Plan Photo Record For Free

Tips for Planning a Photography Project Giving Yourself Time. Part of planning a project like this involves making sure that you have enough time to attend to all the details. ... Give Yourself Freedom. In the above section, I mentioned giving yourself time to fix things. ... Do Some Writing. ... Make It Personal. ... Do Plenty of Research.

Set Up a System Decade (1980-1989, etc.) Era (grade school, teenage years, college, etc.) Category (school events, family vacations, holidays, etc.) Person (this can get hard because lots of photos will likely overlap between people, but it may work for how you want to distribute your photos after they're organized)

You can sort them chronologically, starting with the earliest and ending with the most recent, or you can do it by theme, event, family, or person. Sorting them so that they tell family stories is also popular.

In most cases, taking the chronological approach makes the most sense. Depending on the number of photos you have, you may want to organize by decade then break it down into years. The advantage of sorting chronologically is that it will be easier to find duplicate images, which you can then discard.

Sort chronologically Start by sorting the photos chronologically. Any other sorting option is just too confusing and crazy-making. Think big picture by dividing first into two piles ing to century. Next, sort each pile by decade?even if that requires a wild guess?and so on until you have them in general order.

You can sort them chronologically, starting with the earliest and ending with the most recent, or you can do it by theme, event, family, or person. Sorting them so that they tell family stories is also popular. The beauty of that is you can arrange them however they need to be arranged in order to tell the story.

If you sort chronologically, photo storage boxes or a photo book might be what you need. A pretty scrapbook will allow you to add some personality and really tell a story as you create a keepsake that will be treasured for years to come. Glassine envelopes are also a good option.