tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post308713862291175187..comments2024-03-18T03:03:42.559-05:00Comments on IHeart Organizing: February Challenge: Project Photography {step 1 - organize digital files}IHeart Organizinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-44068628002578541652013-03-09T14:10:55.231-06:002013-03-09T14:10:55.231-06:00I'm working on sorting my collection of printe...I'm working on sorting my collection of printed photos, including those of my deceased parents, wanting to "give" some of my parents photos to my daughters and my brother's three adult children.Some of the comments have been helpful...now to continue, before the snow disappears and summer events begin...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-16951468230884267292013-03-04T21:47:38.364-06:002013-03-04T21:47:38.364-06:00Hi Kayla!
I back all of my photos up on iCloud an...Hi Kayla!<br /><br />I back all of my photos up on iCloud and also print them through Instaprint, and then try and delete them off of my phone every once in awhile. I also transfer a few great ones to my PC. You absolutely could transfer all of them and organize them on your PC in this fashion as well.<br /><br />xo!<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-18937253796571480312013-03-02T07:56:07.881-06:002013-03-02T07:56:07.881-06:00What do you do with all of your phones pictures?
D...What do you do with all of your phones pictures?<br />Do you organize those as well?<br />Separately or within these folders?<br />Please & Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926913007475640581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-82804140820629915542013-01-19T03:41:42.904-06:002013-01-19T03:41:42.904-06:00Here's what I do: 1.) I've learned to &quo...Here's what I do: 1.) I've learned to "edit-on-the-go". I immediately delete photos I don't like in those "in-between" moments after taking the photo. Saves me so much time later!!! 2.) Immediately upload photos to computer at end of day (or use iCloud, etc. to automatically upload every 15 min's). Label them with names of that day's activities ("B-day SittingRoundHouse AtThePark"). Some of my labels are long, but it's worth it to avoid confusion. (I find dates to be tough, b/c I don't remember what we were doing on July 17th, 1996, but then again, I'm not yet a mom. 3.) Have an external hard drive whose home is near the laptop's home. Every night b/4 bed, copy computer contents onto external hard drive. (or have an online auto-backup schedules 4.) When I get time to organize my pics, my uploaded folder gets divided into sub-folders (b/c rarely do I end up uploading pics from only one "activity") labeling each with the event I'm commemorating ("Cooking Dinner July7'10"). 5.) Now, I divide each event into 3-4 folders: a.) Extra Pics b.) Slideshow c.) Aesthetic Best d.) Facebook... Aesthetic Best only has copies of pics I might want to print out and frame. 6.) Once I'm totally satisfied w/ a specific event folder, I move it to a folder called "Burn to DVD". 7.) Once I have just under the allotted amount for my DVD, I burn the DVD, labeling it w/ t/ date range ("July 7, 2012-Sept 12, 2013") & a list of t/ folders & sub-folders, and "1 of 3" (indicating how many copies of the DVD there are). 8.) I make 3 copies of the DVD: "Storage," "Show N' Tell," "Out-of-House Storage". This seems intense, but my "Storage" copy rarely gets touched, to prevent scratches. My "Show N' Tell" copy is for use when I want to stick the DVD in to show someone the pics. If it gets scratched, corrupted, or lost, I have my "Storage" backup. My "Out of House Storage" backup is stored off-sight (say, at my folks' house). Should the house catch on fire, I have copies of my pics elsewhere. 9.) My DVDs go in a shoe box in paper DVD protectors (saves space & cost vs. using plastic protectors). All of my photo shoe boxes are covered in the same wrapping paper, so I can immediately identify my photo boxes, no matter where they're stored. 10.) Each box is labeled on all 5 sides (so that they don't have to be stored in a specific direction) w/ the Date Range and DVD type ("Storage", "Show N Tell", "Out of House Storage"). I also make an extra copy of the DVD for anyone who might need one and label it the same way, but add "Shilpa's copy". (I also forgot to mention that I have a folder on my computer labeled "Specific People". I copy pics to that folder. For example, "RickAlone", "LisaAlone," "Rick & Lisa", "MomAlone," "DadAlone," "Mom&Dad," "Mom&Dad&Rick&Lisa," etc. Even though this sounds time-consuming, once the folders are made, it's very quick if you add photos to the folders every time u upload pics to the computer. When a slideshow needs to be made or there's a request for a picture of someone or a family picture, it's super-quick to find it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-28074222361656467012012-09-24T20:38:28.457-05:002012-09-24T20:38:28.457-05:00I also use Memory manager, but use an external har...I also use Memory manager, but use an external hard drive as a back up. If you use it correctly, you can souce any photo within seconds, not search for hours.<br />And no I am not a consultnat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-10352553611847615092012-07-10T21:14:32.998-05:002012-07-10T21:14:32.998-05:00Just one idea to add. This won't help for org...Just one idea to add. This won't help for organizing existing photos, but makes it soooo nice from this point forward. Look into buying an eye-fi memory card for your camera. I got one of those and it amazes me! It transfers your photos for you from your camera over wi-fi! No more plugging in a cable or a memory card. I'm not kidding! They just fly right into what ever place on your computer that you designate. :-) The card is even smart enough to create folders by month as you go along living your life and puts the photos in the correct folder. :-) At the beginning of a new month, it starts a new folder and quietly puts all your photos there. It does it immediately if you're taking photos where there is wi-fi. Otherwise, you just turn your camera on when you get back to wi-fi and it uploads whatever hasn't been uploaded yet. It's so effortless once you get set up. I can hardly believe it! Also, you can set it up to send your files to two places: somewhere on your hard drive or external hard drive and ALSO an online service. I have mine set up to send everything to folders on my external hard drive and also to flickr. I also have it keep everything on the camera instead of deleting as it goes because I'm a bit paranoid and MUST check to see if everything got where it was supposted to go. :-) I've been using it for over a year without a single glitch on the transfers. I LOVE this product! and, it was under 50 bucks. Everyone needs one! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-5507102052551667202012-05-15T22:30:57.431-05:002012-05-15T22:30:57.431-05:00Hello!
