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Questions from the backseat: What country would I represent in the Olympics?
With the Winter Olympics in full swing, we have been watching each night. My boys are taken with the sliding sports! Early on came the
3 Ways to Use the Star Rating in Sorting Your Photos
To rate your photos with one to five stars, starts with a more basic question: what do you want to do with your photos? The
3 Small steps to get your photos organized this year.
Each year people make New Year’s resolutions. Losing weight and getting organized are big ones that many people start the year with and then lose
1 week till Christmas – Give a gift certificate
On the last week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me: Give a gift certificate for a half-day of photo organizing.
2 weeks till Christmas – Secure your photos with Picture Keeper
On the 2nd week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me: The gift of securing your photos with Picture Keeper as part
3 weeks till Christmas – Make a slide show
On the 3rd week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me: Make a slide show of your last year for the
4 weeks till Christmas – Give an archival, photo safe box
On the 4th week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me: Give an archival, photo safe Legacy Box to put
5 weeks till Christmas – Digitize those family memories
Digitizing your family movies, tapes, slides or photos is a great way to do one project and have multiple people on your
6 weeks till Christmas – Personalize your Christmas cards with photos
On the 6th week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me: Personalize your Christmas cards with photos. Don’t you just
7 Weeks till Christmas – Make a calendar
On the 7th week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me – Make a calendar, it’s two gifts in one, the calendar
8 Weeks till Christmas – Get a damaged photo restored
On the 8th week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me to get a damaged photo restored and give as a gift
9 Weeks till Christmas – Canvas Prints
On the 9th week till Christmas my PPO (Personal Photo Organizer) suggested to me a canvas print of the family to put on the wall.
Holiday Photo Gift Ideas
Photographs make very personal gifts. With today’s technology your pictures can be placed on a wide variety of surfaces and objects making them unique gifts.
What makes a good slide show?
Slide shows or photo montage videos… you see them at weddings, graduations, big birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations where people want to show off a
Picture Keeper Review
Picture Keeper is a very simple, yet powerful way to find and backup your digital photos. Just plug in the flash drive or external hard
Celebrating Your Work Stories
Happy Labor Day to all! When was the last time you stopped to tell the story of your work life? You make a resume or curriculum
12 Back to School Photo Tips
Taking pictures of your child(ren) heading off to school year by year captures some great memories and gives you a look at how much change
Creative Memories Bankruptcy and you – Update
It’s official, Creative Memories announced that it will close its doors on August 31st and release all its consultants as of September 1st. Then on
Where Photos Live
It’s been hot and humid here. I put the air conditioner in the window and cranked it up. I like moderate temperatures and fairly low
Photo Organizing Haiku
Three Photo Organizing Haiku from my wife Susan – my muse! Old silver photo This woman with eyes like mine What is her story?
Questions from the back seat – Dead birds and friends moving away
Not all questions are verbal. Sometimes they come as tears. I find helping my boys articulate those questions much harder. My boys were playing
Summer fun photo tips
We’ve come to the longest day of the year and here that means the local swimming hole is open! My boys are like fish. Even
Creative Memories Bankruptcy and you
I have been a Creative Memories Consultant for almost 8 years now. When I heard Creative Memories was in Chapter 11 and looking to
Stories of the ordinary and not so ordinary.
Are there stories hiding in plain view right in your home? The china from your grandmother, the hutch your great grandfather built? What about
Photos help keep loved ones close.
We are saying goodbye to friends that have been here for three years. Schooling is done and it’s time for them to return home.
Has digital photography changed why we take pictures?
I was scanning some old photo albums for a client and found the above quote on the inside of an envelope from the film developer
Questions From the Back Seat – Father’s Day
When I first started blogging I did a very short piece on how we celebrate Father’s Day in our family. This year the dates and
Yearbook Revolution!
I worked on my High School Yearbook one year. It was before desktop publishing, which has made that part easier, but we still had to
10 Tips for summer vacation photos
Are you headed off to vacation this summer? Here are some tips for taking photos to help tell about what a fabulous vacation it turns
Saving Kid’s Artwork
As school comes to and end and all the artwork and papers come flooding home, what will you do with it all? Take a photo
Telling your story
I had a client say, “I don’t know how much to write about each picture.” Pictures can be worth a thousand words… or nothing, if
Preserving your Digital photos for the future.
I have written about backup systems and how important it is to have both onsite and offsite copies of your photos. For those of you
Enjoying your photos now!
As school comes to an end and summer is about to begin, half the year has gone by. Take a look at your photos and
Questions From The Back Seat – Part IV
“Am I good at soccer?” was a recent question from my son. Driving to practice and watching games in the fall and spring has become
Dealing with your photos: Important or Urgent
Why is it that photos are so important to us that people want to save them out of a burning building, but barring a natural
Sorting photos to see what you have.
Most people have from 2 to 5 thousand printed photos in their collection. If you haven’t gotten rid of the duplicates, blurry, or just plain
Where is your one place?
