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November 26, 2018August 28, 2025Celebrations, Digitize and Preserve, Memories and Tributes, Photo AlbumsBy Julie Kessler

Julie’s Favorite Photo Projects (a Special Guest Post on the APPO Website)

Picture This Organized was recently featured on ThePhotoOrganizers.com, the Association of Personal Photo Organizer’s (APPO) site. One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is helping my clients pull their photos out of bins and boxes to put them on display. Groups of photos can tell a compelling story, whether they’re in simple photo displays or more complex albums. In this APPO guest post, I share my own favorite photo projects. Albums, slideshow videos, and creative displays around my home each tell a story in its own unique way. Click here to read the full post.

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.

July 13, 2018August 28, 2025Digitize and Preserve, Family Legacy, Memories and Tributes, Photo AlbumsBy Julie Kessler

How to Tell Your Family History in a Keepsake Photo Album

“To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.” –Chinese Proverb Do you have boxes of old family pictures and memorabilia stashed away in closets? If so, you might be looking for a way to use them to tell your family story. Documenting your family history will preserve it for future generations, allowing them to remember and connect to their heritage. The good news is you don’t have to be a genealogy expert to create a lasting keepsake of your family’s history. A wonderful way to hold onto and share the memories is […]

April 17, 2018August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Digitize and PreserveBy Julie Kessler

How to Corral Your Photos So You Can Share and Secure Them

This is Part One of a series on gathering all your photos into a Digital Photo Hub. Read Part Two (The 3-Step Process for Finding and Eliminating Your Duplicate Photos) here. Read Part Three (Simple Strategies for Organizing and Maintaining Your Photo Collection) here. If you’ve got photos stored in many different locations, it can feel overwhelming and chaotic. Most of us have photos stored: On multiple devices (like your phone, tablet, computer, or social media accounts). In “the cloud” (a backup system run on the Internet). In Dropbox or Google Photos. On social media accounts like Facebook and Instagram. […]

September 1, 2017August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Celebrations, Digital Photo Organizing, Digitize and Preserve, Family Legacy, Print Photo OrganizingBy Julie Kessler

How a Professional Photo Organizer Cleaned Up Her Own Photo Mess

Yes, I’m a photo organizer…and up until very recently, my own photo collection was a mess. My family includes baby boomer parents and millennial children, and I think our photo collection was pretty typical of most families like ours. We had: Print photos from the 1950’s through approximately 2004, including some heritage images inherited from both sides of our family. Print photos and corresponding CDs of the images, starting around 2003. Digital images from our SLR camera, from about 2008. Recent smartphone images, from the last few years. Finished photo albums and unfinished photo projects. Any photos used for completed […]

August 9, 2017August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Digitize and Preserve, Family LegacyBy Julie Kessler

How to Create a Photo Legacy That Lasts for Generations

Photos tell the story of our lives….but how we can turn our images into a lasting photo legacy? A “legacy” is a gift that is handed down from one generation to the next. For example, the president of a company might leave a legacy of integrity, honesty, and grit. Instead of just handing down a random collection of unorganized photos to future generations in your family, wouldn’t it be great to add the details in your photos, so the stories aren’t forgotten or lost? Creating a photo legacy involves taking some active steps to organize and manage your photos, so […]

May 25, 2017August 29, 2026Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Memories and Tributes, Photo AlbumsBy Julie Kessler

How Does a Photo Organizer Create an Album (and How Long Does That Process Take)?

During the photo organization process, many of our clients ask us to create special albums of their precious memories. I love creating custom albums for my clients, and it’s one of my favorite parts of being a professional photo organizer. When you create a photo albums, you get the opportunity to share photos in an accessible way, and showcase the stories those photos tell. Albums can be a personal way to honor a life or a milestone, reminisce about a memory, share mementoes (such as recipes or artwork) or favorite interests (like fishing, painting, photography, or nature). It’s fun to […]