![]() Here’s a tutorial I did on backing up files and how to make an easy index using the print screen function: Click here or the image to visit the entire post! I figure if something happens to all of these….I wasn’t meant to have them! That’s enough for me….but you might prefer a super duper external hard drive too. So at this point I have my photos stored at Costco, on 2 DVDs, and in hard copy. This way I have two different backups….just in case one gets damaged….and then I remove ALL photos for that year from my computer. I also backup an iPhoto version of my photos. Once they are uploaded I back those folders up to a 4G DVDs before removing them. When I upload my photos to Costco or Target I usually export them to the desktop into a folder. It’s also a place I can add in “everything else”….like scanned artwork: This is a great way to make multiple albums at once if you have more than one child. I love the look of physical albums that we can flip through…….but I also make a yearly book for Boo and her grandparents. In the same box I put mementos, Christmas cards, maps, certificates etc: I have a small box (from Ikea) for each year….shoeboxes work well too: On the front of the cardstock, I write important dates to remember when making my albums and for future reference with duplicates:Īn entire years worth of photos organized and cataloged with little effort: Once I pick up my hard copies at the store, I make a folder for each month using a piece of cardstock and a stapler: My checklist is by month and there are 4 columns: My checklist allows me to step away from my photo projects without forgetting where I left off….otherwise I’d lost my place and it would be a disaster. For example, I’m just catching up on backing up 2010’s photos. I keep a checklist for each year’s photos because sometimes I get REALLY behind……and it can be expensive printing a years worth of photos all at once….so I try to space it out a little. I’ll eventually delete versions of the photos that I don’t want to keep. If I edit photos in an external program, I make sure to import them back into iPhoto so that I can keep all events together. The less photos you have…the more you will appreciate them! Make sure the majority of your personal photos have “people” in them. AND….remember….as sad as it is….no one will care that you took 20 photos of your pretty bushes or your new kitchen island….or the architecture in Italy. Then I take a few days off and make myself go BACK through them again. I force myself to go through each month of photos and delete out all the sub-par photos. Ok, I know it’s hard….but you don’t really need 40 photos of the “almost identical” pose….or 10 photos of your kid feeding the same duck. ![]() If you’ve edited photos in an external program your dates may be out of whack….there’s an easy way to fix them so that they sort correctly: The biggest trick? GO ONE MONTH AT A TIME….maybe pick a few weeks where you tackle one month at a time every morning or after the kids go to bed. ![]() I manually drag the months into order for now because sometimes the dates are messed up on the photo files. ![]() I group all my photos in iPhoto because it’s easy to drag and drop photos into events and to split them apart by “creating an event.” After the photos are grouped by year, I start consolidating the photos into months. Once all your photos are in one place, the first step is to start grouping them by year. Plug in your smart phone and dump all your photos you want to keep….it’s a great way to finally clean out your phone too! I have a Mac laptop and a Mac desktop so I just enable file sharing and drag photos back and forth (click here for Mac 101: File Sharing). Let’s get started!ĭo you have photos on your laptop, desktop and iPhone? The first step is to consolidate them into one place….onto one device. I thought I’d lay out my system since it works well for me….and maybe it will help someone else! I’m sure there are lots of ways to do this….but here’s what works for me since I get easily distracted! Most of this is geared towards a Mac system but it can be easily applied to a PC as well. I think photos and photo albums are one of the only things that really give me true anxiety….because it’s so easy to get behind! The only way that I can keep myself from worrying about it all is having a system. ![]()
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