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Discussion Topics and Goals

Photo Organizing Basics

• Who Do I Think I Am?
• Challenges of Getting Started
• Crazy Facts
• Types of Photo Media
• Photo Storage & Tools
• Getting Started
• Tips for Organizing
• Tips for Storage
• Interesting Links & Contact Info
• Questions

Rachel Jenkins

Who Do I Think I Am?

• Photographer – 33k digital photos in

my personal library

• Self-appointed family photo librarian –

digitized over 500 heritage photo for my family plus 1000’s for my clients

• Certified Photo Organizer and member
• f Association of Personal Photo

Organizers (APPO)

• Small Business Owner
• Personal “trainer” for you and your

photos

• Photo Solutions Expert
• Early adopter of new technology

(Geekish at times)

Challenges of Getting Started

What keeps you from getting started?

• 1. _______________________________________________________________
• 2. _______________________________________________________________
• 3. _______________________________________________________________
• I don’t have time
• My family doesn’t care
• I don’t know where to start
• I’ve got too many pictures
• My photos are all over

the place

• I don’t know what

technology to choose

Do these statements sound familiar?

How will you feel once you’ve completed your photo organization project?

• 1. _______________________________________________________________
• 2. _______________________________________________________________
• 3. _______________________________________________________________

Challenges of Getting Started

How will you feel if you don’t get your photos preserved and organized?

• Nagging feeling of being
• verwhelmed
• Guilty
• What will happen to these

photos if I don’t do it?

Do these statements and feeling sound familiar?

• 1. _______________________________________________________________
• 2. _______________________________________________________________
• 3. _______________________________________________________________

Crazy Facts

Dated between April and May1838 Oldest known picture of a person…can you find him?

More Crazy Facts

• Flickr reported in 2011 that 6 billion photos had been uploaded to their website
• www.1000memories.com reported that today, every 2 minutes, we take as

many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s

• Since the beginning of cameras, we have taken over 3.5 trillion photos
• According to a 2013 white paper prepared in collaboration with Facebook,

users upload 350 million pictures every day

• The Library of Congress has an estimated 1.25 million digital images which

includes both born digital images and images from scanned photos

What Types of Photographic Materials Are In Your Collection?

• Printed Photos
• Digital Photos
• Slides
• Video – i.e.: 8mm, Super 8, VCR tapes
• Negatives
• Historical Documents & Letters (Not photographic but also very important)

• Archival Boxes
• Negative Sleeves
• Slide Storage Boxes
• DVD, Hard Drives
• Buffered Paper
• Polyester or Polypropylene Sleeves
• Photo-safe – Stabilo-All pencils
• Albums
• Computer – Pick your software
• Cotton, Lint-free Gloves

Storage Options & Tools for Archival and Preservation

Is This How You Feel About Your Photos?

• Begin with the end in mind
• Gather all your photos in one place
• Check with other family members to see if they

have photos that should be included

• Gather your supplies: gloves, photos safe

pencils, sticky pads, and photo-safe storage boxes

• Enlist some help if you don’t want to attack it
• n your own
• Set up space to work that can be dedicated

temporarily

It doesn’t have to…. Getting Started…

How Do You Recall

• Theme
• By Person
• By Event
• Chronologic
• Keywords (Digital)

Tips for Organizing Your Photos

ABC’s of Organizing

• A is for Album
• B is for Box
• C is for Can
• S is for Special

Determine a plan for what you want to have scanned

Tips for Storing Your Photos

• Choose your products carefully and purchase from a reputable archival supplier
• Choose acid and lignin free
• Store negatives and photos in different places
• Temperature and humidity-controlled environment
• Dark environment ideal
• Closet at interior walls good
• Avoid rooms or closets under bathroom or other water source
• Scan and store your originals and display reproduced copies
• If you choose albums for your originals, avoid adhesives directly on photos and

store albums upright and not stacked

• Choose a backup plan i.e. cloud storage, external hard drive, DVD’s, printing

your digital photos

Useful Resources & Links

American Institute of Conservation: www.conservation-us.org Association of Personal Photo Organizers www.appo.org Library of Congress Picture This Blog: http://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/ Archival Methods: www.archivalmethods.com Image Permanence Institute: www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org

How to Reach Me

Rachel@scrapmypix.com 443-226-9801 www.ScrapMyPix.com

Questions?