at the beginning of the year. I’ve always loved doing yoga. It seems so simple, but then you do it and it can be really challenging. I always feel better having completed a practice. Of course, during a class, my mind might…
Read MoreThe Stories Our Photos Tell: The Argument
Every photo has a story, but unless you know the context, the story isn’t always clear. Take this photo. On the surface, what does it tell you? It looks like two conversations are going on, one laid back and casual and the other very intense, maybe it’s even an argument. It seems like it’s probably…
Read MoreHow to Edit Burst & Live Photos on Your iPhone
Step-by-step tutorial of how to edit and delete Burst Photos and Live Photos from iPhones and iPads. Includes video tutorials from Good Life Photo Solutions
Read MoreThe Nixplay Digital Frame: A Digital Picture Frame for the Modern Age
When my children were very young, I gave my mother-in-law a digital picture frame. At the time we did not live close by and it was a way for my in-laws to see a variety of photos of my children and other family members. However, there was a catch. They could only see the photos…
Read MoreThe Stories Our Photos Tell: The Party Shirt
It’s funny how something as simple as a shirt can bring back so many memories. For our family, it’s the tradition of the party shirt and I love it when a party shirt shows up in a photo. As my dad got closer and closer to retirement he started wearing subtle Hawaiian-style shirts when going…
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