Comments on: Winterize Within, Part Five: Photographs http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/ Uncomplicated parenting in a complex world. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jen http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 Jen Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:53:37 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2662 I just wanted to remind everyone that it is a really smart idea to include off-site storage of your most treasured photos. It's great to have them stored well on your computer or even an external hard drive, but if those crash (which has been known to happen!!) or heaven-forbid you have a house-fire, having off-site storage (online, or a harddrive or c.d's located somewhere else) can be a saving grace. Thankfully I'm pretty up-to-date on photo organization but I think I will try to organize a scrapbook weekend for just after Dale gets home in November! Happy photo sorting! I just wanted to remind everyone that it is a really smart idea to include off-site storage of your most treasured photos. It’s great to have them stored well on your computer or even an external hard drive, but if those crash (which has been known to happen!!) or heaven-forbid you have a house-fire, having off-site storage (online, or a harddrive or c.d’s located somewhere else) can be a saving grace.

Thankfully I’m pretty up-to-date on photo organization but I think I will try to organize a scrapbook weekend for just after Dale gets home in November! Happy photo sorting!

]]> By: stacey http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 stacey Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:10:49 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2660 wow, just the idea of a computer folder to put "pics to be printed" has given me such peace for the day! :) i love pictures and have tons on my computer, but have soooo neglected printing any for a long time! great reminder about the shutterfly share thing since i already have an account. but that mac thing sounds fab, too!! .-= stacey´s last blog ..<a href="http://thetruestthing.blogspot.com/2009/10/pumpkin-patch-2009.html" rel="nofollow">Pumpkin Patch 2009</a> =-. wow, just the idea of a computer folder to put “pics to be printed” has given me such peace for the day! :) i love pictures and have tons on my computer, but have soooo neglected printing any for a long time! great reminder about the shutterfly share thing since i already have an account. but that mac thing sounds fab, too!!
stacey´s last blog ..Pumpkin Patch 2009

]]> By: Kelly http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2659 Kelly Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:09:37 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2659 I use Picasa to upload and store my photos on my harddrive. I just have them separated by month, and I don't really worry about tagging them or making albums.... that's in my someday plans, but I figure as long as they are all there and organized chronologically, that is what matters. We rarely print pictures in our house, we prefer to sit now and then and look back through our pictures on the computer. My harddrive gets backed up every night to our external harddrive. The biggest crack in our system right now is that I always plan to burn back-ups to take to my parents' for them to put in their fire-proof safe for me, but haven't gotten around to doing that yet. So that is my goal for this weekend is to get all our digital pics burned on a DVD. I use Picasa to upload and store my photos on my harddrive. I just have them separated by month, and I don’t really worry about tagging them or making albums…. that’s in my someday plans, but I figure as long as they are all there and organized chronologically, that is what matters. We rarely print pictures in our house, we prefer to sit now and then and look back through our pictures on the computer. My harddrive gets backed up every night to our external harddrive. The biggest crack in our system right now is that I always plan to burn back-ups to take to my parents’ for them to put in their fire-proof safe for me, but haven’t gotten around to doing that yet. So that is my goal for this weekend is to get all our digital pics burned on a DVD.

]]> By: Lauren http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 Lauren Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:26 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2658 While I was pregnant I was blessed to be put on "ambulatory bedrest," which meant I could still move around but I had to stay off my feet for long periods of time. I call this a blessing, because I used that time to organize all of our photos up to that point. It has made it so much easier to keep photos of my daughter (now 16 months old) organized! Our organizational system consists of archive-quality storage boxes for prints, cds for backup and digital files downloaded to our computer. I have also been using picture-sharing websites to make photo books of my daughter as she grows. While I was pregnant I was blessed to be put on “ambulatory bedrest,” which meant I could still move around but I had to stay off my feet for long periods of time. I call this a blessing, because I used that time to organize all of our photos up to that point. It has made it so much easier to keep photos of my daughter (now 16 months old) organized!
Our organizational system consists of archive-quality storage boxes for prints, cds for backup and digital files downloaded to our computer. I have also been using picture-sharing websites to make photo books of my daughter as she grows.

]]> By: Jennifer http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2657 Jennifer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:17 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2657 Sorting through photos is a huge goal for me right now. I love the idea of setting a time limit to look at each month for the past year. That's a great motivator to help get me started. One small piece at a time. Now just to figure out a system to keep me from getting so behind next year, organizing (or even deleting bad ones) photos isn't one of my best skills! Sorting through photos is a huge goal for me right now. I love the idea of setting a time limit to look at each month for the past year. That’s a great motivator to help get me started. One small piece at a time. Now just to figure out a system to keep me from getting so behind next year, organizing (or even deleting bad ones) photos isn’t one of my best skills!

]]> By: RLR http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2656 RLR Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:23:51 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2656 For the past two days, I've been setting up a crafting table - just for me, not the same area my kids use. I just can't make any progress on my kids' books in a space that I have to clean up and put away every time I stop working. I am about 3 years behind right now - including not printing the photos! So, I have committed some space - and hopefully the time, too! - to get caught up. Thanks for a well-timed post! .-= RLR´s last blog ..<a href="http://momsmagic.blogspot.com/2009/10/bloggy-awards.html" rel="nofollow">Bloggy Awards</a> =-. For the past two days, I’ve been setting up a crafting table – just for me, not the same area my kids use. I just can’t make any progress on my kids’ books in a space that I have to clean up and put away every time I stop working. I am about 3 years behind right now – including not printing the photos! So, I have committed some space – and hopefully the time, too! – to get caught up. Thanks for a well-timed post!
RLR´s last blog ..Bloggy Awards

]]> By: Emily @ The Pilot's Wife http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2655 Emily @ The Pilot's Wife Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:49:14 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2655 Um, okay, I was about to say how terrible I am about sorting through my photos, but I use iphoto too, and now I want to do want Beth does! Thanks for the inspiration!! .-= Emily @ The Pilot's Wife´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thepilotswife/aoFi/~3/xOST3uoY-Pc/aunt-nicole.html" rel="nofollow">Aunt Nicole</a> =-. Um, okay, I was about to say how terrible I am about sorting through my photos, but I use iphoto too, and now I want to do want Beth does! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Emily @ The Pilot’s Wife´s last blog ..Aunt Nicole

]]> By: Beth http://simplekids.net/winterize-within-part-five-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-2654 Beth Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:17 +0000 http://simplekids.net/?p=1530#comment-2654 Okay, this is where spoiled Mac user comes into play. I use iPhoto. Each year I set up a book for each child on his/her birthday. Every time I upload photos, I cull out the ones I want for the book and drop them in the file. Once a month or so, I go through organize what I have, put captions on, and, when needed add pages. By their next birthday, I have a complete book of the year, which when I proof it a few dozen times, I order and add to the stack on my shelf. I also have a shutterfly share site where I upload groups of pictures for family and friends to see and to order from if they want. It's made photo sharing so much easier. .-= Beth´s last blog ..<a href="http://adjunctmom.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/the-aftermath/" rel="nofollow">The Aftermath</a> =-. Okay, this is where spoiled Mac user comes into play. I use iPhoto. Each year I set up a book for each child on his/her birthday. Every time I upload photos, I cull out the ones I want for the book and drop them in the file. Once a month or so, I go through organize what I have, put captions on, and, when needed add pages. By their next birthday, I have a complete book of the year, which when I proof it a few dozen times, I order and add to the stack on my shelf.

I also have a shutterfly share site where I upload groups of pictures for family and friends to see and to order from if they want. It’s made photo sharing so much easier.
Beth´s last blog ..The Aftermath

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