Flower and Nature Photography

Flower and Nature Photography Tips

How to Capture and Organize Stunning Images

“Actually, it’s nature itself that creates the most beautiful pictures; I’m only choosing the perspective.” – Katja Michael

While I like to help our clients organize their photos, when it comes to photography, I’m not an expert! So I decided to call upon the experts in my family and on my team. Here’s what we came up with for tips on taking nature photos.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Videos

Over the years, I have collected many hours of film or video to preserve family memories like summer vacations, birthdays, and other special events in the form of home movies. If you have years of reels, videotapes, or DVDs, stored in boxes, learn how to convert old home movies to digital formats to preserve your history.
Your collection may include:

  • Film reels: old film from 3” to 8” with anywhere from 50’ to 600’ of footage. The cost to convert it is well worth being able to view it anytime
  • Tapes: 1 to 2-hour recordings including single or multiple events corrected several hours to many years

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Organizing, Sharing, and Securing iPhone Photos to Relive All Your Summer Fun

Your iPhone is always handy to take pictures of people you love enjoying time together! Summer is in full swing, and there are plenty of things to do from enjoying family picnics and swimming to backyard camping and fireworks!

But, how do you keep track of all those new images added to your photo gallery? If you have an iPhone, it’s as simple as creating separate albums. This makes them easy to find and view quickly.

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Stay Organized in 2020 With Help from Your Photos

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. (more…)

Tips for Taking Memorable Holiday Photos

Tips for Taking Memorable Holiday Photos 

The holidays are right around the corner. 

While we busily prepare with last-minute shopping, wrapping, and cooking, our focus is on spending time with loved ones in the days ahead.

Then we face this age-old problem: the holidays are over and we realize everyone was too busy to take photos of the festivities. 

Here are some tips to help you take photos that will capture the stories of your holiday memories. (more…)

5 Reasons to be Thankful for Photos in 2019

5 Reasons to be Thankful for Photos in 2019

‘Tis the season to be thankful. As you gather together with family and friends to reflect on all you’re grateful for, do photos make your list? 

The continuing evolution of photos has dramatically changed the way we take, save, and share photos.

Our team at Picture This Organized made a list of five reasons to be thankful for photos. We hope these inspire you to create more photo memories this holiday season. (more…)

Tips & Tricks to Make the Mac Finder Window Work for You

Finders Keepers: Tips and Tricks to Make the Mac Finder Window Work for You

Have you ever found yourself scrolling and clicking around your computer, searching for a specific photo or document? Opening and closing folders can feel a bit like a game of hide and seek.

If you’re a Mac user, you’re probably familiar with the Finder window. It’s the Mac’s home base, and is often the first place we look for items on our computer. Finder holds the key to locating that elusive file.

Correctly setting up your Finder window will make finding items on your computer much simpler.

We’ve put together some tips, tricks, and tutorials to help your Finder window work more efficiently. (more…)