DIY Photo Organising

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 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 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

Also published on our YouTube channel. 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, that's 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 channel Related episodes Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 – Know Your Why Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – 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 What's A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – Organized for Life and Beyond Episode 103 Swedish Death Cleaning and Photos with Caroline Guntur – 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 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.

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 don't 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 Canva 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 www.picturli.com Sign up to receive a 7-Step Guide in Organizing Your Photos: www.picturli.com/podcast  DIY Photo Organising YouTube channel Related episodes Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – 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 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.

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, we're 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 haven't 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 Freddy's courses, especially the Backup Bootcamp* or check out the many courses over at The Photo Managers Academy* to find a suitable course. Finally, we' 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 you're 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 – Know Your Why Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 – Create a Hub Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – 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 – 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 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. * 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!

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 ‘How to Stop Procrastinating about my Photos'. 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 individual's 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 / ProductsSurvey re online classes E-guide How to Stop Procrasting about your Photos Related episodes Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 – Know Your Why Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW Episode 032 New Year's 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 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.

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 ‘Life Calendar' 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 doesn't 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: “learning Mylio is a journey and you can start small”. He encourages us all to not shy away from it because it might look overwhelming at first glance. In his words: “if you learned to drive a car, you can easily learn Mylio!” We encourage you to have a look at this program, especially if you don't 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 channel Related episodes Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 – Backup Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 – Create a Hub Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – Digital Photos) Episode 009 Understanding Photo MetadataEpisode 016 Keep photos safe while travelling Episode 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 DON'T 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 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.

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. She'd 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 today's topic: Chantal just came back from Switzerland where she helped celebrate her mum's 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. It's a real life case study, so to speak. We are talking about four projects she did: A printed A3 photo book of mum's 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 guests Chantal 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 Order's blog page. Mentioned Links / Products To the survey re online classes https://www.momento.com.au/ 10” 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/blog Related 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 Mother's 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 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.

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 it's 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 Caroline's courses*. They are very thorough and well structured and come highly recommended. Mentioned Links Caroline's blog: https://www.organizingphotos.net Caroline's website: https://www.theswedishorganizer.com Related episodes Episode 079 When should I organise my photos when decluttering my home? Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 – 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 DON'T belong in a Photo Collection Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects Episode 094 What's A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – 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 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

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 you'd 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 haven't 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 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – Digital Photos) Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 2 – 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 – 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 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.

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 couldn't 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 Libby's first books was her dad's memoirs, bringing together decades of photos. We can't 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 don't want to create your own. She says: ‘Making a photo book is not just about you, it is also for those people in the future who won't be sitting beside you when they're looking through it, who get to learn about you and through learning about you, they learn about themselves.'  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, they've 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 don't 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 book Related episodes Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – 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 What's A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – Organized for Life and Beyond

We can't believe we're 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?! We're 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 haven't talked about yet or answered, don't 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 we're at in our businesses. We also share our favourite moments of our podcasting journey and much more. The podcast wouldn't 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 don't 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 – HeartWork Organising  Episode 029 A Look into the World of Photo Organising with Cathi Nelson – 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 listener's photo journey - with Lisa Johnston - listener Episode 078 New Book! Photo Organizing Made Easy with Cathi Nelson and Jordan Babeon – The Photo Managers Episode 083 What to look out for when using traditional photo albums with Vee Lawrey – Coral Coast Photo Life Episode 086 Expert advice to help people who hoard photos with Angela Esnouf and Wendy Hanes – 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 What's A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – Organized for Life and Beyond Episode 096 The Apple Ecosystem with Paul Einarsen – Blue Water Imaging Episode 098 A new perspective on Photo Organising – with Amy Revell Episode 099 Privacy Terms when sharing Photos with Allison Freedman – Arrange Wander Focus 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.

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. Today's 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 What's 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 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.

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 ‘Simply Organised', 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 Amy's wisdom of organising, and her love for seeing people set free from their clutter to “pursue the things that truly bring them joy”.   Amy's tee-shirt-worthy-comments at the end of the episode are definitely worth waiting for!   …sneak peak….    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 – HIGHLIGHTS 39 | Photos that don't 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 ⁠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.  

