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HowtoArchiveFamilyPhotos
AStep-by-StepGuidetoOrganizeandShareYourPhotosDigitally
DeniseMayLevenickTheFamilyCurator
Cincinnati,Ohio
shopfamilytree.com
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DEDICATIONTomymemory-makingfamily:Dan,Zack,andChristian
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Contents
Introduction
PART1:Organize
Chapter1DigitalImagingBasics
Discovertheessentialtoolsandskillsforworkingwithdigitalimages.UsetheDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheetandGettingStartedChecklisttopreparefororganizingyourphotocollection.
Chapter2TransferTips
Unsurewhattodowithalltheimagesonyourvariousdigitaldevices?Thischapterfocusesonhowyoucantransferimagestoacentraldigitallibraryusinganeasy-to-rememberroutine.
Chapter3Photo-ManagementSoftware
Photo-editingandphoto-managementsoftwarecanhelpyouautomateyourdigitalphoto-organizationroutines.Learnaboutthesoftwareoptionsavailableandkeyfeaturestoconsidertohelpyoumanageyourdigitalphotocollection.
Chapter4OnlinePhotoServices
Photowebsitesforphotosharing,publishing,creatinggifts,andstoringabackupofyourdigitalimagefilesareabundant.ThischapterwillintroduceyoutosomeofthebestphotowebsitesandprovideyouwithaCloudStorageServiceComparisonWorksheettoevaluateyouronlinephoto-storageoptions.
Chapter5DigitalPhoto-ManagementWorkflow
Putalltheorganizationadviceandinformationtogether.Thischapterpresentsstep-by-stepworkflowsyoucanusetoestablishadigitalphoto-organizingroutine.
PART2:Digitize
Chapter6HeirloomPhotoCollections
Rememberthedaysof35mmfilmanddoubleprints?Inheritacollectionof1900sancestorphotos?Digitizingthoseoldfamilyphotographsisagreatwaytopreservethemforfuturegenerations.LearntipsandusetheHeirloomPhotoInventory&DigitizingChecklistfordecidingwhichimagestodigitize.
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Chapter7DigitizationPreparation
Digitizingphotocollectionstakestime.Thischapterguidesyouthroughcreatingaplan,settingupyourcomputer,andchoosingdigitalstorageequipmenttoefficientlydigitizeandorganizeyourphotos.
Chapter8ScanningEquipment
Ascannerisakeypieceofequipmentfordigitizingoldfamilyphotos.Thischapterintroducesyoutotypesofscannersandkeyfeaturestoconsiderwhendecidinghowtodigitizeyourimages.
Chapter9ScanningTactics
Thischapterprovidesstep-by-stepguidancetobegindigitizingyourphotos,fromheirloomphotostomulti-photoalbumpagestonegativesandslides.UsetheHeirloomPhotoScanningChecklisttohelpyouestablishascanningworkflowplan.
Chapter10HeirloomPhotoStorage
Whatdoyoudowithyourphotosonceyou’redonescanningthem?Thischapterprovidesbasicadviceonhowbesttopreserveandstorehard-copyphotocollections.
PART3:Create
Chapter11CorePhoto-ProjectSkills
Learnthebasicskillsandterminologyyou’llneedtoknowtocompleteavarietyofphotoprojects.
Chapter12Card,Collage,andScrapbookingProjects
PROJECTS:Athank-youcard,amousepadcollage,aholidaygreetingcardcollage,anancestorcollage,acustomFacebookcoverphoto,andadigitalscrapbooktributepage.
Chapter13CalendarProjects
PROJECTS:Awallcalendar,aperpetualcelebrationcalendar,plusideasforcelebration,year-in-the-life,andfamilyfoodiecalendars.
Chapter14SmartphoneandTabletProjects
PROJECTS:Mobileappstolabelaphoto,enhancetombstonephotos,createaphotobook,developafamilyhistorytimeline,andcreateanaudiophotobook.
Chapter15FabricandHomeDécorCraftProjects
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PROJECTS:Avintageholidayphotopillowandphotoquiltblock.
Chapter16Photo-BookProjects
PROJECTS:Acustomphotobook,anautofillbirthdaybook,afamilyyearbook,anheirloomreproductionbook,aphotobookforbusypeople,agrandparentandgrandchildmemorybook,andaremembranceandcelebrationbook.
AppendixPhotoOrganizingandDigitizingResources
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Introduction
Thecomputerharddrivehasbecomethephotoshoeboxofthetwenty-firstcentury.Wetossdigitalfilesintoourcomputers(orsmartphonememory)muchlikeourparentstossedsnapshotsintocardboardshoeboxes.Ourcomputerandmobiledevicesaresoonclutteredwiththedigitalfolderequivalentofoldphoto-processingenvelopeslabeledwithscrawledmemoslike“Dad’s80thBirthday”or“HawaiiVacation.”Sometimesthephotosmaketheirwayintoalbumsandscrapbooks,buttoooftenthedigitalshoeboxes—liketheircardboardcousins—fillwithmorephotosandarestashedawaytobeorganized“oneday.”
Iwasfortunatetoinheritdozensofboxesofoldfamilyphotoscollectedbyseveralgenerationsonbothsidesofmyfamilytree.Althoughonlyahandfuloftintypesanddaguerreotypessurvived,eachsuccessivegenerationaddednewphotossnappedwiththetechnologyoftheirtimetocreateafamilyphototimelinethatfollowedthegrowthandpopularityofpersonalphotography,fromcartesdevisiteandcabinetcardstoBrowniesnapshots,Polaroidprints,Kodachromeslides,andhomemovies.
Bythetimemygrandmotherwasayoungwomanin1905,shewasalreadysnappingphotoswithaBrownieboxcameraandpastingprintsonblackalbumpages.Shoeboxesbulgingwithblack-and-whiteprintsandnegativesbearwitnesstoherfascinationwithphotography.MymomandauntfollowedGrandma’sleadwiththeirownphotos,fillingmoreshoeboxeswithajumbleofalbums,slides,movies,andlooseprintsthatIinheritedwhentheypassedaway.NowI’mlookingatmyownlifeinfadingFujicolorandrealizingthatprintedimagesareonlyahintofthedigitaldelugeheadedourway.Morethan880
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billionphotosweresnappedin2014,accordingtoYahoo!,mostofthemdigitalpicturestakenbysmartphonecameras.Mygrandmotherwouldhavelovedit!
Coincidentally,thesameyearIinheritedmygrandmother’strunkfilledwithfamilytreasures,Ialsobroughthomemyfirstdigitalcamera—alittleNikonCoolpixthatsnapped1.9megapixelimagesvisiblealmostinstantlyonthecamera’stinyimageviewer.Asagenealogistandthedesignated“keeperofthestuff”formyfamily’sheirloomphotosanddocuments,mydigitalshoeboxeswerealreadyburstingwithscannedimages.Itdidn’ttakethousandsofnewphotosformetorealizethatIneededasimpleyetcomprehensiveimagemanagementsystemtokeepupwithnewdigitalsnapshotsandscannedimagesofmyfamilyphotocollection.
InmybookHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes,Isharedmysystemforpreservingandorganizingallkindsofinheritedfamilytreasures,andbasicstepsfordigitizingheirloomphotosanddocuments.ButasIwrotethosechapters,Iknewthatscanningoldphotoswasonlypartoftheproblemfacingtoday’sfamilyhistorians.It’sagoldeneraforgenealogythatallowsusto
accessoriginalrecordsthroughdigitizededitionsavailableonline.preserveone-of-a-kindphotosanddocumentsbyscanningheirloomswithaffordablehomeequipment.sharestories,pedigrees,andresearchthroughe-mailandwebsites.createourowndigitallegacywithnewdigitalphotos,videos,andaudio.
Butallofthesedigitalfilesaremeaninglesswithoutawaytotapintothestoriestheyholdandsharethosestorieswithothers.Howmanyphotosare“somewhere”inyourdigitallibrary,waitinguntilyoucanfindthemagain?Howmanydigitalshoeboxesfilledwithfamilysnapshotsdoyouhavestashedonyoursmartphone,tablet,e-reader,andcomputerwaitingtobeorganizedandenjoyed?Isn’tittimetogetthoseimagesoutofthedigitalshoeboxandintoyourhandstobeenjoyedandsharedwithfamilyandfriends?
HOWTOUSETHISBOOK
Thisbooksharespracticalstrategiesforconqueringdigitalimageclutterandconfusionsoyoucanenjoy,preserve,andshareyourfamilyphotosandstories.Inthesamewaythatgenealogistsstartwiththepresentgenerationandworkbackwardonebranchofthefamilytreeatatime,thisbookbeginswiththepresenttohelpyoumasteryourcurrentdigitalclutterbeforeyoutacklethepreviousgenerationsofphotographs.
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Youwillfindtechniquestoimportphotosfrommultipledevices,locations,andphotographers.Ifyouareworkingwithalargephotocollectionordigitizingproject,you’lldiscovertime-savingtipsforworkingwithimagebatches.Familyhistorianswilllearnwaystoorganizescannedimagesofheirloomoriginaldocumentsandphotos,anddigitizedgenealogyresearchmaterials.Andifyou’relookingforsomethingnewtodowithyourdigitalimages,you’llfindtwenty-fivecreativeprojectsfeaturingallkindsofdigitalimages.
Feelfreetousethisbookinthewaythatsuitsyourpresentneeds.Readitfromstarttofinish,orjumpinforideastohelpwithyourcurrentdigitalchallenge.
PART1:ORGANIZEincludesbasicinformationforworkingwithpresent-daydigitalphotosandheirloomscannedimages,includinghowtosetupyourcomputer,digitalstorage,andfile-namingsystem.Refertothissectionforhelpworkingwithcontemporaryorheirloomdigitalfiles.You’llalsofindanoverallstrategytohelpyouorganizeandarchivetheeverydayfamilyphotoscapturedtodaywithsmartphoneanddigitalcameras.
PART2:DIGITIZEhighlightsbestpracticesfordigitizingandpreservingheirloomoriginalphotosanddocumentsofallshapesandsizes.
PART3:CREATEoffersstep-by-stepinstructionsandprojectideastogetyoustartedusingyourdigitalimagesbycreatinguniquephotogifts,familyhistorybooks,calendars,andmore.
YOURPHOTOS,YOURWAY
Ifyou’vereadarticlesandbooksaboutorganizingjustaboutanything,you’veprobablyheardavariationonthetheme,“thebestorganizationalsystemiswhateverworksbestforyou.”Unfortunately,thatdoesn’thelpmuchwhenyou’vealreadydiscoveredthat“whatever”isnotworkingverywell,andyoureallyneedsomethingdifferent.Inthisbook,I’mnotgoingtotellyouwhatyoushoulddowithyourdigitalphotos,butIwillsharewithyouthestrategiesI’vefoundtoworkformeandforothers.Ihopeyou’lldiscoverthetoolsyouneedtobuildyourownphoto-managementsystem,onethattrulydoesworkbestforyou.
DeniseMayLevenick
Pasadena,California
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PART1Organize
Thephenomenalgrowthofdigitalphotographyisamixedblessingforfamilymemories.There’snoextracostinsnappingmultipleimagesintheefforttocapturethe“perfectshot.”Editingtoolscaneraseblemishes,cropoutclutter,andadjustpoorexposure.Imagesareeasilysharedonlineandpublishedindigitalphotocreations.Unfortunately,organizingandbackingupphotosisn’tnearlyasfunastakingpictures.
We’retakingmorepicturesthaneverbefore,especiallywithsmartphonecamerasthathavelargelyreplacedpoint-and-shootmodels.Butunlikeourdigitalcameraswitharemovablememorycard,thepicturessnappedonourcellphonesaresavedtodevicememorywheretheyaccumulateuntilwemovethemorlosethem.
Doanyofthesesituationssoundfamiliar?
Youhavedigitalimagesonyoursmartphone,tablet,computer,flashdrives,SDcards,andexternalharddrives,butyoucan’tfindthepictureyouwant.Youhaveduplicateimagesscatteredacrossyourdevicesandarerunninglowonmemory.Yourphotosneverseemtobetherightsizeorresolutionforthephotobookyou’retryingtocreate.Youknowyoushouldbackupyourphotos,butyouaren’tsurehow.Youorganizedallyourphotosinfilefolders,butittakesforevertofindthepicturesyouwant.Youdon’tknowhowtomanageeditedandoriginalversionsofthesamephoto.
Part1ofthisbookoutlinesaplantoorganizeandmanageyourever-growingdigitalphotocollection.Theconceptswillbehelpfultoanyonewhowantsmorecontrolandconfidenceinpreservingtheirdigitalimages,whethertheimagesweresnappedlastweekorinthelastcentury.
Ifyouhavethousandsoflegacydigitalimages,eitherfromyourcameraorfromscannedheirloomfamilyphotos,Iurgeyoutopostponeaddingthesefilestoyournewdigitalmanagementschemeimmediately.Instead,setupyoursystemandworkwithituntilyouarecomfortablewiththetasksandhaverefinedanyroughspotsintheworkflow.Startbyaddingyournextsetofnewdigitalimages,whethertheyaretakenonyoursmartphone,digitalcamera,orscanner.Practiceeachstepintheworkflowandtweak
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whateverisn’tworkingforyou.Asyouhavetime,gobackandaddoldimagefilestothenewcollection.Anddon’tbetoohardonyourselfifyoudon’tgettothoseoldphotosrightaway.Looktothefutureandaimtomanageyourphotocollectionforwardfromyournextdigitalimage.
I’llstartwithprovidingyouthebasicinformationyou’llneedtoknowtoassessyourdigitalstorageneeds,selectstoragedevices,setupyourcomputerfoldersystem,andestablishfilenamingandmetadatastrategies.Fromthere,I’llintroduceyoutotheworkflowI’veusedforyearsandsharetipsandtechniquestohelpyoumasteryourowndigitalphotocollection.
It’sagoodideatoreadthroughthechaptersinthissectionbeforemakinganydecisionsorchangestoyourpresentphotosystem.Creatingaplantomanageallofyourdigitalphotosmaysoundcomplicated,butitdoesn’thavetobe.Theinformationandworksheetsinthisbookwillhelpyoudevelopandpracticeyournewphotoorganizationsystemuntilit’sasnaturalasbrushingyourteeth.
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1DigitalImagingBasics
Forpastgenerationsofshutterbugs,photographyalwaysinvolvedafinancialinvestment.TheinexpensiveBrownieboxcamerabroughtpersonalphotographywithinreachofmostfamilies,butfilmandprocessingwereanongoingexpense.
Oftenonerolloffilmwouldbeusedformonths,recordingspecialeventsandholidays,twoorthreephotosatatime.Eachimagehadacost,andfrugalAmericanswholivedthroughwartimerationing,theGreatDepression,andtheRecessionmadeeveryimagecount.Eventuallythefilmcounterclickedtozero,indicatingthatallthefilmhadbeenexposed,andtherollwasdroppedoffforprocessingandprintingatthelocalcamerashopordrugstore.Somepeoplesavedmoneybyorderingprocessingonlyandselectedindividualprintsdirectlyfromthenegatives.Amateurphotographersoftensetuphomedarkroomstoprocessandprinttheirownfilm.
Ourattitudetowardphotoprintsbegantochangeinthe1980sand1990swiththeintroductionoflow-cost“doubleprints”madepossiblebystandardizedautomaticphoto-printingequipment.Newtechnologybroughtpricesdowntopenniesper4x6-inchprint,andvendorcompetitionintroducedtripleandquadprintdiscounts.Forthefirsttimeinthehistoryofconsumerphotography,familyphotographersweretakingandprintingmoreandmorephotos,bothgoodandbad,andselectingthe“keepers”afterprinting.Insteadofonerolloffilmlastingweeksormonths,afamilyphotographermightuseseveralrollsoffilmtodocumentasinglebirthdayparty.Thisprintboomlastedonlyuntildigitalphotographycaughton,whenthesnap-happymindsetwasaperfectfitfordigitalcameras.
Today’sphotographerneedsonlyadigitalcameraorsmartphonetocapturethousandsofimages.Theminimalcostperimagecanmakeuscarelessaboutpreservingpricelessmemoriesuntilasmartphoneislost,acomputercrashes,orweaccidentallyhittheDeletebutton.
Inthischapter,Ipresenttheessentialtoolsandskillsforworkingwithandorganizingyourdigitalimages,includinghowtosetupyourcameraandothercapturedevicestoworkwithyourcomputerandstoragemedia.
DOYOUKNOWWHEREYOURPHOTOSARE?
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Thefirststepinorganizingyourdigitalphotosisknowingwheretheyare.Afterall,youcan’torganizeyourdigitalfilesifyoudon’tknowwheretofindthem.Youmayhavephotosscatteredacrossdevicesandstoragemedia—fromyoursmartphoneandSDcardtoyourtabletandyourcomputer.Itwouldbeeasytomanagephotosacrossdevicesifwecouldjustdraganddropfilesfromonedevicetoanother,butAndroiddoesn’tplaywellwithApple’siOS,andyourmobiledevicesmightnotbeonspeakingtermswithyourcomputer.It’scomplicated.
Butitdoesn’thavetobedifficult.Organizingyourdigitallifewillbeeasierifyouputeverythinginonemasterlocation.Thiswillbeamasterfileforallyourdigitalimages,including:
newphotos:picturesoffamilyandfriendstakenwithyourcameraorsmartphoneoldphotos:familykeepsakephotosdigitizedwithyourscannerorcameraresearchimages:genealogyresearchdocumentsyouhavescannedorphotographed,oryouhavedownloadedfromtheInternetworkimages:businessandwork-relatedimages
Onceyou’vesetitup,you’llquicklyseethebenefitsofcollectingandmanagingyourphotosinonemasterlocation:
oneplacetoaccessimagesaconsistentfilestructurethatservesasamodelforfutureimageimportseasierbackupseasiermigrationwhenyouupgradeyourcomputerordevicesanintuitive,logicalsystemthatotherscanunderstand
Keepinmindthatthebeststoragelocationoptionmaybethesimplest.Forexample,alarge-capacityexternalharddriveyoucanusewithalaptopordesktopandeasilyusewithnewequipmentwhennecessarymaybeyourbestchoice.Mypersonaldigitalphotostoragesetupincludesthreeexternalharddrives:
PhotoLibrary:This1terabyte(TB)externalharddriveisattachedtomydesktopMaccomputeratalltimesandstoresmyworkingimagecollection—thefilesIuseonadailybasis.Ithinkofitlikealibrary(hencethename)whereI“checkout”imagesforviewingandediting.ThisismyMasterStorageLocation.ImageVault:Iattachthis1TBexternalharddrivetomycomputerattheendofaneditingsessionsoallofmyworkisbackedupfromthePhotoLibrarytotheImageVaultusingCarbonCopyClonerbackupsoftware.Idon’taccessmyimagesevery
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dayandlikethesecurityofknowingthisstoragedevicecan’tbedamagedbypowersurgesifit’soff-line.PhotoArchive:This1TBexternalharddrivecomesoutofmyfireproofsafeforregularmonthlybackupsofmyentireimagecollection.Again,IuseCarbonCopyClonertohandlethebackup,andIkeepthisdriveathomesoit’seasytomaintainmybackupschedule.IalsoburnphotofolderstoarchivalDVDstomakeanarchivalpreservationset.AndIkeepacopyofmyphotosonmyDropbox<www.dropbox.com>cloudstorageaccount.Withmultiplecopies,there’slessriskofimagesbeinglost.
Yourdecisiononwheretostoreyourdigitalimages—onyourcomputerharddrive,anexternalharddrive,inthecloud,oracombinationofallthree—dependsonthreemainfactors:
thesizeofyourcurrentandoldphotocollectionthesizeofyourprojecteddigitalcollectionyouravailablecomputerharddrivespace
HowMuchStorageDoYouNeed?
Youmayalreadyhaveagoodideaofwhereyouwanttostoreyourphotos,butdeterminingyourcurrentandfuturecollection’sstoragespaceneedscanbeachallenge.Ifyouaren’tsurehowmuchstorageyou’llneed,orwanttoknowthatyou’veaccountedforalldigitalfilesbeforepurchasingequipment,usetheDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheetinthischapter.Thisworksheetprovidesaquickoverviewforassessingyourstoragespaceneedsandwillhelpyoudetermineifyourcurrentcomputercanstoreyourdigitalcollectionorwhathardwareyoumayneedtopurchase.
Ultimately,whenchoosingacentralstoragelocationforyourdigitalphotocollection,erronthesideofchoosingalocationwithtoomuchstoragespaceratherthantoolittle.Costpergigabytecontinuestodrop,makingitcost-effectivetopurchase1or2TBdrivesratherthansmallermodels.Ifyoudorunoutofspace,thegoodnewsisthatit’srelativelyeasytomigrateawell-organizedphotocollectiontonewhigher-capacityhardware.UseyouranswerstotheDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheetasaguidetoyourpresentandfutureneedsandmakeyourbestguess.
WhereShouldYouStoreYourPhotoCollection?
You’llwanttoconsiderthesestoragelocationoptionsforyourMasterStorageLocation:
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DESKTOPCOMPUTER:Ifyouhaveplentyofroomonyourcomputerharddriveforyourgrowingimagelibrary,designateyourdesktopcomputerasyourMasterStorageLocation.Ifyoudorunoutofspace,youcanaddanexternalharddriveatalatertime.
LAPTOP:Ifyouusealaptopexclusively,plantopurchaseatleaseoneexternalharddrivetoholdyourimagecollection.Don’trelyonyourlaptopharddriveforlong-termphotostorage:Harddrivesfail,laptopsgetdroppedorstolen,andthestoragespaceisoftentoosmall.Instead,useexternalharddrivesorcloudserverstohelpmanagethedigitalload.
LAPTOPANDDESKTOPCOMBINATION:Ifyouusebothalaptopanddesktopcomputer,chancesareyouhaveimagesonbothpiecesofequipment.Toconsolidateyourphotocollectioninoneplace,chooseeitherthedesktoporanexternalharddrive.Storeyourphotosonequipmentthatistheleastsusceptibletodamageorlosswiththelargestharddrivecapacityavailable,typicallyastationarydesktopcomputer.Anexternaldrivehasthebenefitofportabilitybetweenbothdevices.
EXTERNALHARDDRIVE:Yourlaptopordesktopcomputer’sbuilt-inharddrivehasafiniteamountofstoragespace,butanexternalharddrivecanaddterabytesofstoragewithoutupgradingyourcomputer.Ifyoualreadyuseanexternaldriveasabackupdevice,consideraddingasecondexternaldriveforphotos.
HOMESERVER:Ifyouaretech-savvy,youcouldevensetupahomeserverorNetwork-AttachedStorage(NAS)toholdimagesforeveryoneinthehousehold.
Decidenowwhereyouwillstoreyourmasterfileofyourdigitalimages.WillyoumaintainyourPhotoLibraryonyourcomputerharddrive,onanexternalharddrive,inthecloud,oracombination?Storingimagesonyourcomputerisbestforsmalltoaveragesizedigitalimagecollections;anexternalharddriveisagoodchoiceforlargeorgrowingmediacollections.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
AnalyzingYourAnswers
OnceyoucompletetheDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheet,askyourself:Inwhatcolumnsdomostofyouranswersfall?
Ifmostofyouranswersareinthefirstcolumn,youhaveminimalstorageneeds.Ifmostofyouranswersareinthesecondcolumn,youhaveaveragestorageneeds.Ifmostofyouranswersareinthethirdcolumn,youhavehighstorageneeds.
DigitalStorageTipsChooseoneMasterStorageLocationforyourcollection.Storingyourmasterdigitalimagesonyourcomputerisfineforsmalltoaveragesizedigitalimagecollections;anexternalharddriveisagoodchoiceforlargeorgrowingmediacollections.
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TIPProtectingYourDigitalStorage
Whenyousetupyourdigitalphotostoragehardware,makesurethosestoragedevicesarepluggedintoasurgeprotector,notjusttoaregularoutlet.
EQUIPMENTFORDIGITALPHOTOSTORAGE
Onceyoudeterminethespaceyou’llneedtostoreyourmasterdigitalimagesfile,you’llneedtopurchasethehardwareandsetupyourdevicesandstoragetoworktogethersoyourimagescanbemovedtoanewpermanentstoragelocation.
Herearetwoimportantpiecesofequipmentyoumayneed:
EXTERNALHARDDRIVE:Mostexternalharddrivesaresimpleplug-and-playdevicesthatworkwithanylaptopordesktopcomputer.Followthemanufacturer’sinstructionsforconnectingthedevicetoyourcomputer.Aboxybook-shapedexternalharddrivewithitsownpowersupplymakesthedrivestableonadesktopsurfaceandoftenoffershigher-capacitystoragethanasmallerportabledrive.Ifdeskorofficespaceisaconsiderationoryouneedportablestorage,lookatportablehigh-capacitydrives.Somemodelsincludeaprotectivesleevethatcanbehelpfulwhentraveling.
MEMORYCARDREADER:Althoughdigitalcamerasoftenincludeacamera-to-computercablewithsoftwareandinstructionsformovingimages,it’smuchfasterandeasiertouseastand-alonecardreaderoracardreaderbuiltintoyourcomputerorhomeprinter.Plus,youdon’thavetouseyourcamerapowerorworryaboutthecamerashuttingoffduringtransferwhenyouuseacardreader.Cardreadersareinexpensiveandcomeinseveralconfigurations;someaccommodatemultiplecardssuchasSD,microSD,andCompactFlashcards.LookforaUSB2.0/3.0interfaceforhigh-speedtransfer.
ManydesktopandlaptopcomputersnowofferanintegratedSDcardslot,andmanyhomeofficeprintersalsohaveabuilt-incardreaderslot.Ifyourequipmentalreadyhasabuilt-incardreader,youmaynotneedadditionalhardware.
Andremember:InadditiontostoringyourfilesinyourMasterStorageLocation,you’llneedtothinkaboutbackingupthosefilesaswell(butwe’llgettothatlaterinthischapter).
FILENAMING
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ThekeytoorganizingyourPhotoLibraryisusingasimpleandlogicalsystem.Thatsystemstartswithdigitalphotofilenames.Irecommendusingshort,meaningfulfilenamesthatdon’tneedakeytoabbreviations.
UseConsistentFileNames
Long,complicatedfile-namingschemesaredifficulttomaintainandcumbersometouse.Theendofthenamemaybetruncatedorcutoffinyourcomputerfoldervieworprintout.Plus,morewordsprovidemoreopportunitiesformisspellingsandinconsistency.Asyoudevelopyourpersonalfile-namingscheme,createaFile-NamingCheatSheetasagentleremindertohelpyoumaintainconsistencybetweenworksessions.
AsyouimportphotostoyourPhotoLibrary,eithermanuallyorwiththeaidofphoto-managementsoftware,taketimetoconsistentlynamenewfiles.Usethesestandardfile-namingconventionsrecommendedbydocumentrecordsagencies:
KEEPFILENAMESSHORT.Operatingsystemsnowallowlongfilenames,butwhenfilesareuploadedtotheInternet,alongnamecanmaketheURL(akaWebaddress)evenlonger.Ifnecessary,usestandardtwo-letterabbreviationsforstatesandmonths.Beconsistentinusinganyabbreviatedfamilysurnames.
USEUNIQUEFILENAMES.Itisessentialtomaintainindividualuniquenamesforphotofiles.Yourcameraassignsauniquenumbertoeachimagethatremainspermanentlyembedded,evenifyourenamethevisiblefilename.Butthatwon’thelpyouselectbetweentwophotoswiththeidenticalname:davidbirthday2013.Don’trelyonfoldernamestohelpidentifyfiles,either.Forexample:Ifyousetupfoldersnamed2013Thanksgivingand2014Thanksgiving,buteachincludesaphotonamedgrandpa-carving-turkey.jpg,thefilenamedoesn’tprovideacluetowhenorwhere.It’smuchbettertousefilenamessuchas2013_grandpa-turkey.jpgand2014_grandpa-turkey.jpg.
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FILE-NAMINGCHEATSHEETFIVEFILE-NAMINGCONVENTIONSTOREMEMBER1. Short2. Unique3. Nospecialcharacters4. Underscoresanddashes5. Consistentlyformatteddates
MYFILE-NAMINGSTYLE
Fordates
Forfamilyphotos
Forheirloomphotos
Forscannedimages
AVOIDSPECIALCHARACTERS.Specialcharacterscreateconfusinganddifficult-to-readfilenames.Andmostcomputeroperatingsystemsdonotpermitcertaincharactersinfilenames,including\/|{}()<>:;*%@and#.
USEUNDERSCORESANDDASHES.Punctuationandspaceshaveaspecialpurposewhenusedinafilename.Periodsidentifythebeginningofafileextension.Spacesbecome%20whenuploadedtoawebsite.Slashesdividefilefolderlocations.Insteadofslashes,periods,andspaces,useunderscoresanddashestoseparateinformationinyourfilenames.
FORMATDATESCONSISTENTLY.Chooseadateschemeandstickwithit.YYYY_MM_DDwillsortfilesinyear,month,anddateorder.MM_DD_YYYYsortsbymonth,date,andyear.
ConsiderDifferentFileFormatandDocumentTypes
Genealogistsworkwithmanydifferentkindsoffiles:photos,scannedimages,documents,PDFreferencefiles,andmore.I’velearnedthatIdon’tnecessarilyneedthesamefilenamestructureforeachdocument,butIdotrybeconsistentwitheachkindoffile.
SCANNEDDIGITALIMAGESANDIMPORTEDDIGITALIMAGES:ThesefilesaretypicallyTIFFscannedfiles,PDFs,orJPGimagesdownloadedfromtheInternetorphotographedforresearch.You’llwanttofindthesefilesquicklyandeasily.Mygeneralfile-namingschemehasfourparts—name,date,place,anditem—eachseparatedbyanunderscore,plusthefileextension.Iuseadashtoseparatewordswithineachpartsuchassmith-john_19240315_co-pueblo_theater_edit.jpg.Thisfilenamehasthefollowingparts:
surname-firstname
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date(YYYYMMDD)place(fromlargesttosmallestwithtwo-letterabbreviationusedforstates)item
Iprefertousealllowercasecharactersandaddversioninformationattheendofthefilename.Ikeepfilenamesshortandconsistent.Thisfile-namingschemeisechoedinallmycomputerfiles,althoughImaynotuseeachpartofthefilename.
FAMILYSNAPSHOTSANDVIDEOS:Ienjoysnappingphotosandvideosoffamilyandfriendsathomeandonmytravels.Thesephotosdon’tneedextensiveinformationalfilenames.Itakeadvantageofthebatch-namingfunctionofmyAdobeLightroomandiPhotosoftwaretorenamethephotosastheyareimportedtomycomputer.Thesoftwaregiveseachfileanewnameandsequentialnumber:
2010_david_bday-01.jpg2010_david_bday-02.jpg
NOTESANDREPORTDOCUMENTS:Thistypeofdocumentmightincludespreadsheets,charts,genealogyresearchnotes,ortimelines.Idon’tneedthefulldateandlocationinformationusedinotherfiles,somyfilenamesforthesedocumentslooklikethis:
smith-john_research-notes.docsmith-john_military-timeline.doc
HEIRLOOMORIGINALPHOTOSANDDOCUMENTS:Iwasfortunatetoinheritalargecollectionofphotos,documents,andcorrespondencefrommymaternalgrandmother.Insteadofindividuallynamingeachfile,I’vechosentomanagethecollectionusingalabelthatindicatestheseriesanditemnumber.Myscannerprovidestheuniquefilename,andwhenItranscribeorexaminetheitemfurther,Ienteridentifyinginformationinthemetadatafieldsfortitle,caption,keywords,andsoon.Thesefilenamesmayappearas:
AAK_P00012.tifAAK_OP0009.tif
Thissystemencouragesmetomoveforwardscanningandarchivingtheoriginalmaterialwithouttheneedtostopandtranscribeinformationforafilename.Icanworkdirectlyfromthescannedimagetostudythesource,andtheoriginalsaresafelypreservedinarchivalstoragefoldersandboxes.MybookHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakesincludesmorepopularfile-namingstrategiesforgenealogists.
HowtoManageFileVariations
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Photoimagefilesarelikelytocreatemoreversionsandderivativesthantypicaldocumentfiles.Withdocumentsit’scommontousev01,v02,orv03toindicaterevisededitions.Fordigitalimages,youcanusetheSaveAscommandtocreateanewfileaftereditingorchangingaJPGphoto.Avoidusingvaguenamessuchasold,new,orrevised.Youmayhaveseveralnewversionsbythetimeyou’refinishedediting.Insteaduseeditv01,editv02,editv03toshowtheversionnumber.Savetheshortlabeleditforthefinalversionanddeleteothercopiesifyouwish.
Ifyou’reoptimizingyourimagesforuseonmultipleplatforms,useanabbreviationattheendofthefilenametoindicatethepurpose:Web,print,ore-mail.Forexample:2013_grandpa-turkey-web.jpgor2013_grandpa-turkey-print.jpg.
AlwaysusestandardfileextensionssuchasTIFF,JPG,orPSDwhensavingfiles.Thesefileextensionshelpdifferentiatearchivalandworkingfiles.Forexample,keepthescannedTIFFarchivefileandphotobook-readyJPGtogetherinafolderwheretheyareeasytoorganizeandlocatewhenyouneedthem.
FOLDERORGANIZATIONSCHEMES
Youdon’tneedacomplicatedfolderstructuretoorganizeandlocateyourphotos.Ifindthatsimpleisdefinitelybetterwhenitcomestoimagemanagement.Ifphotosareburiedthreeormorefoldersdeep,ittakeslongertodrilldownandfindthatfile.System-widesearchesarefaster,too,iffilesareorganizedinfewerfolders.
It’slikelyyouareworkingwithatleasttwokindsofimagefiles:
everydaysnapshotsofyourhome,family,andfriendsgenealogyimagesofscannedphotosanddocuments,sourcedocumentsphotographedonresearchtrips,cemeteryandtombstoneimages,snapshotsfromfamilyreunions,andphotosofheirloomsandfamilykeepsakes
Genealogistsoftengetboggeddowntryingtoforceallphotosintoonegiantorganizingsystem,butwhatworksforonekindofphotomaynotbeagoodsolutionforanotherkindofphoto.Iusedifferentfile-namingschemesfordifferenttypesofphotos,anddifferentfoldersystems,too.
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TIPPhotoSearching
Whenyourphotosareorganizedwellandhavedescriptivefilenames,itmakesiteasiertosearchyourcomputerforthefilesyouneed.OnaMac,searchforfilesbytypinginasearchtermintheSearchboxatthetoprightofanyFinderwindow.OnaPC,clicktheStartbuttonandtypeyoursearchtermintheSearchboxtolocateafile.
HowtoCreateYourFolderSystem
Whencreatingyourfoldersystem,Irecommendavoidingcomplicatedmultilevelfolderschemesthatcreatemanyplacestolookforfilesandphotos.Instead,takeadvantageofafile’smetadata(identifyinginformationembeddedintotheimagefile)tolabelphotoswithkeywords,location,event,andtagsthatwillassistyouinsearchingandfindingimages.Andmakeitahabittoimport,organize,andtagimagesshortlyaftereachphotoshootorscanningsession.
Followthesesteps:
STEP1:Onyourmainstoragedevice(eitheryourcomputerharddriveoryourexternalharddrive),createafolderlabeledPHOTOLIBRARY.Ifyoulike,personalizethefoldernamebyaddingyourinitialssuchasDMLPHOTOLIBRARY(replaceDMLwithyourinitials).
STEP2:InsidethePHOTOLIBRARYfolder,createafewannualfolderstoholdimagesforeachyearbeginningwiththecurrentyear.Remember,youwillbeorganizinggoingforwardandaddingoldfilesastimeallows.
STEP3:Insideeachyear,createfoldersforeachbatchofimages.Thesecanbeorganizedbymonth,date,orevent—howeveryouwish.
STEP4:Importimagesfromyourmemorycardandmobiledevicesintothefolders.(LearnmoreaboutthisinChapter2.)
WaystoOrganizeYourPhotoFolders
SomeresearcherskeepallpersonalandgenealogyphotostogetherinonePhotoLibrary,whileothersprefertomaintaintwodistinctphotocollections:personalphotosandgenealogyimages.Iliketokeepnewfamilysnapshotstogetherinfolderslabeledbyevent
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oroccasioninsideafolderforeachyearandmonth,andgenealogyfilesinonebiggenealogyfolder.
