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Today we are going to talk about identifying, converting and managing videos and home movies. Videos are of course part of our collection, and we feel is very important for us to do an episode just on videos â so we brought in and expert to explore this topic with us: Adam Pratt from Chaos to Memories.
Regular listeners might remember Adam from previous episodes, and you might also remember that we love his courses*, about which we talked in episode 67. He has added new ones in the meantime and we highly encourage you to check them out.
Adam loves people, photography, and a good story. After working at Adobe for 22 years he founded Chaos to Memories which is a professional photo and video preservation studio in Chicago. Heâs also the author of the best-selling book, Declutter Your Photo Life about which we talked in episode 92.
Today, we will talk about videos and movies specifically because photos and movies are of course similar but different.
We are not only discussing and listing what to gather when you want to tackle this project, we also talk about preserving - which is the conversion from old to new media (check out episode 42) - and decluttering.
Finally, we chat about the fun part once everything is organised. And yes, we agree with Adam in saying that we recommend culling the unnecessary and unneeded videos, sorting them and adding some metadata before starting to create projects. It will be so much easier and so much fun!
Mentioned Links
https://chaostomemories.comRelated episodes
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 â Create a Hub
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 â Do Something!
Episode 024 Transferring photos from iPhone to Windows PC
Episode 042 What format is that? Converting Old Media to Digital with Adam Pratt- Chaos to Memories
Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 092 Declutter Your Photo Life with Adam Pratt - Chaos to Memories
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
*affiliate link
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Weâve all been there! We finally want to tackle that photo organising project, weâre off to a good start and motivated and then we encounter the first roadblock which stops us in our tracks. Next thing we know: we are procrastinating and the project comes to a halt.
Here are some of the most common roadblocks we have encoutered:
Not knowing where to start Too many photos and pictures everywhere Too many software options Deciding whether to scan photos vs negatives Which is the right scanning equipment? What to do after you have scanned photos - archive them in albums or boxes? Do I want my photos in books and in which order? Chronological or just done? Figuring out dates of undated photos Tell one person's story? Or integrate several chronologically? Time and place to work on a project without interruptionWe discuss solutions to all those roadblocks and also invite you to listen to episodes 49 and 106 that are all about how to stop procrastination (see links in related episodes below)! And donât forget to download our free e-guide about this very topic here!
Mentioned Links
Free e-Guide https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/lp-stop-procrastinating-guide/Related episodes
Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 - Backup
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 â Create a Hub
Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 1 â Digital Photos)
Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 2 â Printed Photos)
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 â Do Something!
Episode 013 Scan or not to Scan
Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW
Episode 031 What to do with inherited photos
Episode 033 5 Golden Rules Highlights
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies
Episode 035 Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking with Melissa Shanhun - Digital Scrapbooking HQ
Episode 047 What should I do with my old photo albums?
Episode 049 How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 059 What Photo Management Software is Right for Me?
Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur
Episode 070 Realistic time frames in Photo Organising
Episode 071 Realistic time frames when Scanning
Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life?
Episode 076 What to do with slides
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 088 Expert tips on photo archiving with Kate Jacus - The Photo Curator
Episode 089 5 tips for sorting printed photos
Episode 094 Whatâs A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton â Organized for Life and Beyond
Episode 095 What to do with Negatives
Episode 097 How a timeline can help with photo organising
Episode 104 Photo Project Ideas and a Real Life Example
Episode 106 How to move forward and stop procrastinating
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We are honoured to have another wonderful guest with us: Nancy Rose from the Compass Rose Legacy Foundation. Nancy is a Legacy Doula and the Executive Director of Compass Rose Legacy Foundation. Her lens captures the profound beauty of human stories and the moments that define our legacies.
Join us to find out what we mean when we talk about a legacy, what it encompasses and how a possible outcome might look like.
Find out how Nancy helps people to capture the essence of their life and to find the soul thread, as she calls it. She shares touching and some personal stories that you will hopefully find as inspiring as we do.