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 chart Links 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 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.

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 paul@bluewaterimaging.com. 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 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.

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 you…. Keep them…(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 negatives Links 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: •Episode 013 | Scan or Not to Scan •Episode 042 | What format is that? Converting Old Media to Digital – with Adam Pratt •Episode 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 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. Author Chantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Join us and our today's guest Hazel Thornton who gives us an insight about how you can research your own family's stories - and find out more about the bathing beauty on the book cover of her latest book What's 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 don't have to write a book or a biography, you can start small and keep it simple. Hazel's 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 don't 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: Hazel's Legacy Resource Roundup Hazel's Photos & Memorabilia Resource Roundup Search for ‘family group sheets' 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 What's 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 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 exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.

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. Don't forget to check out Katie's 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 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 exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.

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 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 exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home. Author Chantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

We have a little bit of a different podcast episode for you today. After our break, we got together to talk about our hopes for the podcast, our motivations and what we both value and believe to be helpful moving into the next 12 months. We then decided it would be something we could share with you, so we hit record! We invite you to listen to a few little changes we have coming. 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 50 Who are we 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 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

One of the most asked questions when it comes to photo management is: how can I share my photos with others? As always, it depends on a lot of variables such as the photo management software and computer you are using. However, a great solution, which we have mentioned many times, is SmugMug - a cloud-based sharing software. Today, we talk with Kaydin Carlsen from SmugMug, who has been a passionate advocate for the photography industry for more than a decade and has been supporting and working with professional photo organisers on best practices and workflows for managing photo and video digital assets using SmugMug. If you have wondered how to share your photos easily after you have managed your collection on your computer, we encourage you to try SmugMug. There is even the added bonus that it is an off-site backup! Use this link here to get 25% off your first year of any SmugMug account level. Here are some of the features we like about SmugMug: It is software independent, i.e. it works on Windows PCs and Macs. You can upload photos and videos. Space is unlimited. It keeps metadata you have previously added intact. The files are uploaded in full size. You decide who sees what, it can be totally private. You can invite people to upload their photos to your account (very handy for events!). You can upload an existing folder structure (6 levels). These are only a few advantages. We invite you to try it out yourself - the first couple of weeks are free! If you want to keep it afterwards, don't forget you get 25 % off your first year if you use this link to start with. Also, don't forget to check out the YouTube playlist How To SmugMug where you find lots of tutorials that will also give you a better visual of how SmugMug looks like. Related episodes: Episode 16 Keep photos safe while travelling Episode 31 What to do with inherited photos Episode 37 Exploring Genealogy with Caroline Guntur Episode 41 Managing photos and videos using forever who Shelley Murray Episode 52 How do I gather photos from other family members Episode 53 How do I share photos with others We also 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. 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. 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 exploring having a Photo Manager help you, check out www.thephotomanagers.com to find help closer to home.

Even though we have talked about printed photos in past episodes, a recent question from a listener prompted us to highlight our five most helpful and practical tips to remember when starting to sort printed photos.We know we live in a digital world these days, but that was not always the case.If you are ready to start sorting your printed photos we encourage you to have a listen to this podcast episode as we share how we tackle sorting printed photos.Here is a sneak peek…Sort by the back of the photosBundle your photos safelyLabel safelyIdentify special photosDon't overthink it!We send you this email today filled with encouragement to you with the hope you may take a few steps forward in your own photo organising journey while we take a little break.Chantal will be travelling to Europe with her family, and Fiona will be travelling to the US with her family. WooHoo!We will be back with a new episode for you in July!Please send us your questions for future podcast episodes. Click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us!Related episodes:Episode 6 GR4 Sort and Organise Printed PhotosEpisode 13 Scan or not to scanEpisode 22 Handling photos through a separationEpisode 31 What to do with inherited photosEpisode 47 What should I do with my old photo albumsEpisode 60 How many photos do we really needEpisode 74 Dealing with photos that are difficult to look atEpisode 75 A listener's photo journey with guest Lisa JohnstonEpisode 77 Why bother preserving your photosEpisode 79 Tackle photos when decluttering your homeEpisode 88 Expert tips on photo archivingAlso, 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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Memories can be found in printed photos, slides, negatives, photo albums, photo scrapbooks, framed photos, artwork, certificates, and other memorabilia.Knowing how to safely archive these items will help keep them preserved for future generations.Kate Jacus is our very special guest on the podcast episode today. Kate has over 13 years of experience archiving many precious items, including numerous collections at two Smithsonian museums.Today Kate brings us her practical tips and advice about how we can protect our collections at home.Also, in an effort to add more photos to our own photo collections