Formypersonalphotos,IuseafoldernamedFAMILYPHOTOStoholdallcurrentfamilyphotos.Insidethisfolderareannualfoldersthatholdthefoldersforeachyearandmonth(seeImageA).
Forgenealogyfiles,I’vefoundthatitisdifficulttoorganizethosefilesinfoldersbydate.Wemaynotknowaphoto’sdate,location,orevent,forexample.Andhowwouldyouorganizeaphotoofacemeterytombstonetakenonatripin1998?Doyoufileitina1998folder,bythedateonthetombstone,orinasurnamefolder?
Genealogistswillneedtodecidewhatmethodworksbestfortheirpersonalworkstyleandtechnologyexpertise.Ultimatelyyou’llneedtodecidewhatworksbestforyou.Herearetwooptionstoconsider.
1.ONEBIGGENEALOGYFOLDER:Harnessthepowerofthecomputertosearchandlocatefiles.Usefairlybroadsubfoldersinsidethemainfolderstoorganizedigitalfiles.CreateamainGENEALOGYfolderinsideyourcomputer’sDocumentsfolder(seeImageB).Keepresearchnotesanddocumentsinsidethisfolderorganizedbysurname,locality,orothersystem.InsidethisbigGENEALOGYfolder,createafoldernamedGENEALOGYPHOTOS.Fileallofyourgenealogy-relatedimagesinsidetheGENEALOGYPHOTOSfolder.Formorefile-organizingideasforgenealogydocuments,seemybookHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes.
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2.ONEPHOTOLIBRARY:ThesimplestfolderschemeofallistoplaceallyourimagesinsideamasterPHOTOLIBRARYfolder(seeImageC).Thisisthecentrallocationforfamilyphotos,scannedimages,genealogyimages,andanyimagehandledbyphoto-managementsoftware.CreatesubfolderswithinthePHOTOLIBRARYfoldertoholdyourfiles.AsImentioned,IhavesubfoldersinmyPHOTOLIBRARYfolderlabeledFAMILYPHOTOSandGENEALOGYPHOTOS.Usingthisscheme,you’llcontinuetostoreandmanagePDFanddocumentfilesinyourbigGENEALOGYfolder,butallyourimageswillbestoredinthePHOTOLIBRARY.
Ifyouplantousephoto-managementsoftwaresuchasAdobeLightroomorPicasatomanageyourphotocollection,keepinmindthatstoringallyourimagesinasinglelocationisessential.That’sbecausewhenyousetupyoursoftware,itwilllookforyourphotosinacertainfolder.Whenimagesaremovedoutsidethesoftware,thelinkislostandmustbereconnectedmanually.Andifyoucreateaseparatefoldertostorephotos,thesoftwarewon’tbeabletofindthatadditionalfolder.Asaresult,youcan’ttakeadvantageofmanysoftwarefeatures.
IMAGEDATA
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Haveyoueverviewedtheinformationforadigitalphotoandwonderedwhereitcamefromandwhatitmeans?Thatinformationiscalledmetadata.Tounderstandhowmetadataworks,it’shelpfultounderstandhowcamerasandmobiledevicesorganizeimagesinternallyoronamemorycard.
Everyimagecanincludetwodifferentkindsofdata:Exchangeableimagefileformat(Exif)andInternationalPressTelecommunicationsCouncil(IPTC).Somedataareautomaticallyrecordedbythecamera,andothersareavailableforyourinput.Thedataareusedtosortandorganizeimagesinthecameraandwhentransferredtoyourcomputer.
TheExifandIPTCdataprovideinformationaboutyourdigitalimage.ThedataareembeddedinthedigitalfileforJPGandTIFFformatimagesorsavedinacompanion“sidecar”fileforRAWimages.Thereissomeoverlapbetweenthetwosetsofdata.
EXIFISDEVICEDATA:TypicalExifinformation(seeImageD)includesinformationaboutthecameramakeandmodel,resolution,exposure,location,andothersettings,butmostimportantlyfororganizingfiles,Exifdatarecordthedateandtimeofcapturewithauniquefilenameforeachimage.Thedateandtimeisusedtoorganizeimagefilesintofolders,andtheuniquefilenameidentifiesindividualimagefiles.
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IPTCISSUBJECTDATA:TheIPTCdata(seeImageE)areusuallyaddedbytheuserintheformoftitle,caption,subject,photographer,copyright,andsoon.Originallydesignedtohelpnewsproviderslocateandcreditphotosources,IPTCdataareagenealogist’sfriendwhenitcomestoaddinginformationaboutthepeople,places,andeventsshowninanimage.YoucansetsomeIPTCdataautomatically,butmostinformationmustbeindividuallyrecorded.
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ToaddIPTCmetadatatoindividualphotos,you’llneedtousethePropertiespanelonyourPCortheGetInfooptiononyourMac.
OnaPC,right-clickontheimageandselectProperties.Renamethefileinthemainwindow.ClicktheDetailstabtoaddtagsandkeywords(seeImageF).
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OnaMac,selectanimageandopentheInformationwindowwithCommand-I.RenamethefileandaddtagsandkeywordsintheGetInfowindow(seeImageG).
Whenorganizinglargecollectionsofimages,however,it’smoreefficientandfastertoaddtags,keywords,andcaptionstothemetadatausingbatchfunctionsinaphoto-
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managementprogramsuchasiPhoto,AdobePhotoshopElements,AdobeLightroom,orPicasathanaddingittophotosindividually.
SetUpYourCamera
Dependingonthekindofcamerayouuse,youmaynotbeabletocustomizeeachmetadataoption,butthedateandtimesettingshouldbeavailableonallcameras.ThismetadataisallrecordedintheExifdatafortheimage.Whenyougetanewcameraormobiledevice,usethesestepstoensureitissetupproperly.
STEP1:SETTHEDATEANDTIME.Oneofthefirststepswithanynewcameraorsmartphoneshouldbetosetthecorrectdateandtime,andconfirmtheregularsettingsarecorrect.It’seasytomistakenlyadvancetheyearwhenadjustingforDaylightSavingTime.Yourcameramenumaylookdifferentfromtheoneshown,solookfortheMenuoptionandselectSettingstofindDATEANDTIME.Usethenavigationarrowstosetthecorrectinformation.MakeitahabittochangeyourcameraclockwhenyouadjustyourhouseholdclocksforDaylightSavingTime.
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STEP2:TURNDATEIMPRINTOFF.ConfirmthatyourcameraissettocaptureimageswiththedateimprintsettoOff.
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STEP3:CONFIRMCONTINUOUSFILENUMBERING.Somecamerasoffertheoptiontoresetfilenumbers,butcheckingthisoptionmaygiveyouduplicatenumbersandcreatehavocinyourorganizingsystem.Optforcontinuousfilenumberingfromonememorycardtothenexttoavoidconfusionandconflicts.
STEP4:SELECTTHERESOLUTION.Mostcamerashaveanoptiontosettheresolutionfrommaximummegapixelstosmallersizes.Togetthebestimagequalitypossibleforallphotos,keepthissetatmaximum.Purchaselargermemorycardsifneededtoaccommodatemorephotosonalongvacationorresearchtrip.
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STEP5:INPUTPHOTOGRAPHERANDCOPYRIGHTINFORMATION.Somecamerasnowofferanoptionforthephotographertoincludeanameandcopyrightinformation.Ifyouliketoshootphotosandpostthemdirectlytosocialmediaviain-cameraWi-Fioraftertransfertoyoursmartphone,youmaywanttopersonalizethesesettings.
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TIPCameraFileFormats
IfyouuseadigitalSLRcamera,you’llhavetheoptiontoshootpicturesinRAW,RAW+JPG,orJPGfileformats.RAWfilestakeupconsiderablymoreroombutarethecameraequivalentofTIFFfiles,andarestableanduncompressed.YouneedtoprocessRAWfilesinordertoworkwiththeimages,somostfamilyphotographersstickwiththeJPGfileformat.Ifyou’reworriedaboutJPGcompressionandimageloss,considerworkingwithanondestructivephotoeditorsuchasAdobeLightroomorPicasa.
InsidetheMemoryCard’sOrganization
Alldigitalimagesareorganizedbytheoriginaldeviceinmuchthesameway,whethertheimagewascapturedbysmartphone,digitalcamera,ormobilescanner.Thedateandtimeareessentialpiecesofinformationusedinsortinganddisplayingimagefiles.
Eachdeviceusesashortcutdevicenametoidentifythemanufacturerandsometimesthedevicemodel.InsertanSDcardinyourcomputerandclicktwicetoopenthefolder.YoushouldseeafolderlabeledDCIM.DCIMisanabbreviationforDigitalCameraIMages.DCIMistheindustrystandardfilefolderthatcontainsthephotoscapturedbyyourdevice.Toseetheindividualimagefiles,opentheDCIMfolder;youshouldseeeitheraloosecollectionofconsecutivelynumberedimagefilesoraseriesoffilefolders.
WhytheCorrectCameraDateIsImportant
Here’sanexampleofwhycorrectmetadataandcamerasettingsareimportant.ImageHshowsthefilefolderstructureformySDcardlabeledNONAME.InsidetheDCIMfolder,you’llseemanydifferentnumberedfolders.Thefirstthreedigitsrepresenttheyearandtheorderthephotoswerecaptured,followedbyanunderscoreandatwo-digitnumbertorepresentthemonththephotosweretaken.Thephoto’sexactdateandtimearealsorecordedintheExifdata.Folder125_04holdsthefifthgroupofimagescapturedin2012;04indicatesApril2012.
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LookatthethumbnailimageandmetadataindicatingthecapturedateApril13,2012.Whenimportedtoaphoto-managementsystemthatorganizesbyyear,month,anddate,thisfilewillbecorrectlyfiledinApril2012.
ImageIillustrateswhathappenswhenthedateisincorrectlysetinthecamera.Thedateontheimageinthelastcolumndoesn’tmatchtheabbreviatedfoldername:Thefolderlabeled121_10shouldholdimagescapturedinOctober2012,butthephotoinformationgivesthecreationdateasOct.5,2011.Theotherphotosinthefolderaresimilarlymismarked.ThisphotoandothersinthegroupwillbeincorrectlyfiledinOctober2012insteadofOctober2011.
Thisistheresultofanincorrecttimeanddatesettinginthecameraitself.TheyearmayhavebeenchangedaccidentallyifthecamerawasadjustedforDaylightSavingTime,oritmayhavebeenincorrectallalong.
PHOTOBACKUP
Thebesttimetobackupyourphotosisrightafteryoutakethem.Doyouwanttolosethegraduate’sgrinorthebride’ssmile?Forthisreasonalone,automaticcloudsyncingandstorageforsmartphonephotosisawonderfulfeature.Ifyourphoneislost,fallsintothe
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punchbowlattheweddingreception,orisresetbyaninquisitivetwo-year-old,yourphotoswillbesafe.
3-2-1Backup
Abackupismerelyaduplicatecopyofafile.Atruebackupisaduplicatecopystoredinadifferentlocationfromtheoriginal.Ifyouuseacloudstorageservicewithyourmobiledevice,thatsnapshotyoutookwithyoursmartphoneatyourniece’sweddingistheoriginalstoredonyourmobiledevice;thebackupisacopythatgetsuploadedandrestsonyourcloudstorageservice’sservers,readytobesyncedtoyourharddrivewhenyouturnonyourcomputerathome.Onephoto,threecopies.
Whenbackingupphotos,followthis3-2-1plan:
Create3copies:smartphone,cloudstorageservice,andyourhomecomputerUse2differentmedia:computer,USBflashdrive,orexternalharddriveStore1copyoff-site:useacloudstorageserviceoronlinebackupservice,orburnanarchivalDVDandstoreitoff-siteatarelative’shomeorinasafe-depositbox
BackUpYourComputerHardDrive
Youhavemanychoicesforbackingupyourcomputerharddrive:
externalUSBharddrivehomenetworkserveronlinecloudstorageonlinebackupservicerecordable(andarchival)DVDsandCDsUSBflashdrives
Selectyourstoragehardwareandsetupabackuproutine.Professionalphotographersbackuptheirworkdailyorperiodicallythroughoutaneditingsession.Makeitahabittoalwaysbackupyourworkafterimportingnewimagesorattheendoflengthyphoto-editingsession.
Investigateautomatedonlinebackupsystems,too.(SeealistofbackupservicesintheAppendix.)Whyuseanonlinebackupservice?PersonalexternalharddrivesstoreyourPhotoArchiveon-siteandarerelativelysecurefromhackers,butwhileyoucontrolthehardware(andonlyhavetopurchaseitoncevs.payaregularsubscriptionfee),yourfilesaresusceptibletofire,theft,andharddrivefailure.Inaddition,ifyouuseanexternalhard
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driveasyourarchivalbackupsolution,youmustbeyourownTechGuru,purchasingandinstallinghardware,migratingyourPhotoArchivetonewequipmentasneeded,andmanagingbackupcopies.
Alternatively,anonline,cloud-basedbackupservicedoesallthetechworkforyou:maintainingstate-of-the-artequipment,providingredundancy,andprotectingyourdatafromtheftordisaster.Withautomaticuploads,youneverhavetoworryaboutrememberingtomanuallybackup,sync,ormigrateimages.
Themaindrawbacksofonlinebackupservicesarecostandsecurity.Youhavetopayamonthlyorannualsubscriptionfeetokeepyourfilessafe.Morestoragecostsmoremoney.Enhancedsecurityfeatures,morerestorationpoints,andthelevelofcustomerserviceofferedarefeaturesthatdrivethepricehigher.
Dependingonhowmuchbackupstorageyouneed,expertsrecommendevaluatingyouroptionstodeterminethebreak-evenpointbetweenthecostofmaintaininganexternalharddriveatanoff-sitelocationandstoringyourPhotoArchiveusinganonlinebackupservice.Thedecisionwilllikelybebasedonthesizeofyourcollectionandyourcomfortlevelwithstoringimagesinthecloudvs.theworkofmaintainingyourownequipment.
BackUpYourMobileDevices
Agoodoptionistosetupyourmobiledevicestoautomaticallysyncandbackupphotosfromyourdigitalcameratoyourcomputer.SyncphotostoanonlinecloudstorageserviceandthendownloadimagestoyourpersonalPhotoLibrary.Simplifyyourdigitallifebyintegratingyourmobileandcomputerbackups.RemembertheacronymLOCKSS—itstandsforLotsofCopiesKeepStuffSafe.Havingmanydigitalcopiesisagoodthingwhendisasterstrikes.
Ifyoutakelotsofpicturesonyoursmartphoneortabletandrelyonthecloudtobackupyourimages,youmightbesurprisedtolearnthatcloudstorageisn’tautomatic.ThousandsofiPhoneusersthoughttheirimageswerestoredinthecloudandlaterdiscoveredthatthoseimageswerelostunlesstheyhadbeensavedtothedevice’sCameraRollortransferredtoiPhotooranotherphoto-managementlibrary.ThenewMacOSXYosemitephoto-managementsystemaimstomakeallphotosavailableanywhereintheiCloudPhotoLibrary,asystemsimilartocloudstorageservicessuchasDropboxandGoogleDrive.
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Thetakeaway:Cloudsyncingandstorageisconvenientandeasy,butdon’trelyonthecloudasyoursolephotobackup.
TurntoChapter2formoreideastomoveyourphotosfromyourcameratoyourcomputer.
GETTINGSTARTEDCHECKLISTCompletetheDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheet.Decidewheretostoreyourimagecollection,andpurchasenecessarystoragedevicehardware.Setupyourcameraandmobiledeviceswiththecorrectdateandtimeandanyotherdesiredsettings.Setupyourstoragedevices.Purchaseadedicatedmediacardreaderifyoudon’thaveabuilt-incardreaderonyourcomputerorhomeprinter.Purchaseandsetupbackupdevices.Decideonyourfile-namingandfolderorganizationstructure,andsetupyourPHOTOLIBRARYfoldersystem.
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2TransferTips
Digitalphotographyhaschangedthewaywecapturespecialmomentsinourlives.Ifyouhaveasmartphone,youalwayshaveacamerareadytogoinyourpocketorpurse.Wenolongeronlytakephotosofimportanteventssuchasweddingsandgraduations.Wetakephotoseverydayofanymomentwewanttoremember.Wetakephotosofthefoodsweenjoy.Wetakenear-dailyphotosofourchildrenorgrandchildren.Wetakehundredsofphotosonvacation.Digitalphotographyhasallowedustobecomeproficientattakingpictures,butwearemuchlessefficientatmanagingthem.Despitetakingmoreandmoreimageseveryday,it’shardertoaccessandviewourimagesnowthanwhenwetookourfilmtobeprocessedandorderedpaperprints.
Formanypeople,organizingdigitalphotosmayseemoverwhelming,andtheorganizingsystemsyoumayhavelearnedandnowrelyoninyourbusinesslifemayworkmoderatelywellwithdocumentfiles,buttheymaynotworkaswellforyourpersonaldigitalphotos.Forexample,youmightorganizewordprocessingdocumentsandspreadsheetsinadigitalversionofametalfilecabinetbecauseitmakessense.Thecomputerdoestheheavyliftingbymaintainingstrictalphanumericorder.Andfilesenterthesystemfromonlyafewlocations.Tofindaspecificdocument,youclickthroughfolders,lookingforthefileyouwant.Aslongasyouuseaconsistent,intuitivefile-namingsystem,itisfairlyeasytolocatethefileyouneed.
Thisbusinessfileorganizationstrategydoesn’tworkquitesowellfororganizingdigitalphotos.Managingyourdigitalphotosdemandsadifferentorganizationsystemforthreereasons:
1. Wetakeandneedtomanagethousandsofdigitalimageseachyear.2. Differentusesforphotosmayrequiremultipleversionsofthesameimage.3. Wecaptureimagesonmultipledevices,andourimagesmaybescatteredamong
multipleusers.
Inthesamewaythatyou’dneverleaveyourheirloomweddingphotosstuffedintotheglovecompartmentofyourcarforsafekeeping,keepingphotosstashedonSDcards,onflashdrives,andinfreecloudaccountsisnotareliablephotostorageormanagementstrategy.
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Managingdigitalphotosisabitlikecreatinganongoingphotoalbumwhereyoucaneasilyaddnotesandrearrangephotos,allwithoutscissorsandpaste.Thetoolsyouusearedifferentfromtraditionalpaperalbums,buttheresultsareevenmoresatisfying.
Inthischapterwe’lllookatoptionstohelpyoumovethephotosyou’vecapturedonanydeviceintooneMasterStorageLocation—yourPhotoLibrary.
BASICIMAGETRANSFER
Alldigitalphotomanagementbeginswithasimplestrategyyoualreadyknow:organizingwithfilesandfolders.Beforeyoubegintransferringimages,you’llneedtosetupaMasterStorageLocationtoholdyourPhotoLibraryoneitheryourcomputerharddriveoranexternalharddrive,andcreateabasicfilefolderstructure,asrecommendedinChapter1.YouwilltransferyourimagestoyourPhotoLibraryusingatransfermethodsuitableforyourphotocapturedevice.Youcantransferyourphotosusingoneofthreeapproaches:
manualimagetransferautomatedimagetransferadvancedimagetransferusingsoftware
ManualImageTransfer
ManualimagetransferinvolvesmovingfilesbydragginganddroppingimagesfromyourdevicetoyourMasterStorageLocation.Inamanualapproach,youareresponsiblefortransferringfilesfromthecapturedevicetoyourPhotoLibraryandforplacingimagesinthecorrectfolders.AftertransferringfilesfromthecapturedevicetotheMasterStorageLocation,youcanmanuallyrenamefilesandmakeadjustments,suchascroppingorresizing.
Manualimagetransferisgoodifyou
wantmaximumcontrol.arecomfortablewithdrag-and-droporganization.prefernottolearnanewsystem.useanycomputerplatform:PC,Mac,orLinux.haveasmall-toaverage-sizeddigitalphotocollection.
Themaindrawbacksofamanualimagetransfermethodarethat
itreliesonuserconsistency,soitcanbedifficulttomaintain.itrequireshands-onattention.
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filesmustbeindividuallyrenamedandtagged.filescanbeaccidentallydeletedormisplaced.
Abenefitofmanualimagetransferisthatyoucancontinuetomanuallymove,sort,andaccessyourdigitallibraryindefinitely.Formanypeople,thisisallthephotomanagementtheyneed.
Theprocessofcollecting,moving,andorganizingyourimagesmaytakesometime,dependingonthenumberofimagesandsizeofyourphotocollection,butyoudon’thavetodoitallatonce.Startwithyourremovablecameramemorycardsandanynewimagesyou’vetaken,andthenmoveontoyourmobilephone,tablet,andotherSDcards.Workononedeviceatatime,double-checkingtoconfirmthattheimageshavetransferredandaresafelystoredbeforemovingontothenextdevice.
TransferringPhotosFromaMemoryCard
Yourcameramemorycardisaminiaturestoragedrive.Youcanopenthecard,viewfiles,andmoveitemsbydragginganddropping.Youalsocanrenamefilesandfoldersrightonthecard.Transferringimagescapturedonmemorycardstoacomputerisrelativelysimple.AfteryouhavesafelytransferredthephotostoyourPhotoLibraryandbackedthemuptoastoragedevice,youcanerasethecard’scontentstomakeroomfornewimages.Photostorageisnearlyinfinitebecauseyoucanaddmemorycardsformorepicturesasneeded.Here’sastep-by-stepexampleforhowtodothisonaMac(thestepsaresimilaronaPC).
STEP1:Insertyourmemorycardintoamemorycardreaderandviewthecardonyourcomputer.Thecardmayormaynotbenamed.Control-click(orright-click)onthecardandrenameitwithyourlastnameorinitialsandtheyearyoustartedusingit,suchasDML2014.
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STEP2:Youshouldseeoneormorefoldersinsidethecard.YourphotoswillbeinsidetheDigitalCameraIMage(DCIM)folder.Continueopeningfoldersuntilyouareviewingtheimagefiles.Theywillbelabeledwithagenericprefixandconsecutivenumbers.Notetheyearthephotosweretaken.ThesephotoswerecapturedinMay2010.Identifythecorrectcaptureyearfromthefilefoldername108__05(2010-May)orfromviewingtheimagethumbnail.
STEP3:Onyourcomputerorexternalharddrive,openyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder(yourMasterStorageLocation)andthenopenafolderforthecorrectyear,orcreateanewfolderandlabelitwiththeyear(inthisexample,2010).Selectorcreateanewphotofolderinsidetheyearandrenameitwiththemonthandeventoroccasion.Someusersprefertonamefilefolderswiththeexactdateinadditiontothemonthtokeepphotobatchesorganizedingroups.It’suptoyouhowyouwanttomanagethefolders,butdouseaconsistentfolder-namingstructurethatincludesatleasttheyear,month,andidentifyingname.
STEP4:Selecttheimagefilesanddragthemfromthememorycardtotheappropriatefolder.
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TransferringPhotosFromSmartphonesandTablets
Photostakenwithasmartphoneortabletcameraareatthemercyoflimitedmobilestorage.Ifyoutakealotofpicturesandvideos,youmayfindyourselffrequentlyseeingthedreadedmessage:NotEnoughStorage.Regularlytransferringphotosandvideostoyourcomputerwillkeepyourdevicefreefornewimagesandsafeguardthoseyou’vealreadyrecorded.
YoucanmoveimagesmanuallyfromanAppleorAndroidsmartphoneortablettoyourcomputerviaaUSBcable.Thisprocessisfastandallowsyoutomanuallyorganizeasyoudraganddropfilesfromonelocationtoanother.
IfyouhaveanAndroidsmartphoneortabletwithremovablestoragemedia,youhaveonemoremanualimagetransferoption:Youcaninsertamini-SDcardfromyourdeviceintoyourcomputer’smemorycardreaderandmanuallymoveimagestoyourPhotoLibrary.
Ifyougrowwearyofthehands-onorganizationorwanttousefeaturessuchasbatchfilenaming,tagging,andcustomcaptions,readontolearnaboutphoto-importandphoto-managementsoftwarethatmakesthetaskeasier.
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TIPAutomatedTransferfromMobileDevices
Youcanautomaticallytransferimagesfrommobiledevicesviacloudsynchronization,too.AppleiOSuserscanusetheAppleiCloudservice,andAppleandAndroiduserscanmoveimagesviaDropboxandotherservices.
AUTOMATEDIMAGETRANSFER
Theeasiestphoto-transferringsolutionisonethatgoesoninthebackgroundsoyoudon’tevenhavetothinkaboutit.That’swhatautomatedimagetransferdoes.Itallowsyoutoautomaticallytransferimagestoadesignatedlocation,peryoursetupinstructions.Automatedimagetransfersolutionsprovideagoodalternativetophysicalfiletransfer,andinsomewaysareevenbetterbecausethere’slesschanceforuseromissionorerror.Yourchoiceofauto-transferandsynchronizationwilldependonyourdevice’splatformandwhatonlinephotoorcloudservicesyoualreadyuse.PopularautomatedsystemsincludeApple’siCloudPhotoLibrary<www.apple.com/icloud/photos>,Dropbox<www.dropbox.com>,Shutterfly’sThisLife<www.thislife.com>,andotheronlinecloudstorageprograms.AllmajorcloudstorageservicesofferAndroidandAppleiOSapps.(SeemoreononlinecloudstorageservicesinChapter4.)
Touseanautomaticimagetransfermethod,selecttheonlinestorageserviceyou’dliketouseandconfigurethesettingsonyourdevicesandinyouronlineaccountforstorage.Inmostcases,you’lltransferyourimagetoacloudstorageservice.Themaindrawbackofthistypeofsystemisthatit’sstilluptoyoutomanuallymovethoseimagesintoyourMasterStorageLocation,whereyouwillbeabletorenameandmanageyourimagesinacentrallocation.
TransferringPhotosWithImageCapture(Mac)
ImageCaptureisahandyMacprogramthathelpsyoumovefilesbetweenstoragedevicessuchasmemorycardsorexternalharddrives,andfromdigitizingequipmenttoyourcomputer.Itoffersaviewingwindowtoassistyouinselectingnewimagesforimporttoyourfilefoldersystem(ImageA),makingiteasytoselectimagesforimport.TheIconview(ImageB)showsimagethumbnails.ImageCaptureallowsyoutoselectone,some,orallphotosfromyourdeviceforimporttoaselectedlocation.
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YoualsocanchecktheoptiontoDeleteafterImport,butIrecommenddeletingimagesfromthecameraafteryouhaveconfirmedasafetransferandbackedupthefiles.It’sasimplesteptodeleteimagesusingthecamera’smenu.
TransferringPhotosWithPhotoGallery(PC)
PhotoGalleryoffersseveralhelpfulfeaturesformanagingyourphotosduringandaftertransferringtheimagestoyourPC.Tostarttransferringyourimages,followthesesteps.
STEP1:InsertamemorycardandopenthePhotoGallerytoviewtheImportwindow.SelecttheoptiontoReview,Organize,andGroupItemstoImport,andclickNext.
STEP2:IntheImportwindow,checkeachgroupofphotosyouwouldliketoimport,namethegroup,andaddtags.UncheckindividualphotosifdesiredandclickImport.
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Donoterasethememorycardinthecomputer.Afterconfirmingthatthephotoshavebeensafelytransferred,erasethecardusingthecamera’sDeletefunction.
TransferringPhotosFromWi-Fi-EnabledCameras
Inrecentyears,Wi-Fi-enableddigitalcamerashavebroughtmobileconnectivitydirectlytodigitalcameras.ThesenewmodelstypicallyofferAndroidandiOSappsthatpartnerwiththecamerasoyoucanshootphotoswiththedigitalcameraandthenviewtheimagesonyourtabletorsmartphoneforediting,e-mailing,andpostingtosocialmediasitessuchasFacebook,Twitter,andInstagram.
Tosetupawirelessconnectionbetweenyourcameraandyourmobiledevice,you’lltypicallyneedtodownloadandinstalltheapptoyourmobiledeviceandthensetupaconnectionbetweenyourcameraandtheapp.Thisdirectconnectionbetweenthecameraandthedeviceisturnedonwhenyouwanttotransferphotosfromcameratodeviceandturnedoffwhenyouarefinished.TheimagesremainonyourSDcard,andyoucantransfertheimagesfromthecardtoyourcomputerlater.Thecamerainstructionsandappwillwalkyouthroughthestepsforyourspecificcameramodel.
Usingadedicatedcameraforlargedigitizingprojectswillconserveyourmobiledevicebatteryforotheruses,andthelargersensorinadigitalSLRcameramayproducebetterimagesthanyoursmartphonecamera,especiallyinlow-lightconditionssuchaslibraries,archives,andconferencehalls.
SomeWi-Ficameraappsalsoincludeoptionsforotherfeatures,suchas
remoteshutterrelease.addingGeotags.in-appediting.directpostingtoFacebookandothersocialmediasites.
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I’veexperimentedwithaWi-FicameraforcapturingmicrofilmimagesattheFamilyHistoryLibraryinSaltLakeCity.Thecamerarecordedgood-qualityimagesdirectlyoffthemicrofilm-viewingtableasIworkedtheshutterviatheremoteapponmyiPhone.Thebiggestdrawback,however,wasthequickdrainonbatterylife.BoththecameraandiPhoneneededtoberechargedafterafewhoursofuse.Ithinkitwouldhavebeenmoreefficientandcreatedlesspowerdraintohaveusedaphysicalremoteshutterrelease,andthenusedtheWi-FitosimplytransferthephotostomyiPad.
AreYouRelyingTooMuchontheCloud?
Cloudstoragecanbeanessentialpartofanybackupstrategy,butitshouldn’tbetheonlyplaceyoustoreyourphotos.AimtocreateandmaintainonecentralPhotoLibrary(yourMasterStorageLocation)onyourownequipmentthatholdsallyourimages.Ifyouwanttouseacloudservice,useacloudservicetosyncandstoreimageswhiletravelingortohelpmovefilesbetweendevices,ortohouseanoff-sitebackupofyourPhotoLibrary.Remember,you’llwanttobackupyourPhotoLibraryregularlysoyouhavethreecopiesontwodifferentmediawithonecopyoff-site.
Wi-Fi-enabledcamerasareavailableincompactpoint-and-shoottoprofessional-levelmodels.Ifyouarelookingtoexpandyourdigitaltoolbox,theslightlyhighercostofaWi-Fi-enabledcameramaybeagoodinvestmenttoexpandyourphotoopportunities.
TransferringPhotosFromaWi-Fi-EnabledMemoryCard
AnotheroptiontoaddWi-Ficonnectivitytoastandarddigitalcameraiswithawirelessmemorycard,suchasanEyefiSDcard<www.eyefi.com>.EyefiSDmemorycardsprovideahybridphototransferringsolutionthatyoucanadapttosuitalmostanyphoto-managementworkflow.DifferentmodelsofEyeficardsareavailable;we’llfocusontheEyefiMobiSDcard.
TheEyefiMobiSDcardworkslikeanystandardSDcard—simplyinsertitintoanSDcardreadertotransferimagesdirectly.Therealmagic,however,liesinthecard’stinywirelesstransmitterthatcantransferimageswirelesslyfromyourdigitalcameratoacomputer,smartphone,ortablet.Insteadofwaitinguntilyouimportormanuallydraganddropfilesfromoneplacetoanother,theEyefiMobiSDcardautomaticallytransfersimageswirelessly(inseconds)wheneveritdetectsawirelessconnectionbetweentwopaireddevices.ThecardworkswithPCandMaccomputers,aswellasvirtuallyalldigitalcamerasthatuseanSDcardandtheFlip-PalmobilescannerorotherdevicesthatstoreimagesonanSDcard.Thephotos,whichcanbeinJPGorRAWformat,thenreside
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withinthefreeEyefiMobiapponyourdevice.Forexample,ifyousetupthecardtotransfertoyoursmartphone,yourphotoswillbecopiedfromtheEyefiMobiSDcardinsertedintoyourcameratoyourphonewheneverthecamera(andcard)arewithinrangeofthesmartphoneandtheEyefiMobiappisopen.
Afteryoutransfertheimages,youcanviewthem,organizethemintoalbums,andtagthephotoswithintheEyefiMobiapp.Meanwhile,onyoursmartphone,youcanshareimagesandsavethemtothedevice’sCameraRoll,wheretheywillbeavailabletootherappsforeditingandphotoprojects.YoualsocanpairyourEyefiMobiSDcardtoyourdesktopPCorMaccomputer.Onyourcomputer,“watchfolders”collectimagestransferredfromtheEyefiMobiSDcardtoautomaticallyimportthemintophoto-managementprogramssuchasAdobeLightroom.
AslongasyourEyefiMobiSDcardispairedwithonlyonedevice,allphotoswillbetransferredtothatdevice.IfyouinstalltheEyefiMobiapponaniPadandyouriPhone,however,anyphotosnotpreviouslytransferredtoanydevicewillbecopiedtothisnewlypaireddevicewheneverthecardiswithinrangeofthatdevice.Theresult:Somephotosmaybemovedtoyoursmartphonewhenthecardispairedtothatdevice,andthenexttimeyoutakepictures,thenewimagescouldbemovedtoyouriPadifthecardisalsopairedtoit.Inaddition,theEyefiMobiSDcardsavesbothJPGandRAWimagefilestothecard,buttransfersonlyJPGandvideofileswirelessly.
TheEyefiCloud
IfyouuseaWi-Fi-enabledEyefiMobiSDcard,youmightwanttousetheoptionalEyefiCloudserviceaswell.TheEyefiCloudserviceisdesignedtosynchronizefilesthatmaybedownloadedtodifferentlocations.Itworksinthebackgroundtosynchronizeallofyourimagesonallofyourdevicesbyhostingafull-resolutioncopyonEyefi’sCloudstoragewebsite.YoucanusetheEyefiMobiSDcardwithoutanEyefiCloudaccount,butyourimageswillonlybehousedinthelocationoforiginaltransfer.Ofcourse,imagesarealwaysaccessiblebymanuallycopyingthefilesfromtheSDcardtoyourcomputeroranexternalharddrive.
TheEyefiCloudincludessomeorganizingfeaturestomovephotosintoalbums,butnoeditingortaggingfeatures.Downloadingandsharingislimitedtoindividualphotosandbatchselectionbydate.Overall,theEyefiCloudisusefulforsharingimagesorforimagebackupwhiletraveling,butmaybecumbersomeforpracticaluseascloudstoragebecauseitlimitsyoutodownloadingimagesoneatatime.
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AlthoughtheoriginaldigitalphotoswillremainontheEyefiMobiSDcard,ifyouaren’tcareful,youcanendupwithimagesscatteredindifferentlocations.ToavoidtransferringimagesfromyourEyefiMobiSDcardtomultiplelocations,simplyclosetheEyefiMobiappondevicesyoudon’twantimagestotransferto.ThisgivesyoutheflexibilitytoopenthemobileEyefiMobiapponyourphoneifyouwanttoreceivephotosfromyourcameratoe-mailorshareonFacebook,orclosethephoneappandopenthetabletappifyou’dliketousethelargerscreentomakeadigitalphotobookonyouriPad.
ADVANCEDIMAGETRANSFER
Usersofphoto-managementsoftwaresuchasiPhotoorAdobeLightroommaybescratchingtheirheadsandwonderingwhatwe’retalkingaboutwith“manualphototransfer.”That’sbecausethesenondestructivephoto-managementprogramshandleimagetransfer,filerenaming,andfolderdestinationswithautomatedpresetsthattakethehassleoutofroutinefilemanagement.
Ifyouworkwithalargeheirloomphotocollectionorenjoytakingphotoswithyourdigitalcamera,youmaywanttoinvestigateaprogramsuchasAdobeLightroom,availableasstand-alonesoftwareoraspartoftheAdobeCreativeCloudsubscriptionservice.SeeChapter3formoreinformationonphoto-managementsoftwareoptions.