You will be astonished to hear that she has brought her personal legacy down to 5 - yes, thatâs five!!! - pictures and stories to capture the core of her life story.
Nancy also shares some practical tips and tools she uses to capture stories and much more.
Again, please watch it here (and subscribe to the channel, we might add more videos in the future) and share with anybody who might be interested - thanks!
Mentioned Links
https://www.compassroselegacy.org/ DIY Photo Organising YouTube channelRelated episodes
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 â Do Something!
Episode 031 What to do with inherited photos
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies
Episode 035 Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking with Melissa Shanhun - Digital Scrapbooking HQ
Episode 037 Exploring Genealogy with Caroline Guntur - The Swedish Organizer
Episode 041 Managing your photos and videos using FOREVER with Shelley Murray - Photo Organising Services
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life?
Episode 077 Why bother preserving your photos?
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 088 Expert tips on photo archiving with Kate Jacus - The Photo Curator
Episode 094 Whatâs A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton â Organized for Life and Beyond
Episode 103 Swedish Death Cleaning and Photos with Caroline Guntur â The Swedish Organizer
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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This episode has to do with our Golden Rule 5 - Do something! What we mean is find means to bring your photos back into your life so you can enjoy them.
One beautiful way of doing so is creating a photo wall or a photo gallery in your home. We are excited to have our colleague and expert Haleh Shoa from Picturli back for this episode!
She not only shares some practical tips but actually shows us how she designs a photo wall using Canva. Hence, we strongly encourage you to watch this episode rather than listen. If you prefer to listen, click here to see the screenshots of the visuals she shared with us.
You donât necessarily need Canva to design your photo wall, Haleh also shares some simple tips about how to tackle it without digital help.
We talk about
where in the home a photo wall can be, what we can display - hint: not just photos! pros and cons of using frames and what substrates photos can be printed on, how to arrange the pictures and memorabilia designing a picture wall with and without CanvaAgain, please watch it here (and subscribe to the channel, we might add more videos in the future) and share with anybody who might be interested - thanks!
Mentioned Links
www.picturli.com Sign up to receive a 7-Step Guide in Organizing Your Photos: www.picturli.com/podcast DIY Photo Organising YouTube channel
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 â Do Something! Episode 021 Managing your photos using Android Phone and Google Photos with Haleh Shoa - Picturli Episode 033 5 Golden Rules Highlights Episode 051 Artwork Episode 069 Photo traditions to document growth and change Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life? Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects Episode 104 Photo Project Ideas and a Real Life Example
Related episodesIf you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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Are you expecting a baby? Then this episode is totally for you! Even if you have already welcomed your baby recently, we encourage to join us, weâre sure there is a tip or two for everyone with children.
When a new baby comes into our life, many things change and sometimes routines and habits simply fly out the window and life can get a bit chaotic. Before we know it, photo chaos has taken over and we are drowning in cute baby photos.
Listen in to hear some tips about how you can stay on top of things when it comes to your photo management. One key is preparation. Now is not the time to work through your backlog of thousands of photos. However, if you can, make sure that your backlog is backed up so it will be there once you are ready to curate that collection.
Nothing stops you from implementing a system if you havenât got one yet. Regularly transfer your photos to your photo hub and back it up using the 3-2-1 method (more about that in our 5 Golden Rules episodes). Hone your skills before baby arrives and it will be so much easier for you.
This great new iPhone app to help clean up your camera roll is Ollie*. You can get it at a discounted rate using this link* and the code DIYPHOTO20.
Also a great place to start is to take one of Miss Freddyâs courses, especially the Backup Bootcamp* or check out the many courses over at The Photo Managers Academy* to find a suitable course.
Finally, weâ like to encourage you to be mindful about privacy when sharing photos. Refer to Episode 099 to learn more about this topic. You even might want to have a chat with relatives about it, too, so that nobody shares photos of your children if youâre not comfortable with it.