Have you ever considered becoming a professional photo manager or organiser? Find out in this interview by Cathi Nelson from The Photo Managers how we became pros and podcasters!

We see the phone as a camera and we want to transfer new phone photos to a computer and our photo hub regularly. Not only to back them up, but to be able to curate them and our photo collection easily.Today, we are looking at how to transfer those photos from Android phones to a computer. We are sharing a variety of options with you, some require just a USB cable, others an internet / wifi connection or the cloud.One would think that transferring phone photos is easy. It usually is, but there are some things to be aware of. A typical stumbling block are phone settings. Also, many Samsung users are not aware that their phone has an SD card and an internal phone storage, hence photos might be stored in two different places. We cover all those details in this episode for Android users!From all the options, choose the one that seems easiest and most straight forward to you and giving it a go. If it's not the right one for you, try another one. Once you've chosen, write down a step-by-step checklist for yourself.Here are some of the options we are sharing:SD card (PC and Mac)USB connection to a PC or a MacUsing apps you already have on your computerUSB sticks (also listen to our episode 46)Various appsCloud servicesSources mentioned in this episode:Step by step description about how to use Android File transfer app for Mac users: https://thedroidguy.com/transfer-files-from-galaxy-s20-to-mac-1124696Using Smart Switch: https://www.samsung-messages-backup.com/resources/transfer-photos-from-samsung-to-mac.htmlRelated episodes:#2 GR1 Backup https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/golden-rule-1-backup/#4 GR3 Create a photo hub https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/golden-rule-3-create-a-photo-hub/#16 Keep photos safe while travelling https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/keep-photos-safe-while-travelling/#46 What is your take on Photo Sticks? https://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/what-is-your-take-on-photo-sticks/If we could ask you for 2 minutes of your time we would love to hear from you. Please click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us. Thanks so much.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Decluttering and organising photos is hard. It can be a very overwhelming and time-consuming task and, naturally, photos belong to the very personal and sentimental belongings. Imagine how much harder it must be for a person who hoards.Unfortunately, there is quite a high part of our population with hoarding disorders, around 5%! However, there is help and we have the pleasure to learn from today's podcast guests: Angela Esnouf and Wendy Hanes from Hoarding Home Solutions, who are internationally recognised experts in their field.They generously share how friends and family members of people with a hoarding disorder or chronic disorganisation can help and what should be avoided.Some of the tips are:Leading with compassion and being patient.Being aware that organising is not a linear process.There needs to be a readiness for change, which can come and go.Understanding that - especially for elderly loved ones - photos can be a catalyst to tell their story and that it can help them make sense of their life and their legacy.Knowing that searching for the perfect solution can be paralysing.They also share some practical strategies on how we can help a loved one. We believe these strategies work for anybody, not just for people who hoard.You can find more information on Wendy's and Angela's website over at: www.hoardinghomesolutions.com.au. There are some free resources for you to download, lots of blog posts to learn from and a directory ‘Find a Provider' in which you can find a local, trained expert if you'd like further help. You can of course also sign up for one of their courses and dive deeper that way.Sources mentioned in this episode:Institute for Challenging Disorganization: https://www.challengingdisorganization.org/Sandra Pankhurst, author of ‘The Trauma Cleaner'Dr Christopher Mogan, The Anxiety & OCD Clinic MelbourneRelated episodes:Episode 3 GR2 Know your WhyEpisode 4 GR3 Create a photo hubEpisode 6 GR4 Sort and Organise printed photosEpisode 31 What to do with inherited photosEpisode 34 Story telling with your photosEpisode 39 Images that don't belong in a photo collectionEpisode 47 What should I do with my old photo albums?Episode 49 How to Stop Procrastinating about your PhotosEpisode 57 Story jotting with KatieEpisode 64 Prepare for EmotionsEpisode 72 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life?Episode 74 Dealing with photos that are difficult to look atEpisode 79 When should I organise my photos when decluttering my home