MYIMAGE-CAPTURE-TO-COMPUTERWORKFLOW
Nowthatyouhaveanoverviewofdifferentimagetransferoptions,I’dliketoshowyouhowIimportmyphotostomycomputer.Itakealotofpictureswithbothmydigitalcameraandmysmartphonecamera.Inaddition,Iscankeepsakefamilyphotosandresearchmaterialswithseveraldifferentscanners.Mygoalistogatherallmydigitalimagesinonephotocollectionandusefoldersandtagstoorganizeandidentifypresent-dayfamilyphotos,scannedphotos,andresearchimages.
MyphotosarestoredinthePhotoLibraryexternalharddrivedescribedinChapter1andmanagedwithAdobeLightroomphoto-managementsoftware.UsingLightroom,Iexportcopiesofimagefilesasneededfrommyphotocollectiontoshareonmyblog,onsocialmediasites,orforphotoprojects.IusetwowirelessEyefiSDcardstosimplifymyphotoworkflow:oneinmydigitalcameraandoneinmyFlip-Palmobilescanner.IhavetheEyefiMobiappinstalledonmyiPhoneandmyiPad,andIhavetheEyefidesktopappinstalledonmyMac.
AtHomeWorkflow
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WhenI’mworkingathome,Iusuallyneedphotosforlectures,webinars,andarticleillustrations.TheEyefiMobiSDcardinmydigitalcameramakesiteasytoaccessnewimageswithoutremovingthecardfrommycamera.Iconfirmthatthemobileappsareclosedandthedesktopappisavailableinthemenubar.WhenIturnonmycamera,thecardconnectstomycomputerviaawirelessconnection,andtheimagestransfertomycomputer.Here’showitworks.
STEP1:IMAGESTRANSFERTOCOMPUTER.WhenmycameraiswithinWi-Firangeofmydesktopcomputer,theEyefidesktoptransferappautomaticallystartsandbeginstransferringthefull-resolutionimagestoafolderonmydesktoplabeledEYEFI.
STEP2:IMPORTPHOTOSTOADOBELIGHTROOM.IusuallyreviewtheimagesinthefolderandthenopenAdobeLightroomphoto-managementsoftware.IusetheImportoptioninLightroomtotransfertheimagestomyPhotoLibrary.ThesoftwarepromptsmeforafolderlocationinmyPhotoLibrary(onanexternalharddrive),filename,keywords,andothermetadata.Iaddmycopyrightinformationaspresetdata.
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STEP3:EDITPHOTOS.UsingtheDevelopmoduleinLightroom,Ieditandcroptheimages.
STEP4:EXPORTFORPROJECT.IselectthephotosneededformyprojectandchoosetheappropriatePresettoapplythefileformat,filesize,watermark,andotheroptions.
SometimesIusemysmartphonetosnapaquickphoto.IwaitfortheimagetosyncwiththeAppleCloudandformyphototoappearinmydesktopPhotosapp.IthentransferthephototomyPhotoLibraryandtoAdobeLightroom,whereIworkwiththefileandexportitoncemoreformyproject.
TravelingWorkflow
WhenI’mtravelingandwanttoviewphotosfrommyscannerorcameraonmymobilephoneoriPad,IopentheEyefiMobiappandallowtheimagestotransfertothedevice.Here’show.
STEP1:TURNONDIGITALCAMERA.ThepowermustberunningonyourdigitalcamerafortheEyefiSDcardtoconnecttoyourdevice.
STEP2:OPENTHEEYEFIAPPONSMARTPHONEORTABLET.Thephotosfrommycamerawillbegintoappearonmydevice.
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STEP3:POWEROFFCAMERAANDCLOSEAPP.Whenthetransferofimagesiscomplete,IturnoffmycameraandclosetheEyefiapp.
STEP4:MANUALLYTRANSFERIMAGESATHOME.WhenIreturnhome,IinserttheEyefiSDcardintomydesktopcomputer’smemorycardreaderslottomanuallycopythefilestomyPHOTOLIBRARYfolderonmyexternalharddrive.Idonotusethedesktoptransferappbecausesomeofthephotosmayhavealreadybeentransferredtomymobiledevices.
Technology-ProofYourPhotoCollection
Technologyformanagingyourphotosonyourdevicesisconstantlychanging.Caseinpoint:Apple’snewestoperatingsystems,YosemiteandiOS8,replacedPhotoStream(apopularfeatureinearlierAppleoperatingsystemsthatallowedAppleuserstoviewimagesonallconnecteddevices)andtheiOSCameraRollwithanewphoto-managementsystemcalledtheiCloudPhotoLibrary,apartoftheiCloudDrive.Asusersupdatetothenewoperatingsystems,they’lldiscovertheirphotoshavebeenmovedintothesenewlocations.UsersalsowillseethatanewApplephotoprogramfordesktopintegrationhasreplacediPhotoandAperture.
IfyouuseanolderMac,youmaynotbeableorwanttoupgradetoYosemite.iPhotowillcontinuetofunctiononyourcomputer,butwillnolongerbesupportedbyApple.WhenyoueventuallyupgradeormovetoanewMac,you’llhavetofindanewwaytomanageyourphotocollection.
ThistransitiontoanewApplephoto-managementsystemisagoodreminderthatyoushouldalwayskeepcurrentwithyourphotostrategyandbeanactiveandawarephotoconsumer.Inaddition,youshouldmakesureyourphotosareinasafelocationthatyoucanaccessnomatterhowtechnologychanges.
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3Photo-ManagementSoftware
Youcancertainlysetupaphoto-managementsystemusingonlyyourcomputerfolderstructureandabasicphotoviewer,butifyou’reworkingwithalargephotocollection,youmayfindthetaskwillbeeasierandmoreenjoyablewithsoftwaredesignedforthetaskofmanagingphotos.
Usingphoto-managementsoftwaretoimportimagestoyourfoldersystemsavestimeandhelpsmaintainconsistencyinfilenamingandfolderorganization.Youneverhavetorememberwhetheryouareusingyear-month-dayormonth-year-daynamingandfolderstructures;thesoftwareautomaticallycreatesandnamesfoldersasneeded.
Organizingadigitalcollectionwithphoto-managementsoftwareisespeciallyhelpfulifyouhavealargephotocollection,aswellasforanyonewho
wantsautomationforroutineorganizationtasks.workswithimagefileseveryday.wantsbatchfile-namingandeditingfunctions.wantsnondestructivephotoediting.usesPCorMaccomputersystems.haslargeorgrowingdigitalcollections.
Thegreatestdisadvantageofusingphoto-managementsoftwareisthatitrequiresyoutospendsometimelearningtomasterthenewsoftware.Onceyoulearnit,though,itshouldhelpmakeyouroverallworkflowmuchmoreefficient.
UsethePhoto-ManagementSoftwareComparisonWorksheetinthischaptertoevaluatefeaturesandoptionsmostimportanttoyourpersonalworkflow.
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TIPSoftwareTutorials
Learnmoreabouthowtousephoto-managementsoftwarebyexploringusergroups,websites,andonlineeducationsitessuchasLynda.com<www.lynda.com>.
KEYSOFTWAREFEATURESTOCONSIDER
Throughouttheyears,I’veuseddozensofdifferentphoto-managementandphoto-editingprogramsonWindowsandMaccomputers,andexperiencehasprovedtomethatthebestsoftwaresolutionsforfamilyphotomanagementofferfourkeyfeatures:
nondestructiveeditingbatchediting,filenaming,andfileconvertingcross-platformversionsalarge,activeuserbasethatsupportsofficialandthird-partytrainingandtutorials
Photo-managementsoftwareisonlyonepieceofthedigitalphoto-managementpuzzle,butit’sanessentialpartofmyworkflow.
NondestructiveEditing
Whatisnondestructiveediting?Somedatabase-basedphoto-managementprogramsprocessimageeditsbysavinginstructionsfortheeditsratherthanalteringtheoriginalfile.Thisallowsyoutoeasilyreturntotheoriginalversionortostepbackincrementallyifyouwanttoundoseveraladjustments.Thisnondestructiveeditingpreservesyouroriginalimageandyoureditswithoutmultiplecopiesfillingupyourdatabase.
Incontrast,conventionalimageeditingsavestheeditedversionofafilebyoverwritingtheoriginalandlosingtheoriginaldata.Forexample,atypicaleditingsessionmightinvolve
1. openingaJPGimage.2. rotatingtheimage.3. croppingtheimage.4. applyingauto-adjusttoimprovecontrastandbalance.5. savingthechangeswiththeSavecommand,whichoverwritestheoriginalfile.
Usingthisscenario,youcannotreopenthefileandreturntotheuncroppedversion.Thechangeshaveerasedtheoriginalfile,andsomedigitalinformationislosteachtime
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thefileissavedandcompressed.Aftermanysavesthefilecanbecomedegradedsoextensivelythatitbecomesunusable.Thisscenario(“lossy”compression)occurswheneveryousaveaJPGimage.
OnealternativeistousetheSaveAscommand,creatinganeweditedversionofthefile.ThisprocessdoublesthenumberofimagefilesandstoragerequirementsandcancreateconfusionasadditionaleditedcopiesareaddedforWebversionsandotherprojects.Additionally,evenifyousavean“uncompressed”JPGimage,thefileremainslossyanddegradeseachtimeitisopenedandsaved.
AsecondalternativeistoconvertallJPGimagestoTIFFimagesandperformeditsontheTIFFversion.TIFFisalosslessfileformat,whichmeanstheimagewillnotdegradewitheachsave.Thefile,however,willbepermanentlyedited,andcroppedareaswillremaindeleted.YoucannotreverttotheoriginalTIFFafterchangeshavebeenmadeinthesamewaythataneditedJPGcannotreturntoitsoriginalversion.Thisprocedurealsocreatesmultipleimagefilesandincreasesfilestoragerequirements.
Organizingandeditingimageswithnondestructivephoto-editingsoftwareavoidstheproblemofhavingmultiplecopiesandlossyfileformats.Insteadofchangingtheimagefile,nondestructivesoftwarewritesinstructionsforthechanges.Theseinstructionscanbereversed,likeastep-by-stepUndobutton,toreverttotheoriginalimage.Becauseanyeditsarereallyinstructionstothesoftware,youmustexporttheeditedimagetoviewandusethefileoutsidethephoto-managementprogram.
BatchEditing,FileNaming,andFileConverting
Ifyou’veeverrenamedmanyfilesonebyone,orindividuallychangedthesizeofseveralphotosfore-mailing,you’veprobablywishedforawaytochangemorethanonefileatatime.Batcheditingisafeaturethatallowsyoutoapplythesamechanges—afilename,fileformat,orotherfilecharacteristic—toseveralphotosatonce.BatcheditingcansavehoursofworkwhenyouwanttoconvertphotofilesfromTIFFtoJPGformatforaphoto-bookprojectordownsizefull-resolutionimagesforpostingontheWebore-mailing.
Exploreyourcurrentphoto-managementsoftwareorsoftwareyouareconsideringpurchasingtoseeifitoffersthisfeature.Typically,youwillneedtoselecttheimagesyou’dliketochange,thenmodifythename,size,orotheroptions.Somesoftwareprograms,suchasAdobeLightroom,allowbatcheditingasfilesareexported.
Alsolookforfile-renamingoptionsthatallowyoutorenameagroupoffileswithacustomnameandsequentialnumber.Usethisfeaturetoquicklyaddameaningfulfile
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nametophotos,suchasimagesfromarecentvacation:hawaii01.jpg,hawaii02.jpg,andhawaii03.jpg.
Cross-PlatformVersions
WhenIstartedmyfamilyarchiveprojectoveradecadeago,IwasahighschoolteacherusingAppleMaccomputerswithmystudentsandaWindowsPCathome.Iwantedsoftwaresolutionstohelpmanagemygrowingdigitalcollection,butIdidn’twanttohavetorelearnaprogramifIdecidedtoswitchcomputersystemsinthefuture.ThishasproventobeagooddecisionandenabledmetoeasilymovemydatabasefromWindowstoMacwhenIlefttheclassroomandreplacedmyoutdatedPCwithadesktopMac.
Cross-platformsoftwareworksonbothMacandPCcomputers.ThesameprogrammaybeofferedatonepriceforPCandMaccomputers,oritmayrequireseparatepurchasesforeachversion.AdobePhotoshopElementsandAdobeLightroom(bothavailableat<www.adobe.com>)offeressentiallythesameprogramforPCandMac.LightroomisalsoavailableasapartoftheAdobeCreativeCloudsubscriptionserviceofferingcross-platformaccesstothelatestversion.Picasa<picasa.google.com>offersPCandMacversions.Eachoftheseprogramsalsooffersnondestructivephoto-editingfeatures.
ActiveUserBase
Somepeopleseekoutobscureorsmallsoftwarecompanies,figuringtheywillgetpersonalizedserviceiftheyavoid“thebigguys,”butbigisnotnecessarilyabadthingwhenitcomestoselectingphoto-managementsoftware.Irecommendlookingforasoftwarecompanywithalarge,activeuserbase,preferablywithanonlineconsumerforum.Satisfiedusersareawonderfulresourcewhenyouhaveaquestionorareunsureabouthowsomefeatureswork.
Ifaprogramhasanactiveuserbase,enthusiastsoftenposthelpfulvideos,blogposts,andtutorials,oroffercustomadd-ons.Alargegroupofuserswillfindsoftwarebugsquicklyandalertdevelopersforfastpatchesandupdates.Inaddition,beingintouchwithalargeuserbasecangiveyouasenseoftheoverallhealthofthesoftware:Areuserssatisfiedwiththecompany’sresponsetorequestsfornewfeatures?Dodevelopersreleaseperiodicupdates,orhasitbeenmanymonthssincethelastrefresh?
PHOTO-MANAGEMENTSOFTWAREANDEVOLVINGTECHNOLOGY
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Unfortunately,notmanysoftwareprogramsoffertruenondestructiveediting.AdobeLightroomandPicasa,aswellasthenow-discontinuedAppleprogramsiPhotoandAperture,arepopularnondestructivephotomanagersofferingediting,batchediting,cross-platformversions,andalarge,well-informeduserbase.Eachprogramalsoofferssomelevelofeditingsoyoucancrop,rotate,andadjustimageswithouttheneedtoworkinaseparateeditingprogram.LightroomandPicasaareavailabletoMacandPCusers,andtheirpopularityhascreatedamarketforbooks,tutorials,webinars,userforums,andtrainingopportunities.
AdobeLightroomisavailableintwoversions:aspartoftheAdobeCreativeCloudsubscriptionservicewhereyoualwayshaveaccesstothelatestupdates,andastand-alonethatcanbepurchasedanddownloadedtoyourhomecomputer.Picasaisafreeprogramthatyoudownloadanduseonyourcomputer,noInternetconnectionrequired.
Untilrecently,MacusersalsohadtheoptiontousetheeasynondestructiveeditingfeaturesofAppleiPhotoorAperture.WiththereleaseoftheYosemiteoperatingsystemandiOS8formobiledevices,ApplebeganmovingawayfromiPhotoandAperturetothenewApplePhotosforOSXappandannouncedthatitwouldnolongersupportitspreviousphotoprograms.TheApplePhotosforOSXappisdesignedtomakeimagesandvideosavailableonmultipledevices.IfyouhaveanolderMaccomputerwithiPhotoorAperture,youcancertainlycontinuetousetheprogram,butbeawarethatsoftwareupdateswillbediscontinuedandallnewMacswillofferthenewApplePhotosforOSXappprogram.It’sagoodreminderthatphoto-managementsystemshaveseenfundamentalchangessincetheirinitialintroduction.Technologyconstantlychanges,andtheshiftfromcomputertomobilephotomanagementhascreatednewchallengesforsynchronizingimagesbetweendevicesandusers.
Photoarchivistslookingfornondestructivesoftwareoptionshavefewerchoicestodaythanafewyearsago.Ifyouwanttofindaphotosolutionthathasstayingpower,it’sessentialtoknowwhatfeaturesaremostimportanttoyouandhowtoevaluateyouroptionssoyoucanmoveyourcollectiontoanewsystemifneeded.
Ofcourse,nosoftwarewillsolveyourdigitalimageclutter.IfyoudumpallyourphotosintoaprogramlikeAdobeLightroom,iPhoto,orPicasa,youwillbesorelydisappointedtofindthosepictureslookingrightbackatyou—withthesameemptymetadatafields,thesameuselessfilenames.It’suptoyoutolearnhowyoursoftwarecanhelpyousuccessfullyorganizeandmanageyourphotolegacy.
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AdobeLightroom
OneofmybestdecisionsforphotomanagementwastoinvestinAdobeLightroom.In2006,Iinstalledversion2onmyWindowsXPcomputerandstartedworkingwithmyscannedimagesandnewdigitalfamilyphotosstoredonanexternalharddrive.WhenIswitchedtoaMacfouryearslater,themovewaseffortless.ImovedtheharddrivecablefromthePCtotheMacandwasbackinbusinesswithLightroomforMac.Ididn’tevenneedtopurchaseanewlicense.
Newuserstodayhaveachoicetopurchasethestand-aloneversionofLightroomorsubscribeviatheAdobeCreativeCloudservice.Thereareadvantagestoeachchoice,andyouwillprobablywanttogowiththeoptionthatsuitsyourbudgetandneeds.ThemainadvantagestotheCreativeCloudsubscriptionareautomaticupdatesandaccesstothenewmobilesyncingservice.Ifyoudon’tneedorwanteitherofthesefeatures,youmaybebetteroffpurchasingLightroomandmanagingyourownupgrades.
AdobeLightroomisagoodchoiceforsomeonewithalargeandgrowingimagecollectionwhowantsbatchnaming,custommetadata,presets,exportoptions,collections,keywordhierarchy,andplug-ins.Lightroomuserscanbenefitfromtappingtheknowledgeofmanyprofessionalphotographerswhoshareworkflows,tips,andtechniquesinworkshops,webinars,blogs,andbooksaboutusingthesoftware.Andofcourse,Lightroomoffersnondestructiveediting.Aswithanyprofessional-levelsoftware,however,expecttospendtimelearningtousethispowerfulprogram.
AdobeLightroomPhoto-EditingExample
Here’sanexampleofhownondestructiveeditingworksinAdobeLightroomsoftware:
1. TheoriginalimageinLightroomshowsaphotoalbumpagewiththreevintagephotos.
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2. Afterselectingandcroppingaphotofromthealbumpage,theeditedimageinLightroomshowsthefinalcroppedimage.
3. Tousethecroppedphotoinaproject,IexportedtheimageinJPGformattomycomputerharddrive.Theimagefileontheharddriveshowsthenewcroppedphotoreadyformyproject.
4. TheoriginaluncroppedphotoremainsuntouchedinthePHOTOLIBRARYfolder(theMasterStorageLocation)whereitisaccessedbyLightroom.
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Picasa
ManyuserslikePicasabecauseitisafreedesktopprogramthatworksoneitherMacorWindowscomputers,andphotosareeasilyaccessibleonlinefrommultipledeviceswhenteamedwithGoogle+Photos.Forfreesoftware,Picasaissurprisinglyrobustandfull-featured.Itdoesn’thaveasmanybatchoptionsasAdobeLightroomdoes,butitcaneasilymanagefileconversions,renaming,andmostorganizationaltasks.
TheGoogle+Photosonlinephotospaceofferssharinganduploadingfeatures,aswellasanewstoriesfeature.Ifyouchoosetousetheseoptions,taketimetoreadtheprivacypoliciesandsettingstokeepyourimagesatthelevelofpersonalprivacyyouprefer.
AdobePhotoshopElements
Strictlyspeaking,AdobePhotoshopElementsisnotanondestructiveeditorlikeLightroomandPicasa.IfyouopenafileinPhotoshopElements,andthencrop,edit,andsaveit,thesavedfilewillrewritetheoriginalandyoucan’tgobacktotheoriginal.However,usinglayersintheeditingmode,youcanmakesuccessivechangesandreverttotheoriginalatanytime.Andifyouworkonaduplicatefile,youwillalsobesavingapristinearchivalcopy.
AdobePhotoshopElementsissometimesconsideredthe“littlebrother”ofAdobePhotoshopandAdobeLightroom.TheOrganizermodeinAdobePhotoshopElementsofferstags,keywords,andeasyorganizationsimilartofeaturesinLightroom.TheEditormodeoffersbasiceditingclosertothefullAdobePhotoshopversion.AdoberecognizesthatPhotoshopElementsusersmaywanttograduatetoamorefull-featuredproductastheybecomemoreexperiencedusersandoffersinstructionsformovingfromPhotoshopElementstoLightroom.
ManyphotographersuseLightroomforphotomanagementandbasicediting,butturntoPhotoshopElementsformorecomplexeditingtasksandworkinginlayers.PhotoshopElements’lowcostanduser-friendlytoolsmakeitanattractivechoiceforgenealogists
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whoneedphotosoftwareforoccasionalphotorestorationworkanddon’tneedthefullversionofPhotoshop.
ApplePhotoManagement
TheAppleiPhoneandiPadareamongthemostpopularmobiledevicesworldwide.Theintegratedcamerascapturehigh-qualityimages,andthousandsofphotoappsbringcreativepossibilitiestoanyfamilyphotographer.Thechallenge,ofcourse,istomakethoseimagesaccessibleanywhere,onanydevice.Apple’slatestYosemiteoperatingsystemhaschangedthegameplanforphotoconnectivity.
TheformerCameraRollandPhotoStreamhavebeenreplacedbythenewAllPhotosalbumorganizedinonelibraryandstoredintheiCloudPhotoLibrary.Thisnewcloudlibrary,unlikePhotoStreamwiththeonethousandimageorthirty-daylimit,willstoreyourphotosaslongasyouhavespaceinyouriCloudstorageaccountandmaintainyouraccount.Allusersreceive5gigabytes(GB)offreestorage;monthlyandannualstorageplansofferadditionaliCloudstorage.
AppleaimstoprovideseamlessphotomanagementbetweenallyourmobiledevicesandyourWindowsorMaccomputerswiththeiCloudPhotoLibrary.Aswithanynewsoftware,keepcurrentwithiOSupdatesandmaintainyourownpersonalPhotoLibrarywithlocalcopiesofyouroriginalphotos.TheAppleiCloudmaybeagoodadditionalbackuptoyourphotocollection,butdon’tputallyourphotosinoneplaceandtrustthatitwillbe“goodenough.”
HerearesomeoftheexcitingnewfeaturesoftheiCloudecosystem.
Imageswillbeuploadedandstoredintheoriginalformat,includingJPG,RAW,PNG,GIF,TIFF,andMP4.Optimizedimageversionsarestoredonmobiledevicestosavedevicestoragespace.NewphotosandeditedversionsaresyncedacrossalldevicesandappearinMyPhotoStream,butoriginalversionsarealwaysavailableontheiCloud.Youcandirectlyupload,delete,ordownloadphotostoandfromtheiCloudPhotoLibrary.
ForthelatestinformationonApple’siCloudphoto-managementprogram,refertotheHelpsectionoftheAppleiCloudwebsite<www.icloud.com>.
HOWWILLYOUMANAGEYOURIMAGES?
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IhopeI’veconvincedyoubynowofthemanybenefitsofusingdedicatedphoto-managementsoftwaresuchasPicasaorAdobeLightroom.Youwon’tgowrongwithanyoftheprogramsdiscussedinthischapter.IuseAdobeLightroomtomanagemyimagecollection,butIexportimagestoAdobePhotoshopElementstouseitsmanyeditingfeatures.
OrganizingyourPhotoLibraryisanongoingtask.Aslongasyouaddnewphotosandimages,you’llneedtoregularlyimport,tag,backup,andarchivethosefilestoyourphotocollection.Youcanresearchphoto-organizationmethodsforeverinsearchofa“perfect”system,butthebestsystemisundoubtedlytheoneyoucrafttosuityourownneedsandworkstyle.Don’tdelayorganizingyourphotosanylonger.Startsimply,goingforwardwithnewimages.I’llgiveyousometipsforbringinginyourolddigitalimagesinPart2.
WhenyoufirststartorganizingyourPhotoLibrary,yourworkflowwillfeelawkward,andsomeaspectswillneedtobetweaked.Don’tgiveup.Agooddigitalphotoworkflowgrowsandevolvesovertimeuntilonedayyourealize,“Hey,thisworksforme!”
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Viewatextversionofthistable
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Viewatextversionofthistable
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4OnlinePhotoServices
Afewyearsago,modestbandwidthspeedsandpriceysubscriptionserviceslimitedonlinephoto-storageoptionsformostphotographers.Todaywehavethespeedweneed,andservicesareinhotcompetitionforourbusiness,butnewconcernsoversecurityandprivacymakemanypeoplehesitanttocommittheirpreciousphototreasurestothecloud.Alltoooftenourpersonaltug-of-warbetweenconvenienceandcautioncanfreezeusfrominvestigatingouroptionsandmovingforwardtoaddcloudstoragetoourphoto-organizationand-storagetoolkit.Meanwhile,photoscontinuetoaccumulateonourmobiledevicesandstoragecards,makingithardertotakecontrolofourphotoconfusion.
Technologyisconstantlychanging.It’safactthatwithinmonths,thenewest,fastestsmartphoneyoupurchasetodaywillbesupplantedquicklybyanewer,fastermodel.Photo-managementsolutionsfacesimilarchallenges.DoyourememberKodakGalleryorApple’sMobileMe?WhocouldhaveforeseenthatKodakwouldabandonitsgalleryandmoveuserstorivalShutterfly?OrthatApplewouldreplaceMobileMewithanonlinesystemcallediCloud?
Thischapterexplorestheessentialfeaturesoffourtypesofphotoservicesusefulforfamilyphotographersandgenealogists:photosharing,shopping,publishing,andstorageservices.You’llfindhelpfulscreenshotstogiveyouasnapshotoftheuserexperienceandstep-by-stepinstructionstoguideyourfirstentrytothesites.Attheendofthechapter,acomprehensivechartpullstogetherhighlightsofeachwebsite.Becausetechnologychangesrapidly,thefeaturesandservicesonthewebsitesmentionedherecanchangeovernight,andyoumayfindnewoptionswhenyouexplorethesites.
FREEORPAIDSERVICES?
Althoughmostphoto-sharingwebsitesoffersomelevelofphotostorage,theiroverallfocusoftenincludesabusinessfor-profitmodelasabackbone.ManyservicessuchasFlickrandGoogle+offerfreeonlinesharingandstoragewithanoptiontopayforextrastoragespaceoranad-freeuserexperience.
Subscriptionpricingisnotnecessarilyabadthing.Inexchangeforpayment,youoftenreceiveahigherlevelofserviceandcustomerconfidence.
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Userswhobecomeheavilyinvestedinafreeservicealsoriskbeingheldhostageifthewebsiteshiftstoapaid-subscriptionmodel.Ifit’sdifficultorexpensivetoremoveyourcontent,youmayloseyearsofphotosandhoursoforganizingandtagging.Beforesigningupforanyfreeorpaidonlinesharingorstorageservice,alwaysaskyourselfhowacompanykeepsthelightsonandhowyouwillextractyourcontentiftermsofservicechange(orifthewebsitegoesoutofbusiness).
PHOTO-SHARINGSERVICES
Onlinephoto-sharingservicestypicallymakeiteasyforyoutouploadyourphotosinonecentralonlinelocation,butitcanbedifficulttoextractimagesifyouneedtorestorealostordamagedcollection.Youmaybeableonlytodownloadphotosindividually,byalbum,orbydate,andphotosmaynotbestoredattheoriginalfull-resolution.ButtheseservicesareadequateformanyfamilyphotographerswhoshootJPGimagesandwanttheeasiestphoto-managementtoolpossibletogathertheirimagesinonecentrallocation.
Somepopularphoto-sharingservices:
EyefiCloud<www.eyefi.com>Facebook<www.facebook.com>Flickr<www.flickr.com>Google+Photos<plus.google.com/photos>Instagram<www.instagram.com>Photobucket<www.photobucket.com>Pinterest<www.pinterest.com>SmugMug<www.smugmug.com>ThisLife<www.thislife.com>
LongtimefavoritesFlickrandGoogle+Photosoffergenerousstorageatnocost,reasonablypricedsubscriptionplansforadditionalstorage,andmanyfeatures.Somephoto-sharingservicessuchasThisLifebyShutterflyortheEyefiCloudcombinebackupsolutionswithfilesynchronization.SocialmediasitessuchasFacebook,Instagram,andPinterest,andpopularphotoportfoliositessuchasPhotobucketandSmugMugfallintothephoto-sharingcategoryaswell.
Onphoto-sharingwebsites,don’tassumeyourimageswillbestoredinfull-resolutionorthatyoucandownloadphotoalbumsandcollectionsineasybatchoperations.Thinkoftheseservicesasphotogalleriesoronlineexhibitspacesforyourphotos.Photo-sharingservicesemphasizefeaturesthatmakeiteasyforyoutoupload,organize,andshareyour
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imagesacrossdevicesorwithotherusers.Let’stakeacloserlookateachofthepopularphoto-sharingservicesmentionedabove.
EyefiCloud
TheEyefiCloudphotoserviceincludessomeorganizingfeaturestomovephotosintoalbums,butnoeditingortaggingfeatures.Downloadingandsharingislimitedtoindividualphotosandbatchselectionbydate.Overall,theEyefiCloudisusefulforsharingimagesorforimagebackupwhiletraveling,butmaybecumbersomeforpracticaluseascloudstoragebecauseoflimiteddownloadingoptions.
ManyFacebookusersuploadphotosfrequentlytothissocialmediasitewiththeideathatFacebookissafelystoringalloftheirimagesandthattheycanretrievetheimagesatanytime.Yes,thephotosarestoredonFacebook,buttheyaredownsizedtoalowerWeb-viewingresolution.Whendownloadedforprinting,youmaybesurprisedtodiscoverthatyourbeautifulhigh-resolutionphotosarenolongerprint-qualityforlargesizes.Inaddition,ifyouwanttodownloadyourimages,youmustdownloadthemindividually.
IfyouareaFacebookfan,youcanworkaroundtheselimitationsbyusingoneofthephoto-bookservicesthatoffersFacebookintegrationandFacebook-specificprinttemplates.Forexample,AdoramaPix,Blurb,Mixbook,andShutterflycanimportalbumsandphotosfromFacebookforprintinginasizeandstylesuitablefortheselower-resolutionimages.
FacebookIsNotaBackupService
That’sright.Facebook,aswellasInstagramandFlickr,arenotbackupservices.Theymayofferuniquewaystoshareandenjoyyourphotos,buttheywillnothelpyourecreateyourPhotoLibrarywhenyourharddrivecrashes.Andifyoufindalong-lostphotoonFacebookanddownloadtheimagetoyourcomputer,you’llfindthecrispfull-resolutionfilehasbeendownsizedtoamodestpixelcountbestusedon-screenormadeintoapocket-sizeprint.
Theoneessentialfeatureofanygoodbackupserviceisthatitmustbeaseasytogetyourphotosoutofthesystemasitistogetthemintoit.Mostphoto-sharing,shopping,andpublishingservicesarenotinthebusinessofsellingtwo-waystorage.
Flickr
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Popularphoto-sharingsiteFlickrturnedtenyearsoldin2014andgifteduserswith1TBoffreestorage.Sowhywouldyoulookanywhereelseforfree,easy-to-use,sharablestorage?Ifyourphoto-storageneedsexceedthatgenerous1TB,thelow-costpaidsubscriptionplansstillmakeFlickrabargainforonlinephotosharing.
ProfessionalphotographersuseFlickrtoshowcasetheirworkandpromotesalesonothersites(Flickrdoesn’toffercommercialselling).PhotosfrompublicarchivessuchastheBritishLibraryandLibraryofCongresshighlightcollectionsinFlickr’sTheCommons<www.flickr.com/commons>.
ThefreeFlickrmobileappmakesiteasytoauto-syncallofyourphotosoruploadselectedimagesforbackingupandsharingviasocialmedia.
Flickrisarichsiteforphotoorganizationandsharing,butitdoesn’tofferbatchdownloadingofimages.Theonlywaytodownloadimagesatpresentisoneatatimewhenyouareviewingtheindividualphotoorwiththird-partysolutions.Inaddition,anyworkyoudoinorganizingandtaggingimagesexistsonlyinFlickr;youwillneedtorepeatthesametaskstocreatesimilaralbumsandcollectionsonyourdesktop.
Step-by-StepGuidetoFlickr
FlickrisownedbyYahoo!,soifyoualreadyhaveaYahoo!account,gettingstartedandregisteringwithFlickriseasy.
STEP1:LOGINTOFLICKR.LoginatFlickrusingyourYahoo!usernameandpassword,orcreateanewaccount,ifneeded.
STEP2:CUSTOMIZEYOURACCOUNTANDPRIVACYSETTINGS.Beforeyoustartuploadingphotos,it’simportanttoconfirmyourpersonalinformationandmakesurethatprivacyandsharingareappropriatelyset.Clickonyouraccountnameintheupperright-handcorner;selectSettings.TheAccountwindowoffersfourtabs:
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PersonalInformation:Includesyourname,profilepicture,Yahoo!accountinformation,ande-mail.Privacy&Permissions:Manageglobalsettingsforwhocanview,edit,anddownloadyourimages;defaultsettingsfornewimages;andcontentfilters.Don’tworryifyou’reunsurehowtoadjustthesettingsforprivacy.TheoptionsareinplainEnglishwithaHelpbuttonnexttomanyitems.Youalsocansetsharingpermissionsindividually,byalbum,andbycollection.IliketosetglobalphotopermissionasprivateandthenextendviewingandsharingpermissionbyalbumusingtheBatchEditfeature.E-mails&Notifications:Setcontactinformationforuploadingcontentbye-mail.Sharing&Extending:ChooseoptionsforconnectingtoyourFacebook,Twitter,andothersocialmediaaccountsforautomaticorselectiveuploading.IliketokeepAutoUploadturnedoffandshareonlyselectedphotos.
STEP3:UPLOADPHOTOS.ClickonUploadintheFlickrmenubaratthetopofthepage.Anuploadwindowwillopen;dragphotosintotheuploaderandwaitforittofinish.
STEP4:ORGANIZEANDSHARE.FlickrletsyouorganizephotosinAlbumsandCollectionsandsharephotostopopularsocialmediasitessuchasFacebook,Twitter,andPinterest.
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STEP5:BATCHEDIT.OpenanalbumandclicktheEditoptiontoaccesstheBatchEditfeature.Thisiswhereyoucanfixanincorrectdatecreatedbyyourcameraorquicklytagphotoswiththenamesofpeople,places,orevents.
STEP6:SETCREATIVECOMMONSCOPYRIGHTRESTRICTIONS(IFDESIRED).CreativeCommonslicensingprovidesawayforyoutograntorrestricttheuseofyourphotosbyothers,includingplacingyourimagesinthepublicdomainforeveryonetouse.LearnmoreaboutdifferentkindsofCreativeCommonslicensesat<www.creativecommons.org>.
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Google+Photos
Google+hasabsorbedthefavoriteonlinephotositeformerlycalledPicasaWebAlbums.UsersofGoogle’ssuiteofservicesmaylikehavingtheirphotocollectionaccessiblewithGmailandotherGoogleapps.ChromebookuserscanaccesstheexclusiveGoogle+Photosappthatrunsofflineandmanagesallofyourphotos.TheGoogle+PhotosAutoBackupoptionalsocanautomaticallybackupphotosfromyourcomputerorAndroidoriOSmobilephoneortablet.
ThebestpartofGoogle+PhotosisallaboutPicasa.WhenteamedwiththefreedesktopphotoappPicasa,Google+Photosappearstobetheperfectphotosolution.Thebiggestcatchformanyusersisrelatedtosharingandpermissions.Forexample,toshareaphotobye-mailwithasinglefriend,youwillneedtodeselectthedefaultGoogle+tagstolimitwhoseesthatimage.Ifyou’reinahurry,youmayunintentionallyshareaphotoyou’dratherkeepprivate.
Ifyou’reaconfidentGoogle+user,you’llprobablyhavenotroubleworkingwithGoogle’staggingandlabelingsystem.JustkeepinmindthatGoogle+PhotospermissionswillreflectyourdefaultGoogle+settingsuntilremoved.