Mentioned Links / Products
The Photo Managers Academy* Backup Bootcamp* Ollie*Related episodes
Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 - Backup
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 â Create a Hub
Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 1 â Digital Photos)
Episode 018 Manage your photos using your iPhone
Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW
Episode 033 5 Golden Rules Highlights
Episode 038 Learn how to take photos you will want to keep! with Lauren Sandford- The Eternal Second
Episode 049 How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
Episode 052 Questions People Ask 5 How do I gather photos from other family members?
Episode 053 Questions People Ask 6 How do I share photos with others?
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 058 Time to get your Backup sorted!
Episode 060 How many photos do we really need?
Episode 063 The Magic of Maintenance
Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur
Episode 069 Photo traditions to document growth and change
Episode 080 5 Essential Photo Management Tips
Episode 099 Privacy Terms when sharing Photos with Allison Freedman â Arrange Wander Focus
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
* We want to keep this podcast is ad-free. Instead, we have partnered with affiliate course creators we highly recommend and hence earn a little commission if you buy a course through us. If you do so, you help us running the podcast and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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Are you good at procrastinating about your photos? Well, you are not alone!
Since Chantal is planning to run mini-classes / workshops soon she recently conducted a survey to find out what readers and listeners are interested in most. The clear winner was âHow to Stop Procrastinating about my Photosâ.
Interestingly, Fiona and Chantal have already created an e-guide (downloadable here) about that very topic.
Since it seems to be such a popular topic, we are re-visiting some of its content and are diving a bit deeper in some of the reasons why we tend to procrastinate when it comes to our photos and what we can do about it.
Possible and typical reasons are for example the lack of knowledge of how to do something, using goals that are too abstract or perfectionism.
Get our free e-guide to see more details here!
The big question is how we can overcome procrastination and, unsurprisingly, we recommend to become really clear about your Why, which is our Golden Rule 2.
Not only this, we are also talking about individualâs core values such as integrity, honesty, creativity and many more, and how these can influence our Why. As always, we are using practical examples that hopefully encourage you to getting started.
Mentioned Links / Products
Survey re online classesE-guide How to Stop Procrasting about your Photos
Related episodes
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW
Episode 032 New Yearâs Resolutions with your photos
Episode 033 5 Golden Rules Highlights
Episode 049 How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
Episode 070 Realistic time frames in Photo Organising
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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We are excited and honoured to welcome David Vaskevitch from Mylio Photos today.
Tune in to find out why he thinks of Mylio Photos not only as his second heart but also his second brain. He shares some of his personal stories that wonderfully show how a good photo management program can help us keep memories alive and also have fun with our photos.
We learn about various features Mylio Photos offers, such as:
importing photos, videos and documents from various sources the event feature, which he calls the âLife Calendarâ the easy implementation of the 3-2-1 backup method we always promote (find out more in episode #002) the fact that Mylio Photos works across all platforms. It doesnât matter, whether you use an iPhone, an Android phone, a PC or a Mac. It simply works for every device. the new deduplication and decluttering feature and the shared albums option.There are many more things to learn about Mylio Photos and as David said: âlearning Mylio is a journey and you can start smallâ. He encourages us all to not shy away from it because it might look overwhelming at first glance. In his words: âif you learned to drive a car, you can easily learn Mylio!â
We encourage you to have a look at this program, especially if you donât use another one yet and are looking for a solution to store and manage your memories. Check it out here. You can start with the free plan before making any decisions.
Mylio Photos also has a great support team that can help you if you have questions or find lots of tutorials over at their YouTube channel.
Mentioned Links
Download Mylio Photos (affiliate link) Mylio Photos YouTube channelRelated episodes
Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 â Backup
Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 â Create a Hub
Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 1 â Digital Photos)
Episode 009 Understanding Photo Metadata
Episode 016 Keep photos safe while travellingEpisode 019 Synchronising vs Backing Up
Episode 024 Transferring photos from iPhone to Windows PC
Episode 026 Will your Photos survive a Disaster?
Episode 028 What to do with your Work Photos
Episode 030 Backing up Apple Devices without iTunes
Episode 039 Photos that DONâT belong in a Photo Collection
Episode 044 Questions People Ask 2 How do I rename my photos?
