Printed Photo Organization |
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Do you have boxes, bags, tubs, and closets with printed photos, slides and memorabilia? Gather them up and I'll help you make sense of the mess. We will decide the best way to organize those photos based on your needs. We will set up a system so you can preserve the memories, not the mess. The session fee is $275 plus tax and covers 3 hours of hands-on organizing time.
If you need traditional scrapbooking products or photo boxes, visit my Creative Memories Site. Search for Power Sort Boxes for my recommended photo box.
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Scanning Printed Photos
I recommend that printed photos are organized before scanning so that duplicates are not scanned and they can be better organized as digital images. There are several steps to getting your photos ready to scan. You can do this yourself, or it can be done during a photo organizing session.
1. Remove photos from any albums.
2. Group photos by year and size.
3. Label each group with the year in photo boxes. This will be included on your digital image.
If you have traditional album pages, these can also be scanned to have a back-up copy or to create a digital book. This is a wonderful option if you have multiple family members who would like a copy and preserve the handwriting in a book. Here is an example of this type of book: Traditional Book to Digital.
I recommend that printed photos are organized before scanning so that duplicates are not scanned and they can be better organized as digital images. There are several steps to getting your photos ready to scan. You can do this yourself, or it can be done during a photo organizing session.
1. Remove photos from any albums.
2. Group photos by year and size.
3. Label each group with the year in photo boxes. This will be included on your digital image.
If you have traditional album pages, these can also be scanned to have a back-up copy or to create a digital book. This is a wonderful option if you have multiple family members who would like a copy and preserve the handwriting in a book. Here is an example of this type of book: Traditional Book to Digital.
How much does scanning cost?
Scanning: 4x6 or 5x7 prints (150 minimum) $0.50 each
Scanning: Other print sizes, delicates, and memorabilia (75 minimum) $1.00 each
Scanning Scrapbooks per side (up to 12x15) $5.00 each
Tips for estimating:
One inch of photos ~ 100 photos
One pound of photos ~ 145 photos
Archival Photo Boxes hold ~1200 photos
One inch of slides ~ 20 slides
Slide carousels come in 80, 100, and 140 sizes
Scanned photos are turned the right direction and dated by year. They can then be organized in a digital system. Extra editing of photos as well as adding names, places, and stories included with the photos adds to your memory, but this does require additional time. This can be part of your organizing package.
Scanning: 4x6 or 5x7 prints (150 minimum) $0.50 each
Scanning: Other print sizes, delicates, and memorabilia (75 minimum) $1.00 each
Scanning Scrapbooks per side (up to 12x15) $5.00 each
Tips for estimating:
One inch of photos ~ 100 photos
One pound of photos ~ 145 photos
Archival Photo Boxes hold ~1200 photos
One inch of slides ~ 20 slides
Slide carousels come in 80, 100, and 140 sizes
Scanned photos are turned the right direction and dated by year. They can then be organized in a digital system. Extra editing of photos as well as adding names, places, and stories included with the photos adds to your memory, but this does require additional time. This can be part of your organizing package.