Google+PhotosisagreatoptionforsharingphotoswithGoogle+users,doingmobileuploadsandbackups,creatingvideo/photostories,andintegratingyouronlinephotoswiththedesktopversionofPicasa.KeywordsandtagsaddedinPicasaareembeddedinthephotoonexport.Google+Photos’maindrawbacksarethatitstrickypermissionlabelsmaycauseunintentionalphotosharing,andlimitedonlineeditingandorganizingmakesithardertomanagephotosawayfromhome.
Step-by-StepGuidetoGoogle+Photos
TomanageyourphotocollectionthroughGoogle+,followthesesteps.
STEP1:LOGINTOGOOGLE.SignintoyourGoogle+account,orcreateanewone,ifneeded.SelectPhotosfromthemenu.
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STEP2:CUSTOMIZEPHOTOSETTINGS.UndertheGoogle+menu,selectSettingsandscrolldowntothePhotosandVideosoptions.Checkanyoptionsyouwouldlikeactivated,suchas
geolocationallowviewerstodownloadphotosandvideosfacialrecognitionandtaggingfullsize(turnonifyouwanttobackupyourphotos;youmayneedtobuymorestorage)showGoogleDrivephotosandvideosturnon/offAutoEnhanceturnon/offAutoAwesomeapprovephotostobeincludedinPhotosofYou
Google+PhotospermissionsislockedwithyourdefaultGoogle+permissions.WhenyouclickaSharebuttontoshareanindividualphotooralbum,thewindowwillbepopulatedwithyourcurrentdefaultchoicesforsharing.Ifyoudon’twanttosharethephotooralbumwiththesepeople,deselectthegrouporname.YoualsocansetprivacyandsharingfromwithinthePicasadesktopprogramusingtheoptionforTools(Windows)orPreferences(Mac).
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STEP3:UPLOADPHOTOS.ClickonUploadPhotosinthePhotosmenubaratthetopofthepage.Anuploadwindowwillopen.Youcanchoosetoaddphotosfromyourcomputeroruseamobileapptoautomaticallytransferphotosfromyourphone.Toaddphotosfromyourcomputer,dragphotosintotheuploaderandwaitfortheuploadtofinish.
STEP4:CREATESTORIES.Google+PhotosoffersauniqueStoryoptionthatmeshesvideosandpicturesintoashareablephotostory.
STEP5:ORGANIZEANDEDIT.Google+PhotosallowsbasicorganizingintoAlbumsandface-tagging.OtherfunctionscanbeperformedinthedesktopPicasaapplication.
SmartphonephotographersloveInstagramforfast,funphotosharing,butyoumayfindyourselfwithyourbestphotosonlineandnoeasywaytodownloadyourowncopies.ThesimplestwaytoretainsomecontrolofyourphotosistoactivateInstagram’ssettingto
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SaveOriginalPhotostoyoursmartphonePhotoGalleryorCameraRoll.You’llfindthisoptionunderSettings.
IfyouwanttodownloadInstagramphotosdirectlytoyourcomputer,checkoutthird-partysolutionssuchasInstaport<www.instaport.me>.IfyouwanttoarchiveyourInstagramlifeinaphotobook,useimporttoolsonphoto-booksitessuchasAdoramaPix,Blurb,andShutterfly.
Photobucket
Bothamateurandprofessionalphotographersarefansofonlinephoto-sharingsitePhotobucket,whereuserscansellprintsandotherphotoproductsmadefromtheirwork.Photobucketofferseasycomputerandmobileuploads,full-sizestorageofimages,storageofvideos(lessthantenminutes),andeasyfull-resolutiondownloads.Youalsocandownloadimagesindividuallyordownloadallimagesinanalbum.Thisfeatureisavailableforyourownphotosandphotossharedpubliclybyotherusers.Ifyoudon’twantotherstodownloadyourphotos,markyouralbumsPrivatetorestrictthisoption.
Photobucketoffersalimitedamountoffreestoragespaceandlinkingtoblogsandwebsites.Paidsubscriptionaccountsaddunmeteredbandwidth,extrastorage,andad-freeuse.
HaveyoueverthoughtaboutusingthepopularimageandideasharingsitePinterestasasharingsiteforyourpersonalorgenealogyphotos?Youwon’tfindphoto-editingorextensiveorganizingfeatures,butPinterestcan’tbeignoredforaudienceexposure.
UsePinteresttolinkimagesonyourblogoryourotherphoto-sharingsites.UsestrategictagsanddescriptivetermstohelpotherPinterestusersfindyourunidentifiedSmithFamilycousins,andyoumayfindyourselfaddinganewname,oranewbranch,toyourfamilytree.
Pinterestworksbestwithshortdescriptionsandmeaningfulphototitles.Besuretoincludealinkbacktoyourblogorphotosite,andaddyourcontactinformationonyourPinterestprofilesopeoplecancontactyou.
SmugMug
BeautifulWebgalleries,onlinesales,editing,tagging,andfull-resolutionimagestoragecombinetomakeSmugMugafavoriteamongphotographers,bloggers,andvisualartists.
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Thisphoto-sharingsiteoffersmobile-friendlyWebgallerytemplatesthatrivalmanyphotoportfoliositesanduniqueeditingfeaturesforeasy,funphotoadjustments.
YoucansendyourphototothePicMonkey<www.picmonkey.com>freeonlineeditorformoreeditingoptions,orselectandprintMoobusinesscards,Blurbbooks,andothermerchandisewithSmugMug’sshoppingoptions.Browsepublicgalleriespostedbyotherusers,andorderprints,cards,andproductsfeaturingfavoriteimages.
SmugMugoffersfoursubscriptionplansfromBasictoBusiness.Photosandalbumsareeasilymarkedforprivateorpublicviewing,andyoucanshareimagesonFacebook,Twitter,andGoogle+,viae-mail,andotherways.CheckoutSmugMug’sfreetrialtoseeiftheserviceworksforyourphotoneeds.
ThisLife
ThisLifebyShutterflyoffersasimplesolutiontocollectallyourphotosatoneonlinestoragesite.WhileShutterflyoffersunlimitedphotostoragetoo,ThisLifeallowsyoutoautomaticallyuploadimagesfrommobiledevices,cameras,andcomputers,andpullinimagesfromotherWebservicesincludingFacebook,Instagram,Flickr,andGoogle+Photos.BecauseThisLifeispartoftheShutterflyfamilyofphotoservices,youonlyneedoneaccounttologintobothservices.
ThisLife’sfreeplancurrentlyhoststhousandsofphotos,butnovideos;paidsubscriptionplansofferincreasedstoragespaceforphotosandvideos.Forthefamilythatshootsandsaves250JPGphotospermonth,ThisLife’scurrentlowest-costsubscriptionplanwouldholdabouteightyearsofphotos;addvideoandyou’llreachthestoragespacelimitmuchfaster.Youcanaddmorestorageatanadditionalcost.
ThisLifeisparticularlygoodforphotosharing,mobileuploads,collectingphotosfromsocialmediasites,andcreatingstories,books,andotherprojectswithShutterflyservices.Bestofall,yourphotosareneverheldhostagebyThisLife;theDesktopDownloaderaccessedthroughtheHelpmenuallowseasydownloadingoffull-sizeimages.
Step-by-StepGuidetoThisLife
STEP1:LOGINTOTHISLIFE.LogintoShutterflyandthenselectThisLife,orcreateanewaccountwithThisLife<www.thislife.com>andselectaFreeorPaidaccount.You’llseeanoptiontolinktosocialaccounts;skipthisfornow.
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STEP2:CUSTOMIZEACCOUNTANDPRIVACYSETTINGS.ClicktheGeariconintheupperrightcornerandselectSettingstocustomizeyouraccountinformationandsharesettings.ThisLifeistotallyprivate;youneedtoactivelysharephotosandalbumsforotherstoviewyourphotos.
STEP3:UPLOADPHOTOS.TherearefourwaystoimportphotostoThisLife.ClicktheAddbuttoninthemenubartoopenthePhotoUploadwindow.
Touploadfromyourcomputer:ClickChooseFilestoaddphotosfromyourcomputer,andbrowsetoselectthefolderandfilestoimport.Touploadfromthedesktopuploader:ClicktheGetDesktopUploaderbuttonandinstalltheapplicationonyourcomputer.FollowthepromptstosetuptheDesktopInstallertoAutoImportphotosfromspecificfoldersonyourcomputer.Touploadfromsocialmediawebsites:NotetheimportbuttonsacrossthetopoftheuploaderwindowandselectFacebook,Shutterfly,Flickr,Picasa,Instagram,orSmugMug.Touploadfromyoursmartphoneortablet:ClicktheGetMobileAppbuttontosendalinktoyoursmartphonefordownloadingtheAndroidoriOSmobileapp.YoucansettheAutoUploadfeatureonyourmobiledevicestoimportanyphotosyoutakeonyoursmartphoneandcameradirectlytoThisLife.
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TIPThisLifeHelp
Ifyouneedhelporwanttoknowmoreaboutaparticularbutton,clickthequestionmarkiconinthebottomrightcornertoviewtheHelpmenu.
STEP4:ORGANIZEANDEDITIMAGES.PhotosareorganizedbydateastheyareimportedtoThisLife.Viewphotosbyday,month,oryear.Selectandclickonaphototobringupthefulleditingmenu.Usethetoolsalongthebottomofthewindowtoaddratings,addtoastory,share,hide,playslideshow,add/removetags,add/play/deleteaudio,rotate,crop,download,anddelete.
STEP5:SHARE.Toshareimages,clickindividualphotosoratimelinedateandthenclickSharetoselectE-mail,Link,ShareSites,Facebook,Twitter,orTumblr.
STEP6:CREATE.SelectafewphotosandclickCreatetoopenthephotoprojectwindowforoptionstoturnyourphotosintophotobooks,cards,calendars,andotherShutterflyproducts.
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PHOTO-SHOPPINGSERVICES
WebsitessuchasShutterflyandSnapfishhopetomeetyourphoto-storageneedsandcaptureyourphotobook,calendar,andcardbusiness.ManyretailersincludingWalgreens<www.walgreens.com>,Costco<www.costco.com>,andWalmart<www.walmart.com>havepartnershipswithphoto-sharingsitesandofferspecialpricing,in-storepickup,andotherfeaturestoattractyourbusiness.Anyphotosharingisusuallydonebehindaregistrationwalltohelpmaintainprivacyandpermissions,agoodfeatureforfamiliesandgroups.
Photouploadingandstorageisanecessarystepforcraftingcalendars,cards,mugs,books,andotherphotogifts.Shoppingservicesknowthatifyourpicturesareconvenientlystashedontheirservers,youaremorelikelytocreateandpurchaseitemswiththeirtools.Thedownsideisthatthesesitescanchangethetermsoftheirfreestorageatanytime,leavingyouwithalargecollectionofimagesstuckonthecompany’sWebspace(orintheworst-casescenario,deletedduetoinactivity).Thinkofthesewebsitesasphotoshoppingmallsofferingone-stopshoppingforallyourphotoneeds.It’sgreatiftheyofferwhatyouwant,butkeepshoppingifyouneedsomethingdifferent.
Afewpopularphoto-shoppingservices:
AdoramaPix<www.adoramapix.com>Shutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>Snapfish<www.snapfish.com>
AdoramaPix
AdoramaPixbooksareafavoritewithmanyscrapbookerswhoenjoythelargeselectionofbooklayouts,stickers,andphoto-editingfeatures.Threecoverstylesareoffered:hardcover,leatherlux,andleather.Allprintingisonarchival-qualitysilverhalidephotopaper.Lay-flatstylebooksareofferedinHudsonAlbumswithtrueflush-mountspreadsandthickpagesavailablewithgildededgesinportrait,square,andlandscapeorientation.
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OtherstandoutproductsatAdoramaPixincludemetalprints,customizablecalendars,andcanvaswrapprints.AdoramaPixisuniqueinfeaturingcalendardesignsasstickersorembellishments,whichopensoptionsforcreatingcustomcalendarphotobooks,singleprints,orposters.
AdoramaPixisapartnersitewithAdoramacamerastore<www.adorama.com>,whichofferscameragearforsaleandphotographytutorials.IfyouliveneartheNewYorkCitystore,youmaywanttosaveshippingchargesbypickingupyourorderinthestore.
NewuserswillwanttocheckouttheAdoramaPixYouTubeChannel<www.youtube.com/user/adoramapix>forworkshopsandtutorials.TheAdoramaPixonlineHelpsectionofferslimitedhoursofassistanceandisnotaseasytouseassomeothersites,sothissitemightnotbethebestchoiceifyou’reanewuserandneedtodesignsomethingfast.
Overall,AdoramaPixisgoodfor
metal,canvas,andacrylicprints.archival-qualityphotobooks.spiral-boundcustomizablecalendars.panorama-sizebooks.monthlycalendarprojects.movablecalendarstickers.
GenealogistsoftenlikeAdoramaPixforcreatingfamilyheritagethemebooks,usingfull-pagephotosonprojects,andcreatingcustomizedcalendars.
Shutterfly
Foundedin1999,ShutterflyisalongtimefavoritephotositethathasexpandeditsbrandtoincludeTinyPrints,WeddingPaperDivas,ThisLife,andMyPublisher.YoucanfindalmostanyphotoproductimaginableatShutterflyoroneofitspartnersites.
I’mabigfanofShutterfly’sfreeprivateShareSites,acustomizableWebpagewherefamiliesandgroupscancreateasecureonlinespacetosharephotoalbums,news,andevents.
Shutterfly’sgenerousfree,unlimited,andsecurephotostoragepromiseto“neverdeleteyourphotos”makesthissitepopularwithbusyphotoloverslookingforaone-stopshopping,storage,andsharingsolution.Userswhowantmorestoragefeaturescan
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subscribetoThisLife,whichsupportsfull-resolutionimages,facialrecognition,imageduplicationprevention,andaccountsharing.
Overall,Shutterflyisgoodfor
privatephotosharingwithfriends,family,andgroups.mobileuploadsandbackups.easyprojectcreationandprintordering.storingandusinghigh-resolutionimagesforpostersandbigprints.downloadingprint-qualityphotosindividually.orderingfull-resolutionimagesonanarchivalDVD.
GenealogistsoftenlikeShutterflyforitsprivatephotosharing,archivalDVDservice,affordablefamilyhistorybooks,andlocalpickupofprintsandprojects.
Snapfish
Snapfishisafull-featuredphoto-sharingandprojectcreationservicewithfreeunlimitedhigh-resolutionphotostorage(aslongasyoumakeatleastonepurchaseeveryyear),socialmediasharing,anddiscountpartnershipswithCostco,Walgreens,andWalmart.NowownedbyHewlett-Packard,Snapfishisalsooneofthefewservicestoofferprint-at-homefeaturesformanyprojects.Moreimportant,youruploadedphotosarenot“stuck”inSnapfishforever.Youcandownloaduptofiftyphotosatonetime,makingthissiteagoodbridgeforsharingimages.
Snapfishdoesagoodjobbalancingprivacy,easeofuse,andfeatures.ThewebsitemightlookabitdatedcomparedtoShutterflyorFlickr,butintuitivemenuoptionsandtutorialvideosthatguidenewusersthroughbasicfunctionstomakethesiteeasytouse.
Snapfishisagoodsitefor
privatephotosharingwithfriends,family,andgroups.mobileuploadsandbackups.easyprojectcreationandprintordering.storingandusinghigh-resolutionimagesforpostersandbigprints.downloadinguptofiftyphotosatonetime.
GenealogistsoftenlikeSnapfishforitsfamilyhistorythemephotoprojects,printableproducts,affordableproductpricing,anditslocalin-storepickupservices.Snapfishalsooffersstep-by-stepuserguides,whichisabonusifyouhaven’tusedanonlinephotoservicebefore.
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Step-by-StepGuidetoSnapfish
STEP1:OPENANACCOUNT.SettingupaSnapfishaccountisrelativelyeasy.Thedefaultprivacysettingsarefineformostusers;youwon’tneedtochangeanythingunlessyouwanttosetupsharegroups.AccessyourphotosandalbumsintheWelcomemenuorcreateprojectsintheShopmenu.
STEP2:UPLOADPHOTOS.Touploadphotos,clicktheUploadbuttonintheWelcomemenuandselectUploadFromComputer,ImportFromFacebook,orImportFromFlickr.
STEP3:SHAREAFTERUPLOADING.Snapfishmakesiteasytoshareafteruploading.Checkyourcontactsandgroups,oraddnewe-mailstosharenewuploads.
STEP4:ORGANIZE,EDIT,ANDCREATE.Selectanalbumtoviewphotos;selectindividualphotostoShare,Print,orCreateProjects.ClicktheEditOptionsonthefarrighttoopen
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theEditmenutorotate,addtags,rate,caption,copy/moveimages,delete,ordownload.
OtherOptionsforSpecialtyPhotoProducts
YoumaywanttocreatecustomphotoT-shirtsforafamilyreunionandinviterelativestopurchasetheirfavoritecolorandsizeonline.Zazzle<www.zazzle.com>andCafePress<www.cafepress.com>offersmall-quantityprintingandaffordablepricingforT-shirts,babyonesies,aprons,totes,hats,andotherproducts.Addyourcustomitemtoapersonalstore,andyourfamilycanbuyasmanyitemsastheywishandhavethemshippeddirectlytotheirhomeaddress.
ProfessionalphotographersturntoMyPhotoPipe<www.myphotopipe.com>forqualitycustomprintingofwrapcanvas,panoramicprints,andgallery-styleprints.Vistaprint<www.vistaprint.com>isanotheronlinecompanyworthcheckingoutforquantityprintprojects.Craftersanddesignersenjoycreatingcustom-designedfabricusingphotosandotherartworkwithSpoonflower<www.spoonflower.com>.
PHOTO-BOOKPUBLISHINGSERVICES
Photo-bookbuildingsitesfocusalmostexclusivelyonprovidingspecialtybooksandproductssuchasbooks,calendars,andcards.Thesearethesitestousewhenyou’relookingforuniquedesignthemesandpublishingfeatures,butyouwon’tfindfamilywebsites,freemassphotostorage,orpublicphotogalleries.Inmostcases,you’llwanttouploadfull-resolutionphotosforaspecificprojectinsteadofusingthewebsitetostoreyourgrowingpersonalphotocollection.Storagespaceonthesewebsitesisoftenlimitedtoactiveaccountsandprojects.
Popularphoto-bookpublishingservices:
Blurb<www.blurb.com>Lulu<www.lulu.com>
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Mixbook<www.mixbook.com>MyPublisher<www.mypublisher.com>
Blurb
Blurbisaparadisefortotalphoto-bookcontrol.Ifyoufeelconstrainedbyclunkydesignsoftwareorlimiteddesignthemesandtemplates,youmightliketoexplorethedifferentbook-buildingoptionsofBlurb.
Bookifyofferseasyonlinebookbuildinginfivesizes,from7x7-inchto12x12-inchsquarebooks.It’sagoodfitforbooksmadewithphotosimportedfromFacebookorInstagram,orforquickphoto-bookprojects.BookSmartisfreedownloadablesoftwarethatallowsyoutoworkonyourbookonlineoroffline.Morefeaturesandtemplatesincludenotebooks,photobooks,text-onlybooks,andplanners.BookWrightistheperfecttoolforcreatingprintande-bookversionswithbuilt-indesignertemplates.Thesoftwaredownloadisfreeandletsyouworkonlineoroffline.
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TIPPhotoEditingwithPicMonkey
Familyphotosshouldbefun.AndthePicMonkeyonlinephotoeditorisallabouteasy,funphotocreations.Thisfreeonlinetooloffersfilters,templates,fonts,editingtools,andprofessionallydesignedthemetemplatestomakeyourphotoslooktheirbest.
BloggersandPinterestfansusePicMonkeytomakequickimagebadgeswithtitlesandwebaddresses.Familyphotographerswillfindawideselectionofeasytoolstoadjustandtweakimagesforcards,photobooks,andotherprojects.
Togetstarted,gotoPicMonkeyandselectEdit,TouchUp,Design,orCollage.Adropdownmenuwillguideyouinselectingthephotoyouwanttoworkwith.Youcanuseanimagefromyourcomputer,Facebook,OneDrive,Dropbox,orFlickraccounts.IfyouwanttosaveimagestoPicMonkey,you’llneedtoregisterforanaccountandsignin.Afreeaccountgivesaccesstoplentyoffeaturesformostusers.Ifyouwantmore,considerpurchasingasubscription.
MoredesigncontrolisavailablewithBlurb’sAdobeInDesignplugin,amoduleforAdobeLightroom,anditsPDFtoBooktool.
Plus,ifyouwanttogomobile,BlurbofferstheBlurbiOSmobileappsoyoucancreate,share,andprintstoriesfromyouriPhoneoriPad.SamsungGalaxyuserscanaccessBlurb’sbooktoolsfromthebuilt-inStoryAlbumapp.
Blurbdoesn’tofferextensivephoto-editingtoolssuchasspecial-effectsfilters,stickers,orembellishments;nordoesBlurbstressphotostorageandsharing.Instead,Blurbfocusesoncustombookdesign.VolumepricingmakesBlurbagoodchoiceforprintinglargerquantities,andtheDirectSellprogramcanhandlesalesanddistributionforsellingyourbooksonline.
Overall,Blurbisgoodfor
customtextandphotobooks.volumepricing.onlineselling.havingawiderangeofsizesformanydifferentprojects.
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GenealogistsoftenlikeBlurbforcreatingfamilyhistorybooks,volumepricing,andproducinge-bookeditions.Itsonlinesalesservicesaregoodfordistributingbookstofamilyandfriends.
Lulu
Authorswhowantmaximumcontrolovertheirprintedbook,fromdesigntosalesandmarketing,appreciatethehigh-qualityservicesofferedbyself-publisherLulu.Ifyou’reagenealogistwhowantstopublishalimited-editionfamilyhistorybook,Lulumayofferexactlythekindoffeaturesyouneed.
Helpfultutorialsanduserforumsofferideasandadviceforcreatingphotoandtraditionaltext-onlybooks,e-books,andcalendars.Afteryourbookiscomplete,Luluwillhelpyoumarketandsellyourbookthroughindividualonlineordersandgiveyouvolumediscountstosellatfamilyreunionsorgenealogicalsocietymeetings.
Mixbook
Mixbookspecializesindesigner-themephotobooks,cards,andcalendars.ItsmobilepartnerMosaic<www.heymosaic.com>createstwenty-pagebooksinminutesanddeliversthemtoyourhandsinfourdays.Onyourcomputer,Mixbook’sMontage<www.montagebook.com>serviceallowsyoutocreatealarger,lay-flatphotobookonline.
EverypageofeveryprojectiscompletelycustomizableatMixbook.Youcanmixandmatchdesignthemestocreateauniquebook.Youcanevenchangethenumberofphotosdisplayedonaholidaygreetingcard.Familyhistorianslovethebeautifulpedigreechartsandtributedesignsthatcanbeaddedtoanyphoto-bookstyle.GenealogistsalsolikeMixbookforitscollaborationtoolsanditsAutoFillfeature,whichhelpsspeedphotoimporting.
Overall,Mixbookisgoodfor
uploadingphotosfromsocialmediaandphoto-sharingsites.completecustomization.full-bleedandtwo-pagephotospreads.lay-flatbookoptions.collaboration.fun,fastmobilebookappMosaic.
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Mixbookisnotaphoto-storagesite,soyouneedtouploadphotosasneededforaproject.
MyPublisher
NowasubsidiaryofShutterfly,MyPublisheroffersdownloadablebook-makingsoftwareforMacandWindowsplatforms,soyoucanworkonyourbookonyourcomputerwheneveryouwish—youdon’thavetobeonlinetocreateyourbook.Ifyouwanttocraftabookfromyourmobiledevice,MyPublisherofferstheKeepShotapp<www.keepshot.com>.
MyPublisherfocusesonuniquefinishingoptionssuchassuper-glossprinting,lay-flatpages,endpapers,slipcases,andbookboxestomakeyourphotobookatrulyspecialproduct.Booksizesstartatthe3.5x2.75-inchMiniBookandgouptothe15x11.5-inchDeluxeHardcover.Agalleryofinspirational“justpublished”booksispackedwithideasforyournextproject.
MyPublisherisespeciallygoodfor
designingbooksoffline.completecustomization.full-bleedandtwo-pagephotospreads.lay-flatbooks.uniquebooksizes.
GenealogistslikeMyPublisherforitspresentationboxes,slipcovers,anduniquecovers,aswellasforitscomputer-baseddesignsoftware.ThesitealsohasStorytellerandVintagedesignthemesforfamilyhistories.
PHOTO-STORAGESERVICES
Truecloudstorageservicesareinbusinesstosellonething:onlinestorage.Servicesmayalsoofferdifferentfeaturestosetthemapartfromthecompetitionandattractyourbusiness.Forexample,thefilestorageandsynchronizationserviceDropboxisdifferentfromanonlinebackupservicelikeBackblaze,althoughbothstoreacopyofyourdataonthecloud.
Storageandsynchronizationservicesmaykeepdeletedfilesforalimitedtimeonly,oftenthirtydays.Youmayhavedifficultyrestoringfileswhenthattimeexpires.Backupservicesfocusonlong-termpreservationoffilesandmaybeabetterchoiceforarchivingimages.
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Popularstorageandsynchronizationservices:
AppleiCloud<www.apple.com/icloud>Dropbox<www.dropbox.com>GoogleDrive<www.drive.google.com>MicrosoftOneDrive<www.onedrive.live.com>ThisLife<www.thislife.com>
Popularonlinebackupservices:
AmazonCloudDrive<www.amazon.com/clouddrive>Backblaze<www.backblaze.com>Carbonite<www.carbonite.com>CrashPlan<www.crashplan.com>Mozy<www.mozy.com>
TheSync-and-StoreSolution
Cloudstorageisdesignedtoprovideasafehavenforyourdata.Youcanuploadfilesfromyourmobiledeviceorcomputertoanotherspace(orfileserver)wheretheycanbeaccessedbytheoriginaluploadingdeviceorbyothersynceddevices.Synchronizationkeepsfilesandimagesupdatedandaccessiblefrommultipledevices.Forexample,ifyoucropandenhanceaphotoonyourcomputerandsaveittoacloudstorageservice,theeditedversionwillappearwhenyouopenitonyouriPadorcomputer.Thisisarealassetifyouworkononecomputeratworkorschoolandanotherathome,orifyouneedtoaccessfilesfrommultiplemobiledevices.
Whetheryouneedtosafeguardlastweek’sfamilysmartphonesnapshotsorlastcentury’sheirloomphotos,thebestcloudstoragesolutionsshouldbeeasy,automatic,andaffordable.Acloudsync-and-storestrategycantemporarilysafeguardyourmobilephotosuntilyouhavetimetomovethemintoapermanentlocationinyourPhotoLibrary.Inaddition,somepeoplemaychoosetousecloudstorageastheiroff-sitebackupsolutionaspartofa3-2-1Backupstrategy(seeChapter1)fortheirentirephotocollection.
Iheldofffromaddingcloudsyncsoftwaretomyphotoorganizationandarchivingworkflowuntilmysistertoldmeaboutallthephotosshelostwhilemigratingfromoldstoragetonewermedia.She“thought”everythinghadtransferredanddidn’tdiscoverthatsomethinghadfaileduntilaftersheerasedtheoriginals.Nowthebestcopiesavailablearelower-resolutionfilespostedtoFacebookorInstagram,oronesshehade-mailedtofamily
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andfriends.SheisthemostorganizedpersonIknow,soIfigureifshesignedupforcloudsync,itmustbeagoodthing.
Someofthemanyadvantagesofcloudstorageinclude
automaticuploadingfromalldevicestoonelocation.peaceofmindincaseofdisaster,theft,orcomputercrashthatyouhaveacopyofimagesfrommobiledevices.remoteaccessfromothercomputersanddevices.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
Beginyoursearchforacloudstoragesolutioninyourowntechtoolbox.Lookcarefullyatanyserviceyouarealreadyusing,suchasAppleiCloud,Dropbox,GoogleDrive,orMicrosoftOneDrive.Ifyouwanttomanageandedityourphotosonline,you’llwantaservicethatoffersalbums,collections,andextensiveeditingtools,suchasApple’siCloudorGoogleDrive.Ifyouplantodomostphotoeditingandorganizingusingaphoto-managementprogramonyourcomputer,you’llhavemoreoptionsinselectingasync-and-storeservice.
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Essentialfeaturestolookforincludecompatibilitywithyourmobiledevice,easeofuse,andpricing.Whilecloudstorageservicestypicallyoffersomeleveloffreestorage,youcanmostlikelyexpecttopayamonthlyorannualsubscriptionfeeasyourphoto-storageneedsgrow.Cloudstorageserviceswantyourbusinessandsettheirpricescompetitivelybasedontheamountofstorageyouneed.Ifyoualreadyusecloudstoragetoolsforotherdocuments,thecostofswitchingservicesandlearninganewsystemmaynotbeworthasmalldollarinsavings.UsetheCloudStorageServiceComparisonWorksheettocomparecloudstorageservices.
MovingPhotosFromCloudStoragetoYourPhotoLibrary
AsImentioned,cloudstorageservicescansafelystoreyourmobilephotosuntilyouhavetimetomovethemintoapermanentlocationinyourPhotoLibrary.Usingcloudstorageisabigstepinroundingupyourdigitalphotos.Butyouaren’tfinishedyet.TomovephotosfromthecloudstorageintoyourPhotoLibrary,you’llneedtomanuallydraganddroppicturesfromyourcloudstorageservice(suchasDropbox)totheappropriatefolders,creatingnewfoldersasneeded.ThisisthesameprocedureusedearliertomoveimagesfromamemorycardtoyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder.
Step-by-StepGuidetoDropboxCloudStorage
ManygenealogistsrelyonDropboxtosyncimagesanddocumentsbetweenmultipledevices,andforsharingfileswithothercomputerusers.AfteryouuploadimagestoDropbox,youcandeleteimagesfromyoursmartphoneknowingtheyhavebeensavedtoyourCameraUploadsfolderinDropbox.
LetmeshowyouhoweasyitistosetupDropboxforyourdigitalimages.(TheseinstructionsareforusingDropboxwithAppledevices.)
STEP1:DOWNLOADTHEDROPBOXAPPTOYOURSMARTPHONEANDCOMPUTER.ToturnontheDropboxCameraUploadfeature,you’llneedtodownloadandinstalltheDropboxapponyoursmartphoneortablet,aswellasonyourhomecomputer.
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STEP2:LOGINANDADJUSTSETTINGS.Usingyoursmartphoneortablet,opentheDropboxappandlogin.ClicktheSettingsiconinthebottommenubar.TurnontheswitchforCameraUpload.DonotturnonUseCellularDataunlessyouwanttouseyourdataplanforphotouploads(thismayincurextracharges).TurnonBackgroundUploadingandclickEnabletocontinueuploadingafteryoustopusingyouriPad.
STEP3:VIEWPHOTOSONMOBILEDEVICE.DownloadandinstalltheCarouselapptoviewphotoswithintheapponyourmobiledevice.
STEP4:VIEWPHOTOSINDROPBOX.Alternatively,viewphotosonyourmobiledeviceordesktopintheCameraUploadsfolder(locatedinsideyourDropboxfolder).
STEP5:INITIATEAUTOMATICUPLOADING(OPTIONAL).Tosetupautomaticuploadingdirectlyfromyourcomputer,clicktheGeariconintheDropboxmenuandclickonthePreferencesoption.
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STEP6:COMPLETEAUTOMATICUPLOADINGSETUP(OPTIONAL).IfyoucompletedStep5,you’llwanttocontinueyourautomaticuploadingsetupwiththisstep.Toenableuploadsfromacamera,mobiledevice,flashdrive,orSDcardconnectedtoyourcomputer,clickthephotoImporticon.MakeyourselectionstoimportphotosdirectlyfromiPhotoontheMacorenablecamerauploadsforphotosandvideosfromamobiledevice,camera,ormemorycardconnectedtoyourcomputer.
IfyouhavealargePhotoLibrary,especiallyonewithTIFFfiles,automaticallyuploadingimageswillquicklyfillupyouronlinestoragespace.However,it’saworkableoptionforsmallcollectionsortemporarystorage.Beawareofhowmuchonlinestoragespacewillberequiredtohouseyourphotocollection.
PrivacyandtheCloud
Unlessyouarehostingyourownprivatecloud,youaresubjecttothetermsandpoliciesofyourcloudhostingservice.Makesureyoutaketimetoreadandunderstandtheseterms,especiallythePrivacyPolicyandTermsandConditionsrelatedtophotocopyrightorintellectualrights.Herearetwoquestionstoaskaboutstoringyourimagesinthecloud.
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1.Areyouthecopyrightowner?Bewareanyservicethatdoesnotacknowledgeyouasthecopyrightownerofyourownoriginalmaterial.Youneverwanttoforfeityourrighttoownandcontrolmaterialyoucreated.
2.Whatareyougivingaway?Asthesayinggoes,“there’snosuchthingasafreelunch.”Cloudservicesoftenofferinitialfreestorage,butbepreparedtopayforstorageasyourcollectiongrows.Usethetrialperiodorfreestoragetotryouttheservice,butplantopaytheregularmonthlyorannualsubscriptionpriceinthesamewayyoupayforhouseholdelectricservice.Ifyoucanceltheserviceorstoppaying,yoursubscriptionwilllapseandyoumayloseyourphotocollection.Inaddition,cloudservicestypicallycollectyourpersonalinformationandusethisfortargetedadcampaigns;yourinformationalsomaybesharedorsoldtothird-partycompanies.Yourpersonalinformationmayincludethenamesandaddressesofpeoplewithwhomyousharephotos.ReadtheTermsofServicecarefullytofullyunderstandwhatyouareexchangingforuseoftheservice.
Asdigitalstoragepriceshavedroppedandwirelessspeedsincreased,cloudstoragehasbecomethenewbuzzofdigitalphotomanagement.Buthowitbestfitsintoyourdigitalphoto-managementworkflowdependsonyourpersonalattitudetowardprivacyandsecurityandyourownleveloftechexpertise.Consumer-levelcloudservicesmayappeartobesimplyfreestorage,whentheserviceisactuallytiedinwithaphoto-sharingorproductservice.Forexample,youmaybeenticedbyunlimitedfreephotostorageandlaterdiscoverthatyourfileshavebeencompressedandarenolongeravailableasfull-resolutionfiles.Oryoumayfindthatyoucanonlydownloadarchivedimagesindividuallyorinsmallbatches.Ultimately,youneedtodecidewhattypeofphoto-storagesolution—on-siteorcloud-based—worksbestforyouandthenselectthespecifichardwareand/orservicethatsuitsyourbudgetandneeds.
ONLINEBACKUPSERVICESOLUTIONS
Anonlinebackupserviceisdifferentfromacloudstorage-and-synchronizationsolution.Howisitdifferent?Onlinebackupservicesfocusonlong-termarchivingandpreservationoforiginalfiles.Thegoalofabackupistosaveoriginalfilesinoriginalquality.
Preservationofphotosiskeyforfamilyhistorians.Wewantourheirloomfamilyphotosarchivedinafilethatwon’tbecorruptedordamagedbyrevision,accidentaloverwriting,ortime.Thisiswhyuncompressed,stablefileformatssuchasTIFFandPDFareoftenrecommendedforarchivingphotographsanddocuments.
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Manygenealogistsusecloudstorageandsynchronization(DropboxorGoogleDrive)foreverydayworkingfilesandrelyonbackupservices(BackblazeorCarbonite)tostoreanoff-sitearchiveofheritageimagesthat’saccessiblewhentheyneedittobe.
Likecloudstorageservices,onlinebackupservicesstorefilesinthecloudandchargesubscriptionfees.Feesarebasedonsecurityfeatures,restorationpoints,thelevelofcustomerservice,andtheamountofstoragespaceyouneed.Backupservicesautomaticallyuploadyourimages,soyoudon’thavetoworryaboutrememberingtomanuallybackup,sync,ormigrateimages.BecauseyourPhotoArchiveisstoredonthebackupservice’sservers,whichprovideredundancy,yourfileswillbeprotectedfromtheft,disaster,orharddrivefailure.
