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Karen Herman
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Three Tools to Try from my Tenth Photo Managers Conference
I recently returned from four days at The Photo Managers (TPM) Conference in Columbus, Ohio with “my people” (hundreds of photo managers fro


Karen Herman
Sep 9, 20243 min read
The Flood: A Photo Manager's Cautionary Tale
Do you know the old proverb, “A shoemaker’s children has no shoes.” Unfortunately, this newsletter has a parallel message “The photo organi

Karen Herman
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Group Vacations: Gathering the Best Photos
I recently created a photo book for a trip I took with 18 friends. Here are a few tips based on my own experience to manage this overwhelmin

Karen Herman
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Three Things I Learned in the Orlando Airport
I just spent 83 consecutive hours in the Orlando Airport. No, my flight wasn’t THAT delayed. The reason I didn’t leave the airport is that


Karen Herman
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Will your Cloud Storage service be there in 2023?
For many cloud storage services there are new policies about where and IF they will continue store your photos. Some recent changes include


Karen Herman
Jul 16, 20222 min read
What are your EPIC Family Photos?
Most of us take hundreds of photos a month, thousands a year, but only a handful are truly epic. In my opinion, an epic photograph contains


Karen Herman
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Will you Remember? A Year in Your Life
When guests visit my home, can you guess the number one thing they notice and covet? It’s not the

Karen Herman
Nov 22, 20214 min read
A Suitcase of Memories
“We took an extra suitcase home from Arizona after Jenny’s mom died. Carolyn was meticulous about a lot of things. But her photos she never


Karen Herman
Jun 26, 20212 min read
Puppy Love ... and What's on YOUR Camera Roll?
What does this 6 pound bundle of lovable furry energy have to do with photo organizing? For the answer, just look at my phone camera roll!

Karen Herman
Mar 21, 20212 min read
A Designer's Eye to Decorating with Photos
A gallery wall of photos is an obvious and classic way to display your favorite memories. However a gallery wall can look dated or haphazard

Karen Herman
Jan 2, 20211 min read
How Many Photos did you Take in 2020?
Don’t peek! Just guess. How many photos and videos do you think you captured in 2020?
100?
1,000?
10,000?
There’s no right or wrong answer,


Karen Herman
Oct 15, 20201 min read
Tricks for an Easy Halloween Slideshow
Halloween is going to look different in 2020 … no big parties, no haunted houses, and in many areas no trick-or-treating. Of course you ca

Karen Herman
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Pandemic Induced Photo Organizing. Have you Caught the Bug?
It's been a busy summer at Organized Photos Forever, thanks to pandemic-induced photo organizing. The brilliant New Yorker cartoon ...


Karen Herman
May 7, 20202 min read
Why You Should Document your Quarantine
There’s no doubt that the Spring of 2020 is one for the history books. With more downtime we have a unique opportunity to document this


Karen Herman
Feb 15, 20203 min read
Three Tips to Organize Your Photos Library …so you can actually find what you’re looking for!
I can’t count how many times have I been contacted by frustrated apple photos users. “Help! My digital photos are a disaster. I can never

Karen Herman
Oct 20, 20192 min read
3-2-1 Backup ... to Save your Photos
In honor of Save Your Photos Month, here’s the most important advice I can share as a photo organizer. Back up your photos using 3 2 1 plan.

Karen Herman
Jul 21, 20191 min read
Seven Reasons to Share your Legacy on a Family Photo Website
The icing on the cake after your family photos are scanned and organized is an incredible viewing and sharing experience. Here’s seven reaso


Karen Herman
Feb 17, 20193 min read
Ten Things Photo Organizers Want You to Know
As Photo Organizers we have a saying, “when you’ve seen one photo organizing project, you’ve seen one photo organizing project.” We know eve


Karen Herman
Oct 20, 20182 min read
Downsizing Solutions: From a Room Full of Photo Albums to a Palm Size Hard Drive
My Client Ronda Came to Me with a Problem.
She was planning to move from her suburban home into a smaller apartment in Manhattan but as a


Karen Herman
Jun 16, 20182 min read
Eight Time Savers to Find Photos on Your iPhone
You want to show a friend a photo but you don’t know exactly where it is on your phone. So you scroll and scroll through hundreds of pictur
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