Week # 1 of Save Your Photos Month - What is the VISION for your photos?
What is the VISION for your photos?
Before scanning your photos, or removing them from their albums or boxes, there is one important step you must take first.
Tip # 1 - Set Your Goals!
What is the ultimate vision for your photos? What is your biggest worry?
Do you want them digitized and available to access anywhere?
How do you want your printed photos stored? In traditional albums or museum quality storage box?
How would you like them to be sorted? By year and season or by theme or person?
How much time per week do you have available to work on your these goals?
Will there be any family members to help you?
Tip # 2 - Gather Your Photos
Once you have established your goals and the vision for your photo collection, the next most important step is to GATHER all of your photos. This includes both digital and printed. Gather all of the printed pictures from albums, drawers, closets, the fridge door etc. and gather all of your digital devices, CDs, DVDs, SD Cards, sticks, smartphones into one central location in your home. Preferably a location with a large table to give you room to spread out your photos to work on them.
Freebie Alert!
Check out this cheat sheet for all of the hiding places your photos could be!
Tip # 3 - TAKE INVENTORY
Make a list of all your photo sources - the albums, grouped loose photos, framed photos, digital devices, memory cards etc. This will help you track your progress as you remove and sort photos, scan them, place them into storage, and download them to your computer. This will allow you to work away a little bit at a time to avoid becoming too overwhelmed.
Best wishes,
Amanda
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