Declutter your photo life Curating, preserving, organizing, and sharing your photos
Book - 2022
"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 th...ree photo sharing websites, in photo albums, and in shoeboxes in the attic--the joy of photography becomes an overwhelming burden. 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. In this book, professional photo organizer, photographer, and author Adam Pratt teaches you his straightforward step-by-step workflow that, along with powerful image-organizing software such as Adobe Lightroom Classic, 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 be able to enjoy and share your photos today and for generations to come."--Amazon.com.
- Subjects
- Published
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San Rafael, CA :
Rocky Nook, Inc
2022.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Physical Description
- viii, 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781681988757
- 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 Photos
- Find
- Handle with Care
- Estimate
- Store
- Summarize
- Phase 2. Preserve
- Chapter 8. Preserving Photos
- Deciding What to Preserve
- Preserving Video and Audio
- Backups
- 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
- Workflow Tips
- 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