Declutter your photo life : curating, preserving, organizing, and sharing your photos / Adam Pratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Photograph albums--Data processing.

Photograph albums.

Scrapbooks--Data processing.

Scrapbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Place of Publication:

San Rafael, California : Rocky Nook, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

Turn your photo chaos into precious memories to be enjoyed and shared! Now more than ever, we hold our photo collections dear. They are often some of our most prized possessions. Wouldn't it be great to finally have all your photos organized, safe, accessible, findable, and shareable? With Declutter Your Photo Life by your side, you have just what you need to achieve photo bliss. Photographers and family historians understand the immense power that photographs have to convey meaning, emotion, and memory. We cherish both old film photos that were handed down by previous generations and our latest digital photos captured on the newest smartphone. But when those priceless memories are unorganized and scattered every which way--on a smartphone, on a laptop, on memory cards and flash drives, on two or three photo sharing websites, in photo albums, and in shoeboxes in the attic--the dominant feeling quickly goes from "overjoyed" to "overwhelmed." What a mess! Whether you're a professional photographer, a casual shooter, or the designated family historian, Declutter Your Photo Life will help you organize and enjoy your photos once again, as well as create cherished keepsakes for friends and family . In this book, professional photo organizer, photographer, and author Adam Pratt teaches you his straightforward step-by-step workflow that will have you taking complete control and creating a calming order out of your photo chaos. And once you've mastered Adam's system--Gather, Preserve, Organize, Share, Maintain--you'll have all the tools you need to keep your photo treasure organized as you move forward . TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Why You Should Organize Your Photos Chapter 2: Using a Workflow Chapter 3: Gathering Photos Chapter 4: Preserving Photos Chapter 5: Converting Digital Formats Chapter 6: Scanning Physical Photos Chapter 7: Curating Photos Chapter 8: Organizing Photos Chapter 9: Dating Photos Chapter 10: Sharing Photos Chapter 11: Accessing Your Photo Archive Chapter 12: Maintaining Your Photo Archive Chapter 13: Learning From Your Photo Archive Chapter 14: Tips for Easier Organizing.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

About the Author

Contents

Chapter 1. Overwhelmed by Photos

Chaos to Memories

The Power of Photography

Chapter 2. Workflow Overview

Core Pillars of the Photo Management Workflow

Five-Step Workflow

Important Tips for Photo Organizing

Chapter 3. Software and Hardware

Computer

Organizing Software

Deduplication Software

Backup Software

Phase 1: Gather

Chapter 4. Gathering Digital Photos

Mindset

Gathering Sources

Required Tools

What Are You Looking For?

Gathering from Devices

Gathering from Cloud Services

Inventory

Backups

Delete Originals

Chapter 5. Deduplicating Photos

Sources of Duplicates

Kinds of Duplicates

When to Deduplicate

How to Deduplicate

Alternative Apps

Final Steps

Chapter 6. Creating Your Photo Archive

What Works?

Sorting by Date

Importing Digital Photos

Chapter 7. Gathering Physical Photosx

Find

Handle with Care

Estimate

Store

Summarize

Phase 2: Preserve

Chapter 8. Preserving Photos

Deciding What to Preserve

Preserving Video and Audio

Chapter 9. Converting Digital Formats

Recommendations

Video Formats

Workflow Tips

Chapter 10. Scanning Physical Photos

Goals

Resolution

Recommended File Formats

Image Compression

Negatives versus Prints

Scanner Options

Where to Start

Scanning Tips and Tricks

Adding Scanned Photos to Your Photo Archive

Video Conversion Best Practices

Sample Scans

Phase 3: Organize

Chapter 11. Curating Photos

What Is Curation?

When to Curate

Delete the Duds

Save the Best

Delete the Rest

Star Ratings

Curation Process

Lightroom Workflow Accelerators

Curating Physical Photos

Curate with Purpose

Chapter 12. Organizing Photos

What Is Metadata?.

Where Is Metadata Stored?

Common Metadata Fields

Renaming Files and Folders

Chapter 13. Dating Photos

Time Zone Shift

Wrong Date

Scanned Photos

Uncertain or Unknown Dates

Phase 4: Share

Chapter 14. Sharing Photos

Searching Your Photos

Exporting Photos

Creative Projects

Chapter 15. Accessing Your Photo Archive

Selecting a Service

Account Setup

Photo Search

Videos

A Different Approach

Phase 5: Maintain

Chapter 16. Maintaining Your Photo Archive

Tidy Up Your Digital Past

New Workflow for New Photos

Maintenance Best Practices

Thank You

Resources

Apps and Plug-Ins

Photo Services

Archival Storage Companies

Learning Resources

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-194) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pratt, Adam Declutter Your Photo Life

ISBN:

9781681988771

1681988771

9781681988764

1681988763

OCLC:

1320809721