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5DigitalPhoto-ManagementWorkflow
Anyoneon“imageoverload”canlearnafewthingsfromprofessionalphotographersandgraphicartistswhoworkwithmillionsofimageseveryday.Asuccessfulweddingphotographer,forexample,mustworkquicklyandefficientlytoearnalivingwithhiscamera.Hewillcapturehundredsofimagesfortheeventandselectonlythebestshotstoshowthebrideandgroom.Favoriteswillbeeditedandassembledintothefinalproduct:theweddingalbum.Theentireprocessfromimagecapturetoselectiontoeditingandfinalproductiscalledthephotographer’sworkflow.Byrepeatingthestepsoverandover,thisroutinebecomessofamiliarthathecandoitalmostwithoutthinking.
Youprobablyhaveaworkflow,too,althoughitmightnotfeellikeaproductiveworkflowifyou’redrowningindigitalimages.Itmightbetimetostepbackandfigureoutwhatisandisn’tworkingsoyoucanbringordertoyourdigitalphotochaosandbecomethemasterofyourphotocollection.
Thebenefitsofdigitalphoto-managementandaworkflowroutinebecomeclearerasyouworkthrougheachstepofmanagingyourfiles.Inthischapter,I’llbreakdownstepbystephowtogetstartedmanagingyourphotosusingadigitalassetmanagementworkflowwithamanualsystemaswellaswithphoto-managementsoftware.
DIGITALASSETMANAGEMENT
Creatinganeffectiveworkflowisn’teasy.Professionalphotographersquicklylearnthattheyneedacomprehensivesystemtohelpwitheverystepoftheprocess—capturing,importing,renaming,editing,resizing,tagging,captioning,archiving,backingup,andexportingtheirfiles.Thiscomprehensivesystemformanagingdigitalimagesiscalleddigitalassetmanagement(orDAM,forshort).Professionalphotographersandothercreativesworldwidewhomanageallkindsofdigitalfilessuchasphotos,movies,audiofiles,anddocumentsuseDAM.ProstaketimetostudyandunderstandeachstepintheDAMprocesstodeveloptheirownefficientandpersonalizedworkflow.
FamilyphotographersandfamilyhistorianscanbenefitfromasimplifiedDAMsystemfocusingontheirmosttypicalassets—photosandvideofiles.Thisissometimescalleddigitalphotomanagement(DPM).ApersonalizedDAM/DPMsystemletsyouintegratetheworkflowintoyourowndigitalfile-handlingprocesssoitworksbestforyou
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andmaintainingitiseasy.We’llusethetermDAMherebecauseitisthepreferredtermfordigitalphotomanagement.
HowDAMBenefitsYou
EffectiveDAMinvolvesmorethanatidyfilefoldersystemandlong,meaningfulfilenames,butthebenefitsaregreater,too.Atitscore,DAMharnessesthepowerofyourcomputerforbetteraccesswithlabelsandtags.Forthefamilyphotographerandhistorian,thegreatestvaluemaybetheabilitytoembedidentificationwithintheimagefile.AnefficientDAMsystemwill
allowyoutoorganizeyourimagesinawaythatmakessensetoyou.guideyouthroughallstepsfromimagecapturetoimagesharing.provideastructuretohelpmaintainconsistencywhenyouworkwithimagesinfrequently.expandasneededtoaccommodateyourgrowingdigitalcollection.offerdatasecuritywithbackupsandarchivalprotocol.makeiteasytomigratefromoldtonewequipment.offertoolsforcollaborationandfutureusers.
HowtoSetUpYourPersonalDAMWorkflow
Initssimplestform,DAMisallaboutcapturing,storing,andaccessingimages.Eachstepoftheworkflowrefinesthesetaskssoyoucaneasilylocateimagesforeditingandsharingtheendproduct,andbeconfidentthatyourphotocollectionissecure.ADAMworkflowtypicallyinvolvesseventasks.
IMAGECAPTURE:Imagecaptureincludeswhatevermethodyouusetoacquireanimage.Foraphotographer,imagesaretypicallycapturedwithacamera.AfamilyhistorianmightalsocaptureimageswithascannerorbydownloadingimagefilesfromtheInternet.Digitalimagesaretypicallycapturedtoharddrives,memorycards,flashdrives,oradevice’sinternalmemory.
IMPORTINGIMAGES:Thistaskreferstomovingtheimagesfromtheinitialcapturedeviceortemporarystoragelocationintolong-termstorage.SomeDAMworkflowscenariosalsousethetermdownloadingoringesting.YoumaybeabletoautomatesomeoftheimportingstepswithsoftwaresuchasAdobeLightroomorAdobePhotoshopElements.
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RENAMING:It’simportanttorenameimagesfromcamera-generatedfilenamestosomethingmeaningfulanduseful.Photo-managementsoftwarecanmakethistaskeasierwithoptionstorenamefilesonimportorbatchnamefilesalreadyinyoursystem.Somefamilyhistoriansusefilenamesasaplacetoincludeinformationaboutthepeople,dates,places,andeventsdepictedinanimage.Inthedaysbeforemetadata(informationabouttheimageembeddedintheimagefile)waswidelyused,thiswasahelpfulwaytoorganizeandaccessimages.Evenlongfilenames,however,can’tincludetheextensivedataavailablethroughkeywordsandtags.
BACKINGUP:Oneofthemostimportantstepsinyourworkflowistobackupyourimagecollectionsecurelyandregularlyonanotherkindofmedia.Unfortunately,thisistheonestepmostlikelytobepostponedorignored.AsinglecopyisNOTabackup.AcopyonthesameharddriveisNOTabackup.AcopyonDropboxisNOTabackup.
Mostphotographersuseaseriesofexternalharddrivesaspartoftheirbackupprogram.Workingfilesarelocatedonacomputerorexternalharddrive.Anexternaldriveisusedfordailybackupsandstoredon-siteinafireproofsafe.AthirdcopyofthePhotoLibraryisstoredoff-site(suchasinasafedepositboxorinthecloud)forsecurity.
TAGGING:Addinglabels,keywords,andotherinformationiscrucialtoanyDAMworkflow.Thesetagsareknownasmetadataor“dataaboutdata.”Professionalphotographersusekeywordstosortandlabelimagessotheyareeasiertofindlater.Tagsandratingshelpevaluatephotostoselectthebestofthebest.Titles,captions,andlocationinformationaddcontexttoanimage.
Tags,labels,keywords,andratingswillhelpyoutakeadvantageofthefullbenefitsofworkingwithdigitalimages.Anyoneworkingwithfamilyphotographs,eithernewdigitalimagesorscansofoldphotos,shouldtakefulladvantageofthemagicofmetadatatorecordhistoricaldataaboutpeople,places,dates,andevents.
ARCHIVING:Regularbackupsareanessentialstepindailydigitalwork,butarchivingtakesbackupsastepfurthertogiveyouextraassurancethatyourdigitalimagecollectionissafeforthelongterm.AphotoarchiveoftenincludespreservingimagesonphysicalmediasuchasDVDsoranotherexternalharddrive.It’smigratedtonewmediaasneeded.Thephotoarchiveisnotaccessedonadailybasisandcanbeconfiguredwithbackupsoftwaretoupdateonlyeditedandnewfilestosavetime.
EDITING,EXPORTING,ANDSHARING:Allofyourimagesmightaswellbeinadarkshoeboxifyoudon’texportthemintoashareableformat.Thesefilesneeddifferent
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handlingfromyourarchivalandworkingdigitalfiles.Manyimageswillbenefitfromediting,cropping,andadjustments.Mostwillneedtoberesizedfortheirintendeduse,suchase-mailingorcreatingaphotobookorotherphotoproject.
ATAGLANCE:YOURDIGITALASSETMANAGEMENTWORKFLOW
WhatAboutMyCurrentMess?
Whenyou’rereadytobeginmanagingyourphotocollectioninanorganizedDAMworkflow,startsmallwithyournewphotosandworkforward.Picka“DigitalPhotoBirthday,”thesametrickIrecommendwhenmigratingtoapaperlessoffice.DecidethatfromyourDigitalPhotoBirthdayforward,allimageswillbemanagedwithyournew
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system.Selectadatethat’seasytoremembersuchasyourbirthday,anniversary,oramajorholiday.Gradually,asyouhavetime,moveoldphotosintoyournewsystem.Don’ttrytodoitallatonce.Itwillbeoverwhelming,andyou’lllosetheopportunitytorefineyourworkflowwhileworkingwithasmaller,moremanageablenumberofphotos.
USINGAMANUALWORKFLOWFORDIGITALPHOTOMANAGEMENT
Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,followthesestepstosetupyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder.RefertoChapter1formoredetails.
CHOOSEAMASTERSTORAGELOCATIONANDPURCHASEEQUIPMENT.YourmasterimagecollectionshouldbeconsolidatedandmanagedinonecentralMasterStorageLocation,preferablyonyourcomputerorexternalharddrive.IcallthiscollectionmyPhotoLibrary.Ifyouhavedecidedtostoreyourimagesonanexternalharddrive(ratherthanyourcomputerharddrive),purchaseandconnecttheexternaldrivetoyourcomputer.
CREATEYOURPHOTOLIBRARYFOLDERS.NavigatetoyourselectedphotoMasterStorageLocationandcreateafoldernamedPHOTOLIBRARY.Insidethisfolder,createthefollowingfolders,substitutingthecurrentyearandmonthfortheimagesyouarereadytoimport:
20152015_09_SEPT
Ifyouarereadytoimportimagesfromafewmonths,goaheadandmakethecorrespondingfolders,butremember,wearestartingsmallwithalimitednumberofimages.
SETUPYOURBACKUPANDARCHIVE.YouwillneedabackupplanforyourPhotoLibrary,preferablyanexternalharddrive,archivalDVDs,and/oracloudstorageservice.IcallthisbackupmyImageVault.IkeepmyImageVaultonanexternalharddrivestoredon-siteanduseittobackupfilesafteraphoto-editingortransferringsession.You’llalsoneedaPhotoArchive,whichisathirdbackupcopyofyourcollectionthatyoustoreoff-site.YourPhotoArchivemaybeonanexternalharddrive,archivalDVDs,and/oranonlinebackupservice.PurchaseandsetupyourImageVaultandPhotoArchivestoragedevicesorservices.
Step-by-StepManualDAMWorkflow
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STEP1:CAPTURE.Createdigitalimagesusingyourdigitalcamera,smartphone,tablet,scanner,orotherdevice.
STEP2:IMPORT.First,disableyourcomputer’sautomaticdownloader.YourcomputerwantstohelpyoumanageyourimagesandmayautomaticallyopenanImportwindowwhenconnectedtoacameraorotherimage-storagedeviceusingImageCapture(Mac)orPhotoGalleryImport(Windows).Thedefaultdestinationfornewimagesmaynotbethelocationyouwantforeveryphotoupload,soIsuggestthatyoudisablethisautomatedutility.
Next,locatethecameraSDcard,smartphone,cloudfolder,orwhateverdeviceholdsyourlatestphotoimages.Ifyourphotosareonamemorycard,insertyourmemorycardanddraganddroptheimagesintotheappropriatefolders.Donotdeletetheimagesfromthecapturedeviceuntilyou’veworkedthroughtheentireworkflow.Ifyourphotosareonasmartphoneortablet,connectyourdevicetoyourcomputeranddraganddroptheimagesintotheappropriatefoldersinyourPhotoLibrary.Ifyourphotosareonacloudstoragesite,logintoyourcloudserviceanddraganddroptheimagesfromthecloudintotheappropriatefoldersinyourPhotoLibrary.Remember,thegoalistocollectallofyourdigitalimagesintooneMasterStorageLocation.
STEP3:RENAME.Useshort,unique,meaningfulfilenames.Donotusenamesthatwouldcauseconfusionifmovedfromacontainingfolder.Forexample,TomsBirthday.jpgmightbefoundin2010,2015,and2017.AbetternamewouldbeTomsBirthdayCake2015.jpg.Manyphotosfromthesameeventcanbenefitfromfile-sequencingnumbersaddedduringbatchscanningorimport,ifavailable.
Afamilyphotofilenameshouldhelpyouidentifytheimageifyouareskimmingasmallselectionofphotosforaphotobookandwanttopositionthebirthdaycakephotobeforethegiftphoto.Yourfilenamedoesnotneedtoincludeallimageinformationsuchasexactdate,time,fullname,location,andevent.(SeeChapter1formoreonfile-namingschemes.)
STEP4:BACKUP.BackupyourentirePhotoLibrarytoyourselectedbackupstoragelocation.Automatedsoftwarecanselectivelybackuponlyimagesthathavebeenmodifiedoraddedsincethelastbackup.Thissavesconsiderabletimewhenworkingwithlargephotocollections.
Youshouldnowhavetwocopiesofyourphotos:oneinyourPhotoLibraryandoneinyourImageVault.
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STEP5:TAGANDADDKEYWORDS.Addingmetadatasuchaskeywords,tags,captions,andotherinformationisundoubtedlythemosttime-consumingstepinanyphotographer’spost-captureworkflow.Andit’sprobablytheonestepthatmostfamilyphotographerspersistentlyignore.Fortunately,themostimportantmetadata(thedate)isaddedautomaticallybyyourcameraorcapturedevice,soifyoudonothingmorethanimportcorrectlydatedimagestoyourcomputer,youcanstilltakeadvantageofthebenefitsofDAM.
Addtags,keywords,andcaptionsinProperties(PC)orGetInfo(Mac),orinyourphoto-managementsoftware.(SeeChapter1formoredetails.)
STEP6:ARCHIVE.YourPhotoArchivepreservesyourdigitalphotosforthefuture.UnlikeyourworkingPhotoLibraryorImageVaultonanexternalharddrive,thecloud,orDVDthat’savailableforaquickrestoreincaseoflossordamage,aPhotoArchivedoesn’tneedfrequentaccess.ArchivalDVDs,CDs,andBlu-raydiscsaregoodchoicesforarchivalmediaandcanbeaddedtowithouttheneedtorewriteorhandleoldermaterial.
Useautomatedbackupsoftwareoramanualdrag-and-droptechniquetoburnarchivaldiscsorcreateaPhotoArchiveonotherstoragemedia.Knowthelifespanofyourchosenarchivalstoragemediaandmigratefilesasneededtonewerstorage.Storethiscopyoff-siteandaccessitonlywhenallothercopiesaredamagedorlost,orwhenyoumigrateittonewerstoragemedia.
AnotheroptionforbackingupyourPhotoArchiveistouseanonlinebackupservice.SeetheAppendixforalistofbackupservicestoconsider.
STEP7:EDIT,EXPORT,ANDSHARE.Everydayfamilyphotosoftenbenefitfromcroppingandsomeeditingtoremovered-eye,adjustexposure,ortouchupblemishes.Ifyou’reworkinginastandardphotoeditorthatsaveschangesasitoverwritestheoriginalfile,alwayscreateacopyusingtheSaveAscommandwhenyoubeginaneditingsession.KeeptrackoftheseeditededitionswithversionfilenamesdiscussedinChapter1:2010_david_bday-edit.jpg.
Youalsomayneedtoconvertyourphotostospecialsizesorresolutionfordifferentuses,suchase-mailingorpostingtoyourblogorwebsite.DothisbycreatingacopywiththeSaveAscommandorExport.Thesefilesmightbenamedsomethinglike2010_david_bday-web.jpgor2010_david_bday-email.jpg.
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Ifyouoftenreusethesameimage,keepacopyinyourfilesystem;otherwise,deletethedesktopcopyaftere-mailingitorpostingittoyourWebpage.
Toassemblephotosforaphotobookorotherproject,saveacopyinaseparatefoldereitheronyourdesktop(goodforcurrentprojects)orinyourPhotoLibrary,wherethefolderwillcontinuetobebackedupwithyourotherimagefiles.Thiscopyshouldbefull-resolutionorthesizerecommendedfortheproductbythephotoservice.
USINGSOFTWAREFORDIGITALPHOTOMANAGEMENT
Aswithamanualworkflow,whenusingphoto-managementsoftware,yourmasterimagecollectionshouldbeconsolidatedandmanagedinonelocation—preferablyonyourcomputerorexternalharddrive.Ifyouhavedecidedtostoreyourimagesonanexternalharddrive,youneedtopurchaseandconnectthedrivetoyourcomputer.Youwillalsoneedasecondharddriveasabackupdevice.
PURCHASEANDINSTALLYOURSOFTWARE.Downloadandinstallyourphoto-managementsoftware.Ifyouarenewtotheprogram,it’sagoodideatogothroughthetutorialsandlearnthebasicstepsforimportingimagesandworkingwithfiles.
CREATEYOURPHOTOLIBRARYFOLDER.NavigatetoyourMasterStorageLocation(onyourcomputeroranexternalharddrive)andcreateafoldernamedPHOTOLIBRARY.Insidethisfolder,createfoldersusingthecurrentyearandmonthfortheimagesyouarereadytoimport;forexample:
20152015_09_SEPT
Whenyouarereadytoimportimagescapturedoverafewmonths,goaheadandmakethecorrespondingfolders,butremembertostartsmallwithalimitednumberofimages.
Thisfoldersetupisexactlythesameasifyouweremanuallyorganizingyourphotos.Thisisintentionalsothatifyouwanttomovetoadifferentsystematanytime,thisstandardfolderandfilesystemwillbeeasytounderstandandrelocate.
SETUPYOURBACKUPANDARCHIVE.OnceagainyouwillneedabackupandarchivingplanforyourPhotoLibrary.CreateanImageVaulttobackupfilesafteraphoto-editingorimportingsessionandaPhotoArchivetostoreacopyofyourentirecollectionoff-site.YourImageVaultcouldbelocatedonanexternalharddrive,archivalDVDs,and/oracloudstorageservice.YourPhotoArchivemaybeonanexternalharddrive,archival
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DVDs,and/oranonlinebackupservice.PurchaseandsetupyourImageVaultandPhotoArchivestoragedevicesorservices.
Step-by-StepDAMWorkflowUsingPhoto-ManagementSoftware
Forthisexample,I’llshowyouhowImanageimagesusingAdobeLightroom.ThiswillgiveyouanideaofthefeaturesyoucanexpectfromDAMsoftware.Whateverphoto-managementsoftwareyouuse,expecttospendtimelearningandmasteringtheimportselectionsandmanagementfeatures.
TomakefulluseofLightroom’sfeatures,Idisablemycomputer’sautomaticimagedownloader.Lightroomcanmove,copy,orindeximages.ThismeansyoucanuseLightroomto
physicallymoveanimagefromonefoldertoanother.copyanimageatitspresentlocationandplaceacopyintoyourdestinationfolder.leavetheimagewhereitisandcreateanindexorpointertothelocation.
MyphotosareallstoredinmyPhotoLibraryandbackeduptomyImageVault.IalsokeepaPhotoArchiveoff-site.
Lightroommanagesfileswithacatalog,savingalleditsandworkinthiscatalog,soit’simportanttobackupthecatalogaswellastheimagefiles.
STEP1:CAPTURE.Icreatedigitalimagesusingmydigitalcamera,smartphone,tablet,andscanner,andthenopenLightroomforimporting.
STEP2:IMPORT.IclicktheImportfunctiontoselectandmoveimagesfromthedeviceortemporaryharddrivefoldertomyPhotoLibrary.TheImportwindowallowsseveralactions(seearrowsfromlefttorightatthetopofthewindow):
Selecttheoriginationfoldertoviewimages;checkAllorselectphotostoimport.Selecthowtoimportthephotos:Copy,Move,orAddtoCatalog.
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Selectthedestinationlocationandanyfileactions.ThepaneltotherightofthewindowallowsoptionssuchasFileRenaming,Presets,BatchMetadataandKeywords,andFoldercreation.
STEP3:RENAME.Anyfilesnotrenamedonimportcanberenamedindividuallyorusingbatchcommands.(SeeChapter1formoreonfilenaming.)
STEP4:BACKUP.IbackupmyPhotoLibraryandcatalog(whichisautomaticallycreatedbythephoto-managementsoftware)duringand/orafteraworksession.Inowhavetwocopiesofmyphotosandphotocatalog:oneinmyPhotoLibraryandoneinmyImageVault.Nondestructivephotoeditorssavetheeditinginstructionsforimagesinaseparatecatalog,soyoudon’tneedtomakeduplicatefilecopiesforediting.
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STEP5:TAGANDADDKEYWORDS.Nowaddtags,keywords,copyrightinfo,location,andothermetadata.IsavefrequentlyusedsetsofinformationasaPreset.
STEP6:ARCHIVE.Icopyphotofilesandthecatalogtoarchival-qualitymediasuchasDVDs,CDs,orBlu-raydiscsusingLightroomExportPresetsforlong-termpreservation.IalsomigratefilesasneededtonewmediaandstorethePhotoArchiveoff-site.Alternately,youmaywanttouseanonlinebackupserviceforyourPhotoArchive.SeetheAppendixforalistofbackupservicestoconsider.
STEP7:EDIT,EXPORT,ANDSHARE.IusecustomizableexportcommandstostreamlinefrequenttaskssuchasconvertingfilesfromTIFFtoJPGformatoroptimizingimagesfortheWeb.ThePublishServices(leftpanel)allowseasysharingtosocialmediaandphoto-sharingwebsites.
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TIPAlwaysWorkInsidetheSoftware
Photo-managementsoftwarecanonlymanageyourphotosifitcanfindthem.It’sessentialthatyoumakeallchangestofilenamesorfolderswithinthesoftwareitself.NeveruseWindowsExplorerortheMacFinderwindowtomoveorrenamefoldersorimages.Workinsidetheprogramtominimizeproblems.
PUTTINGITALLTOGETHERWITHSAMPLEWORKFLOWS
Managingdigitalfilesisallaboutworkflow.Workflowisjustanotherwayoftalkingaboutahabit,somethingyouhavelearnedtodothatnowcomeseffortlessly.Forexample,drivingacardoesn’tcomenaturallytomostofus;it’ssomethingwelearnedtodo.Welearnedwhenandhowhardtopressontheacceleratorpedal,whentomoveourfoottothebrakepedal,andhowtosteerthewheel.Atfirstitprobablyfeltawkward,butwithpracticewecouldmakethecarmoveforwardinastraightlineandchecktherearviewmirroroccasionally,too.Drivinginvolvesaworkflow.Turnthekey,releasetheparkingbrake,takethecaroutofPark,checkforothervehicles,steponthegas.Ifyou’vebeendrivingforawhile,youprobablydon’teventhinkaboutit,butifyoufailtoreleasetheparkingbrake,thecarrebelsandletsyouknowyou’veforgottenoneofthestepsinyourworkflow.
Youwantyourdigitalphotoworkflowtobeasseamlessasdrivingacar.Itwilltakepracticeandrepetition,buteventually,youwon’tevenhavetothinkaboutit.Let’shittheroad.
SampleWorkflowfortheFamilyShutterbug
Goodfor… familyphotographerswhotakephotosoffamilyandfriendswithmultipledigitalcamerasandsmartphonecameras
Difficultylevel
time-savingandeasyforcollectingimagesfrommultipledevices;ittakesalittlemoretimeformanagingthePhotoLibrary
Ifyourfamilyislikemine,everyoneissnappingpictureswithdifferentdevices.Youngparentsarebusyanddon’thavetimeforcomplicatedphoto-managementsystems,buttheydowanttoensurethattheirchildren’sphotosaresafelypreservedforthefuture.MyhusbanduseshisiPhonetotakejobphotosforhisconstructionclientsandneedstobackupandshareprogressimagesregularly.Young-adultniecesandnephewssharephotosonFacebookandcopyimagestoacomputerwhentheythinkaboutit.Andfamilyhistorians
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usescanners,cameras,andsmartphonestocreatedigitalimagesofkeepsakephotosandlifeinthemoment.
Whateveryourdigitalworkflowmaybe,fromthesimplestmanualuploadtoamorecomplextransferstrategyinvolvingmanydifferentdevices,taketimetoexperimentwithdifferentroutinestodevelopaworkflowthatworksforyou.
Ifyouhavemultiplefamilyphotographers,youmaywantanoverallstrategythatmakesiteasytocollectimagesfrommultiplesmartphonesandcamerasintoonefamilycollection.DesignateonehomecomputertoholdthemasterPhotoLibraryandsetupeachfamilymember’ssmartphonetoauto-syncphotostoacloudserviceaccount.Savetimebyusingphoto-managementsoftwaresuchasApplePhotosforOSX,AdobeLightroom,orPicasa.
Workflow
STEP1:Useyourdigitalcameratocapturephotosonmemorycard.UsetheWi-Fi-enabledEyefiMobiSDcardstoautomaticallyuploadimagestoyourcomputer.Configureyoursmartphonetoauto-syncimagestoacloudservice.
STEP2:ImportimagesfrommemorycardsandcloudaccountstothefamilyPhotoLibrary.
STEP3:Renameindividualimages,andaddtagsandmetadatausingphoto-managementsoftware,orifyoudon’thaveit,byusingtheFinderwindow(Mac)orWindowsExplorer(Windows)folder.
STEP4:Backupfoldersandimagefilestoanexternalharddrive.
STEP5:BurnimagefolderstoarchivalDVDsandstoreoff-site.
STEP6:Sharephotos.
SampleWorkflowforTravel/VacationPhotos
Goodfor…
travelingphotographers,familyvacationers,andmobilegenealogistswhotakephotoswithdigitalcamerasandsmartphonecamerasatresearchlibraries,archives,andcemeteries
Difficultylevel
easyforuploading,butyou’llspendmoretimemanagingthePhotoLibrary
Enjoysharingphotoswithfamilyandfriendswhileyou’reonvacationorawayfromhome?Wanttohavepeaceofmindknowingyourphotosarebackedupincaseofaccidentorloss?PhotosynchronizationusingaWi-Fi-enabledEyefiMobiSDcardwilltransfer
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imagesfromyourdigitalcameratoyoursmartphoneortabletandmakeiteasytosharethemviae-mailorsocialmediaaccounts.
Workflow
STEP1:Setupyourmobiledevicestosyncwithacloudstorageservice.SetupyourcamerawithanEyefiMobiSDcardtouploadimagestoyoursmartphoneortablet.SetupyoursmartphonetosyncphotoswithacloudstorageservicesuchasDropboxorGoogleDrive.
STEP2:ShareselectedimagesfromyourphoneorWi-Fi-enabledcameradirectlyviae-mailandsocialmedia.
STEP3:Whenyoureturnhome,transferyourimagesfromyourcloudaccountorfromanymemorycardstoyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder.
STEP4:Rename,tag,andaddmetadata.
STEP5:BackupimagestoyourImageVault.
STEP6:IncludeyournewphotosinyourregularPhotoArchiveroutine.
STEP7:Createatravelphotobookorslideshow.
SampleWorkflowfortheMobileGenealogist
Goodfor…
genealogistswhotakephotoswithdigitalcamerasandsmartphonecameras,usemobilescanningapps,andrecordimageswithscannersatresearchrepositories
Difficultylevel
easyforuploading,butyou’llspendmoretimemanagingthePhotoLibrary
On-siteresearchoftenresultsinhundredsofnewdigitalimagescapturedondigitalcameras,smartphones,tablets,mobilescanners,andresearchrepositoryequipment.Manyresearchersalsouseascanningapptocopydocumentswiththeirsmartphoneortablet.Syncingandbackingupwithacloudstorageservicecanmakeimagesavailablealmostinstantlyforremotesharingandsecurity.
Workflow
STEP1:SetupyoursmartphoneandtablettouploadphotosautomaticallytoacloudstorageservicesuchasDropboxorGoogleDrive.ConsiderusinganEyefiMobiSDcardinyourcameraandportablescanner.IfyouhaveachoicebetweenanSDcardoraflash
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drivewhensavingimagesfromrepositoryequipment,useyourEyefiMobiSDcardtokeepimagesinyourautomaticuploadstrategy.
STEP2:ShareselectedimagesfromyourphoneorWi-Fi-enabledcameradirectlyviae-mailandsocialmedia.Viewdocumentsscannedonyoursmartphoneonthelargerscreenofyourtabletorcomputer.
STEP3:Whenyoureturnhome,transferimagesfromyourcloudaccounttoyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder.Transferimagesfromanynon-Wi-FimemorycardstoyourPhotoLibrary.
STEP4:Rename,tag,andaddmetadata.
STEP5:BackupimagestoyourImageVault.
STEP6:IncludeyourphotosinyourregularPhotoArchiveroutine.
SampleWorkflowforPhotoProjects
Goodfor… photo-bookloversoranyoneplanningaphotoproject
Difficultylevel easy
Yournextphotoprojectwillbeeasierifyouassembleallcopiesofselectedphotosinasinglefolderonyourcomputerdesktopsoyouarereadytocreateyournextmasterpiecewhenthephoto-bookcompanyannouncesasaleorspecialpricing.
Workflow
STEP1:SelectimagesandmakecopiesusingtheExportorSaveAsfunction.Saveasfull-resolutioncopiesandavoidcroppingoreditingextensivelybeforecopyingtheimage.ConvertfromTIFFtoJPGimagesifneeded.
STEP2:SavephotostoadesktopfolderorinsideyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolderwhereitwillbeincludedinyourbackuproutine.Namethefolderfortheprojectsuchas:HAWAIIPHOTOBOOKorDAVIDBIRTHDAY.Avoidmixingphotosfordifferentprojects.
STEP3:Investigateonlinephotoservicesforprojecttypesanddesignthemes.Selecttheserviceyoupreferanduploadimages.Filetransfermaytakeanhourormore,dependingonthenumberofimagesinyourfolder,theimagefilesizes,andthespeedofyourInternetconnection.
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STEP4:Whenyouarereadytocreatethebook,yourphotoswillbeuploadedandreadyforyoutoplacethemintheproject.Addingindividualphotosissimpleandfast.
STEP5:Createyourproject.
STEP6:Backupyourphotoprojectfoldertothecloud.
STEP7:BurnanarchivalDVDoftheimagesusedinyourprojectandadhereitinanarchivalDVDenvelopetothebackinsidecoverofyourphotobook.
It’sOkaytoPlayFavorites
Whenitcomestocreatingafirst-ratephotocollection,it’sokaytoplayfavorites.Whetheryoumanageyourphotosindividually,manually,orusingphoto-managementsoftware,anyimagecollectionwillbenefitfromregularsortingandpurging.
Aprofessionalphotographerexaminesandsavesonlythebestshots,butthefamilyhistorianhasotherconsiderations,too.Anunderexposed,poorlyframedsnapshotofGreat-grandfatherJackmaybetheonlyphotographofhimatall.Ofcourse,it’sakeeper.Buthowdoyoudecidebetweenotherphotos:Whattosaveandwhattotoss?
UsearatingstrategypopularwithprophotographersthatflagseachimageasaPickorReject.Tosavetime(andenergy),quicklyviewanimageandlabelitaPickoraReject.Ifyoursoftwaredoesn’thaveflags,usethestarsystem:onestarforPickandtwoforReject.Here’showthisapproachwouldwork:
1. Placetwosimilarphotossidebyside;choosethebestofthetwoandrejecttheother.Ifyouhaveothersimilarimages,bringinanewphototocomparewiththe“winner”andchooseagain.
2. MakeanewalbumorcollectionsetanddragallthePicksintothisset.Labelthealbum,suchasReunionPicksorReunionKeepers.
3. Decideifyouwanttogetridofthebadphotos.Ifso,deletethem.Ifyoujustcan’tthrowthemaway,dragtheRejectsintoanewalbumlabeledReunionRejects.You’vesavedthem,butnoonehastolookatthemeveragain.
SampleWorkflowforPersonalPhotoandVideoSharingWithDropbox
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Goodfor… anyonewhowantstosharephotosand/orvideos
Difficultylevel easy
Itcanbedifficulttosendphotosandvideosviae-mail.Largefilesizesarenotalwayspermittedbye-mailserversandcantakeagestoupload,onlytoberejectedas“toobig.”Youhavetwooptionswhenyouneedtoe-mailseveralphotosorvideos:downsize(whichisn’talwayspossible)oruseafile-sharingservicesuchasDropbox.
Workflow
STEP1:LogintoyourDropboxaccountoropentheDropboxfolderonyourcomputer.
STEP2:Createanewfolderandgiveitanamethatwillmakesensetotherecipient,suchasPHOTOSFORJOHNorDADSFISHINGPIX.
STEP3:Movecopiesofthephotosorvideosyouwanttoshareintothefolder.
STEP4:Right-clickonthefoldertorevealthemenuandselectShareThisFolder.
STEP5:WhentheSharewindowopens,enterthee-mailaddressofthepersonyouwanttoseeyourphotos.Addabriefmessage.Therecipientwillgetane-mailwithalinktothefolderwhereshecancopythephotosandvideosdirectlytoherowncomputer.
Sample“IDon’tHaveTimeforThis”Workflow
Goodfor…
youngsmartphonephotographers,busyoccasionalphotographers,olderrelativeswhoenjoytheirsmartphone,anyonewhoisjustplainbusy
Difficultylevel
easy,easy,easy
Somethingisbetterthannothing.Thisworkflowmightbeperfectforsomeoneyouknowwhotakespicturesexclusivelywithamobiledevicebutdoesn’twanttothinkaboutmanagingaphotocollection.Oneday,theymaythankyouforsavingtheircollege,vacation,orendlesssummermemories.
Workflow
STEP1:SetupacloudstorageaccountwithDropbox,GoogleDrive,orThisLife.
STEP2:Setupyoursmartphoneandtablettoauto-syncwiththecloudservice.
STEP3:Paytheannualsubscriptionfeeforthecloudstorageservice.
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STEP4:RegularlyorderarchivalDVDsofyourPhotoLibrary,ifthisoptionisavailable.
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PART2Digitize
Myexperiencewithphotographsmaybeabitlikeyours.I’vealwayshadacamera.FirstalittleBrownieboxcamera,andthenaseriesofInstamatics.IlovedusingaRolleiflexwhenIworkedforourlocalnewspaper,andeventuallyinvestedinaNikonSLR.Myphotoswereprintedandplacedinphotoalbumsandscrapbooksuntillifewithgrowingchildrentookoverandthe4x6snapshotsstartedstackingupinshoeboxes.
Aswemovedintoanewcentury,twoeventsinmypersonallifechangedmyroleandfocusasfamilyphotographerandhistorian:Iboughtmyfirstdigitalcamera,andIinheritedatrunkfilledwithmygrandmother’sphotosandkeepsakes.Mymomdecideditwasmyturntotakecareof“thestuff.”TheresponsibilitymademefeelmorelikeIwasbringinghomeanewbabythantakingonafewboxesofsnapshotsandvitalrecords.
Soontheshoeboxesofoldprintswerepushedtothebackofacloset,anddigitalimagesbeganaccumulatingonmycomputerharddrive,memorycards,andZIPdrives(rememberthose?).WhenIthoughttobackupanything,IburnedaCD-ROM.MydigitallibrarygrewevenlargerwhenIstartedscanningmygrandmother’soldphotosanddocuments.Iwasn’tquitesurehowtogoaboutarchival-qualityscanning,soIfollowedsomeone’sadviceto“usethehighestresolutionavailable.”SoonmyharddrivewasburstingwithhugeTIFFfiles.Adigitaldelugethreatenedtotakeovermyequipmentandengulfallmyfreetime.Iwasdrowningindigitalimages.
IlearnedhowtomanagemydigitalrichesasIresearchedmethodsfororganizinganddigitizingmygrandmother’streasuresanddiscoveredthatIneededaseamlesssystemforbothworlds—digitalandphysical.Ineededaphotographer’sworkflowtomanagethousandsofimages,andIneededanarchivist’spreservationandcatalogingtechniquestomanagemyphysicalphotos,documents,andmemorabilia.Andbothsystemshadtoworktogether.
Iwroteaboutmyjourneytofindpracticalsolutionsfororganizing,digitizing,andpreservingfamilytreasures,firstonmyblogTheFamilyCurator.comandtheninmybookHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes.Thebooksharesanoverallplanforworkingwithinheritedphotos,documents,andheirlooms,andintegratingourmoderndigitallegacywiththosesamefamilytreasures.IquicklydiscoveredIwasn’taloneinmychallengestocareforfamilykeepsakes.
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BLESSINGORBURDEN?