We all have them in our collection: duplicate photos (and videos)! Learn what programs can help you find and remove those duplicate photos from your collection.We are talking about programs for Macs and Windows and there is also one that runs on both operating systems (no affiliation):DupeGuru (cross-platform, works on Apple Mac and Windows PC) https://dupeguru.voltaicideas.net/PhotoSweeper (Mac only) https://apps.apple.com/au/app/photosweeper/id463362050?mt=12PowerPhotos (Mac only, allows you to merge libraries) https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos_downloads/Duplicate Cleaner Pro (Windows only, by Digital Volcano) https://www.digitalvolcano.co.uk/dcpro.htmlVisiPics (Windows only, free) https://www.fosshub.com/VisiPics.htmlThese little helpers are worth every cent, it will save you a considerable amount of time cleaning up your gathered photo mess. We recommend you try them for free before you make a decision.Know that deduplicating a gathered photo mess is often one of the most time consuming steps in the whole process. The programs mentioned will find duplicates and even similar photos for you but you still have to then decide which copy you want to keep and which one/s you want to delete. It is not fully automated and you will be in control of this decluttering process.If we could ask you for 2 minutes of your time we would love to hear from you. Please click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us. Thanks so much.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Following our call for your questions, a listener has asked “What am I supposed to do with the original hub in the end?”To answer that question, we are looking back at our Golden Rule 3 - Creating a Hub - to clarify the steps that we suggest you follow to start off your photo organising project. We are explaining in detail how to copy the gathered mess before you start deduplication and sorting of your photos. We also talk about where and how long to keep that copy of the original mess, and when to delete it and all the original source files. Remember, the goal is to have one single place where you keep all your photos.We hope this episode clarifies our Golden Rule 3, to which you can listen here.Also, we would love to hear from you as we plan relevant and pressing topics for upcoming DIY Photo Organising Podcast episodes.If we could ask you for 2 minutes of your time we would love to hear from you. Please click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us. Thanks so much.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.

In a world of digital photos, photo books and posting to social media, is there a place today for printing photos and using traditional photo albums? Our guest on the podcast today, Vee Lawrey from Coral Coast Photo Life, would say a resounding YES!We invite you to listen in as we chat with Vee and learn some new and creative uses for traditional photo albums. Vee also shares some things to look out for when using traditional photo albums.Also, we would love to hear from you as we plan relevant and pressing topics for upcoming DIY Photo Organising Podcast episodes.If we could ask you for 2 minutes of your time we would love to hear from you. Please click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us. Thanks so much.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.How to connect with Vee Lawrey, Coral Coast Photo Lifewww.photo-life.com.auVee is also offering our listeners a 20% discount and a free gift on anything ordered before 16 February 2022. Use code "photo22" for the offer.DIY Photo Organising Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

How wonderful to connect with you again - our first time this year! We are going to make a wild guess that perhaps you took a photo or two over Christmas and New Year!So did we!Chantal went on a holiday with her family to Tasmania (in Australia) and Fiona went on a holiday with her family to Phillip Island (in Victoria, Australia).We thought we would get straight into something very practical for you in this episode!Planning! This episode is all about helping you plan the projects you might like to do this year, that are centred around your photos.Firstly we give you lots of ideas on projects you could plan to create, and then we give you a 4 step strategy to create your photo projects! (Spoiler alert...we had a lot of fun and laughter creating this episode!)Also, we would love to hear from you as we plan relevant and pressing topics for upcoming DIY Photo Organising Podcast episodes.If we could ask you for 2 minutes of your time we would love to hear from you. Please click here to share your Wishlist for Future Episodes with us. Thanks so much.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.Links discussed in this episodehttps://www.calendarr.com/united-states/calendar-2022/DIY Photo Organising Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