I do just sort by date {no tagging, howeve...Hello!<br /><br />I do just sort by date {no tagging, however sometimes I create another folder with a category by name within the date folder just to be able to quickly find something}.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-62653742690590738962012-05-15T21:39:29.721-05:002012-05-15T21:39:29.721-05:00I decided to do this myself and am pretty much fin...I decided to do this myself and am pretty much finished, but I was wondering if you used the tagging feature as well so you could find particular groups of photos, like each son or just of you, etc? I'm hesitating on that myself, I'm assuming it'd make things even easier but I know it'd take forever and I only have 18GB of photos, so as someone who has so much more, I was wondering if you did that or just pretty much go by dates when you're looking for something.Heatherfacehttp://www.justsomebroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-43865997791348385172012-02-26T13:07:26.988-06:002012-02-26T13:07:26.988-06:00Ugh! I found you through pinterest and need to get...Ugh! I found you through pinterest and need to get orgainizing my photos ASAP! I loved this whole exchange! I unfortunately had a system crash and lost 80% of my digital files in December. Photos from 2004 - present. I was devestated as most of these pics were of my kids (8 y.o and 2 y.o.). As you can imagine I was a wreck! Thankfully my husband was able to recover MOST of them but unfortunately they are now all dumped into one folder. I am extremely motivated to get them reorganized and backed up so this does not happen again. Thanks for your tips!!girlpassownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-6327698079061101442012-02-16T15:14:06.054-06:002012-02-16T15:14:06.054-06:00I hadn't experienced Mac, so I just used what ...I hadn't experienced Mac, so I just used what I had. I just purchased my mac, and have heard fantastic things about the photo organizing options. Can't wait to try it out.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-38010170360531088742012-01-31T22:46:21.275-06:002012-01-31T22:46:21.275-06:00Try to create a plan, even if that means putting s...Try to create a plan, even if that means putting something down on paper. Then, schedule 15-30 minutes at a time to work on it. That way, it won't be so overwhelming thinking of doing it all at once. <br /><br />Good luck to you my friend!<br /><br />xoxo!<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-51273708657427134202012-01-02T20:05:52.911-06:002012-01-02T20:05:52.911-06:00Thank you all for piping in on Crashplan! I will ...Thank you all for piping in on Crashplan! I will be looking into it asap, sounds like the winner!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-50767801823688327452012-01-02T20:02:39.990-06:002012-01-02T20:02:39.990-06:00Late to the party here but I can attest that Crash...Late to the party here but I can attest that Crashplan is by far the most cost effective and best of the services I've tested and I've tried several. The main players I've used but found some flaws, and not just for power users.<br />-Carbonite:No VIDEO! and No external drives<br />-Backblaze:No files above 4GB (Usually means no backup of video files or DVD/software backups<br />-Everything else charges per gigabyte (GB)<br />Crashplan also lets you choose between a free completely usable version to backup to another local drive, as well as backup to a friend or other computer in the house. Then the pay plans allow unlimited usage, and they have a great 2-10 machine plan that is still more than affordable. It's all automatic and works in the background and it costs WAY less than buying a new hard drive or if even possible having a hard drive brought back from a disaster recovery service those cost over $1000.fAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074730787187440976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-29343022017177318242011-12-31T15:57:38.435-06:002011-12-31T15:57:38.435-06:00Tell me this...how do you wrap your head around th...Tell me this...how do you wrap your head around the thought of going through so many photos? My problem is I get overwhelmed before I even begin. Any suggestions?Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306471627331886414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-67112390371047702152011-11-17T14:35:37.866-06:002011-11-17T14:35:37.866-06:00P.S. I see that you also use adobe photoshop... is...P.S. I see that you also use adobe photoshop... is there a reason why you did not choose a mac / i-photo? Is it not as effecient in terms of photo organization? Maybe I should switch systems...dlucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299573345091823151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-81915864184629908882011-11-17T13:47:25.538-06:002011-11-17T13:47:25.538-06:00I started trying to do this system with iphoto on ...I started trying to do this system with iphoto on my mac. It is a crazy undertaking because my photos go back un-orgnaized on my mac to 2005 and on my dell/ pc to 2001! I haven't even transfered the photos from the dell to the mac. I am going to have to figure that out next! As I started organizing on iphoto into categories. I find it confusing because they do not delete from the photo / event page as you throw them into specific folders... anyone else have this issue with i-photo. Is there a way to resolve that?dlucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299573345091823151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-76421315073741020972011-11-14T21:51:44.483-06:002011-11-14T21:51:44.483-06:00@Britanee - Thank you so much for the update/detai...@Britanee - Thank you so much for the update/details. I will absolutely be looking into that site!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-40722004610726769152011-11-14T19:47:48.662-06:002011-11-14T19:47:48.662-06:00i'm just reading this but i didn't see any...i'm just reading this but i didn't see anyone mention Backblaze for online storage. for $5/month (less if you pay for 1-3 yrs at a time), you have unlimited amount of storage & it'll back up your EHD(s). you can set it to run continuously & adjust the speed of the backup process. i've felt completely at peace with it, since getting it in March.Britanee Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607771728908625204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-80291653001643445002011-03-04T20:25:37.322-06:002011-03-04T20:25:37.322-06:00Hi Jen!
