How to organize family photos
The simplest way to organize digital photos is by year, subdivided by season and then by events like parties and
school ceremonies, birthdays, weddings…
For example:
2012 photos
- Winter 2012
Rachel & Andrew’s wedding
2.Spring 2012
Alex’s
Kindergarten graduation
3. Summer 2012
Disneyland
Beach pics
Pool pics
4. Fall 2012
School portraits
Thanksgiving
Individual folders
For those of you who want to organize your photos even further,
you may choose to have a file for each member of the family and add to them
annually. Those files would not repeat each year, instead they would be
subdivided by year within. If you add just one picture a year (school portrait)
this will build up to be a nice video montage of his growth, perfect for a
graduation gift.
For example.
Ben
Baby
pics
0-6 months
6-12 month
1st year
Age 2
Age 3
Age 4
How often?
With this system it doesn’t matter if you upload your pics
once a year or 4 times a year or by event. Your pics will have a place to be
sorted into.
Use your time wisely.
The more often you organize and upload pics the less time it
will take. When you have hundreds of pics that can be a real project. Make it
fun by playing music while you upload pics. Plan another task at the same time
so you don’t have to stare at the screen. Fold laundry or file papers as your
pics load. This same technique applies to uploading pics to a photo account to
print pics or create keepsakes. Upload by season or event. Most photo programs
let you choose the names of the albums: Thanksgiving 2012, or Summer 2012.
Printing and Storing Pics
After your digital prints are organized you can begin to back them up by season or year online or onto cd's. The print worthy pics should be printed and loaded into albums seasonally or annually, your choice. This is a fun activity to do with the whole family during winter vacation (the end of the calendar year). This is also a great time to make family yearbooks with the best pics from that year. Snapfish or Shutterfly give coupons for photo books at various times of the year. Take advantage of those offers and services.
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