As we see one year out and another year in we would love to take this opportunity to thank you for your care and dedication to the precious memories of your loved ones through caring for your photos! Photos bring us all so much joy, and we also understand they can bring us mixed emotions too.As we step into a new year please know that we are cheering you on! We believe even the smallest of steps in the journey of organising and sharing your beloved photos should be celebrated.So, from both of us, to you personally, we say a huge CONGRATULATIONS on the progress you have made this year!As we both take a small break in the coming weeks please have a listen to our latest episode, recorded specifically for you, as we transition into a New Year!And lastly, we would love to hear from you as we plan relevant and pressing topics for our 2022 DIY Photo Organising Podcast episodes. Please take a moment to click here and share your Wishlist for 2022 with us! Thank you in advance.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

As the year is coming to an end, and a new one is beginning, it is a perfect time to reassess your plans, and actions, regarding your photos. We know this time of the year is filled with opportunities to add even more photo memories to your collection!So, in the episode, we thought we would get straight to it and record our 5 Essential Photo Management Tips we believe will help you finish this year strong...and prepare you for a new year ahead!From both of our families to yours, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas!Reference Episodes discussedEp 02 | Golden Rule 1 BackupEp 04 | Golden Rule 3 Create a Photo HUBEp 05 | Golden Rule 4 Sort and Organise (Part 1 - Digital Photos)Ep 08 | Create a Yearly Photo BookEp 24 | Transferring photos from iPhone to Windows PCEp 32 | New Year Resolutions with your PhotosEp 34 | Storytelling with Your Photos (with guest Mara Morrison)Ep 35 | Introducing you to the world of Digital Scrapbooking (with guest Melissa Shanhun)Ep 45 | How do I add tags in Windows Explorer?Ep 51 | ArtworkEp 52 | How do I gather photos from others?Ep 57 | Story Jotting with KatieEp 58 | Time to get your BACKUP sorted!Ep 63 | The Magic of MaintenanceAlso, 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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