Thanks so much for all the great info! ...Hi Jen! <br /><br />Thanks so much for all the great info! I am heading over to download it now, I can't wait to try it out!<br /><br />Glad you took a moment to share!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />JenIHeart Organizinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084013302005288836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-80158225700710670462011-03-03T23:26:45.133-06:002011-03-03T23:26:45.133-06:00One aspect of my life I've always been good at...One aspect of my life I've always been good at keeping organized is my digital photos. (Makes up for other areas!) I use a similar file system, sorting by year, then month and then by child or event. <br /> Over the past few years, Windows has made huge improvements to their built-in tools to help with this and I LOVE Windows Live Photo Gallery (if it's not already your machine, you can download it for free by doing a search for Windows Live) It works with your My Pictures folder to edit, organize and view. Does great basic editing like crop, red eye, straighten, etc. Love the organizing features like person tag (tag who's in the photo), place tag (tag where the picture was taken) or create your own tags - makes it super fast and easy to sort/find pictures. The people tags come in handy when I have photos I want to print or share with both kids in it. You can find pictures by timeline. You can edit when the picture was taken (oops! forgot to change camera date for daylight savings) I am a Creative Memories consultant as well and find Windows Live Photo Gallery to be better (not to mention free) than Memory Manager, as that program does not keep the images at a .jpg once imported into the program. <br /> Also in Windows 7 for your Pictures Library, you can include more than one location, such as external drives, to make it easier to view all your pictures from various locations at once.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-33941818269067131662011-02-13T22:01:47.610-06:002011-02-13T22:01:47.610-06:00Thanks for the number of the month tip!! I don'...Thanks for the number of the month tip!! I don't know why I never thought to do that. LOVE your site! It's my new favorite :)Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253694287628631073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-46792765648133495162011-02-09T22:04:39.765-06:002011-02-09T22:04:39.765-06:00ohmyword!!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for the Contro...ohmyword!!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for the Control/A tip, to select all, then rename all at once.!! You just saved HOURS and HOURS of my life! I can't believe I didn't know that command! I feel so dumb!<br /><br />I have a pretty good system; but I've been going back and sorting/deleting and renaming photos. We also use Carbonite for off-site backup. Plus, I store photos on Winkflash; both for an add'l backup, and for ordering photos. <br /><br />I'm a scrapbooker, so this is very important to me.Handy Man, Crafty Womanhttp://www.handymancraftywoman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-12958468076330216622011-02-08T19:13:05.587-06:002011-02-08T19:13:05.587-06:00Thanks for the number before month tip! I was alre...Thanks for the number before month tip! I was already doing it monthly, and yearly, but like how this is in order.<br /><br />Now for the deleting...<br />I have freed up a large 12 gig! That is just from 2010! And I am not done! the problem with a DSLR, is you can take so many good pics! It is so hard to choose what is truly great!<br /><br />Though now that I am almost done with 2010, It will be super easy to make my yearly shutterfly family photo book!BTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-6853100360088230772011-02-07T12:49:42.270-06:002011-02-07T12:49:42.270-06:00When I first purchased my DSLR I set a program to ...When I first purchased my DSLR I set a program to upload my pictures and store them by date and year in individual folders. WIth the amount of pictures I take...this has not worked very well for me. I think simplifying to what you're doing will be a lot easier. I've already gotten rid of 895 blurry pictures! I've got friends who love using Shutterfly to upload full resolution pictures as another back up way. It can take FOREVER but it can be done. I think I'm going to give it a try, although we're really looking at setting up an account on Backblaze or something similar.Elsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617632388813636752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864666002840991252.post-77024856221085717522011-02-07T11:39:31.199-06:002011-02-07T11:39:31.199-06:00I am in such a flutter right now! I idolize you (n...I am in such a flutter right now! I idolize you (not in a creepy stalkerish kinda way, mkay?) and so I feel so thrilled that I already organize my photos in the way that you chose to. Maybe I have good ideas after all. :-DSuki Lottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391247015307463642noreply@blogger.com