Episode 052 Questions People Ask 5 How do I gather photos from other family members?
Episode 053 Questions People Ask 6 How do I share photos with others?
Episode 058 Time to get your Backup sorted!
Episode 059 What Photo Management Software is Right for Me?
Episode 066 Make your photos searchable with keywords
Episode 087 Transferring Android phone photos to a computer
Episode 093 Digital Photo Management on the Go
Episode 102 Is using only a folder structure outdated?
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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Before we start with the actual topic of this episode, Chantal would like to ask you for a favour. She is planning to offer short online classes in the future. Sheâd really appreciate if you could take a minute to fill in this survey for her so she can find out what you are most interested in.
Now on to our todayâs topic:
Chantal just came back from Switzerland where she helped celebrate her mumâs 80th birthday. Of course, that involved some photo gifts.
Hence, today she can share with us what she created and how she went about it. Itâs a real life case study, so to speak.
We are talking about four projects she did:
A printed A3 photo book of mumâs life A Nixplay (digital photo frame) playlist with photos used in book, displayed during the celebrations Peg line with fairy lights to decorate the room on the day of the celebration with printed photos of mum A memory scrapbook using photos taken and printed on the day of the celebration with messages from visitors and guestsChantal not only describes what the projects were but also how she tackled each of the projects. We discuss the process, the design steps including what the struggles and what the easy parts were.
There will also be one or two blog posts about that topic over at Photos In Orderâs blog page.
Mentioned Links / Products
To the survey re online classes https://www.momento.com.au/ 10â Nixplay frame Instax Square Link Smartphone Printer by Fujifilm 8x8 Creative Memory book, empty pages with protective sleeves (affiliate link) Blog at Photos In Order: www.photosinorder.com.au/blogRelated episodes
Episode 008 Create a Yearly Photobook
Episode 012 Fabulous Photo Gift Ideas
Episode 027 Photo Gifts for Christmas
Episode 035 Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking with Melissa Shanhun - Digital Scrapbooking HQ
Episode 052 Questions People Ask 5 How do I gather photos from other family members?
Episode 054 How to Design your 2020 Year Book
Episode 061 Photo Gift Ideas for Motherâs Day
Episode 066 Make your photos searchable with keywords
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 101 Design Photo Books like a Pro with Libby Jeffery - Momento
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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We are thrilled to have Caroline Guntur from The Swedish Organizer back as our special guest to talk about the approach author Margareta Magnusson describes in her book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.
Caroline has recently written a blog post that drew our attention: Respectfully, This is the ONE Thing Swedish Death Cleaning Gets Completely Wrong. We could really relate to what she has written and wanted to hear and learn more about her take on The Swedish Death Cleaning approach.
Whilst we of course talk about photos and memories, Caroline also gives us an overview and explanation where The Swedish Death Cleaning comes from and how ingrained it is in her culture. How itâs about downsizing, minimising our footprint, consuming only what we need and pay it forward to others if we have too much.
It is a long-term approach and philosophy rather than a once-off big decluttering and organising project, and this episode is definitely one not to be missed!
Having said this, there is (as always) no wrong or right. However, approaching this method in a different order of operation - as Caroline suggests - makes sense to us and you also might be interested to learn more about it and to give it a go.
If you do need help for your photo management, we encourage you to check out Carolineâs courses*. They are very thorough and well structured and come highly recommended.
Mentioned Links
Carolineâs blog: https://www.organizingphotos.net Carolineâs website: https://www.theswedishorganizer.comRelated episodes
Episode 079 When should I organise my photos when decluttering my home?
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 â Know Your Why
Episode 011 KonMari your Photos?
Episode 037 Exploring Genealogy with Caroline Guntur - The Swedish Organizer
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies
Episode 039 Photos that DONâT belong in a Photo Collection
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 094 Whatâs A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton â Organized for Life and Beyond
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
*affiliate link
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The short answer is: No, it seems it is not outdated!