So you have decided to take on the task of decluttering your home…Congratulations! We understand this can be a big job. We also know that photos are only one part of this process.In this episode we focus on helping you decide when you might choose to organise your photos, when you are decluttering your home.Organise photos first?Leave it to the end, orSomewhere in-between?Listen in to hear our thoughts so you can decide what is best for you and your family.Links discussed in this episode:Free Download: Checklists for Where to find all your photoshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/landing-lm-checklists-where-to-find-all-your-photos/The Art of Declutteringhttps://www.theartofdecluttering.com.auReference EpisodesEpisode 5 | Golden Rule 4 Sort and Organise (Part 1 - Digital Photos)Episode 6 | Golden Rule 4 Sort and Organise (Part 2 - Printed Photos)Episode 11 | KonMari your photos?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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Looking for a book to help you on your photo organising journey?…We have authors Cathi Nelson and Jordan Babeon as our guests on the podcast today, talking about their updated book, Photo Organizing Made Easy!Cathi and Jordan join us for an engaging conversation about how they worked together on the newest edition of the book, and how they are from two different generations, but still share the same passion for photos.This is a fun, engaging (and we believe insightful) episode and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it. Also, if you stick around until the end of the podcast you will hear both Cathi and Jordan's top tips to help you with your own photo projects…gems not to be missed!Here is a link to the book Photo Organizing Made Easy.Here are some details about our wonderful guests Cathi and Jordan.Cathi Nelson is a baby boomer whose passion for photos and stories developed from a career in teaching photo organizing and scrapbooking. Cathi is the leader of a global photo organizing movement. A cutting-edge entrepreneur and speaker, in 2009 she founded The Photo Managers, the leading organization and certification program in the photo management industry. She's been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Real Simple Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal about how to organize and preserve the legacy of your family heritage through photos.Connect with Cathihttps://thephotomanagers.com/Facebook: @thephotomanagersInstagram: @thephotomanagersofficialJordan Babeon is a tech entrepreneur born in software consulting. She founded her company, SurroundUs Services, in 2018 after struggling to find help organizing her digital photos following the birth of her twins (now seven years old). She passionately believes that working Moms need more help, specifically when it comes to their growing digital lives. While all the new apps are great, knowing which to choose and getting set up correctly with all of the legacy data is hard. Jordan believes that working parents need support when it comes to managing, protecting and organizing their data.Connect with Jordanhttps://www.surroundusservices.com/Facebook: @surroundusservicesInstagram: @surroundus_servicesAlso, 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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Why bother preserving your photos? We understand it can be an involved, time intensive, often times emotional and potentially expensive project to take on organising and preserving a family photo collection.So...why bother?In this latest podcast episode we discuss a question raised by a listener. When considering the task of organising and preserving her photos she asked..."Why bother going to the effort to preserve these memories?"Our listener does not have any siblings and her own children are not interested in old family photos. So, again...why bother?Today we chat about some things to you might like to consider when deciding what to do with those precious memories...especially in a situation like this one.In this episode we make reference to some other episodes you might like to listen to that relates to this topic. Here they are:Episode 3: Know your WhyEpisode 31: What to do with inherited photos?Episode 34: Story Telling with your photosEpisode 37: Exploring GenealogyEpisode 47: What should I do with my old photo albums?Episode 57: Story Jotting with KatieEpisode 60: How many photos do we really need?Episode 72: Which 100 photos would you chose to document your life?Episode 76: What to do with slides?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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Do you have any slides in your photo collection? Chances are either you, or your parents, or your grandparents do. These are some of the formats you might have seen;12035mm35mm Super35mm half-frame126127110SubminiatureStereo RealistView-Master Reel....there are so many! The first slides came on the market in 1901, and there are still some formats in use today!A listener asked us what options are there when it comes to digitising slides. This wasn't the first time we were asked this question, so, we thought we'd record an episode on the topic to help others that may have some slides in their photo collection too!Dust off those slide cartridges and bring some of these treasures back to life!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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

What a treat! We have had the privilege of interviewing one of our gorgeous podcast listeners...and now we get to share our chat with you!We are thrilled to introduce you to Lisa Johnston.Lisa is passionate about many things, including family history, documenting significant events, and the passing on of stories and memories to keep them alive. She is a wife to Aaran, and Mum to 18 month old Isobel. She loves to travel, and explore new places, languages and cultures. She is a midwife and Registered Nurse, loves creating things in the kitchen, and is trying to achieve that goal of organising her family photos.We invite you to listen into our conversation as we chat about the journey Lisa has been on with taking on the challenge of organising the family photos.What started out as a goal to find some baby photos of her husband Aaran (to see the resemblance of their daughter Isobel) has turned into a much larger photo organising project!Thank you Lisa for sharing your photo journey with us, and for inspiring others to keep going, or to take the first step!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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Today we address a sensitive topic when it comes to our photos. We are very aware that not all our photos, or memories, bring us joy and feelings of happiness. So what can you do if you know you have photos in among your collection that are difficult for you to look at, sort out, or deal with?Our episode this week is focussed on this question. We openly discuss how we both feel about these types of photos, and talk about some options you might like to consider, when it comes to your own photos.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Have you heard of Save Your Photos Month? It is all FREE…and who doesn't love a good freebie?!Every year in September, photo organisers, companies, and photo retailers come together to raise awareness about the benefits of safeguarding your photos.Professional photo managers (like us wink wink) will be presenting over 40 mini-classes to teach you how to preserve life's irreplaceable photos, videos and documents…as well as other important topics focussed to help you with your photos.Here is a list of some of the mini-classes you can watch from 1st September 2021 (~15 minutes each) if you register:3 Simple ways to create a photo legacyGain control of your duplicate photosYour baby's first year5 Tips for downsizing prints & memorabiliaUnlock the power of “memories” on your iPhonePhoto sorting made simple with softwareDigital photo organising toolsBehind the scenes with a Professional Photo OrganiserTreasure Hunt: Finding the gemsHow to stop photo-procrastinatingA legacy of photos - Getting startedApple Photos: Books, prints and cardsOvercoming Overwhelm with Project-based organisationPhoto Album rescueCreate a family archive3 Simple things you can do today to organise your digital photosTell your story: Family history5 Themes to highlight your family storiesTelling photo stories that matterFight off a ransomware attack!Making sense of old family photographsPhoto gift ideasManageable memory keepingProtecting your photos while travelingDesign a gallery wall in CanvaDesigning a book with photos and textSOS: Save, organise, and share your memories now and for generationsCreating your permanent legacyBecome a certified Professional Photo OrganiserAlso, 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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Do you know which photos you would choose to document your life...if you were asked to select only 100 photos?Loved ones?Childhood friendships?Family pets?Mentors, teachers?Ancestry photos?Houses, special places?Hobbies?In this podcast episode we encourage you to think of the meaningful photos you have that connect you to past experiences, relationships, feelings, hurdles you've overcome, or photos that remind you of things you can be grateful for in your life.What would you include in your 100 photos? We would love to know. Listen in as we chat about which photos we would include, and why.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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