We’relivinglonger,healthierlivesthaneverbefore,andmoreactiveadultsarebecomingheirstoafamilylegacyofdocuments,photos,andartifacts.Asfamilyhistorians,wewanttopreservethepast,butwealsoneedtoaddthestoriesofourownlives.Manyreadersofmyblogandbooksharedfeelingsbothofguiltandgratitudeabouttheresponsibilityoftheirlegacy.Isitablessingoraburden?Familyphotoscanbeemotionaltriggersformyriadmemoriesandfeelings.
Personalphotographsareamongthemostdifficultheirloomstodiscard,yetmanypeoplearequicktotossoutthesevisualtokensofthepast.AmongthereasonsI’veheard:
Idon’tneedtokeepitbecauseIhaveascannedcopy.It’saduplicate.Ihaveanegative.Ihaveaprint.Mymother/aunt/brotherhasaprint.Thatwasafirsthusband/wife.That’sarelative’sfirsthusband/wife.There’snocaption,andeveryonewhomightbeabletoidentifythesepeopleisdead.Thepictureisfaded/damaged/torn.Itmakesmesadtolookatthispicture.Ineverlikedhim.
SHOULDYOUKEEPEVERYPHOTO?
I’mnotgoingtosuggestyoukeepeveryphotoornegative.NoramIgoingtorecommendthatyoutossthoseduplicates,JaneDoesnapshots,and“sad”snapshotsinthetrash.Onlyyouandyourfamilycanweighgenealogical,financial,andsentimentalconsiderationstomakethesedecisions.ButIhopeyou’llthinkaboutalternativewaystopreserveyourfamilyphotoheritage.
InPart2,we’lllookatpracticaltipsfororganizinganddigitizingyourheirloomphotossoyoucanenjoythemalongwithyournewimages.Thisadvicefromtheproswillbehelpfulforanyoneworkingwithdigitalphotos,especiallythefamilyhistorianwhomaybedrowningindigitalfiles.We’llreviewoptionsfortheequipmentyou’llneedfordigitizingandorganizing.Andwe’llalsocoverthebasicsofmanagingB.D.(BeforeDigital)oldphotoswithnewdigitalfiles.Togaincontrolofyourowndigitalclutter,you
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willneedtoadoptasystemandmakeityourown,butitshouldbewhateverworksbestforyou.
Ifyouhaven’tdonesoalready,reviewideasforscanning,filenaming,andfolderorganizationinChapter1.You’llhavealltheinformationyouneedinoneplaceandcangetstarteddigitizingandpreservingyourheirloomimagesrightaway.Ihopetheideasinthissectionwillinspireyoutostarttodaytodevelopaplanandmasteryourfamilyphotoarchiving.
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6HeirloomPhotoCollections
ItmightbehardtorememberatimeB.D.(BeforeDigital)whenthecostoffilmandprocessingcompelledphotographersto“makeeverypicturecount.”Specialoccasionsandvacationsweremeasuredintwelve,twenty,andtwenty-fourpicturerollsoffilmthatrequiredatleastaweekfordevelopingandprinting.Ifyouinheritedyourfamilyphotolegacy,youmayhaveshoeboxes,envelopes,andalbumsfilledwithsnapshotsandnegativesdocumentingyourfamilyhistory,allwaitingtobeorganized“oneday.”
WHYDIGITIZE?
Inmyworkwithfamilycollections,I’velistenedtomanystoriesaboutfamilyphotoslosttodisinterestedrelativesortotheconfusionofsettlinganestate.There’snothingasdishearteningasviewingabeautifulfamilyalbumstrippedofphotostobesoldone-by-oneforthemaximumprofittoonlinebiddersorfindingalovelycollectionofweddingphotoscasuallytossedonatableataneighborhoodgaragesale.
Digitizingyourfamily’sphotoheritageincreasesthechancethatthoseimageswillsurviveinsomeform,evenifit’snottheoriginalprintornegative.Andit’snotjustphotosthatbenefitfromdigitizing.Slides,negatives,film,andvideosalsocanbedigitizedasawaytopreservedeterioratingoroutdatedmedia.Don’tloseyourfamilyphotos.Createadigitizingplan.Digitizingoffersmanybenefits.Ithelps
preserveheirloomphotographsbycreatingamastercopytoreplacelostordamagedoriginals.preservemoviesrecordedonoutdatedfilmorothermedia.provideduplicateimagesforeveryoneinthefamily.findcluesinoldphotostobreakthroughgenealogyresearchbrickwalls.createdigitalimagesofunidentifiedphotostosharewithrelativesforpossibleidentification.providepersonalanduniqueillustrationsforfamilyhistorybooks.createadigitalarchivewhereyoucanquicklylocateandaccessphotos.enablereprintsforframinganddisplaywithoutdamagingtheoriginal.
Inheritedkeepsakesalsomayincludeoriginaldocuments,letters,diaries,orjournals.Theseitemswillbenefitfromdigitizingwithhomescannersanddigitalcameras.You’ll
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findmoreideasfordigitizingtheseitemsandotherheirloomartifactsinmybookHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes.
WHAT’SYOURROLE?
Ifyouinheritedahandfulofloosesnapshotsorboxesfilledwithalbumsandgenerationsofoldphotos,thesurvivalofyourfamily’sphotoheritagemaydependonyournextsteps.HowdoyouseeyourroleasKeeperoftheArchive?Areyouacurator,creator,caretaker,oracombinationoftheseroles?Ordoyouthinkofyourselfasthefamilyphotocollector?Keepreadingtolearnmoreabouttheseroles.
Collector:Manypeoplecollectthings:books,funnyfrogs,signedbaseballs,orsilverdollars.Acatloverwhoisgiftedwiththemedmugs,jewelry,figurines,andclothingsoonhastodealwithmoreclutterthancollection.Asavvyfamilyhistoriandoesmorethangatherfamilykeepsakestobuildacollectionofdocuments,photos,andartifactsthatwillonedaybetossedinthetrash.Butthat’sexactlywhatwillhappenifthosekeepsakesaren’tcaredforandtreatedlikeavaluablecollection.It’suptothecollectortodecidethepurposeofthecollectionandembracearoletomeetthatgoal.Curator:Apersoninthisrolewillstrivetogather,preserve,andselectivelymanageheirloomanddigitalfamilyphotostobuildameaningfulgalleryofimages.Creator:Thispersonusesdigitalversionsoffamilyphotosinmanyways,featuringthemineverythingfrombookstoWebpagestoartwork,andusingthemasrawsourcematerialforgenealogicalinformationonkinshipandfamilyidentity.Caretaker:Icallcaretakerstheheroesofallcollectors.Theymaynothavethetimeorinteresttomanageorcreatenewworkswithacollectionoffamilyphotos,buttheypreserveaphotoheritageforthenextgenerationbydigitizing,backingup,andarchivingimages.
Anyonewhomanagesanynumberoffamilyphotosneedstodecideiftheirphotocollectionwillbecomeclutterorafamilyheritage.Carefullyconsideryouroverallobjectivesascollector,curator,creator,orcaretaker.Whatexactlydoyouwantforyourinheritedphotolegacy?Whatchallengesstandbetweenyouandyourgoal?
Thistaskisrelativelysimpleforfamilyphotographersandthosewhoprimarilycapturenewimagesviasmartphonesanddigitalcameras.Butforfamilyhistorianswhooftencreatehundredsorthousandsofnewdigitalimageswhenscanningoldfamilyphotographsanddocuments,thesolutioncanseeminordinatelyconfusing.Ifyou’relike
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me,youprobablyhavebothcontemporaryfamilyphotosandscannedimagesgatheredforpreservationandresearch.
Areyouconfusedaboutthebestwaytoscanoldphotos?YoumightbeconcernedaboutworkingwithJPGfiles,whichcarrythepossibilitythatimagequalitywillbereducedafterrepeatededitingandsaving.ShouldyouconvertJPGfilestoTIFFformat?Makemastercopies?Orjusthopeyourfileswillbereadableafteraneditingsession?Shouldyouuseafoldersystemormanageyourimagesinsoftware,suchasAdobePhotoshopElementsorPicasa?
Digitalphotomanagementdoesn’thavetobeacomplicatedanddreadedchore.Thischaptersharessimplestrategiesforgettingcontrolofyourhard-copyphotocollectionanddigitizingimagestopreservepixelsforthenextgeneration.
PLANBEFOREYOUSCAN
Gettoknowyourfamilyphotocollectionbeforeyoumakeyourfirstscan.Proceedwithpurposeandaimtobeefficientandeconomicalwithyourtimeandyourfunds.Threestrategiescanhelpyoumovefromphotochaosandcluttertophotocontrol:
1. Organize.2. Categorize.3. Prioritize.
Organize
Gatheryourimagestogetherandtakestockofthetotalcollection.Clearalargetableandcoveritwithanoldsheetortablecloth,thenbringouttheoldshoeboxes,filefolders,andphoto-processingenvelopes.Gathereverynegative,filmbox,andlooseprintyoucanfind.Rememberalbumstuckedawayonabookshelf;youmayneedtoworkwiththeminasecondsessionifyourtableisoverloaded.Washyourhandswithsoapandwater,orwearwhitecottonglovestoavoidleavingfingerprintsonthephotos.Thisislikelytobeadirtyjob,anditmaytakesometime,dependingonhowmanyphotosyouhavetoorganize.Also,handleprintsbytheedgesonly,andavoidworkinginbrightnaturalorartificiallight.
Maintainoriginalorderandgroupingsasmuchaspossibleforcluestounidentifiedsnapshots.Whenyoufindanenvelopestuffedwithsnapshots,askyourselfwhyyourancestormighthaveassembledtheseparticularprints:
Arethephotosallfromthesameevent?
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Dotheyfeaturethesamepersonorfamily?Couldtheyhavebeensentbyadistantfamilymemberorfriend?Wastheselectionpromptedbyabigevent?
Remember,familiesoftenexchangedphotoprintsbymailinmuchthesamewayasweusee-mailtoday.Sometimestheprintsdidn’tfindtheirwaybacktotheoriginalsender.Inaddition,seeminglyrandompilesoftenhaveaninherentmeaning.Adeathinthefamilymightcallforphotostobebroughtoutofalbumsforacollageormemorialbook,andthatsamestackofphotosmightbetuckedawayasagroupratherthanreturnedtotheoriginallocation.
Arrangetheboxesandfoldersonthetablechronologicallyorbyfilmtype:alltheblack-and-whitesnapshotstogether,the1970sprintstogether,thePolaroidstogether.Youmayfindthatsimilarphototypeswillallbefromaboutthesameera.Scanningwillbefasterandmoreefficientifyouworkinbatchestodigitizesimilaritemsatthesametime.Duplicateprints,enlargements,andnegativeswithprintsshouldbegroupedtogethertohelplocatecluesinhandwrittencaptionsanddatedphoto-processingenvelopes.Avoidreshufflingthose“random”groupseveniftheenvelopecontainsamixofphotosizesandtypes.
Shouldyouthrowawayoldphotos?Thisisthemillion-dollarquestion.Somepeoplecan’twaittodigitizeandtosstheoriginals.Otherscarefullypreserveeverysinglephoto,nomatterhowout-of-focusorinsignificant.Myownstrategyistofindamiddleground.Ihaveinheritedtoomanylargecollectionstokeepeverything.Iwilleventuallydonatesomeitems,andothersIselectivelyscanandpreserve.Igivethefollowingtofamilymembersordiscardthem:
obviousout-of-focus,fuzzy,insignificantprintsduplicatetwentieth-centurysnapshotsanonymoussnapshotsofunidentifiedlandscapes
Dependingonthenumberofphotosyouwanttoscan,itcouldtakeseveraldaysorweekstoscanyourentirecollection.Inthemeantime,it’sbestifyourphotocollectionisn’tscatteredacrossthediningtablewhileyoumethodicallyscaneachstackofimages.Instead,placethenewlycreatedphotogroupsintemporaryarchivalstorage,andpulloutanenvelopeorboxtoworkwithoneatatime.Useacid-freearchivalboxeslargeenoughtoholdtheentirecollectionorasubsetofthecollection.Storeonefamilycollectionpercontainertoavoidmixingupfamilyidentifications.Afterscanning,movephotostopermanentarchivalstorage.
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Categorize
ListthedifferentphotobatchesontheHeirloomPhotoInventory&DigitizingChecklist.Itwillbehelpfultohaveagoodoverviewofthecollectionwhenchoosingafile-namingschemeandfolderorganizationstructure,andselectingdigitizingequipment.Youcan’tdevelopadigitizingplanuntilyouknowwhatyouneedtodigitize.Andasafamilyhistorian,aren’tyoujustabitcuriousaboutyourancestor’sphotosandotherkeepsakes?Timespentgettingtoknowthepersonwhocollectedthephotosandthepeoplepicturedinthesnapshotswillhelpyoumakeconnectionsasyouworkwiththematerial.
UsetheblankHeirloomPhotoInventory&DigitizingChecklisttomakearoughtallyofthenumberandkindsofitemsyouwanttodigitize.Makenotesofphotocondition,especiallyfragileordamageditemsthatyouwillwanttodigitizesoonerratherthanlater.
Yourscanningsessionswillbemoreefficientifyouworkwithbatchesofsimilarphotos,ratherthanscanningastackofassortedprints.Workingwithsimilarphotosallowsyouto
setabasicfilenametospeedfilenaming,forexample:john-grad_01.jpg.Thesoftwarewilladdsequentialnumberingtocreateuniquefilenames.setthescannermodetotheReflectivefordigitizingallprintphotos;changethemodetoFilmanddigitizefilminaseparatebatch.choosetheappropriateresolutionforscanningtheentiregroupofphotos.scanseveralprintsofthesamesizeinonepassofthescanner.(Seestep-by-stepinstructionsinChapter9.)Batchscanningsavestimeandhelpskeepyourcollectionorganizedforarchivalstorage.
Prioritize
Ifyouhavealargephotocollection,it’sagoodideatodigitizetheoldestormostfragileitemsfirstbeforethephotosdeterioratefurther.Continuetoorganizephotosingroupsorbatchesforefficientscanning.Plantouseyourdigitalcameratodigitizeoversizeorespeciallyfragileitems.
Youmayfindsomephotosthatneedprofessionalattention.Whileit’scertainlypossibletoreframeoldphotosyourself,youmaywanttoconsultanarchivalframespecialistorphotoconservationexpertforhelpwithphotosstucktoglassororiginalprintsthathavewaterdamage.ContacttheAmericanInstituteforConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks<www.conservation-us.org>forrecommendedexpertsinyourarea.
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ReviewyourHeirloomPhotoInventory&DigitizingChecklistandgiveeachitemapriority.
1.ScanASAPforfragile,veryold,ordamagedphotos;deterioratingfilm;oritemsneededforanupcomingproject.
2.Scansoonforoldprintsingoodconditionandnegatives.
3.Scannextfortwentieth-centuryphotographs,film,slides,andnegatives.
Usetheinventorychecklisttoplanyourscanninghoursmostefficiently.Adapttheformtonoteitemsforanancestorbiographyorfamilyhistoryproject.Thesemaybeamongyourfirstscanningpriority.Astimeallows,scanotherphotossuchasaboxofvacationslidesorastackoftwentieth-centurysnapshots.
Whenyou’vefinisheddigitizingyourphotos,thisinventorychecklistwillhelpyoudecidewhatkindofarchivalstoragecontainersyou’llneedtopreserveyourheirloomoriginals.ReadmoreaboutpreservingoriginalphotosandfilminChapter10.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
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7DigitizationPreparation
I’mabigfanofmovingslowlywhenitcomestoworkingwithfamilyphotosandmemorabilia.Mygrandmother’scollectionwasmyfirstexperienceworkingwithphotosandkeepsakesbelongingtosomeoneIloved.Althoughthreedecadeshadpassedsincemygrandmotherdied,herfrailvoiceandsweetsmilewerewithmeasIgentlyturnedthepagesofoldalbumsandreadthecaptionshandwrittenonthebackofloosesnapshots.Iwaseagertopreserveherlegacyandenthusiasticallystartedscanningeverything.Whatamistake!
Afterdigitizingafewhundredphotos,IrealizedIwasrunningoutofstoragespaceonmycomputerandtheaccumulatedfileswerebecomingajumbledmessofinconsistentnamesandnumbers.EachscanningsessionIusedadifferent,yetmeaningful,file-namingsystem.OnetimeI’dbeginafilenamewiththedate,butweekslaterinmynextscanningsession,I’duseonlytheperson’ssurname.WhenIfoundduplicatephotos,Istartedusingnumbers.Tomakemattersworse,theadviceIhadreceivedto“scaneverythingatthehighestpossibleresolution”wascreatinghugefiles.IwasscanningintherecommendedarchivalTIFFformat,but2400-dots-per-inchfileswereenormous.Andafterscanning,itwasalltooeasytomixupscannedandunscannedoriginalphotos.Ineededapreservationsystemfortheheirloomoriginalsandadigitizationplan.Myintentionswerenoble,butclearly,Ineededtostop,stepback,andcomeupwithanew,morepracticalstrategy.
Afterafewmorefalsestarts,Ifinallycameupwithascanning-and-preservationworkflowthatwassimple,efficient,andmetmyneeds.Youmayneedmoreorfewersteps,ormaybeabletostreamlinesometasks,butIhopemyworkflowtipsinthischapterwillgiveyouabasicoutlineforworkingwithyourownfamilyphotocollection.
PREPAREYOURCOMPUTERANDCHOOSEASTORAGEDEVICE
Beforescanningyourfirstphoto,youneedtoknowhowyouwillorganizeyournewdigitalfiles:
1. Decidewhereyouwillstoreyourdigitalfiles,andpurchaseanynecessarystoragedevices.
2. Decideonafile-namingschemeandcreateafile-namingcheatsheetforreference.3. Decideonafolderstructureandsetupyourfolders.
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ReviewChapter1forstrategiestosetupyourdigitalstorageandfoldersystem.
Tohelpyoudecidewhichstoragedevicemayworkbestforyourphotocollection,usetheDigitalStorageOptionschart.
UnsurewhatallthetermsontheDigitalStorageOptionschartmean?I’lldecodethem.
CD/DVD:OpticalstoragemediasuchasCDsandDVDstypicallyoffertheleastexpensivestorage;however,arelativelyshortdisclifespanmakesitnecessarytomigratefilesregularly.M-DISC:Developedforlong-termarchivalstorage,theM-DISCDVDhasbeentestedbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseNavalAirWarfareWeaponsDivisionfacilityatChinaLake,California,andisratedtolastonethousandyears.Discsareavailablewithtwodifferentstoragecapacities:4GBand25GBperdisc.Theycostabout$3and$5perdisc.SD(SecureDigital)mediacard:ThestandardSDcardusedindigitalcamerasandotherportabledeviceshasacapacityof128MBupto1TBofflashmemory.SDcardsareconfiguredasoriginalStandardCapacity(SD),High-Capacity(SDHC),andeXtended-Capacity(SDXC).Theyareavailableinfull-size,mini,andmicroformats.NotalldevicesacceptallkindsofSDcards.SomeSDcards,mostnotablythepopularEyeFiMobiSDcard,includeabuilt-inWi-Fitransmitterthatcanwirelesslymovefilesfromcardtocomputerorcardtomobiledevice.AlthoughtherearenomovingpartstostorefilesontheSDcard,thecardshouldalwaysbeproperlyejectedfromthedevice.USBflashdrive:SimilartoanSDmediacardinstoringfilesinflashmemory,aUSBflashdriveisasmallmemory“stick”withintegratedUSBconnection.Capacityvariesbymodelandmanufacturer,withthehighestterabytestoragecostingmorethanacomparableexternalharddrive.LikeSDcards,thelifespanofaflashdriveisratedinread/writecycles.ThefastwritespeedmakesUSBflashdrivesagoodoptionforportablestorageortransferringfilesbetweendevices.Externalharddrive:Rapidpricedropsindigitalstoragehavemadeexternalharddrivesapopularoptionforarchivinglargedigitalcollections.AUSB,FireWire,orThunderboltconnectionistypicallyrequiredtomovefilesfromcomputertoexternalharddrive.Mostmodelsareportable,inexpensive,andefficientsolutionsfordigitalstorage.
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Cloudstorage:AsInternetconnectionsbecomefasterandmorewidelyavailable,cloudstorageisaviableoptionforfilebackupsandarchiving.Manyproductsofferfreelimitedstoragewithannualsubscriptionplanstohandlemorestoragewhenneeded.Pricesandplansvarywidely,soit’sworthinvestigatingseveralcompaniesbeforedecidingwheretocommityourfiles.
Viewatextversionofthistable
DigitalStorageTipsTodeterminethestoragecapacityneeded,considerhowmanyphotosyouplantodigitize,thenumberofdigitalimagesyoualreadyhave,andthenumberofdigitalphotosyoutakeeachyear.Includeanydigitalvideosyoucurrentlyhaveorplantotakeinyourestimatesforthedigitalstoragecapacityneeded.Consideryourpurposefordigitalstorage:Whatstorageoptiondoyouneedforitemsyouwanttoaccessregularlyvs.storeoff-siteforarchivalpurposes?Youmayneedtouseacombinationofstorageoptionsforeveryday,backup,andarchivaluse.Whenconsideringcloudstorage,readthetermsandconditionsandprivacypolicy.Bewareanyservicethattakesawayyourcopyrighttotheimages.Makesureyouknowhowtoremoveyourfilesincaseyoucancelyoursubscriptionorthebusinessceasesoperation.
HowMuchDigitalStorageDoYouNeed?
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Isitpossibletohavetoomuchdigitalstorage?Possibly,yes.Noteveryoneneedsa1TBexternalharddriveforstoringdigitalphotos.Butwiththeever-decreasingcostofdigitalstorage,itmaynotbeefficientnoreconomicaltopurchaseonlywhatyouneedtoday.
Notlongago,consumerswereadvisedtousemathematicalcalculationsofprojecteddigitalstorageneedswhenselectingnewstoragehardware.Aseriesofquestionshelpeddeterminehowmanygigabytesorterabytestheyneededtostoreacollectionofdigitalmusic,photos,videos,anddocuments.Allofthosecalculationsbecameobsoletewhenpeoplediscoveredtheirsmartphonecameras.Iftheyweren’ttakingphotosandvideosofchildrenandgrandchildren,theyweresnappingpicturesofoldcarsorrestaurantmeals,orscanningreceipts.Moredigitalfilesdemandedmorestorage.
Wecanonlyanticipateourfuturestorageneeds,butiftherecentpastisaguide,whateverstoragewehavetodaywon’tbeenough.MyapproachhasbeentopurchasemorestoragethanIneedtoholdmycurrentdigitalcollection.Whenmigratingtonewexternalharddrives,flashdrives,orSDcards,Ipurchasethenextsizeupfrommypresentmodels.Sofar,Ihaven’trunoutofstorageroom.
Myfirstexternalharddriveboastedacapacityof256MB,anditseemedhugeatthetime.Thosefilesweremigratedtoan“enormous”500MBdriveafewyearslater,andarenowstoredonmynew1TBdrive.Duringthosesameyears,Iownedaseriesofdigitalcameraswithhigherandhigherresolutions,includingmyfirstiPhonewithanimprovedcamera,andIcontinuedscanningmyfamilyphotocollectionashigh-resolutionTIFFfiles.
Yourdigitalstorageneedsmaybedifferent,ofcourse,butwhenpurchasingnewhardware,begenerousinanticipatingfutureneeds.EvaluateyourpresentandfuturedigitalphotostoragewiththeDigitalPhoto&VideoStorageWorksheetinChapter1.Andremembertoincludedigitalmovie,video,ormusiccollectionsthatwillalsoneedstorageandbackupspace.
DEVELOPASCANNINGPLAN
Onceyou’vegotyourstoragedevicechosenandequipmentsetup,it’stimetoputaplaninplaceforhowyou’llorganizeyourfilesafteryoudigitizethem.YouwillwanttocreateaSCANSfolderwherethephotoswillgowhenyoufirstscanthem.YouwillneedtodecideifyouwanttokeeptheworkingcopiesofyourscannedimagesinthesamePhotoLibraryasyourcurrentfamilyphotosorifyouwanttomaintainaseparateGenealogyPhotoLibrary.(SeeChapter1fortipsonsettingupyourPhotoLibrarysystem.)After
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you’redonescanningabatchofphotos,you’llwanttomovethescannedoriginalstoyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder(ortoyourGENEALOGYPHOTOSfolder).Asyoumoveeachitem,renameitwithameaningfulfilenameandaddtags,keywords,andothermetadataasneeded.You’llalsoneedanImageVaultfoldertoholdmastercopiesofyourscannedimages.
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TIPKeepitSimple
KeepyourPhotoLibraryandImageVaultfolderstructuresfairlysimpleanddon’tnestthemtoodeeply.Useyourcomputer’sSearchfeaturetolocatefiles,ifnecessary.
FileNamesandMetadataforScannedImages
Scannedimagesarenodifferentfromphotossnappedatarecentbirthdaypartyorfamilyreunion.Undoubtedly,you’llwanttoincludeinformationwiththefileaboutwhoisinthepicture,whenitwastaken,andwhateventwascelebrated.Thesedetailsareeasilyincludedinthemetadata(describedinChapter1),buttheyalsocanbeincludedinanabbreviatedformwithinthefilenameitselfwhennamingfiles.
BECONSISTENT:Ifyoualreadyuseafile-namingstructure,continuewiththesamestructureforyournewscannedimagefiles.Usethesamefile-namingrulesforallimagesandmakeyourdigitallifeeasierby
usingaconsistentfile-namingsystem.avoidingspecialcharacterssuchas<>?{}|!@#$%^&*().usingunderscoresanddashesinsteadofperiods,spaces,andslashes.keepingfilenamesshort.addingkeywordtagsandmetadata.
USEMEANINGFULFILENAMES:Afterscanningyourphotos,you’llhaveafolderofdigitalimagestobeorganizedandrenamedwithmeaningfulfilenames.Thiswillmakeyourfileseasiertoaccessandfindagainlater.Thefilenamesetbythescannerordigitalcameramaybegoodforcreatinguniquefiles,butitcanmakefindingfilesdifficultandconfusing.Renameyourfileswithdescriptiveormeaningfulfilenamessuchas
104_3674.JPGtokinsel-arline_1890_baptism.jpg(babyinbaptismgownphoto).104_3675.JPGtokinsel-jacob_1872_house.jpg(familyhomephoto).104_3676.JPGtokinsel-jacob_1885-ks-census_ks-atchison-grasshopper.jpg(censusimage).104_3677.JPGtoAAK_P0076.tif(foranumericphotocatalog).
Youcansavetimeandeliminateconfusionbyusingbatchfile-namingshortcutsinyourscanning,photo-editing,orphoto-managementsoftware.ThesefeaturesaretypicallyavailableascustomizableoptionsintheImportmenusasimagesaremovedintothe
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photo-managementsoftwareorafterimportingbyselectingseveralfilesandapplyingtheRenamecommand.
YourImageVaultforScannedImages
Whenpreparingtostartadigitizationproject,you’llwanttocreateanImageVaultonanexternalstoragedevicesuchasanexternalharddriveoracloudstorageservice.ThinkoftheImageVaultasyouroriginalbackup—theplacewherevaluablemasterfilesarestored.Unlikeabankvault,youcantakeoutasmanycopiesofyourfilesasyouwish,buttheoriginalmasterfilesshouldneverleavethevault.
YoumightnameyourexternalharddriveIMAGEVAULTandthencreatedigitalfilefoldersinsideasneededtoholdyourmastercopiesfromdifferentscanningprojects.Keepfilesfromspecificscanningprojectstogether,orgroupbykindofitemdigitizedorbyfamilysurname.Useanorganizationalsystemthatmakessensetoyouandfitswithwhateverfolder-organizingschemeyouuseforyourhard-copygenealogyfiles.Youcouldorganizebyanyofthesemethods:
scanningdatesurnamefamilylinekindsofphotosblack-and-whitesnapshotsrecordtype(suchasvitalrecords,militaryrecords,diaries,correspondence,newspapers)
WorkingWithScannedTIFFandJPGFiles
Sofar,I’vetalkedaboutscanningfilesinarchivalTIFFformat,butTIFFfilesareverylargeandaren’tpracticalfore-mailingoreverydayaccess.ConsiderTIFFfilestobeyourmastercopies,yourinsurance;youcanusethesemasterstomakeaverygoodreplacementcopyiftheoriginalislostordamaged.Foreverydayuse,you’llneedJPGcopiesthattakelessstoragespaceandarewidelyacceptedforphotoprinting,Webprojects,andsharingwithfamilyandfriends.
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TIFFVS.JPGCOMPARISONCHARTTIFF JPG
large,uncompressedfilesbestforarchivingwillnotdegradewhensavedrepeatedly
smaller,compressedoruncompressedfilesbestforworkingfiles,e-mailing,andphotosharingwilldeterioratewhenopenedandsavedrepeatedly
ConvertingTIFFtoJPG
Youdon’tneedspecialsoftwaretoconvertTIFFfilestoJPGfiles.ThisisastandardoptionavailableonWindowsandMaccomputersandinphoto-editingprogramssuchasAdobePhotoshopElements.BydigitizingheirloomoriginalphotosasTIFFsforarchivingandthenconvertingthemtoJPGformatforprintingandsharing,youwillhavetheoptimalstrategyforlong-termpreservationandpracticaleverydayaccess.
Here’showtoconvertyourimagefilesonaMac,inWindows,orusingAdobePhotoshopElements.
MACPREVIEW:InthestandardMacOSPreview,clickExportAs(orExport)andthenselectJPGformatfromthedrop-downmenu.WINDOWSEXPLORER:InWindows8,clicktoopenthephotointheEditwindow,chooseSaveaCopy,andthensaveastype:JPG.PHOTOSHOPELEMENTS:ClickontheFilemenuandthenSaveAs.SelectJPGformatinthedrop-downmenu.
StoringJPGImages
ThinkofyournewlycompressedJPGimagesasyourworkingfiles.Usethemforediting,sharing(viae-mailorsocialmedia),creatingphotoprojects(likephotobooks),andtranscribing.YoucanstoreyournewJPGimagefilesinthesamelocationastheoriginalTIFFmasterimages.JPGimageswillalwaysbeidentifiedbythe.jpgfileextension.OryoumaychoosetokeepyourJPGimagesinaseparateJPGfilefolder.Chooseanorganizationalmethodthatworksbestforyou.DonotopenthemasterfileunlessyouneedtocreateanewworkingJPGcopy.
WhenYouOnlyHaveJPGOriginals
It’snotalwayspossibletocreateadigitalTIFFfile,especiallywhenworkingwithdigitalcamerasandscanningimageswithmobiledevices.SomescanningsoftwareordevicesdonotsupporttheTIFFarchivalformat.IfyourmasterfileisintheJPGformat,itisagood
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ideatoduplicatethisoriginalfileandmoveittoyourImageVaultsoyoualwayshaveoneunchangedoriginalimage.ConsiderthisJPGyourmasterfile.
BackItUp
Wheneveryoucompleteascanningsession,taketimetobackupyourfiles.Thebestbackupstrategyisthe3-2-1rule:
3copies2differentmedia1copystoredoff-site
Manydifferentcombinationswillprovideagoodbackupsolution,butthekeytoagreatbackupsystemistospreadoutyourcopiesacrossdifferentmediaanddifferentstoragelocations.Whenhurricanesandtornadoeswipeoutahomeandfamilyphotocollection,it’sreassuringtoknowthatdigitalcopiesaresafeinthecloudorstashedatarelative’shomeinanotherstate.Don’twaitforadisastertosafeguardyourpreciousfamilymemories.Practicethe3-2-1Backupruleregularly,especiallyafteramajorscanningsession.
CloudstoragecangetexpensiveforlargeimagecollectionsofTIFFandMOVfiles.Lookforotherwaystoprovidecost-effectiveoff-sitestorageifneeded,suchasaduplicateexternalharddrivestoredatarelative’shomeoratyourplaceofbusinessorinasafe-depositbox.
EstablishaScanningWorkflowPlan
Nowthatyou’vegotyourstoragedeviceandaplanfororganizingandbackingupyourdigitalfiles,you’llwanttocreateaplanforhowyou’lldothedigitizing—yourscanningworkflow.Here’sanexample:
STEP1:CREATEASCANSFOLDER.CreateadesktopfoldernamedSCANStoholdallyournewlyscannedfiles.ScanyourfilesintotheSCANSfolder.
STEP2:MOVESCANNEDIMAGESTOTHEPHOTOLIBRARY.ImportscannedimagesfromtheSCANSfoldertoyourPHOTOLIBRARYfolder.(SeeChapter1fordetailsonhowtosetthisup.)Ifyouusephoto-managementsoftware,importandmovefileswithinthesoftware.Ifpossible,usethesoftwaretohelpyourenamethefilesastheyaremoved.Whenyou’vefinishedtransferringyourscannedimagestoyourPhotoLibrary,theSCANSfolderwillbeempty.
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STEP3:RENAME,TAG,ANDADDKEYWORDS.Ifyoudidn’trenamefilesasyoumovedthem,renamethemnowusingaconsistentfile-namingstructure.Alsoaddmetadatatotheimage,includingtagsandkeywords.
STEP4:BACKITUP.BackupyourPhotoLibrarytoyourImageVault,whichcanbeoneitheranexternalharddrive,acloudstorageservice,aDVD,orothermedia.
STEP5:ARCHIVE.CreateaPhotoArchivebybackingupyourImageVaultofscannedimages.Storethiscopyoff-site.YouwillneedtoaccessitonlyifyourImageVaultisdamagedordestroyed,orifyouneedtotransferittonewerstoragemedia.ThePhotoArchivecouldbestoredonanexternalharddrive,onanarchivalDVD,orviaanonlinebackupservice.
SUCCESSFULSCANNINGSTRATEGIES
There’sstillonemorethingyou’llneedbeforeyoustartdigitizingyourfamilyheritagephotographs:ascanner,ofcourse.Inthenextchapter,I’llintroduceyoutoseveraloptionsforat-homeandmobilescanningandprovidetipstostreamlineyourscanningsessionsandachievethebestpossibleimageswithdifferentdevices.
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8ScanningEquipment
Myflatbedscannerhasoutlivedallcomputers,printers,andharddrivesinmyhomeoffice,yetIuseitforlongdigitizingsessionsmanytimesaweek.Itwasdefinitelyagoodinvestmentthatdelivershigh-qualitydigitalimagesreadyforrestoration,archiving,andsharing.Myall-in-oneprinteroffersscanningtoo,butthelimitedoptionsandlongerscanningtimeskeepmegoingbacktomyEpsonflatbedscannerwheneverIneedtoscanasinglephotooraboxfilledwithsnapshots.
Almostanyscannercanperformwonderfuldigitaltricks,butyouneedtoknowthesecretwordtounlockthedoor.ThatsecretwordisProMode.You’llneedtodiscoverwhat’sbehindthepreprogrammedProModetomakefulluseofyourscanner’ssoftwaretricks.Onceyouknowaboutthesehiddenfeatures,you’llknowwhattolookforwhenexploringnewequipmentforyourhomeandtravel.
Inthischapter,I’llintroduceyoutoawideselectionofscannersandscanningtools—fromofficedesktopmodelstosmartphonescanningappstoportablescannerstouseonthego.I’llalsowalkyouthroughthescanningoptionsandfeaturesyou’llwanttolookforwhenselectingascannertoarchiveanddigitizeyourheirloomfamilyphotos.
DIGITALSCANNERTERMINOLOGY
Whenyoufirststartlookingforascanner,thescanningjargonmaysoundlikeaforeignlanguage.Herearesomekeyscanningtermsandfeaturesyoushouldknow.
