Has it ever happened to you that you get back from your vacation with all kinds of brochures, maps, ticket stubs and receipts that end up in a pile or an envelope somewhere that you can’t find when you want to? Or that you want to organize your photos into a memory album and can’t remember which day … [Read more...]

Last week we had our first snowfall of the 2012/13 winter season in Connecticut and, of course, I took a picture. Every year I always take a picture of the first snowfall, and because of that, I have a record of the date of the first snow fall from my photos. Even though the photos are usually of … [Read more...]

Organizing your photos is like gardening – if you chose to weed the garden and feed and prune the flowers you will have a beautiful garden that you can enjoy. If you ignore the weeds they will eventually overtake the flowers and if you don’t water and feed the plants they may wither and die. Either … [Read more...]

Are they still in your camera on the memory stick or on your phone? Have you downloaded them to your computer? If you have, great! If not, now would be a good time to go do that. Are you using some type of photo organizing software on your computer? Are the photos on your computer in folders by … [Read more...]

I just read an article by Gretchin Rubin in the August issue of Good Housekeeping magazine about her latest project to clear clutter from her home. It is an excerpt from her new book Happier at Home. In the article she talks about how she felt a powerful connection to sentimental things she … [Read more...]

Looking for ideas to capture all those great summer moments? Here are a few tips from the Photo Organizers at that the Association of Personal Photo Organizers. 1. Keep your camera handy. Be ready for those unplanned moments! 2. Keep the sun behind you. Harsh light can cast shadows and cause … [Read more...]

Do you have photos in old albums tucked away in a closet? Do you just pull them out once in a while to show people and then put them back into the dark closet just to take up room in the closet? Then, it is time to get them out of the albums and to clean out the closet! 1. Because you need the … [Read more...]