Organizing Old PhotosIf you're like me, you have loose photos all around your house; maybe in your wallet, between the pages of books, and most definitely shoved into drawers! This often happens, all those old family photos that have never been scanned into the computer or made it into photo albums - who has the time?
Print Albums Instead of PicturesI have thousands of pictures that I will never have time to sort through and dozens of old photo albums. Now, I make quarterly a picture book. It cost between $25-30 dollars. And they are simple, light weight, customized, great conversation piece on my coffee table. And they can travel well with me
Scan Multiples Photos at One TimeI recently made photo DVDs for my sisters-in-law of my nieces and nephews from their baby-thru-current years. Most of the photos were not digital and in compiling them, I found several hundred that I had to scan.
Organize Current Photos FirstIf you are overwhelmed with years of unorganized photos, start with the current ones first, and get them organized.
Framing Pictures CheaplyI love photos. In fact, almost all the wall hangings in my little beach home are pictures that I took; friends or prints, even shells and a sand dollar from a special friend. This could cost a pretty penny if I went and had it done professionally. Instead most of it, I have done myself.
Add Info To Your PhotosWhen you get film developed or download your pictures to your computer, be sure to date them and state who is in the picture. Future children (great-great-grand children) may inherit them and then they'd know when the picture was taken and who is in it.
Store Old Photos Behind New in FrameI always get school pictures of my grandchildren and was running out places to put them. Now I ask for 5x7 inch photos, use the same frame, and put the new photo in the front and the older ones are behind.
Make Photo Albums for Your ChildrenWith the computer age, many people now store their pictures on discs. But for those of us who still like standard photo albums, here's an idea.
Organizing Photos Using a Shoe OrganizerOver the years, I have taken many pictures. On a rainy afternoon, I started to sort through them so I could start putting them into albums.
Store Plastic Photo Organizers in File DrawerI was cleaning out some file cabinets to sell today and happened to find a shoe box full of photos. I picked it up, the phone rang, and I sat it down.
Use a Shoe Holder to Organize PhotographsI bought a shoe holder that I could hang on the back of my office door and instead of putting shoes in it, I use it to organize my photographs.
Use and Store Each Year's Photo Memory CardMany of us now have digital cameras and if you are like me, the pictures rarely go any farther than the computer. We tend to buy the biggest memory cards that hold sometimes 600 pictures.
Great Photo Storage TrickI store my daughter's 8 x 10 inch school portraits in the same frame, with the latest one on top. Every year, when we put the new photo in, we lay out all the old ones and compare hairstyles, additions of braces, or glasses.
Shoeboxes For Photo OrganizingWell, I was reading all the different ways to use old shoe boxes and thought of one myself. I have collected all these shoe boxes because I just can't see throwing out a perfectly good box that could be used for many other things.
Register At Kodak Easy Share Gallery OnlineBy registering, you receive a welcome kit including an instructional gallery guide, which offers tips for uploading photos to create your own albums, sharing your pictures online, creating fun photo products and more.
Storing Undeveloped FilmYou can extend the life of film by storing it in the refrigerator. Before storing film, be sure to put it in a zip lock freezer bag and squeeze all the air out before sealing. Let the film warm to room temperature before using it.
Use for Leftover Wallet Sized PhotosI have lots of wallet size photos from my own kids' school photos and also photos of my friends' kids. I use them as book (and magazine or cookbook) markers...
Removing Photos from Magnetic Page AlbumsSome of us Grandmas still have old magnetic photo albums and I've found that many photos have now stuck to the pages. A good way to remove these without ruining them is to slide a piece of dental floss behind the photo to release it from the page... it works!