Posts by Andi Willis
The 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…
Read MoreOrganizing Printed Photos: Tools of the Trade
Do you have boxes full of printed photos? Maybe you have old magnetic albums that are quickly turning your photos yellow? What about all those heritage photos you’ve inherited from your parents? Now is a great time to consider organizing the printed photos in your family’s collection to preserve them for generations to come, and…
Read MoreThe Stories Our Photos Tell: The Photo of the Hell’s Angels
Our photos tell the stories of our lives. In this series, I share the stories behind some of my favorite family photos. In the fall of 1930 my grandmother, Helen Glenn, was an 18 year old in the teachers’ school at Bowling Green State College. A typical college student, she worked hard in her classes…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Backup Your Photos
Why Do I Need To Backup My Photos? Imagine that your computer crashes. All of your files have disappeared. Which files will cause the most heartbreak: the old Word documents from 2018 or the digital photos of your daughter’s kindergarten graduation in 2016? I’m going to guess it’s the photos. If your home were to…
Read MoreWelcome to Good Life Photo Solutions
Good Life Photo Solutions grew out of my previous home organizing business Good Life Organizing which I founded in 2010. As I worked with clients in their homes, we frequently found drawers full of photos, bins overflowing with developing envelopes, and shelves groaning under the weight of photo albums. And this didn’t even count the…
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