DIY Photo Organising

By: Fiona Staff and Chantal Imbach
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  • We are Certified Photo Organisers passionate about helping others achieve their own photo organising goals. We are here to share our knowledge, in a practical way, to help you complete your own personal photo projects.
    Fiona Staff and Chantal Imbach
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  • 112 | Photo management resources packed with fabulous ideas

    112 | Photo management resources packed with fabulous ideas
    Aug 30 2024
    For years, our industry has celebrated September as Save Your Photos Month, dedicated to photo preservation and management. Throughout the month, professionals host free events covering various topics to help you protect and organise your photos. This year, The Photo Managers are thrilled to offer exciting YouTube LIVE events twice a week, along with locally hosted gatherings by professional photo organizers around the globe. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to receive free training and join a fantastic community! Be sure to sign up here for reminders and updates about upcoming SYPM events. As Fiona completes her studies and final exams, and with Chantal traveling for a few months, our podcast will be on a brief hiatus. We’ll return refreshed early next year. In the meantime, we encourage you to make the most of Save Your Photos Month (sign up for free here) and explore our partners’ courses. Why not take this time to upskill and learn something new to better manage your photos? There’s something for everyone, whether you're looking for a short or a comprehensive course. Check them out here. Mentioned Links SYPM sign upOur partners’ coursesPolarstepsFind Penguins Related episodes Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 - Backup Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – Digital Photos) Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 2 – Printed Photos) Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – Do Something! Episode 008 Create a Yearly Photobook Episode 016 Keep photos safe while travelling Episode 017 What does a Photo Organiser do? Episode 024 Transferring photos from iPhone to Windows PC Episode 026 Will your Photos survive a Disaster? Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison - The Filing Fairies 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 045 Questions People Ask 3 How do I add tags in Windows Explorer? Episode 054 How to Design your 2020 Year Book Episode 055 Questions People Ask 7 How do I take memorable Christmas Photos? Episode 056 2021 Trends in Photography Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy Episode 058 Time to get your Backup sorted! Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur Episode 068 Pet Photos Episode 069 Photo traditions to document growth and change Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life? Episode 073 What is Save Your Photos Month? Episode 075 A listener’s photo journey - with Lisa Johnston - listener Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects Episode 088 Expert tips on photo archiving with Kate Jacus - The Photo Curator Episode 094 What’s A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – Organized for Life and Beyond Episode 101 Design Photo Books like a Pro with Libby Jeffery - Momento Episode 102 Is using only a folder structure outdated? Episode 104 Photo Project Ideas and a Real Life Example Episode 109 A Conversation about Legacy, Photos and Life with Nancy Rose – Compass Rose Legacy Foundation 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 you’d like to learn more about us, go to: www.diyphotoorganising.com.au Fiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au or Chantal Imbach’s 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. Some links might be affiliate links
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    19 mins
  • 111 | What can I do with all my videos?

    111 | What can I do with all my videos?
    Jul 12 2024

    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 – 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. He’s 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.com


    Related episodes


    Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 – Know Your Why

    Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 – Create a Hub

    Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – 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 you’d like to learn more about us, go to:


    www.diyphotoorganising.com.au


    Fiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au or

    Chantal Imbach’s 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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    44 mins
  • 110 | Roadblocks in photo management and how to overcome them

    110 | Roadblocks in photo management and how to overcome them
    Jun 14 2024
    We’ve all been there! We finally want to tackle that photo organising project, we’re 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 startToo many photos and pictures everywhereToo many software optionsDeciding whether to scan photos vs negativesWhich 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 photosTell one person's story? Or integrate several chronologically?Time and place to work on a project without interruption We 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 don’t 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 – Know Your Why Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 – Create a Hub Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – Digital Photos) Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 2 – Printed Photos) Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – 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 What’s A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – 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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    43 mins
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