Photo Organization Guides
Practical Guides for Your Family Photos
Plain-language advice from a Certified Photo Manager, written for real closets, real shoeboxes, and real Arizona summers.
Storage & Care
How to Store Photos in Arizona Heat
Why the garage is the worst place for your family photos, and the simple storage swaps that stop heat and dryness from doing more damage.
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Inherited Collections
What to Do With a Parent's Photo Albums
Inheriting albums is emotional work as much as sorting work. Here is a calm order of operations, including how to share photos among siblings.
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Scanning
Slides, Negatives and Old Film: What's Worth Saving
That box of yellow Kodak boxes may hold photos that exist nowhere else. How to identify each format and decide what to digitize.
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Digital Photos
How to Back Up Family Photos So You Never Lose Them
One copy is not a backup. A simple, non-technical plan that keeps your photos safe from a dropped phone, a dead drive or a house fire.
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Storage & Care
Never Store Photos in a Basement: Protecting Memories From Disaster
Basements, crawl spaces and slab floors are the first places water finds. How to store photos safely and be ready before a flood, fire or storm.
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