Findings from a recent survey we conducted amongst our listeners showed that using a simple folder structure as opposed to a photo management program is not as out of fashion as we might have thought.
Listen in to find out
where people store their digital photos, how they structure their folders of their photo collection and which programs they use to manage them.We also respond to some comments and questions such as what to do when running out of storage space on your computer, or if youâd rather not use the cloud and many more.
We were especially pleased to hear from multiple listeners that they have put the 3-2-1 backup system in place - bravo! If you havenât got a system in place yet, check out our episode Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 - Backup.
Mentioned Links
Access a prepared folder structure and download for free here
Related episodes
Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 1 â Digital Photos)
Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 â Sort and Organise (Part 2 â Printed Photos)
Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW
Episode 046 Questions People Ask 4 What is your take on Photo Sticks?
Episode 049 How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
Episode 063 The Magic of Maintenance
Episode 089 5 tips for sorting printed photos
Episode 096 The Apple Ecosystem with Paul Einarsen â Blue Water Imaging
If you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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Meet Libby from Momento in Sydney and discover how this Australian photo book printing company came into existence - as the second one in the world at the time - and how they are serving their clients in Australia and New Zealand today.
Momento is so much more than a printing company. The three founders, of which Libby is one, came from the world of digital media in the mid 1990s and met when working for a CD-ROM company.
They loved photography, travel and also family memories. Because they couldnât find a printing company that suited their needs and fulfilled their printing quality requirements, they started their own business, offering exactly this! One of the main focus for them is accuracy in colour reproduction and quality at every level has been their defining feature. They even developed their own book designing software, which is accessible for free.
Interestingly, one of Libbyâs first books was her dadâs memoirs, bringing together decades of photos. We canât but agree when she shares how book creation is about story telling.
We are also talking about different formats and sizes of books, and how to choose the right one. There are different paper options, too, and Libby explains which one is good depending on the purpose and kind of book. She also shares many more practical tips that start long before the book design ⊠namely, when taking photographs!
One of her favourite ways to pass on family history is through recipe books, for which Momento has developed various templates if you donât want to create your own.
She says: âMaking a photo book is not just about you, it is also for those people in the future who wonât be sitting beside you when theyâre looking through it, who get to learn about you and through learning about you, they learn about themselves.â
Momento offers something for every taste: whether you want to design minimalistic photo books with lots of white space or are a scrapbooker who likes frames, embellishments, background and other decorative features, theyâve got you covered.
Libby encourages us to let the purpose of the book guide us and to turn a book from a record into a keepsake by adding stories.
If you need more inspiration go to https://www.momento.com.au/inspiration and donât forget that they offer a special to our listeners with
25 % off your next Momento photo book (offer valid until 31 October 2023).
Mentioned Links
Momento How to start a photo book with Autofill How to design a photo book using templates 25 % off your next Momento photo bookRelated episodes
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 â Do Something!
Episode 008 Create a Yearly Photobook
Episode 027 Photo Gifts for Christmas
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies
Episode 035 Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking with Melissa Shanhun - Digital Scrapbooking HQ
Episode 038 Learn how to take photos you will want to keep! with Lauren Sandford- The Eternal Second
Episode 054 How to Design your 2020 Year Book
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life?
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 094 Whatâs A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton â Organized for Life and Beyond
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We canât believe weâre up to episode 100! It has been an amazing journey and we are so excited to keep going and more motivated than ever. This is also thanks to you, dear listener! Without you, what would be the point?! Weâre passionate as ever sharing what we know about photo management with the wider community.
Not only this, our podcast has also become a platform for colleagues and other experts whom we have invited to talk about topics that they know so well and that are relevant for any photo lover. By the way, if there is a topic or a question we havenât talked about yet or answered, donât forget to let us know via the Wishlist for Future Episodes.
Join us today as we discuss what has changed over the years and where weâre at in our businesses. We also share our favourite moments of our podcasting journey and much more.
