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Three Tools to Try from my Tenth Photo Managers Conference

Karen Herman

Sep 92 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

The Flood: A Photo Manager's Cautionary Tale

Karen Herman

Sep 93 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

Group Vacations: Gathering the Best Photos

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

Three Things I Learned in the Orlando Airport

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

Will your Cloud Storage service be there in 2023?

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

Puppy Love ... and What's on YOUR Camera Roll?

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!

A Designer's Eye to Decorating with Photos

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

Pandemic Induced Photo Organizing. Have you Caught the Bug?

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

Three Tips to Organize Your Photos Library …so you can actually find what you’re looking for!

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.

Seven Reasons to Share your Legacy on a Family Photo Website

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

Ten Things Photo Organizers Want You to Know

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

Downsizing Solutions: From a Room Full of Photo Albums to a Palm Size Hard Drive

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

Eight Time Savers to Find Photos on Your iPhone

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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