Episode 110
Roadblocks in photo management and how to overcome them
Roadblocks in photo management and how to overcome them
We’ve all been there! We finally want to tackle that photo organising project, we’re off to a good start and motivated and then we encounter the first roadblock which stops us in our tracks. Next thing we know: we are procrastinating and the project comes to a halt.
Here are some of the most common roadblocks we have encountered personally and with clients:
- Not knowing where to start
- Too many photos and pictures everywhere
- Too many software options
- Deciding whether to scan photos vs negatives
- Which is the right scanning equipment?
- What to do after you have scanned photos – archive them in albums or boxes?
- Do I want my photos in books and in which order? Chronological or just done?
- Figuring out dates of undated photos
- Tell one person’s story? Or integrate several chronologically?
- Time and place to work on a project without interruption
We discuss solutions to all those roadblocks and also invite you to listen to episodes 49 and 106 that are all about how to stop procrastination (see links in related episodes below)! And don’t forget to download our free e-guide about this very topic here!
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Related episodes
Episode 002 Golden Rule 1 – Backup
Episode 003 Golden Rule 2 – Know Your Why
Episode 004 Golden Rule 3 – Create a Hub
Episode 005 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 1 – Digital Photos)
Episode 006 Golden Rule 4 – Sort and Organise (Part 2 – Printed Photos)
Episode 007 Golden Rule 5 – Do Something!
Episode 013 Scan or not to Scan
Episode 023 5 Steps to get you Started NOW
Episode 031 What to do with inherited photos
Episode 033 5 Golden Rules Highlights
Episode 034 Storytelling with Your Photos with Mara Morrison – The Filing Fairies
Episode 047 What should I do with my old photo albums?
Episode 049 How to Stop Procrastinating about your Photos
Episode 057 Story Jotting with Katie Chambers- Memories to Legacy
Episode 059 What Photo Management Software is Right for Me?
Episode 067 DIY Photo Organising Courses with Miss Freddy, Adam Pratt and Caroline Guntur
Episode 070 Realistic time frames in Photo Organising
Episode 071 Realistic time frames when Scanning
Episode 072 Which 100 photos would you choose to document your life?
Episode 076 What to do with slides
Episode 082 Planning Photo Projects
Episode 088 Expert tips on photo archiving with Kate Jacus – The Photo Curator
Episode 089 5 tips for sorting printed photos
Episode 094 What’s A Photo Without Story with Hazel Thornton – Organized for Life and Beyond
Episode 095 What to do with Negatives
Episode 097 How a timeline can help with photo organising