The podcast wouldnât be what it is without our guests - a big shoutout to them. As a little thank you we are sharing the links to their episodes again here. Please donât be shy and get in touch with them if you have a question for them or would like to work with them.
Episode 021 Managing your photos using Android Phone and Google Photos with Haleh Shoa - Picturli
Episode 022 Handling Photos through a Separation with Darla DeMorrow â HeartWork Organising
Episode 029 A Look into the World of Photo Organising with Cathi Nelson â The Photo Managers
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies
Episode 035 Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking with Melissa Shanhun - Digital Scrapbooking HQ
Episode 037 Exploring Genealogy with Caroline Guntur - The Swedish Organizer
Episode 038 Learn how to take photos you will want to keep! with Lauren Sandford- The Eternal Second
Episode 041 Managing your photos and videos using FOREVER with Shelley Murray - Photo Organising Services
Episode 042 What format is that? Converting Old Media to Digital with Adam Pratt- Chaos to Memories
Episode 043 When and Why hire a Professional Photographer with Lauren Sandford - The Eternal Second
Episode 048 Reflections on Photo Loss through a Natural Disaster with Karen Ostenried - The Matanya Effect
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur
Episode 075 A listenerâs photo journey - with Lisa Johnston - listener
Episode 078 New Book! Photo Organizing Made Easy with Cathi Nelson and Jordan Babeon â The Photo Managers
Episode 083 What to look out for when using traditional photo albums with Vee Lawrey â Coral Coast Photo Life
Episode 086 Expert advice to help people who hoard photos with Angela Esnouf and Wendy Hanes â Hoarding Home Solutions
Episode 088 Expert tips on photo archiving with Kate Jacus - The Photo Curator
Episode 090 How to share your family photos using SmugMug with Kaydin Carlsen - SmugMug
Episode 092 Declutter Your Photo Life with Adam Pratt - Chaos to Memories
Episode 094 Whatâs A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton â Organized for Life and Beyond
Episode 096 The Apple Ecosystem with Paul Einarsen â Blue Water Imaging
Episode 098 A new perspective on Photo Organising â with Amy Revell
Episode 099 Privacy Terms when sharing Photos with Allison Freedman â Arrange Wander Focus
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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Many of us are sharing photos with others using different methods. Some put them on social media platforms, others in cloud storage services or some simply email or message photos. Todayâs technology makes sharing easy and quick. However, how safe is it in terms of privacy?
Join us and learn from Allison Freedman from Arrange Wander Focus how we can share photos in the safest possible way.
Find out from Allison why we can be our own worst enemy when we share photos and what strategies we can implement when sharing so that our privacy is not violated. Not only this, learn why we should protect our photos as well as a bank account!
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.arrangewanderfocus.com/
Related episodes:
Episode 010 Understanding Google Photos
Episode 020 Understanding Amazon Photos
Episode 040 Questions People Ask 1 Should I pay for cloud storage?
Episode 041 Managing your photos and videos using FOREVER with guest Shelley Murray - Photo Organising Services
Episode 052 Questions People Ask 5 How do I gather photos from other family members?
Episode 053 Questions People Ask 6 How do I share photos with others?
Episode 065 Whatâs happening with Google Photos?
Episode 090 How to share your family photos using SmugMug
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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We are both so grateful for the opportunity to bring you our podcast this month. Amy Revell has many notable achievements in the Professional Organising space including an Award Winning Podcast (The Art of Decluttering) with over 3.5 million downloads, appearances on numerous TV shows, articles in loads of magazines and newspapers, a successful book titled âSimply Organisedâ, and⊠is an all-round-awesome-human!
Amy and her team at The Art of Declutter apply simple yet effective strategies for decluttering and organising that effortlessly cross over into the area of photo organising.
This podcast episode touches on those practical steps, it carries the heart of Amyâs wisdom of organising, and her love for seeing people set free from their clutter to âpursue the things that truly bring them joyâ.
Amyâs tee-shirt-worthy-comments at the end of the episode are definitely worth waiting for!
