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Securing and backing up documents and photos

September 17, 2020August 15, 2025Archive and Backup, Digitize and PreserveBy Julie Kessler

What’s Your Photo and Document Backup Plan?

Part 1: Converting paper to digital to preserve original copies As we get ready to roll into the fall season, it’s an excellent time to take inventory. For some, that might mean securing and backing up documents and photos. You may be among many who have recently shifted to working remotely and had to purchase new computers, phones, or other office equipment. In a rush to get up and running, you may have forgotten about the need for backup and security. Recently, businesses have been hitting the news with large scale data loss problems. But what can you do at […]

January 17, 2020August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

Stay Organized in 2020 With Help From Your Photos

A new year is a great time for fresh starts and getting organized. If you’re facing a full Saturday of organization tasks, armed with new plastic bins, file folders, and labels, consider keeping your smartphone camera handy as well. We all know photos help us tell stories and preserve memories, but we don’t usually consider adding photos into our toolbox of organizational equipment. In this post, we suggest some ways that photos can help you get more organized as you head into 2020.

May 31, 2019August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

How to Gather Your Digital Photos for Picture This Organized

Spring cleaning season is upon us. While you’re busy cleaning out flower beds and closets, you may be considering hiring us to clean and organize your digital photo collection. You’ve had your phone consult with us, and you’re getting ready for us to assess your collection. Gathering your photos is the first big step. We can do this for you, but with a few hints, this is a job you can certainly tackle yourself. As you begin gathering your photos, be sure to read our list of tips meant to help save you time, money, and energy.

May 17, 2019August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Print Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

3 Ways Our Clients Benefit from Our Professional Association of Photo Organizers

As students, patients and customers, we all benefit from teachers, physicians, and IT professionals taking part in communities where they gain extra knowledge. In the new and growing industry of Professional Photo Organization, an association exists to help photo organizers like us grow our skills and knowledge as well as our businesses. Through the networking and growing membership of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers (APPO), more people are receiving value when professionals help them organize their photos. Read on to see the ways Picture This Organized’s membership in APPO serves our clients well.

April 19, 2019August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Print Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

How We Keep Our Clients’ Photos Safe, Secure, and Private

Family photos are priceless and intensely personal. We don’t want just anyone to view the sacred and intimate moments of our lives – so we are careful about sharing our photos with others. Perhaps you want someone to help you organize your photos, or create an album. But you’re reluctant to hire a professional without assurance that they’ll keep your photos private and protected. At Picture This Organized, we understand the gravity of trusting someone with your photo collection. Here are three reasons why you can feel confident when you hire Picture This Organized as your professional photo organizing team.

October 19, 2018November 14, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

Simple Tips to Help You Get to Know (and Use) iCloud Photo Library

Not sure what it means when someone says, “Oh, I saved it to the cloud”? You’re not alone. There’s a lot of confusion about what the term “in the cloud” actually means these days – and your uncertainty may be holding you back from harnessing this important and useful technology. The “cloud” is simply another name for the network of computers that use the internet to receive, send, store, and share information outside of our own local machines and devices. iCloud is Apple’s version of cloud-based storage. It’s an ecosystem that merges and syncs all content on all devices into […]

September 7, 2018August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Family LegacyBy Julie Kessler

Keys to Protecting Your Photos to Preserve Them for Future Generations

Your photos are valuable pieces of history that tell YOUR story. Photo memories should be kept as safe as heirloom jewelry, or favorite art pieces. It’s important to keep your entire photo collection safe. From vintage family photos to your most recent prints, they will all be part of history someday. We want to help you preserve your printed photo memories by protecting them from natural elements and unsafe storage choices. Here is our best advice on what to do to keep your printed photos safe.