So, let's get serious for a moment. How long does it really take to scan your photos? Really. Start to finish, how long?In our previous episode we talked about realistic time frames for organising your photos...in this episode we have you covered if you are scanning your photos!The task of scanning your photos can be overwhelming, we get it; but, in this episode we break things down into bite size pieces for you!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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

So, let's get serious for a moment. How long does it really take to organise your photos? Really. Start to finish, how long?In this episode we break it down for you, using our tried and true 5 Golden Rules.We walk you through each of the steps in organising your photos and, using our own experiences, provide you with some realistic time frames for each of the 5 Golden Rules.Yes, the task of organising your photos can be overwhelming, we get it; but, in this episode we break things down into bite size pieces for you!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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

We both love a good before and after photo, you know, the inspirational home decluttering photos, phenomenal body transformation photos, or magazine worthy home renovation photos (Fiona is a big Chip and Joanna fan!).Well today's episode is about transformations of a different kind.Today we talk about photos that document growth and change in a truly memorable way, with the most precious of topics…our loved ones!We want to inspire you to start now, no matter what age you or your loved ones are.Have a listen to today's episode to hear about photo traditions and why we believe they are so important. We also give you lots of ideas to start your own photo traditions to document growth and change in your loved ones.Here is a link to one we talked about in our episode today:https://www.boredpanda.com/dad-daughter-same-photo-location-different-year-hua-yunqing/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organicAlso, 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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

You may have heard of Fiona's family pet before, their adorable Japanese Spitz, Pounder. He has been known to have his say in the background of one or two podcast episodes. Oh yes, the joys of family pets! Well, in this episode, all about photos of our precious pets, Pounder makes sure to have his say too!Pets play an enormous part in many people's lives and remembering these big, small, furry or slimy loved ones through our photos is priceless.In this episode we look at how to find your pet photos, tag your pet photos and just as importantly, create something special and unique with your pet photos.Join us for a bit of fun in this episode about our beloved pet photos!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 Courseshttps://www.diyphotoorganising.com.au/courses/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you'd like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff's website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach's website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

We are so excited to share this with you!We are thrilled to introduce you to three industry experts in Photo Organising; Adam, Caroline and Casey. We understand that organising your photos can be an overwhelming project and sometimes we just need a little extra help to guide us through the steps.We sourced the best course creators for you! We thought, 'Who better to tell you about the courses than the experts who created them'! So, our podcast today is from Adam, Caroline and Casey to tell you all about the DIY Photo Organising courses they have created!We had such fun chatting with these three and putting this episode together.We invite you to listen to our latest podcast so you can decide which of these courses might be what you need to help you move forward with your projects.Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