Autofilenaming:Savetimebyusingyourscanner’sfile-namingfeatures.Thisisusuallyavailablethroughthescanner’sPreviewwindowasanoptionforyoutoenteracustomnameandastartingnumber.Itusesthecustomnameyouprovideandautomaticallyaddsuniquesequentialnumberstoeachimage.Batchscanning:Thisfeatureletsyouscanmultiplephotosinonepassofthescanner.Somescannerswillautomaticallydetecteachitem;otherscannersrequiremanualselection.Eachphotoissavedandnamedindividually.Thisfeaturesavestimewhenscanninglargecollections.Color:Scannerstypicallyoffer8-bitor16-bitgrayscale(akablack-and-white)or24-bitor48-bitcoloroptionsforscanning.Coloristhebestchoicefordigitizingall
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photographs,whethertheoriginalsareblack-and-whiteorcolor.The24-bitcolorwillgiveyouafullrangeofphoto-realisticcoloronyourscannedimages.Colorrestoration:Thisfeaturerestoresfadedcolortooldsnapshots.Cropping:Croppingallowsyoutocutoutunwantedpartsofanimage.Somescannerswillallowyoutopreviewtheimageandcropthephotobeforeyouscanit,soyougetonlythephoto(notthescannerbackground)inyourscan.Portabledevicestypicallyscanthefullscanningbedwithoutacroppingoption.Descreening:Thiseliminatesthetinydotsusedintheprintingprocessandimprovesscansofnewspaperandmagazinephotographs.DigitalICE:Usedigitalimagecorrectionandenhancement(ICE)toremovedustandscratcheswhendustremovalisnotsufficient.DigitalICErequiresalongerscanningtimeandhighercomputerresources,butitgivesahigher-qualityresult.Resultsarenotvisiblewhenyoupreviewtheimage.DigitalICEmaynotbeavailableforalldocumenttypes.Dustremoval:Thisoptionautomaticallyremovesdustontheoriginalitem;theeffectsarenotvisiblewhenyoupreviewtheimage.Youmayneedtoselectthelevelofcorrection:low,medium,orhigh.DustremovalmaynotbeavailableifdigitalICEisselected,andscanningtimewillbelonger.Fileformat:Mostscannersscandocumentsandphotosinmanyfileformats.TIFFisthebestchoiceforarchivalimages,butitcreateslargeimagefiles.MostdigitalcamerasandportabledevicesofferonlyJPGimages,whichismoreefficientforfilessavedtoremovablestoragesuchasanSDcardorflashdrive.Maxscanningsize:Popularofficescannersaccommodateletterandlegalsizepaper;somemodelscanhandleitemsupto11x17inchesandlarger.Portabledevicesmaybelimitedinscanningimagesize.Camerascandigitizeitemsofanysizeandshape.Negatives/film/slides:Aspecialfilmcarrierforscanningfilmandnegativesallowsthescannerlighttopassthroughthetransparency.Softwarecanconvertthenegativeimagetoapositiveimagewithfargreaterdetailthanisavailablebyscanningaprintedimage.Notallscannershavethisfeature.Resolution:Resolutionismeasuredindotsperinch(dpi)orpixelsperinch(ppi).Toachievegoodprintquality,digitalimagesshouldbeaminimum200dpiatthesizeyouwantprinted.Becauseimagesareoftenenlargedormodified,it’ssafertoaimforaresolutionof600dpiforyourphotoscans.
KEYFEATURESTOCONSIDER
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Whenpurchasinganynewscanner—whetherit’saflatbed,all-in-one,ormobiledevice—you’llwanttoconsiderthefollowingfeatures:
overalldimensionsofmaximumscanareaincludedscanningsoftware,cables,filmaccessories,memorycards,andOCRsoftwarescanningspeedflush-edgeandremovable(oradjustable)coverforscanningboundbooksandartifactsabilitytoscancolor,text,andblack-and-white,plusoptionsforphotos,documents,andfilmresolutionoptionsthatrangefrom75dpithrough2400dpiorhigherpreviewandcroppingabilityfileformatoptions(JPG,TIFF,PDF,PNG,GIF,BMP)file-savingoptions,suchasscanningtoafolderoranapplicationfordesktopdevices,orbuilt-inmemoryorremovableSDcardformobilescannersfile-namingoptions,includingabilitytoaddcustomnamesandconsecutivenumbersimageadjustmentoptionsforcolorrestoration,descreening,dustremoval,anddigitalICEbatch-scanningoptionseaseofuseoverallfootprintandsizemanualandhelpoptions
Onceyounarrowyouroptions,checkoutreviewsofscannersatCNET<www.cnet.com>,PCMagazine<www.pcmag.com>,andImagingResource<www.imaging-resource.com>.
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TIPBenefitsofOCRSoftware
OpticalCharacterRecognition(OCR)softwareisbundledwithmanyscannerstoprovidesearchabletextfromadigitalimage.Thismeansthatifyouscanadocumentorimagethathastext,yourtextwillbecomesearchable.Accuracyofthesearchabletextvaries,dependingonthequalityoftheoriginalimageandscanningequipment.
Viewatextversionofthistable
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Viewatextversionofthistable
DESKTOPSCANNERS
Whenitcomestoscanningheirloomphotographs,yourdigitizingequipmentisonlyhalfofthesolution.Youalsoneeddigitizingsoftwarethatwillproducehigh-qualityscansquicklyandeasily.Alldesktopflatbedscannersandall-in-onedevicesofferavarietyofscanningresolutions,fileformats,andotheroptions.Thekeyistofindascannerandsoftwaretosuityourworkstyle,needs,andbudget.
Ifyouroutinelydigitizeheirloomphotosanddocumentsorplanalargedigitizingproject,youwillappreciatethespeedandfeaturesofadedicatedflatbedscanner.Ifyouonlyneedtoscanphotosoccasionally,youmayfindanall-in-onedeviceisadequateforyourneeds.Eitherdeviceisasafeoptionfordigitizingheirloomphotosanddocuments.
FlatbedScanners
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Thebestdigitizingequipmentformostfamilyhistoriansissimple,affordable,andefficient:adedicatedflatbedscanner,whichusuallycostsunder$200.Lookforascannerwithuser-friendlysoftwareofferingbatchscanningandfilenaming,alongwithafilmcarrier,aplasticaccessoryusuallyincludedforscanningcolorandblack-and-whitenegatives,slides,andfilm.Theresultingdigitalimagefromscannedfilmissharperandmorepristinethanascannedpaperimageandwellworththeeffortforspecialimages.Evenifyouthinkyouwon’tbescanningfilmorslides,thefirsttimeyoudoneedtodigitizeanoldblack-and-whitenegativefoundtuckedinsideaphotoenvelope,you’llbegladyouhavetheoptiontoworkwithfilmonyourflatbedscanner.SeveralEpsonflatbedmodelshavethesefeatures.
Itcanbetemptingtotrycompactslidescanners,negativescanners,ordigitizinggadgetsthatpromise“fast,easyresults,”butI’vefoundthatadedicatedflatbedscannerwithfilmcarriereasilyhandlesmostofmydigitizingneeds.Irecommendchoosingaflatbedscannerwhenyouwanttodigitizeitemsthatwilleasilyfitontheglassofyourscannersuchasheirloomphotographs,snapshots,colororblack-and-whitenegatives,andslides.
FLATBEDPROS FLATBEDCONS
accommodatesmanykindofitemsaffordablefasterthanall-in-onedevicesconsistent,high-qualitydigitizedimagesincludedsoftwareoffersadvancedscanningoptionstime-savingfeaturesofbatchscanningandfilehandlingseparatefilmcarriercanscannegatives,film,andslides
limitedtosizeofscanningbedrequiresflat,stablesurface
All-in-OneDevices
Youmayalreadyuseanall-in-oneprinter,scanner,andcopierdeviceinyourhomeofficeandbereluctanttoaddanotherpieceofequipmentsuchasadedicatedflatbedscanner.Anall-in-onedeviceisagoodoptionforoccasionalscanning,especiallyifworkspaceislimited.Dependingonthemanufacturerandmodel,youmayhavethesamescanningsoftwareavailableondedicatedscanners;however,becausefilmscanningrequiresbothaspecialfilmcarrierandalightsourceabovethefilm,mostall-in-onedevicesareunabletodigitizenegativesandslides.Iwasdelightedtofindthatmynewlarge-formatEpsonall-in-oneincludedthesameEpsonscansoftwareIusedforyearswithmyEpsonV500flatbedscanner.TheonlyfeatureImissedwasthefilm-scanningcapabilityofmydedicatedscanner.
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Besuretoalsoconsideranall-in-onedevice’sfeaturessuchasanoptionalsheet-feedmechanismanditsabilitytoscanboundbooks.Butkeepinmindthattherollerinasheet-feedmechanismcanmangleanddamagefragilepapersandphotos.Toavoidtheriskofruiningyourheirloomphotos,usetheall-in-onedevice’sflatbedportiontoscanyourimages.
ALL-IN-ONEPROS ALL-IN-ONECONS
savesdesktopspaceeconomical
slowerscanningspeedthanaflatbedscannerlimitedscanningformat,resolution,andfile-namingoptionsfewimageadjustmentsusuallycannotscannegatives,film,orslides
MOBILEDIGITIZINGEQUIPMENT
Youmayhaveheardtheoldadage,“Thebestcameraistheoneyouhavewithyou.”It’struefordigitizingequipmentlikescanners,too.Howmanytimeshaveyouwishedyouhadyourflatbedscannerhandytocopyastackoffamilyphotoscautiouslysharedbyanelderlyrelative?Youknowthismaybeyouronlyopportunitytoviewandcopythosesnapshots,andyouneedtogetthebestimagespossible.Theroomiswarmandpoorlylitbyonlyafewtablelamps.Yourgreat-auntisnoteagertoletthephotosleaveherhome.Youroptionsaresimple:asmartphonecamera,whichwillresultinfairlygood,butnotgreat,copies,ornothing.Butwait—there’sanotheroption:mobilescanners.Severalmodelsofportabledevicesofferyetanothermethodfordigitizingphotographsonthego.Thesedevicesfallintotwocategories:portableflatbedscannersandhandheldwandandmousescanners.
Full-SizePortableFlatbedScanners
TheCanoScanLiDEportablescanner<www.canon.com>ispopularwithresearcherswhowanttousetheirownscanningequipmentatlibrariesandarchives.TheCanoScanLiDEoffersafull-sizescanningflatbedpoweredbyaUSBcableattachedtoyourWindowsorMaclaptopcomputer.Thescannerisaboutthesizeofasmalllaptopcomputerandfitseasilyinsideacomputerbagwithalaptop.Ofcourse,thetrade-offforlightweightportabilityisthescanner’soverallplasticbuild,sobecarefultoprotectthedevicefromdamagebytransportingitinapaddedcomputerbagwiththelidclosedandsecuredwithapieceofplastictape.
TheCanoScanLiDEportablescannerdelivershigh-qualityletter-sizescansinavarietyofresolutionsandfileformats,includingTIFF,andthesoftwareincludedcan
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stitchtogethermultiplescansofoversizeitems.YoucansaveimagestothelaptopharddriveordirectlytoanSDcardorUSBflashdriveforlatertransfertoyourphotocollection.
TheCanoScanLiDEcancapturean8.5x11-inchimageinonescanasanarchivalTIFF,andithastheabilitytoaddfilenamesasyouwork.ThesefeaturessaveconsiderabletimewhenyoureturnhomeandmoveyournewdigitalimagestoyourPhotoLibrary.Themaindrawbackofthisscanner,however,isthatitssoftwareislessuser-friendlythanotherscanners.Toworkaroundthisdisadvantage,installanduseHamrick’sVueScansoftwareonyourlaptopwiththeCanoScanLiDE.Atapricepointunder$100,thisisagoodportablescannerforresearchers.
CANOSCANLiDEPROS CANOSCANLiDECONS
portable,lightweight,fitsinalaptopbaginexpensivepermittedinmanyarchivesandlibrariesdoesn’tdamagedocumentsorphotosscansletter-sizesheetsinoneoperationscansinmultipleresolutionsandfileformats,includingarchivalTIFFoffersbatchscanningandfilenamingcropsimagesautomaticallyUSBpowered(noneedforbatteries)savesimagestocomputer/storagemediacoverhingeallowsforbookscanning
unintuitivescannersoftwaredoesn’thavefilmornegativecarrier
SmallPortableFlatbedScanners
TheFlip-Palportableflatbedscannerispopularwithmanyfamilyphotofansbecauseofitsunique“flip-and-scan”feature.Thisscannerwasdesignedbyfamilyhistorianstoeasilyscanphotosatfamilygatherings.TheFlip-Paloffershigh-qualityJPGscanningcomparabletoatraditionallargerscanner.Othermanufacturersarenowofferingsimilarproducts,aswell.
The4x6-inchscanningbedandlimitedresolution(300or600dpi)areadequateformostfamilysnapshotsandcreategood-qualityimagesforrestorationwork.Thescanner’ssmallsizeallowsittobeflippedupside-downtocopylargephotosoroversizedocumentsinmultipleimagesthatcanbe“stitched”togetherusingtheincludedEasyStitchsoftware.
TheFlip-PalispoweredbyfourAAbatteries;alkaline,photolithium,orrechargeablebatteriesmaybeused,butrechargeablebatterieswillscannearlythreetimesmorephotos
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thanalkalinebatteries.Ifyou’regoingtodoalotofscanning,youwillsavemoneyinthelongtermbyinvestinginasetofqualityrechargeablebatteries,suchasthenewestgenerationnickel-metalhydride(NiMH)rechargeablebatteries,whichrechargefastandcanholdtheirchargeforuptoninemonths.Irecommendpurchasinganextrasetofrechargeablebatteries,too,soyouwillbesetforanyscanningthatcomesalong.
ImagesscannedwiththeFlip-PalmobilescanneraresavedtoastandardSDcard(includedwiththescanner)andcanbetransferredtoyourcomputerlikeanydigitalimage.ManyusersautomatetransferbyusingtheWi-Fi-enabledEyefiMobiSDcard(seeChapter2),whichcansendthescannedimagesdirectlyfromcardtocomputerasyouwork.
TheFlip-Palisnotreallyefficientforheavyofficedocumentscanningduetothesmallscanningbed,limitedfileformats,andbattery-onlyoperation,butthesesamefeaturesmakeitaterrificmobiledigitizingtool.
FLIP-PALPROS FLIP-PALCONS
funtouse,lightweight,portable,affordablegoodforvisitswithrelativesandon-siteresearchatlibrariesandarchivesEasyStitchsoftwareextendsscansizeoptionsquickscanningtimewithstandard(300dpi)andhigh(600dpi)resolutionhasaremovablecovertoscanartifactsandoversizeitemspermittedinmanyarchivesandlibrarieswillnotdamagedocumentsorphotosusesrechargeablebatteriesacceptsstandardSDcards;alsowillacceptwireless-enabledEyefiMobiSDcardeverythingisincluded:batteries,SDcard,software
limitedsizeofglassflatbedscanningarealimitedtoJPGformatlimitedtotwooptionsforresolutionlimitedimageenhancementsavailablenumberofscanslimitedbycardstoragebatterypowered,soyoumustcarryextrasdoesn’tscannegatives,film,orslides
ANoteAboutOlderScanners
Ifyouhaveanolderscannerthatnolongerworkswithyourcomputerorupgradedoperatingsystem,youmightbeabletouseitwiththird-partyscanningsoftwaresuchasVueScanfromHamrickSoftware<www.hamrick.com>orSilverFastbyLaserSoft<www.lasersoft.com>.I’veusedVueScansuccessfullywithseveralscanners,includinganHPAll-in-One,Epsonflatbed,andCanonCanoScanLiDEflatbed.
VueScanforWindows,MacOSX,andLinuxoffersfeaturessimilartotheEpsonscannersoftwareforbatchscanning,renaming,andediting,andit’scompatiblewithmorethan2,500scanners.SilverFastissoldinBeginnerandProfessionaleditions
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forspecificscannermodels,includingmorethan350differentscannersforWindowsandMaccomputers.
WandandMouseScanners
Manygenealogistsregularlyuseaportablewandormousescannertodigitizeresearchmaterial,especiallypagesfrombooks,magazines,orotherdocuments.Thelowcostandportabilityofwandandmousescannersareattractivefeatures,andyoucanachievegood-qualityscanswithalittlepracticeandasteadyhand.LiketheFlip-Palmobilescanner,wandandmousescannerscaptureJPGimagesonly,buttheyoffercordless,batterypoweredmobilityinahandhelddevice.
Thescanningmechanisminwandandmousescannersislocatedinsidethedevicefacingtheopenunderside.Smallrollersontheundersideofthemouseorwandscannerhelpthedeviceglideoverthepaper,scanningtheimageasitpasses.Somearchivesandlibraries,includingtheNationalArchivesinWashington,D.C.,donotpermittheuseofscanningdeviceswithmovingpartssuchaswandormousescanners.Ifyouplantouseawandormousescannertocopyresearchon-site,it’sagoodideatocheckthelibraryorarchivescanningpolicybeforeyougo.
Whenconsideringawandormousescanner,you’llwanttobesuretolookatfourkeyfeatures:
lengthofthewand,becauseitdeterminesthewidthofmaterialthatcanbescannedpowersource,suchasbatterypowerorACadapternumberofscansperbatterychargenumberofscansstoredonthedeviceorSDcard
WandScanners
Sometimescalled“MagicWand”scanners,theseportablestick-typescannersrequiretheusertomovethewandovertheitem.Typicalscannersettingsvarybymodelandofferscanningresolutionfrom300dpiupto900dpi.FilesaresavedinJPGorPDFformattointernalmemoryortoamicroSDcard(thetinyversionofthestandardSDcard),dependingonthemodel.YoucantransfertheimagestoyourPhotoLibraryviaaUSBcable.WandscannersarebatterypoweredwithAAorrechargeablelithiumbatteries.
Wandscannersarepopularwithresearcherswhoneedtocopypagesfrombooksorotherprintedmaterial,butmostusersfindtheresultsarelesssatisfactorywith
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photographsandimageswhereyoumaywantahigh-qualitydigitalfileforrestoration,reproduction,andarchiving.
MouseScanners
SmallhandheldmousescannersresembleacomputermousebutincludeamultidirectionalscanningmechanismthatcancopyadocumentorphotoinanydirectionwhentheScanfeatureisactivated.Thescanismadebysweepingthemousebackandforthovertheitemuntiltheentiresurfacehasbeencopied.Usersreportthatitworkswellforsmallreceiptsanddocuments,butphotosarebestdigitizedwithanothermethod.
WANDANDMOUSEPROS WANDANDMOUSECONS
affordablesmall,lightweight,portablegoodscansfortextandboundbooks
requiresaflat,stablesurfacemaybedifficulttoachievegoodresultsscansonlyflatitemsnumberofscansislimitedbydeviceorSDcardstoragelimitedfileformatsandresolutionoptionsnotpermittedinalllibrariesandarchivesbatterypowered,soyoumustcarryextrascan’tscannegatives,film,orslides
DIGITALCAMERASASSCANNERS
IfIcouldonlyhaveonedigitizingdevice,itwouldbehardtochoosebetweenaflatbedscannerandadigitalcamera.Thescannerisbetterforcapturinghigh-resolutiondetailandnuancesofcolorinheirloomphotographs,butit’shardtofitalargeantiqueprintonthestandard-sizeglassbedofascanner.That’swhenIbringoutmydigitalcamera,settheresolutiontomaximummegapixels,turnofftheflash,andsnapmultiplephotosfromdifferentangles.Whenpairedwithatripodandautomaticshutterrelease,adigitalcameracanbecomeado-it-yourselfcopystationthatspeedsupdigitizingscrapbooks,photoalbums,andoversizephotographs.
Lookforadigitalcamerawithaminimum5megapixel(MP)resolution.LearntoturnofftheAutoFlashsoyourimagesaren’truinedbyaflashburstoroverexposedwithtoomuchlight.Ifyouhaveachoicebetweenasmartphone,digitalpoint-and-shootcamera,digitalSingleLensReflex(SLR)camera,orMirrorlessFour-Thirds(M4/3)camera,alwaysselecttheonewiththelargestimagesensor.Thelargerthesensor,themorelightwillbeavailabletothecameralenstorecordtheimage,resultinginabetterpicture.LearnmoreaboutdigitalimagesensorsandfindtheimagesensorsizeofyourowngearatCameraImageSensor<cameraimagesensor.com>.
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DIGITALCAMERAPROS DIGITALCAMERACONS
versatile,affordablegoodforalmostanyitembestdevicetodigitizeoversizeand3-DobjectsexpandablestoragewithremovableSDstoragecardsfastforcreatingdigitalimages
requiresgoodlightneedsatripodforbestresultsmostconsumercamerasofferJPG-onlyfileformatnumberofscansislimitedbydeviceorstoragecardbatterypowered,soyoumayneedextrascan’tscannegatives,film,orslides
DOCUMENTCAMERAS
Documentcamerasaren’twell-knownoutsideofschoolswheretheyhavelargelyreplacedtheoverheadprojectorofpastclassrooms.Newtechnologyhasmadethesecamerasaviablealternativeforfast,high-qualityscansofphotosanddocuments.ThetinycameraispositionedonanadjustablearmconnectedbyUSBcabletoacomputer.Softwareincludedwiththedevicecapturesanythingwithinviewofthecamerainphotosandvideosforscreendisplayorasadigitalfile.
HistorianscanusedocumentcamerastoquicklydigitizedocumentsandphotosinJPG,TIFF,orPDFformat.Becausetheitemrestsonthetableordesk,there’snoneedtomanipulateaboundbookorfragileoversizephotoontoascanningbed.Andtheweighteddocumentcameraarmactslikeatripodtoholdthecamerasteadyforashake-freeshot.Itmaybenecessarytoextendthecameraarmheighttodigitizelargeritems.Theintegratedlightaidsimagecaptureinlow-lightsituationscommontolibrariesandarchives.
DocumentcamerasarepoweredthroughaUSBcableconnectiontoyourWindowsorMaccomputer,andscannedimagescanbesavedtothecomputer,anSDcard,USBflashdrive,orotherstoragedevice.
Fast,high-qualityscansmakethemgoodportabledevicesfordigitizingmanyitemsquickly,especiallyforresearchdocumentsorphotoalbumpages.
Lookforthehighestresolutiondocumentcameras,suchasthenewSolo8modelsfromHoverCam<www.thehovercam.com>.
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DOCUMENTCAMERAPROS DOCUMENTCAMERACONS
createsfastdigitalscanspermittedinmanyarchivesandlibrariesdoesn’tdamagedocumentsorphotoscompactandsturdyoffersmultipleresolutionsandfileformats,includingTIFFintegratedlightishelpfulindarklibrariesvideooptionsareusefulfordemonstrationsautomatedscanningfunctionsspeedlargescanningprojectsUSBpowered(noneedforbatteries)multiplefilestorageoptions
moreexpensivethanatypicalscannerordigitalcameraheavierandbulkierthanadigitalcameramayneedtoextendcameraheightforlargeitemsnooptionforscanningnegatives,film,orslides
SMARTPHONESASSCANNERS
Itdoesn’ttakeanyspecialskillorequipmenttocaptureacceptableimagesofarecipeorrestaurantreceiptusingyoursmartphonecamera.Mostmobilephonesincludeacameralensandbuilt-insoftwarethatrivaldedicatedpoint-and-shootcamerasforoutdoorshootinganddoagoodjobindoorswithadequatelight.
Smartphonecamerastaketerrificphotos,butcapturingagoodscannedimageisnotthesameassnappingavacationscene,sosmartphonesaren’talwaysthebestchoicefordigitizingphotographs.Thesmallimagesensorlimitstheamountoflightthatthecameralenscantakein,makingithardertocaptureasharpimageinlow-lightsituations.Becausegenealogiststypicallydigitizephotosanddocumentsindoors,thislimitationcanresultinfuzzyimages.
Enterscanningapps.Scanningappsaredesignedspecificallytoaddressthechallengesoflow-lightdocumentcapture.Scanningappsofferfeaturessuchascropping,deskewing,lightcorrection,andvariousfileformatoptions.Someofthemostpopularscanapps:
CamScanner(Android,iOS)<www.camscanner.com>DocScan(iOS)<ifunplay.com/docscanapp.html>GeniusScan(Android,iOS,WinPhone)<www.thegrizzlylabs.com>HandyScanner(Android)<www.halfmobile.net>Prizmo(Mac,iOS)<www.creaceed.com/prizmo>ScannerPro(iOS)<readdle.com>TurboScan(iOS,Android)<turboscanapp.com>
TaketimetoinvestigateappsavailableforyourAndroidoriOSdeviceandlearntousetheirfeatures.Ifyou’reconsideringusingyoursmartphoneasyourscanner,youmay
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wanttogetsomeadditionalgear,includingascanningapp,acameragrip,andatripod.It’salsogoodtobemindfulofthelimitedbatterylifeandstorageoptionsformostsmartphones.SeetheAppendixforacompletelistofscanningresources.
SMARTPHONEPROS SMARTPHONECONS
convenient(youmayalreadyhaveone)smallandportablecandigitizeitemsofnearlyanysizeorformatsafeforfragileandolditemspermittedinmanyarchivesandlibraries
requiresgoodlightscansmaybebetterwithatripodJPG-onlyfileformatcanbeexpensivetopurchasenumberofscansislimitedbydeviceorstoragecardmaydrainyourdevice’sbatterycan’tscannegatives,film,orslides
ESSENTIALSCANNINGACCESSORIES
High-qualitydigitalimagesareeasiertoachievewithafewsimpleaccessories,suchas:
amicrofiberglasscleaningclothasoftartist’sorphotolensbrush
Helpfulaccessoriesforscanningwithadigitalcameraorsmartphone:
astandardrigid-legtripodaflexible-legtripod(suchastheJobyGorillaPod<www.joby.com>)amicrofiberlensclothwiredorwirelessshutterremoteascanningappforsmartphonescanningextrabatteriesandmemorycards
WHENTOCALLINTHEPROS
Althoughdigitizingiseasyandaffordableusinghomeequipment,therearetimeswhenitmakessensetouseaprofessionaldigitizingservice,especiallywhenyouneedtoscananykindoffilm.Becausenegatives,slides,andmoviefilmholdmoredetailthanprintedphotographs,eachframeneedstobescannedatahigherresolution,whichtakesmoretimeperscan.Forexample,afull-color600dpiscanofaprinted3x5.5-inchblack-and-whitesnapshottakesabouttwenty-fiveseconds.Incontrast,scanningthe2.5x4.5-inchBrownienegativeofthesameimageintherecommended2400dpiresolutiontakesabouttwominutes.Ifyouneedtoscanonehundrednegatives,thescanningtimealone—notincludingsetup—willrequirenearlythreeandahalfhours.Doyouhavethetimeavailableforthisproject?
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Youmayhaveadifferentsituationandwanttodigitizeonlyafewslidesormovies,butlacktheproperequipment.Sendingyourworktoaprofessionalservicewillbemoreeconomicalandefficientthanpurchasingandlearningtooperateanewscannerforonlyoneproject.
Professionaldigitizingservicesvaryfromhigh-qualityprofessionalswhodoallworkon-sitetoautomatedscanningby“big-box”storeswhosendcrate-loadsofphotosoverseasforcheapturnaround.Don’tletthisscareyouawayfromseekingoutareputablecompanytohelpyoudigitizeyourfamilyphotos,negatives,slides,andmovies.Herearethekeyfeaturestolookfor.
Localbusiness,on-sitework:Callaheadandaskifyoucandeliveryourphotos.Takeasmallorderandthenaskforatour,orlookaroundandobservetheequipmentandprocess.Ifyouneedtoshipyourphotos,askwhattheintakeandtrackingprocedureinvolves.Equipment:Someautomatedequipmentisacceptableformodernphotos,butask:Howdoesthecompanyworkwithfragilephotos,negatives,andslides?Fileformats:Makesuretheydeliveryourscansbacktoyouinaformatyoucanuse,suchasJPGorTIFF.Imageadjustment:Isthisavailable?Canyourequestuntouchedimages?Filedelivery:SomecompaniesofferInternetdownloads,flashdrives,orexternalharddrives.Besureyouknowhowyourdigitalcopies(andthehardcopiesyoudropoff)willbereturnedtoyou.Cost:Becarefulaboutselectingaservicebasedonpricealone.Testanewfirmwithasmalljobbeforecommittingtoabiggerproject.Lookforonlineandlocaldiscountcoupons,andaskaboutdiscountsforreturncustomers.
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9ScanningTactics
ThefirsttimeIscannedaphotographofmygrandmotherandzoomedintoviewthedigitalimageonmycomputerscreen,Ifeltashiftinattitudetowardmyphotoinheritance.Insteadoffeelinglikeafamilymemberviewinganoldsnapshot,Ibecamearesearchhistorian,scrutinizingthephotoforcluesinmygrandmother’sjewelry,clothing,andsurroundings.Thedigitalimageallowedmeacloseexaminationoftheimage,andwhenIlookedatmyscanofthephoto’sreverseside,Idiscoveredfainthandwriting.Withafewadjustmentsinmyphoto-editingsoftware,Iwasabletoreclaimthefadedhandwritingandreadthecaptionidentifyingthedateandplacethephotowastaken.AfterIfinishedworkingwithphotoclues,Itouchedupadigitalcopytouseinaphotobooktosharewithmysisterandextendedfamily.
Digitizingfamilyphotoswithascannerorcameradoesmuchmorethanpreserveimagecopies.Asingledigitalimagecanbeshared,restored,reprinted,andusedincountlesscreativefamilyhistoryprojects—allyouneedisascannerordigitalcamera.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
Beforeyoubeginanydigitizingproject,taketimetolearnaboutyourequipmentandhowtoaccessthefullrangeofitsavailablefeatures.Whenusingaflatbedscanner,turnonitsProModetoviewalloptionsforyourscanningproject.Thiswillallowyoutoaccessthefullrangeoffeaturesofferedbyyourscanneranditsscanningsoftware.You’lllikelyneedtoturnoffAutoModetoaccessthecustomorprofessionalfeatures.Whenusingadigitalcameraorsmartphonecamera,taketimetounderstandhowtoturntheflashonandoff,howtosetthecameraresolution,andhowtoconfirmthedateandtimearecorrect.
WorkingWithFileFormats
MostfamilyphotographersandgenealogistscaptureimagesinJPGformat.Thisisthedefaultfileformatforconsumerdigitalcameras,smartphones,andtablets.YoumayhaveheardthatJPGfileslosesomedataeverytimethefileisopened,edited,andsaved.ThisispartofthecompressionfeaturethatkeepsJPGfilessmallenoughtobeeffectivefore-mailingandonlineuse.EachtimeyoueditandsaveaJPG,aneweditedversionoverwritesandcompressestheoldversion.Afeweditsandsavesdon’tappreciablyalter
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theimageformostofus,butmanyedits,tweaks,crops,andadjustmentscanleaveyouwithavirtuallyunusable,pixelatedimage.
Whenyouuseascannertocaptureimages,youhavemanymorefileformatoptionsincludingTIFF,alosslessuncompressedimageformat.TIFFfilesdonotusefilecompression,andyouroriginalfiledoesnotdegradeinqualitywitheacheditandsave.Ifyoucropandadjustthecolorofanoriginalandsaveyouredits,however,theoriginalfilewillbeoverwrittenbythechanges,andyouwillbeunabletoreverttotheoriginal.
Theopen-standardPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)isathirdcommonfileformatoftenusedbyfamilyhistorians.PDFisusefulforcreatingadocumenttoholdmultiplepagesofscannedresearchmaterials,buttheadjustmenttoolsarelimitedandmaynotgiveyouenoughoptionstoenhancecolorandadjustcontrastwhenyouneedtoreadandtranscribeolddocumentsandfadedhandwriting.It’sbettertostickwithTIFForJPGformatsforscannedphotosanddocumentsandthencombinethefilesintoaPDFdocumentforarchiving.Forphotographs,scanusingTIFFformatwhenpossible.
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TIPJPGvs.TIFF
JPGisafileformatthatusescompressionwhensavingfilesandiscalledalossyfileformatbecauserepeatedopeningandsavingofJPGfilesdeterioratestheimagequalityovertime.TIFFisafileformatthatdoesnotusecompressionwhensavingfilesandisconsideredalosslessformatbecauseitmaintainsitsqualityovertime.
HOWTOSCANANHEIRLOOMPHOTO
Whenyou’rereadytostartdigitizingyourfamilyphotos,prepareasturdysurfacetoholdyourscannerandphotographs.Iliketoworkwithtwofoldersorsmallboxestoholdphotos,labeledToBeScannedandScanned.ThishelpsmeavoidlosingmyplaceifI’minterruptedduringthescanningsession.Usethischecklisttoguideyouthrougheachstepinpreparingyourequipment,yourphotos,andyourscannersettings.
Viewatextversionofthistable
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ScanningTipsStarteachscanningsessionbycleaningthescannerglass.Washyourhandsbeforehandlingphotos.Handlephotosonedgesorwearwhitecottongloves.Removelightdustordirtfromphotographsbylightlyusingasoftartist’sbrush.
STEP1:WASHHANDSANDCLEANSCANNERGLASS.Starteachscanningsessionbycleaningtheglassbedofthescannerwithasoftmicrofiberclothlightlydampenedwithwaterorglasscleaner.Avoidsprayingdirectlyontheglass.Repeatthisstepfrequentlyduringlongscanningsessions.Oldphotosoftenleavedustandbitsofcrumblingpaperontheglassbedafterhandling.Cleantheglassoften.Also,washyourhandsorwearwhitecottonglovesbeforehandlingphotos.
STEP2:CLEANPHOTOS.Useasoftartist’sbrushtolightlydustoffanyloosedirtfromyourphotographprints.Donotuseanerasertoremovemarksorsmudges;instead,relyonphoto-editingsoftwaretotouchupandrestore.
STEP3:SETFORMATTYPE(REFLECTIVEORFILM).Photographsprintedonpaperare“reflective”documents;thatis,thelightemittedbythescannerisreflectedbackintothedevice.Negatives,slides,andmoviefilmaretransparentandallowthelighttogothroughtheitem.Choosetheappropriatesettingforyourphotoorfilm.
STEP4:SETRESOLUTION.Scannerresolutionissetindotsperinch(dpi),areferencetotheratioatwhichtheoriginalimageisconvertedfromprinteddotstodigitalpixels.WhenIstartedscanningmyphotocollection,Ifollowedadviceto“usethehighestresolutionpossible”andsoondiscoveredthattheresultingfileswereenormousandfarlargerthannecessary.Inowfollowaprotocoladoptedbymuseumsandarchivesthatneedtoprocessmaterialefficientlyandeffectively,andscanmostphotosat600dpi.
I’vefoundthata600dpiscanofa4x6-inchprintwillprovideagood-quality8x10-inchenlargementorexcellentsame-sizereproductionoftheoriginal.Whenmyoriginalisextremelysmall—forexample,asinglefaceinalargegroupphotooratinyschoolpicture—Isetthescannerresolutionto1200dpiandmakeanadditionalscanfocusingontheindividual.Film,slides,andnegativesholdmoreinformationthanprintedphotosandshouldbescannedatahigherresolutionaswell,typically2400to3200dpi.RefertotheScanningGuidelinescharttoseerecommendedsettingsforvariousphototypes.
STEP5:SETCOLORCHOICE.Select24-bitcolor.Asfamilyhistoriansandarchivists,ourgoalistopreservephotographsanddocumentsinanear-originalform.Youcaneasilyaccomplishrestorationandenhancementinphoto-editingsoftwareworkingfromafull-
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colorimageoftheoriginalphotographordocument.Scaneverythinginfullcolor,includingblack-and-whitephotographsandhandwrittendocuments.
Yourscannermayhaveseveraldifferentcolorchoicesusedbygraphicartistsfordesignandprinting,alongwithoptionsfor8or16bits/channel.ItypicallyusethestandardsRGB(Red,Green,Blue)at8bits/channel(24bitstotal);thisallowslatermanipulationofthecolorchannelsinmyphoto-editingsoftware.
STEP6:TURNONADJUSTMENTOPTIONS,IFDESIRED.Ifyouwanttoapplyimageadjustmentstotheoriginalscanandsaveeditingtime,youcandosointhescanningsetup.Themostcommonadjustmentsincludecolorrestorationtoautomaticallyadjustforfadedcolorprintsanddustremoval,anddigitalICEtoremovedustandscratches.
STEP7:SETFILE-NAMINGANDFILE-SAVINGPREFERENCES.OnanEpsonscanner,theseoptionsarefoundinasecondwindowaccessedwiththeFolderbutton.Forarchive-qualitydigitalcopies,selectTIFFformatwheneverpossible.SavenewscanstoyourSCANSfolder.