âŠsneak peakâŠ.
It is not about the stuff
It is never about the stuff
We need stuff
We use stuff
But you are not your stuff
Links to find Amy:
https://www.theartofdecluttering.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/artofdecluttering
https://www.facebook.com/groups/theartofdeclutteringcommunity
https://www.instagram.com/theartofdecluttering/
https://open.spotify.com/show/1dQr5Epj7hD2scKaRFhIDu
Related episodes:
03 | GR2 Know your Why
04 | GR3 Create a photo hub
05 | GR4 Sort and organise Part 1 digital photos
06 | GR4 Sort and organise Part 2 printed photos
33 | 5 Golden Rules of Photo Organising â HIGHLIGHTS
39 | Photos that donât belong into a photo collection
47 | What should I do with my old photo albums
49 | How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
60 | How many photos do we really need?
63 | The Magic of Maintenance
74 | Dealing with photos that are difficult to look at
79 | Tackle photos when decluttering your home
82 | Planning Photo Projects
86 | Expert advice to help people who hoard photos
89 | 5 tips for sorting printed photos
92 | Declutter Your Photo Life
95 | What to do with negatives
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the â Wishlist for Future Episodesâ !
We invite you to have a look through ourâ DIY Photo Organising Coursesâ so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
â www.diyphotoorganising.com.auâ
Fiona Staffâs website: â www.photohelper.com.auâ or
Chantal Imbachâs website: â www.photosinorder.com.auâ
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out â www.thephotomanagers.comâ to find help closer to home.
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As we are organising photos, we usually like to know what happened when. There is a whole range of information we can gather during that process that can help us to date or place photos. This applies to printed and digital photos.
A great tool to help us gather that information that sometimes randomly comes up during the sorting is a timeline.
Some options to record a timeline are:
A simple note book Index cards One sheet per year in a binder An Excel sheet A bubble chartLinks mentioned in this episode:
Our freebie for you! Two simple timeline templates to choose from. Simply go to this link, download your favourite version and print it as often as you like.
The bubble-chart timeline can be found here.
Related episodes:
Episode 05: GR4 Sort and organise part 1 digital photos
Episode 06: GR4 Sort and organise Part 2 printed photos
Episode 89: 5 tips for sorting printed photos
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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If you are using an iPhone and a Mac, photo management can be really easy by using what you already have: your Apple Photos Library!
We have invited expert Paul Einarsen to learn more about Apple Photos Libraries and the often mentioned Apple Ecosystem.
Some topics we chat about:
What is the Apple ecosystem? What do you need to use it? Sharing and synchronising your photos with the family - find out more about the new feature of a shared library and why it is important to have a family photo curator! How a shared photos library could be used in a business environment, too. How backing up works and how it depends on your settings within your ecosystem (downloading originals or using an optimized storage option). Legacy collections and where we're going from here to curate our photo collections.Links mentioned in this episode:
App to automate photo imports: Hazel
Find Paul at https://www.bluewaterimaging.com/hi-there or email at [email protected]. We highly recommend signing up for his weekly 5-minute-tip-newsletter here!
Related episodes:
GR3 Create a photo hub GR4 Sort and organise part 1 digital photos Manage your Photos using your iPhone Synchronising vs Backing up What photo management software is right for me?Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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When organising our photos, we inevitably encounter a packet of negatives. So, what do we do with them?
Keep them?
Separate them from the photos they are with?
Throw them out and only keep the photos?
Before we even suggest listening to this podcast episode we are here to suggest youâŠ.
Keep themâŠ(please)
In this episode, we talk about
Your negatives Why we recommend keeping them Archiving options for your negatives The difference between scanning prints and negativesLinks mentioned in this episode:
Book: Declutter Your Photo Life by Adam Pratt
Adam has also kindly provided us with a discount code to receive 40% off if you purchase directly from the publisher.