If you needed to quickly find your favourite photo of you with a special loved one in your life, could you?If you needed to quickly find the most memorable photos from your last holiday, could you?If you needed to quickly find a photo of a cheeky child that is important to you, when they were young, could you?Needing to finding precious, memorable and important photos - quickly - is undoubtedly something you have either needed to do before, or will likely need to do in the future.So, how do you do it, we hear you ask?Our answer....Keywords!Our episode this week is all about learning how to make your photos searchable by using keywords. We cover;When to use keywordsSuggestions for keywords you could use, andHow to Keyword your photosJoin us to learn how to make your photo collection searchable!Other podcast episodes discussed in this episode:Episode 5: GR 4: Sort and OrganiseEpisode 9: Understanding Photo MetadataEpisode 37: Exploring Genealogy with Caroline GunterEpisode 45: How do I add tags in Windows ExplorerDo you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Did you know that Google are making some changes with their Google Photos service? Well, we are here to let you know that they are!The changes will come into effect as of June 1st, 2021.In our episode today we answer this question from an inquisitive listener, "What's happening with Google Photos?".In this episode we exploreHow Google Photos works currentlyWhat changes will take place as of June 1st 2021What this could mean for you personallyWhat you need to do before June 1st 2021 (if anything)We recorded this episode as a Podcast and a video so feel free to listen, or watch, as we explore "What's happening with Google Photos?".Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

It is no secret that even a quick glance at just one photo and you can open the floodgates to hundreds of memories.We are also very mindful that organising years, and often multiple generations, of photos can inevitably open the floodgates to a whole range of emotions and feelings.In this episode we broach upon the sensitive topic of emotions. We talk about;the types of photos that could trigger strong emotions,a wonderful tool created by The Junto Institute called the Emotion & Feeling Wheel,and most importantly, what you could do when these emotions come flooding in.While some emotions could be challenging to navigate there are many others that give us the “fuzzies’, as our dear friend Katie mentions in Episode 57 “Story Jotting with Katie”.Listen in to our episode, Prepare for Emotions, to help you as you continue on your photo organising journey.Link mentioned in this week’s episodeThe Junto Institute - The Emotion Wheelhttps://www.thejuntoinstitute.com/emotion-wheels/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Have you ever heard someone say this…"I just spent hours cleaning my house. How do I keep it looking like this?""I worked hard to lose weight. How do I keep it off?""I just organised my kids clothes. How do I keep them organised?"Well, when it comes to photos, it is no different. We have heard many people say,“I spent hours organising all my photos.How do I keep all the new photos organised?”Our magical answer is Maintenance!In this episode we discuss the importance of maintenance when it comes to your photo hub, but we don't stop there! We also discuss what to do to keep your beautifully organised photo hub exactly that…Organised!Join us and learn how to keep your precious photo hub organised, week after week and year after year!Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Have you ever been confused by the different dates that can show up on your digital photos?DateDate TakenDate Time OriginalDate ModifiedDate Created. . . yep, it gets confusing just looking at them all!We have seen that when people are ready tomake a photobookorganise their photos ortry and find a photothese dates can make a mess of things.Learning a few good principles about the dates on your photos can save you hours of time later.Our podcast episode this week will help you learn the most important date to look for. . .and where to find it!Link mentioned in this week’s episodeCaroline Guntur’s blog post: https://www.organizingphotos.net/date-taken-date-created-date-modified-photo-time-stamps/Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff

Need some inspiration for a gift for Mother’s Day this year? We have you covered!Sunday 9th of May, 2021 is Mother’s Day this year. That means you have time (if you get a little wriggle on) to make something unique for a special woman in your world.There really are so many fabulous things you can do with your photos and in this episode we dedicating it to Photo Gifts Ideas for Mother’s Day.Have a listen for some inspiration. . .then choose a photo or two and make it happen!Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Head over to our Social Media Channels, we are here to help and welcome all questions.Facebook page www.facebook.com/diyphotoorganisingInstagram page www.instagram.com/diyphotoorganisingIf you’d like to learn more about us, go to:www.diyphotoorganising.com.auFiona Staff’s website: www.photohelper.com.au orChantal Imbach’s website: www.photosinorder.com.auIf 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.AuthorChantal Imbach and Fiona Staff