Have you seen the news about people gathering photos that have been blown far and wide by recent tornadoes? People who find the scattered prints
My Five Favorite Apps
Linea – Beautiful Photo Browsing by Linea Photosharing LLC is a photo sharing and storage app that is great for viewing your photos on any
Celebrate life’s events with pictures!
We celebrate life with images. It’s how we think. We take photos at birthday parties, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, and other life events to remember them.
Digitize your heritage photos.
Take the time, or spend the money to digitize your heritage photos! In the light of recent natural disasters — tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods, not
Share your pictures!
People love to share their photos. Today it’s so easy with the camera on your phone to snap a quick image and share it on
Getting back to it!
At the beginning of the year I posted 13 things to do with your photos. Well the last one was really a challenge for me
Put some family photos on your walls!
Having photos of your family up where everyone can see them day to day lets your family know they are loved and connected to each
Photos as gifts
Use photos as part of the gifts you give. People respond to gifts that have photos in them or on them, especially if they are
3 options for making a photo album.
Resolve to make a photo album or photo book this year! Now that you have organized those pictures and captured the stories behind them, it’s
Who is in that picture?
You know everyone in the photos you take, but what will happen when your grandchildren are looking at your photos? Will they know anyone? Have
Questions From the Back Seat – Part III
My youngest son recently asked, “What will I inherit from my birth parents?” I get the most profound and perplexing questions from my boys about
6 ways to Tag your photos so you can find them again.
How do I tag you? Let me count the ways! There are so many ways to go about tagging your photos. The main reason to
Getting your photos organized starts with deleting!
Not every photo you take is worth keeping! It really is ok to delete the picture if it’s blurry, a finger in the way, or
3 Reasons to clear your camera card on a regular basis.
When was the last time you actually cleared your camera card? Not just downloaded the photos off your camera card, but you reformatted the card!
Setup your backup systems!
Yes I mean systems plural! It’s not if, but when will your hard drive crash. This includes your external hard drive that you might be
Get to know your Camera!
Get to know your camera! If you are going to take photos, it helps to know and understand the camera that you are using. Be
A photo a day keeps your eye focused!
There are several photo challenges as we start the New Year and they all can help you take better photos. Then main way is that
2013 – 13 resolutions for your photo enjoyment!
As we begin a new year many people will make New Year’s resolutions. Some will resolve to lose weight or get fit. Some will resolve
Back to School Photos
It’s that time of year again. My boys are both looking forward to and dreading going back to school. It’s a time to capture growth
Questions From the Back Seat – Part II
We were in the car on the way to a play date when my youngest piped up from the back seat: “Do my birth siblings
What happens to your printed photos?
What are you doing with all the printed photos you have? Unless you are younger than 12 and your parents were early adopters of the
From a child’s perspective
Our family was at the mall recently for the monthly Lego mini-build and went to Chick-fil-a for dinner. The Kid’s meal came with a book,
Do you remember?!
Recently at dinner, we were talking about what we might do when we go to our cottage in Maine. My wife Susan suggested climbing a
What to scan? That is a good question!
The digital age has created a quandary for people. The technology that lets us capture and share our memories keeps changing. What was the latest,
From overwhelmed to organized – eating the elephant one bite at a time!
There is an old joke: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. There are more photos taken in two minutes today,
Welcome to our new home.
We finally made the big jump and launched a website! In trying to figure out if we should keep our blog Lifebooks and More at
Photo Albums & Books
We offer many styles of photo books for you to enjoy or give as gifts.
Graduations
Capture those special moments with a custom photo album – for graduations, weddings, anniversary parties, and more.
Photo Calendars
These calendars give you 12 months and 12 photo prints when the year is done! Start any month and use them to remember a special
Posters
Make someone feel famous with their own poster. Celebrate an event or highlight an accomplishment.
Celebrations
Capture those special moments with a custom photo album – for graduations, weddings, anniversary parties, and more . Click to see one of the Graduation Albums that we’ve done.
Memorials
Create a memorial photo book as a way to honor your loved ones and celebrate their life.
Weddings
Remember your special wedding day with a custom Photo Album, Coffee Table Book or Calendar. We offer the ability to add your words to make the story come alive. See some examples of wedding books and gifts we have done.
Finding Balance In an Unbalanced World
My sons begged me to take them to see the movie Kung Fu Panda 2 when it was first released. They love Po the panda
Mother’s Day Blues
Mother’s Day sneaks up like a lion ready to pounce on us each year. Suddenly we wonder: Have we gotten a card or gift? What
Questions from the back seat
[custom_frame_right][/custom_frame_right] I was pulling out of the garage on my way to work, taking the boys to school, when I hear this voice from the
Tangled up in fairytales
We took our boys to see Walt Disney’s new movie “Tangled” just after Thanksgiving. It looked like a great movie for the family, and we
Making children feel special…
Here is one mom’s story about why she wants to tell the story of her children. Listen for how she talks about her children seeing themselves
Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a special day in our house as that is the day we received our first son. In Guatemala, Father’s Day is always
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