Use this link:
https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/declutter-your-photo-life/
Use this Coupon Code at checkout:
Declutter40
Related episodes:
âąEpisode 013 | Scan or Not to Scan
âąEpisode 042 | What format is that? Converting Old Media to Digital â with Adam Pratt
âąEpisode 088 | Expert tips on photo archiving
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to explore having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
Author
Chantal Imbach and Fiona Staff
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Join us and our todayâs guest Hazel Thornton who gives us an insight about how you can research your own familyâs stories - and find out more about the bathing beauty on the book cover of her latest book Whatâs a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy!
Discover why it is so important to tell the stories of our photos and how it can be beneficial not only to ourselves. The great thing is that you donât have to write a book or a biography, you can start small and keep it simple. Hazelâs practical tips will help you along the way.
We love how Hazel offers us different approaches throughout the book such as things to do with
low effort (do this if nothing else), medium effort (your family will thank you) or high effort (ask for help if you need it)The book is meant to help people at all levels - you donât have to be a photo organiser, writer or genealogist!
Buy the book from here: Amazon and keep an eye out for her next book: Go With the Flow! (The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook)
Mentioned links:
Hazelâs Legacy Resource Roundup Hazelâs Photos & Memorabilia Resource Roundup Search for âfamily group sheetsâ https://www.cyndislist.com/australia/ https://www.ancestry.com/Hazel Thornton is the creator of The Clutter Flow Chart Collection and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She combines her genealogy research skills and professional organizing experience to help clients tell the stories of their photos, families, and things. Her latest book is called Whatâs a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy. Visit her online at www.org4life.com.
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
Related episodes:
Episode 57: Story-jotting with Katie
Episode 37: Exploring Genealogy with Caroline Guntur
Episode 34: Storytelling with your Photos with Mara Morrison
We invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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We both have been fortunate enough to travel earlier this year. Like everybody else, we both took lots of photos during that time.
There are many different ways you can manage and also back up digital photos while travelling. However, today we are simply sharing what we both did. Some steps were the same, such as a daily purge in which we deleted the duds and other unwanted photos we took.
Others were a bit different because one used the phone only and the other also used a DSLR camera and had a notebook with her.
Another important part of documenting such wonderful adventures is writing down the stories - or at least some - that go with the photos. Donât forget to check out Katieâs offering when it comes to that part of the process.
Also, if you have any photo-related questions we haven't answered yet in one of the previous episodes, please don't hesitate to share them with us via the Wishlist for Future Episodes!
Related episodes:
Episode 16 Keep photos safe while travelling
Episode 57 Story-Jotting with Katie
Episode 34 Storytelling with your photos (with guest Mara Morrison)
Also, we invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
DIY Photo Organising Courses
https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/
Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganising
Instagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganising
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
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We are excited to share this episode with you. Adam Pratt, founder of Chaos to Memories, is one of our most popular guests on the DIY Photo Organising Podcast! Adam has just released a new book called 'Declutter Your Photo Life', written to help you turn your photo chaos into precious memories to be enjoyed and shared!
This book is a remarkable resource for anyone needing a straightforward step-by-step workflow to help them organise and enjoy their photos again! Interviewing Adam in this podcast episode allowed us to learn who the book is designed to help, why he wrote it, and what you might expect to find in the book.
Adam has also kindly provided us with a discount code to receive 40% off if you purchase directly from the publisher.
Use this link:
https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/declutter-your-photo-life/
Use this Coupon Code at checkout:
Declutter40
Related episodes:
Episode 42 What format is that? Converting Old Media to Digital - with Adam Pratt
Also, we invite you to have a look through our DIY Photo Organising Courses so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your photo organising projects.
DIY Photo Organising Courses
https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/
Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Simply head over to the Wishlist for Future Episodes and let us know how we can help.
Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganising
Instagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganising
If youâd like to learn more about us, go to:
www.diyphotoorganising.com.au
Fiona Staffâs website: www.photohelper.com.au or
Chantal Imbachâs website: www.photosinorder.com.au
If you are not in Melbourne and would like to exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.
Author
Chantal Imbach and Fiona Staff
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