STEP8:PREVIEWANDCROPIMAGE.PlaceyourphotoontheglassscanningbedandclickthePreviewbutton.Ifyoudon’tseethePreviewbutton,youmaybeoperatingintheautoscanningmode.ClicktheModedrop-downmenuandselectHome,Office,orProfessionalMode.IrecommendProfessionalModeforfullaccesstoallfeatures.Tocroptheimage,clicktheMarqueeselectionbuttonandnotethedottedline.Thisdefinestheareathatwillbescanned.Clickanddragthedottedlinetoselecttheentirephoto.Iliketoincludetheborder.
STEP9:SCANFRONTANDBACK.Alwaysscanthefrontandbackofthephototocaptureanyhandwrittenremarksorphotographer’sinformationthatcouldhelpidentifyanddatetheimage.UsethesamefilenamewiththesuffixRforRecto(rightside,orfront)andVforVerso(reverseside).Orusesequentialnumbersinbatchfilenamingwithoddnumbersindicatingtherightsideandevennumbersindicatingthereverse.
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HEIRLOOMPHOTOSCANNINGCHECKLISTSTEP1:Washyourhands.Cleanthescannerglass.STEP2:Lightlydustthephoto.STEP3:SetformattoPHOTOGRAPH(orREFLECTIVE).STEP4:Setresolutionto600dpi.STEP5:Setcolorto24-bitcolor.STEP6:Setadjustments(optional):ColorRestoration,Descreening,etc.STEP7:Setfile-savingandfile-namingtoTIFF.SavetodesktopSCANSfolder.STEP8:Previewandcrop.STEP9:Scanthephoto’sfrontandback.
HOWTOSCANMULTIPLESNAPSHOTSATONETIME
Ifyouhavescannedslidesorastripofnegatives,youmayhavenoticedoptionstoscanmultipleimages.Youcansavetimebyscanningmultiplephotosordocumentsaswell.Forbestresultswhenscanningmorethanoneitematatime:
Leaveaclearlydefinedspacebetweentheimagestohelpthescanneridentifyeachitem.Groupitemsofthesametype:allblack-and-whitephotoswithgoodcontrast,allcolorportraits,allcolorsnapshots,etc.Groupitemsofthesamesize.Leaveroomattheedgeoftheglassdocumentbedsothescancapturestheedges.
ThefollowingstepsareforusinganEpsonflatbedscanner.Otherbrandsofscannersshouldhavesimilarsoftwareoptions.
STEP1:PLACEPHOTOS.Washyourhands(orwearwhitecottongloves)andcleanthescannerglass.Placeyourphotosordocumentsontheglassdocumentbedleavingaboutahalfinchbetweeneachphoto.
STEP2:CHOOSESCANNERSETTINGS.Forphotos,use600dpi,24-bitcolor.AlwaysscaninColorModetocapturethefullrangeofcolor.(SeetheScanningGuidelineschartfordetails.)
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STEP3:SELECTFILENAMES,FILEFORMAT,ANDSCANFOLDER.Choosethelocationofthefoldertoholdyourscannedimages.(IuseadesktopfolderlabeledSCANS.)Enterthefilenameprefixfortheimagesandsetthestartnumberforyourindividualphotofiles;choosethefolderwhereyouwantthescanstogo.SelecttheTIFFfileformatandclickOK.
STEP4:PREVIEWTHESCAN.Inthemainscanningwindow,clickPreview.Youwillseeapreviewofalltheitemsonthedocumentbed.Youshouldseeaselectionmarquee(dotted-linerectangle)aroundoneitemoraroundtheentiregroup.Ifyoudonotseetheselection,clicktheMarqueetoolbutton(indicatedbythearrow).Usingyourmouse,grabanyofthedottedlinesandadjusttocompletelyenclosethephoto.It’sokaytohavewhiteedgesshowingoutsidetheborderofthephoto.Ifyouprefertohaveawiderorthinnerborderonyourphoto,makethemarqueelargerorsmaller.Everythingyouseeinsidethedottedlineswillbeincludedinthescan.
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STEP5:SELECTIMAGESTOSCANANDDUPLICATESELECTIONMARQUEE.CopythefirstselectionrectangleanduseittoselectanotherimageonthedocumentbedbyclickingtheDuplicateMarqueetool.Thedottedlinearoundyourfirstimagewillbecomeasolidlineandanewdotted-linemarqueewillappear,andthenumberofimageswillchangefromonetotwo.
Useyourmouseandclickanywhereinsidethisdotted-linemarquee.Holddownthemousebuttonandthepointerwillturntoahand;dragthedotted-linemarqueetothenextphoto.Ifallthephotosarethesamesize,youshouldbeabletoenclosethenextimagewithoutadjustments.
STEP6:SELECTADDITIONALIMAGES.Repeatasmanytimesasneededtoselecteachindividualitemonthepage.ClicktheDuplicateMarqueebuttonanddragthenewdotted-linerectangletoselecteachimage.Noticethattheimagecountchangesasyoumakeadditionalselections.Theactivephotowillhavethedottedlines.
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STEP7:COMPLETEIMAGESELECTION.ClicktheAllbuttontoindicateyouwanttoscanallselections.Eachimagewillbeenclosedbyadottedlineshowingthatitisselectedforscanning.
STEP8:SCANIMAGES.Inthemainscanningwindow,clicktheScanbutton.Whenfinished,yourfolderwillincludetheindividualscannedimagesautomaticallynamedandnumberedaccordingtoyoursettingsintheFileSavewindow.
HOWTOSCANAPORTIONOFAPHOTO
MostofthetimeIscananentirephoto,includinganybordersoredgingontheprint.Earlytwentieth-centurysnapshotswereoftenprintedwiththedateinthewhitemargin,andmyancestorsoftenaddedhandwrittencommentsinthemarginaswell.Whenphotosarepastedonanalbumpage,Iwanttokeepthecontextandanycommentswiththepictures,soIalwaysscanorphotographtheentirepageasareference.Thisinformationcanhelp
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identifymysterypeople,locateancestralhomes,andprovidecluestofamilygroups.Buttoworkwithanindividualphotoforrestorationoranotherproject,Ineedahigh-resolutionfileofanindividualprint.
Aphotoscannedat300or600dpimaybeblockyandpixelatedwhenaportionisenlargedforaprintedpedigreechartorlargefamilytree.Butscanningalargephotooralbumpageatahigherresolutioncreatesahugeimagefileandrequiresmeasurablylongerscanningtime.Icanachievethebestresultwithasmallersizefilebyusingthescannertocroptheimageandscanonlytheselection.Thistechniqueisusefulwhenyouneedto
createindividualmugshotsforafamilytreechart.focusonanindividualinagroupphoto.scanindividualphotosdisplayedaspartofagrouponanalbumpage.deletedamagedareasofaphoto.eliminateunnecessaryanddistractingbackgrounds.
Inthisexample,Iamgoingtocropandenlargeindividualfacesforaprintedchart.Theoriginalsnapshotis3.5inchessquare.Atthestandardsettingof600dpi,theheadshotswillprintatabout1inchsquare.SettingtheTargetSizewillconfirmthefinalsize.
STEP1:PLACEPHOTO.Washyourhands(orwearwhitecottongloves)andcleanthescannerglass.Placeyourphotoontheglassdocumentbed.
STEP2:CHOOSEPORTIONTOSCAN.WiththephotoonthescannerandtheimagedisplayedinthePreviewwindow,adjusttheMarqueetooltoincludeonlytheselectedface.
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STEP3:SELECTRESOLUTION.Adjustthescannersettingstoscanat600dpi.Createa1x1-inchsquaretargettemplate:InthemainscanningwindownexttoTargetSize(seeA),clickonthedrop-downmenuandselectCustomize(seeB).Enteranewuser-definedTargetSizeName:1x1andsetthewidthandheightat1.00inches(seeC).ClickSaveandOKwhenfinished(seeD).
STEP4:MAKEFINALCHANGES.ClickontheZoombuttonandadjustyourselection.Themarqueewillretainthe1x1shapesetasthetarget.Ifyouwanttochangeit,gobacktothemainscanningwindowtoselectadifferentTargetSize.
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STEP5:SCANPHOTO.Whenyouarepleasedwiththeselection,pressScan.
HOWTOSCANNEGATIVESANDSLIDES
Ifyouarefortunatetoownoldslidesornegatives,youwillachievethebestresultsbyscanningthefilminsteadoftheprintedphotographforyourdigitalimagecopies.Clean,well-preservedfilmretainscrisp,sharpdetailthatisoftenlostinolderprints.
Toscannegativesorslides,youwillneeda“film/slidecarrier.”Thisisaplasticaccessorythatholdsthefilmabovetheglassscanningbed.Manyflatbedscannersarebundledwiththeseaccessories;all-in-oneprinting,scanning,andcopyingdevicestypicallydonotofferslideandfilmscanningorthesoftwaretosupporttheoption.
Negativesandslidesshouldbehandledmuchthesamewayasforscanning.Onlytouchthefilmontheedges;avoidtouchingthesurfaceoftheimage.Refertoyourscanner’suserguideforinstallationinstructionsforthefilmcarrierandrecommendedsettings.
Achievinggoodresultswithfilmscanningrequirespatienceandabitoftrialanderror.Bepreparedtoexperiment.Inaddition,scanningfilmrequiresahigherresolution,1800dpiormore,whichaddstimetothescanningprocess.
Ifyouaredigitizingmanyslidesornegatives,youmaywanttoconsiderusingascanningservice.Searchlocallytofindacompanywhereyoucandropoffyouritems;askforrecommendationsfromfriends.Avoidshippingnegatives,film,orslides,ifpossible,tominimizethechanceoflossordamage.
Toscanfilmstripsorslides,youwillneedtoremovethedocumentmatontheinsidecoverofthescannerlidtoallowthelighttopassthroughthetransparentfilm.Consultyouruserguideforinstructionsonremovingthedocumentmatandcorrectlyinstallingthefilmcarrier.
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FollowthisprocessforscanningfilmwiththeEpsonV500orasimilarscanner.
STEP1:CONNECTCOVERCABLE.Confirmthatthecovercableisconnectedtothescanner.
STEP2:REMOVEDOCUMENTMAT.Removethedocumentmatontheundersideofthecover.
STEP3:CLEANSCANNINGWINDOW.Cleanthescannerfilmtransparencywindowbywipinggentlywithacleanmicrofibercloth.
STEP4:ATTACHFILMCARRIER.Placethefilmcarrierontheglassflatbedscanningsurface.
STEP5:INSERTSLIDESORFILM.Putslidesorfilmintothecarrierwiththeshinysidedown.Closescannercover.
STEP6:SELECTSCANNINGOPTIONS.Setthescanningselectionsinthesoftwarewindow:
DocumentType:FILMFilmType:selectColorPositiveFilm,ColorNegativeFilm,orB&WNegativeFilmResolution:2400dpi
Usethesameresolutionforblack-and-whiteorcolororiginals.Duetothehigh-resolutionandTIFFfileformat,scanningwilltakesometime.Bepatient.
STEP7:PREVIEWSCAN.Previewthescan;selecttheimageusingtheselectionMarqueetool.
STEP8:SCAN.Afterscanning,removefilmorslides.Replacethedocumentmatwhenfinishedwithyourfilm-scanningsession.
HOWTODIGITIZEWITHYOURCAMERA
Whenyouneedtodigitizefragileoroversizephotographsthatcouldbedamagedwhenmaneuveredontheglassscannerflatbed,useyourdigitalcameraasyourscanner.Adigitalcameramayalsobegoodtodigitize
photosinalbumsorscrapbooks.imagesinboundbooks.photosinbulkycardboardmats.framedphotographs.acollectedgroupofphotos.
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PrepareYourCamera
Useyourcameratocapturetheoriginalphotographinitspresentcondition.Resisttheurgetoaddin-camerafiltersforblack-and-white,sepia,orothercreativeeffects.Youalwayscanmaketheseadjustmentslaterinphoto-editingsoftware.Whendigitizingforpreservationandpossiblefuturerestoration,it’sbesttocapturethefullphotoincolorinitspresentcondition.Checkthatyouhavethefollowingsettingsselectedonyourcamera:
Maximummegapixels(atleast5MP)Flash:OFFFilters:NONEFormat:JPGAutoWhiteBalance:ONDateandTimeStamp:OFFImageStabilization(ifavailable):ON
Ifyouaredigitizingmanyphotosawayfromhome,takealongextrabatteries,abatterycharger,andextramemorycards.
PrepareYourCameraGear
Successfuldigitizingwithadigitalcameradependsonawell-exposed,sharpimage.Youwillhavethebestsuccessshootinginnaturallightusingatripodtostabilizethecameraandaremoteshutterreleasetoeliminatecamerashakefrompressingtheshutterwithyourfinger.Helpfulgearfordigitizingphotographswithacamera:
asturdy,adjustabletripodasmallflexible-legtripod,suchastheJobyGorrillapod<www.joby.com>asmartphonegripandtripod(ifyoushootwithyourphone)aremoteshutterrelease(wiredorwireless)
HOWTODIGITIZEFRAMEDPHOTOS
Tophotographitemshangingonawall,placethecameraonasturdytripodwiththecameralensaimeddirectlyattheitem.Turnofftheflashandusetheself-timerorremoteshuttertosnapthephoto.Ifreflectionfromtheglasscausesdifficulty,tryaCircularPolarizingFilteravailablefromcamerashopstominimizetheglare.Alternatively,youcouldremovetheglassfromtheframe,ifpossible,tominimizeglare.
HOWTODIGITIZEOVERSIZEPHOTOSANDALBUMS
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Tophotographoversizeitemssuchasindividuallargephotographsorphotoalbumpages,mountyourcameratohangupsidedownonthetripodwiththecameralensaimeddirectlydownattheitem.Turnofftheflashandusetheself-timerorremoteshuttertosnapthephoto.
Somecameratripodsfeatureareversiblecentermountpolethatcanbeusedtopositionyourcameradirectlyoverthesubject.Whenthisisn’tavailable,I’veusedasecond,smalltripodwithflexiblelegstoholdthecamerainplace.FlexibletripodsfromJobyGorrillaPodareavailableformostcamerasizesandmodels.
HOWTODIGITIZEUSINGAMOBILEDEVICESCANNINGAPP
Asmartphoneortabletcameraisagreatmobilescanningtool,especiallywhenusedwithascanningappsuchasTurboScan,GeniusScan,orDocScan.Thesespecialtydeviceapplicationslocatetheedgesofyourphototo“deskew”(straighten)anywarpedshapesandcropoutunwantedbackground.Inaddition,scanningappsallowyoutoaddafilenametoeachscanandadjustbrightness.
FollowthesestepstoseehowTurboScanmakessmartphonescanningevensmarter.
STEP1:OPENAPPANDSELECTCAMERA.Whenthecameraviewopens,positionyourdevicetoviewthephotoyouwanttoscanandpresstheshutterbuttontocapturethescan.
STEP2:PREVIEWANDADJUSTIMAGE.InthePreviewwindow,adjustbrightnesswiththegraybuttonsalongthebottomoftheimage.Rotateusingtheleftorrightarrows.Togglebetweenblack-and-whiteorcolorbytappingthePhoto-B/W-Coloroption.
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STEP3:ADJUSTFRAME.TapFrametoadjusttheedgesofyourcapturedimage.Taponthecornersofyourimagetoadjusttheframe,ifneeded.TapDonewhenfinishedadjustingtheframeortomovetothenextwindow.
STEP4:ADDFILENAME,SHARE,ANDSAVESCAN.TapthePenicontoaddafilename.TapthePage+icontoaddasecondpagetoyourscan.TaptheShareicon(thebracketandarrow)toe-mail,print,orsavetoyourCameraRoll.TapClosewhenfinished.
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10HeirloomPhotoStorage
Myfamilyphotocollectionincludesamotleyassortmentofbeautifulcaseddaguerreotypes,fadingcabinetcards,black-and-whitescalloped-edgesnapshots,andborderless4x6-inchprints.Whileallphotosshouldbestoredinarchivalcontainers,eachdifferentkindofprintrequiresaslightlydifferentpreservationmethod.Mostphotocollectorsfinditefficienttoorganizetheircollectionforlong-termarchivalpreservation;familyhistoriansalsowillwanttosavecluesthatmightrevealthestoriesbehindthephotographs.
Inthischapter,I’llsharepracticaltipsfororganizingyourphotooriginalsanddiscussbasicarchivaltechniquestohelpyouselectappropriatestoragecontainerstohouseyourcollection.
ORGANIZEYOURPHOTOSFORPRESERVATION
Whenyougatheryourfamilyphotos,film,andalbumsfordigitizing,maintaintheoriginalorderofanysmallerphotogroupingstoaidinlearningmoreaboutthephotos.Asmuchaspossible,organizeandstorephotosofthesamestyle,format,andsizetogetherinonecontainer.MakeacopyoftheHeirloomPhotoInventoryFormandstoreacopywitheachphotostoragecontainer.
Tomakethebestuseofstoragecontainersandavailablespace,I’veadoptedthisstrategyformyowncollection.Here’showIorganizemyheirloomimages:
Casedimages(daguerreotypes,ambrotypes,andtintypes)arewrappedindividuallyinfour-flapenclosuresandstoredverticallyinasmallarchivalboxwithacomputerprintoutinventoryoftheboxcontents.Oversizephotosarestoredinarchival-qualityplasticsleevesinsidealargeshallowarchivaldrop-frontbox.IattachanHeirloomPhotoInventoryFormtodescribetheboxcontents.Looseblack-and-whitesnapshotsaregroupedbyeventand/orsubjectinarchivalphotoenvelopeswithahandwrittenlabelidentifyingthecontents.Theseenvelopesarestoredverticallyinanarchival“shoebox”thatholdsallenvelopesfirmlyuprightwithoutslouching.
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Negativesbenefitfromcoolerstoragetemperatures.Negativesareplacedinsidearchivalnegativeenvelopesandstoredinsideanarchivalbox.Thisboxisstoredinthecoolestareaofmyhome.OldPolaroidprintstendtosticktogetherwhenstacked;printsareinterleavedwitharchivaltissueandstoredverticallyinsideanarchivalbox.
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TIPUseArchivalTissue
Interleavingtissueisalightweightarchivalpaperthatwillhelpprotectphotosfromscratches.
Ultimately,howyousortandorganizeyourphotocollectionwithineacharchivalstoragecontainerdependsonyourpersonalpreference.Somehistoriansliketoorganizebydate,whileothersorganizebysubject.Iorganizemyowntwentieth-centuryphotoschronologicallybyyearandevent,butIsortmyolderfamilyphotosbysubject.
TipsforHandlingPhotos
Whenyouhandleyourheirloomfamilyphotos,besureto
wearwhitecottonglovesorwashyourhandsbeforehandlingphotosorfilm.avoidtouchingthesurfaceofthephoto;handlebytheedges.avoidlightandheatnearphotosandfilm.workonaflat,stablesurface.Alargetablecoveredwithacleansheetorlargepieceofcleanpaperisagoodoption.useasoftartist’sbrushtogentlyremovedustordirt.avoidwritingdirectlyontheprint.Useonlyasoftleadpenciltojotdownnotesonthereverseside.
CHOOSINGARCHIVALSTORAGECONTAINERS
Yourstorageneedswillvarydependingonthequantityandformatofyourphotos.Thevarietyofarchivalphoto-storageoptionscansometimesbeconfusing.Manufacturersusethetermarchivaltoindicateanykindofstoragecontainer,whetherornotitistrue“archivalquality”bymuseumstandards.Lookforcontainersthatareacid-freeandlignin-free.Theseproductshavebeenmanufacturedspecificallytoprolongthelifeofpaper-baseditemsbyavoidingacidicwood-pulpmaterials.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
Ifyou’veeverseenanewspaperthatturnedyellowbecauseitwasleftinthesuntoolong,youcanrecognizethedamageofacidicpaper.Yourphotoscansufferpermanentstainsifstoredinsideoradjacenttonewsprintornewsclippings.Photosstoredinsideatypicalhigh-acidcontentcardboardshoeboxwilldeterioratefasterthanphotosstoredinatruearchivalcontainer.
TheArchivalStorageGuidechartinthischaptergivesspecificideasforstoringdifferentkindsofphotographs.
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TheProblemWithPlastic
Plasticcontainersofferingwaterprooforwater-resistantstoragemaybeappealingforphotopreservation,buttheyarenotrecommended.Moisturecaneasilybecometrappedinsidethecontainer,allowingmoldandmildewtotakehold.Museum-qualityarchivalboxesareabetterchoice.Theheavycoatedcardboardisa“breathable”naturalmaterialthatallowssmallamountsofaccumulatedmoisturetoevaporate.
Notallplasticisnecessarilyabadchoice,however.Ifyouwanttoshareheirloomphotosatareunionorwithotherfamilymembers,youmaywanttoplaceindividualimagesinsideaprotectiveplasticsleeveorenclosure.LookforarchivalplasticthathaspassedthePhotographicActivityTest(PAT),alaboratorytestthatmeasureshowwellthestorageenclosureinteractswithphotosandfilm.
Checkoutarchivalstoragecontainersfromthesecompanies:
AaronBrothers<www.aaronbrothers.com>Brodart<www.shopbrodart.com>Gaylord<www.gaylord.com>HollingerMetalEdge<www.hollingermetaledge.com>
Alwaysusearchivalsleeves,folders,andboxesthathavepassedthePATtesttostorephotosandfilm,andkeeptheminacool,drylocation.Storemostprintsvertically,ratherthanstackedhorizontallywherepressurecancauseabrasionandscratches.
LayeredStorageSolutions
TheancientEgyptiansweremastersofarchivalstorage.Theycreatedlayersofstoragethatsurvivedcenturiesbyplacingtreasuresinsideroomswithinroomswithinrooms.Inhandlingourhomearchives,wecanborrowafewlessonsfromthepastbyusinglayerstoprotectourfamilyphotosandkeepsakes.
ArchivalLayer1:Enclosure.Thefirstenclosureforanyitemshouldbearchivalquality.Thisisthefirstlineofdefenseagainstlight,acid,andotherenvironmentalhazards.Forphotographs,albums,andfilm,chooseacid-free,lignin-freepaperorPAT-approvedplasticenvelopesorsleeves.ArchivalLayer2:Container.Organizeandsupporttheseenclosuresbyplacingtheminsidealargerarchivalboxorbinder.Labeltheboxclearlyontheoutsidewiththecollectionnameandcontents.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
1. ArchivalLayer3:Homearchive.Storetheboxesandbinderstogetherinasuitablehomearchivelocatedinsideyourhome.Avoidstoringimagesinbasements,attics,garages,orshedswherefluctuatingtemperatureandhumiditycanhastendeterioration.
TheArchivalStorageGuidelistsrecommendedbestpracticesforsafelystoringyourphotos,albums,film,andslides.Formoreinformationonorganizingandpreservingphotos,consultHowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
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PART3Create
DoyourememberUncleJoe’svacationslideshows?Endlessphotosofdesertlong-shotsandfolkswhowerealmost,butnotquite,inthepicture.Familyphotocollectionsaremeanttobeshared,butsittingaroundacomputerlookingatdisorganized,uneditedphotoscanbeunbearable.
Genealogistsspendalotoftimewalkingthroughcemeteriesandstudyingdeathrecords.Butsometimeswe’reworkingsodiligentlytobreakthroughabrickwallproblemorcompleteabranchofthefamilytreethatweputoffsharingandpublishingourfamilyhistoryuntilthedaythatthestoryis“finished.”
Insteadofreachingforthefinishline,thinkofyourfamilytreeasaliving,breathingorganismthatcontinuestogrowwitheachpassingseason.Selectasinglebranchtoshapewithwell-craftedstories,orhandpicktheperfectancestortofeatureinaspecialtribute,andthensharethosestoriesandphotosinabookordigitalpublication.
Inthissection,you’lldiscoverhowtotakeyourphotoprojects(andyourgenealogyresearch)fromfrumpytofabulouswithstep-by-stepinstructionsandideas.Ourtwenty-fiveprojectsfeatureprintandonlinephotocreationstomakeonyourcomputeroryoursmartphoneortablet.
Althoughyoucanreadandusetheindividualprojectsinanyorder,thecardandcollageprojectspresentfundamentalskillsthatwillbeusefulformore-complexcreations.Inaddition,Chapter11introducesyoutocoreprojectskillsforlimitlessdigitalphotocreations.Projectboardstohelpyouplanyourcalendarandphoto-bookprojectsarealsoincluded.
Beforeyoustartanyphotoproject,you’llwantto
1. selectprojectphotosandplacecopiesinadesktopfolderforeasyuploading.Usefull-resolutioncopiesorrefertophotoservicewebsitesforrecommendedimageresolution.
2. readthestep-by-stepinstructionsandplanyourprojectusingtheprojectboardsprovided.
Allprojectsareratedbasedonthetimetocomplete(notincludingtimespentselectingandpreparingphotosandworkingwiththeprojectboard):
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lessthananhour(quickie)lessthanthreehours(goodforaweeknight)threetosixhours(completeoveraweekend)
Allowmoretimeforbigprojectswhereyouneedtowritetextorcompilefamilytreeinformation.
ProjectTimeRatings
<1hour
<3hours
3–6hours
YoucanvieweachprojectinfullcolorandfindadditionalideasandinspirationontheHowtoArchiveFamilyPhotoswebsite<www.thefamilycurator.com/archivephotos>.ThefollowingisalistofprojectsinPart3ofthisbook.
Card,Collage,andScrapbookingProjects
PhotoThank-YouCardwithShutterfly
CreativeEffectsCollageMousePadwithShutterfly
HolidayGreetingCardCollagewithSnapfish
AncestorCollageWithPicMonkey
FacebookCoverPhotoCollagewithPicMonkey
DigitalScrapbookingTributePagewithSnapfish
CalendarProjects
WallCalendarwithMixbook
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PerpetualCelebrationCalendarwithAdoramaPix
It’saParty!Calendar
AYearintheLifeCalendar
KitchenDutyCalendar
SmartphoneandTabletProjects
PhotoLabelingwithMoldivCollagePhotoEditorApp
TombstoneEnhancementwithSnapseedApp
PhotoBookwithMosaicMobileApp
FamilyHistoryTimelinewithTreelines
AudioPhotoBookwithShutterflyPhotoStoryApp
FabricandHomeDécorCraftProjects
VintageHolidayPhotoPillowwithSpoonflower&PicMonkey
PhotoQuiltBlock
Photo-BookProjects
CustomPhotoBookwithSnapfish
Auto-FillBirthdayBookwithMixbook
FamilyYearbook
HeirloomReproductionBook
PhotoBookforBusyPeople
GrandparentandGrandchildMemoryBook
RememberingandCelebratingBook
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11CorePhoto-ProjectSkills
Successfulphotoprojectsbeginwithaplanandadvancepreparation.IlearnedthehardwaythathomeworkpaysoffwhenIcouldn’tfindthefull-bleedoptionforthephotocalendarpageIwasdesigning.Ididn’tknowthisoptionwasunavailableonthewebsiteIwasusing.I’dalreadyuploadedandadjustedmyimages,buttheonlysolutionwastostartoverwithadifferentservicethatdidofferfull-bleedphototemplates.YoucanbesureIdouble-checkedtheotherfeaturesIwantedformynextproject.
Inthischapter,I’llintroduceyoutousingaprojectboardaswellastosomekeytermsyou’llneedtoknowinordertoplanandexecuteyourphotoprojects.Plus,I’llgiveyoutipsforfeaturestoconsiderwhenselectinganonlinephotoserviceforyourproject.
LEARNTHELINGO
Whenworkingwithdigitalphotosandonlinephotoservices,therearelotsoffeaturesandjargontolearn.Beforestartingaphotobook,calendar,orotherproject,orworkingwithyourdigitalfamilyphotos,learntheseessentialphototerms.Sometermsrefertothephysicalphotoproject,whileothersrefertodesignfeaturesandspecifications.
aspectratio:referstotheshapeoftheimageandwhetheritishorizontalorverticalinorientation;apicturethatis2x2inchesisasquare;4x6inchesishorizontal;aspectalsocanbeexpressedinpixels,suchas4000:6000(4,000pixelsby6,000pixels)autoadjust/colorcorrect:atooltocorrectbasiccontrast,balance,andexposureinanimagebackground:thecolor,texture,ordesignoftheoverallprojectpageoritembinding:howcalendarandbookpagesareboundtogether,eitherbyglue(perfectbinding),stitching,staples,spiral,orcombbindingbleed:describesapagelayoutwheretheimagerunsofftheedgeofthepage;afullbleedcoverstheentirepageextendingtoallfouredgesofthepagewithoutanyborderorbackgroundshowingborders:thedesignelementthatframesyourphoto;itcanbeanythingfromasimplelinetoafancygraphicframecollage:amulti-photolayoutcover:theoutsidejacketenclosingthebookpages;includesfront,back,andspine
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crop:cuttingoutunwantedelementsinanimagetofocusonthesubject;somephotoservicesinstructuserstouploaduncroppedimagesandcropwithintheprojecttoallowforbordersandlayoutdesigndigitalscrapbooking:usingacomputer,software,anddigitalimagestocreateadigitalpagelayoutofbackgrounddesigns,photos,text,andembellishmentsthatcanbeprintedonahomeprinteroracommercialsitedpi(alsoppi):dotsperinch(orpixelsperinch)isameasureoftheimageresolution;high-resolutionimagesareusually300dpiorhigher;low-resolutionimages(suchasforWebuse)maybe72dpiembellishment:thistermisborrowedfromscrapbookerswhooftenaddcharms,ribbons,andephemeratopagedesigns;digitalphoto-bookandscrapbookembellishmentsmaylookthree-dimensional,buttheywillprintlikeclipartonthepagefillflash:aphoto-editingfeatureusedtoimprovedark,underexposedareasinanimagewithoutaffectingtheotherpartsofthephotofilter/effect:allowsyoutochangeanimage’scolorimagetoblackandwhiteorsepia,oranynumberofothercolors;cangiveyourphotosanartistic,creativeflairwithfiltersandcreativeeffectsflip:turningoveraphotoorpagelayoutasifitwereapagesothateverythingonthepageorimageisreversed;sometimescalledmirrorJPG:acompresseddigitalfileformatwidelyacceptedfordigitalphotoprojectslandscape:horizontalorientationforyourimagesandprojectpage;popularformostprojectslayout:theindividualpagedesignortemplatethatincludesthepagebackground,images,text,clipart,andembellishmentsmattefinishpaper:slightlytexturedmattefinishproducesasofterimagepaperweight:expressedinpounds(suchas80#or100#),thisindicatesthequalityorthicknessofthepaper;premiumpaperisheavierthanstandardpaperportrait:verticalorientationforyourimagesandprojectpagesred-eyeremoval:atoolthateliminatesthered-eyeappearancecausedbyacameraflashreflectinginasubject’seyesresolution:ameasurementofimagequalityexpressedindpiorppi;checkyourphotoserviceforrecommendedphotoresolutionforyourproject;thedreaded“resolutiontoolow”warningindicatesyourimagewillnotprintwell(seedpiformoredetails)
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rotate:turninganimageclockwiseorcounterclockwisesatinfinishpaper:smoothsemiglosspaperthatproducesasharp,colorfulimagesize:theoveralldimensionsofthephotobook,card,calendar,orotherprojectspine:theedgethatcoverstheglueorotherbindingandattachesthepagestothecoverofabook;thespineusuallyshowsthetitleandauthorofabooksquare:allfoursidesofyourimageorprojectareequal;apopularoptionforInstagramorbookscreatedwithmobileappstextbox:theplacewhereyoutypeyourtexttheme:theoveralldesignorstyleofyourphotoprojectTIFF:anuncompressedimageformatgoodforarchival-qualitypreservationimages;TIFFfilesaregenerallylargeandnotacceptedbymostonlinephotoservices
USINGAPHOTO-PROJECTBOARD
Aprojectboardhelpstoorganizeyourideasandremindyouofspecificfeaturesofferedbydifferentservices.Aprojectboardisalsousefulifyouareplanningaheadandneedmorephotosforaproject.Pinacopyoftheprojectboardtoyourbulletinboardnotingtheimagesneeded.
Whenyou’vecompletedtheproject,theprojectboardsheetcanhelpyourememberwhatonlineserviceyouusedandhowmuchyoupaidifyouwanttoordermorecopies.Scanandsavethesheetstoyourcomputerorfilethehardcopiesforlaterreference.
Projectboardsareavailablefortwospecificprojecttypes:calendars(seeChapter13)andphotobooks(seeChapter16).Eachprojectboardincludesthreesections:
ProjectSnapshotwithnotesonoveralldesign,size,andstyleProjectServiceswithnotesonwebsitefeaturesandcostProjectLayout/Designwithyourideasforpage-by-pagelayouts,designsketches,orothernotes
Usetheprojectboardplanningsheetsinwhateverwayworksbestforyou.Hereareafewsuggestionsforusingthem.
Ifyouhaveaclearideaforyourprojectbutaren’tsurewhatservicetouse,startwiththeLayout/DesignorSnapshotsectionsanduseyournotestoevaluatewebsites.Ifyouarelookingforinspiration,browsephotoservicesforideas,notingthemesorstylesyoulike.Ifyouaren’tsureyouhaveenoughphotosforyourproject,usetheLayout/Designsectiontooutlinetheproject.Identifygapsandlistnewphotosyou
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mightneedtolocateorshoot.Ifyoudon’thaveenoughpicturesforaphotobook,considermakingacalendarorcollage.Ifyouhavefoundaprojectyou’dliketocustomize,listthespecificfeaturesorelementsyouneedintheLayout/DesignandSnapshotsectionsandcompareservicestofindonethatoffersmostofthesefeatures.
SelectingPhotos
Whenitcomestofamilyphotoprojects,it’sokaytoplayfavorites.Chooseonlythebestphotographsforyourproject.Ifaless-than-bestimageistheonlyphotoavailable,useadjustmentsandspecialeffectstomakeitworkseamlesslywiththeotherphotosinyourproject.Trytochooseimagesthatworkwelltogether.PlaywithcroppingandAutoAdjustfeaturesofferedonmostonlinephoto-projectwebsitestoseeyourphotosimproveinstantly.
Whenselectingimagesforyourphotoprojects,lookforimagesthat
areinfocusandhavegoodcontrastandlighting.havegoodcomposition,suchastightcroppingorframingthateliminatesdistractingbackgroundsandextrapeople.workwelltogetherintermsofstyle(suchassimilarclothing,color,setting,ortheme).
SelectinganOverallTheme
Whetheryouaredesigningaphotobook,acalendar,oraholidaycardcollage,mostprojectswillbenefitfromaunifyingthemethatsetstheoveralltoneandmood.Athemealsocanhelppulltogetherimagesthatdon’tquiteseemtogotogether.Forexample,ahodgepodgeofsnapshotsworksbettertogetherundertheheading“FamilyMilestones”thaninarandomdisplay.
PHOTOSERVICEFEATURES
Youdon’tneedtobeagraphicartisttomakeagreatphotobook,butithelpstounderstandsomeoftheoptionsandfeaturesyou’llfindonphoto-projectwebsites.Comebacktothissectionforarefresheratanytimeandlookforprojectshighlightingfeaturesyou’dliketoexplore.(Foracompletelistofphotoservices,seetheAppendix.)
ProjectStyles,Sizes,andMaterials
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Anonlinephotoserviceisonlyasgoodastheprojectsitoffers.Wanttoprintatinyphotobookmeasuring3.5x2.75inches?TheonlyoptionisMyPublisher<www.mypublisher.com>.Lookingforamedium-size8-inch-squarebook?Takeyourpickfromseveralbookpublishers.Someservicesofferpremiumpapers,matteorglossyprinting,slipcases,dustjackets,andcutoutcovers.Alloftheseoptionscanbeconfusingifyoujustwanttomakeasimplephotobook.
Onewaytohelpnarrowyourchoiceswhengettingstartedistolistanyspecialrequirementsonyourprojectboard.Notallservicesofferpremiumpaper,leathercovers,lay-flatbinding,orotherdeluxeoptions,solookforthesefeatureswhenexploringoptions.Photositesaddnewproductsfrequently,soit’sagoodideatorevisitsiteswhenstartinganewproject.
DesignThemesandStyles
Inphotocreationjargon,thetheme(alsoknownas“style”or“design”onsomesites)istheoveralldesignforyourproject.Adesignthemeappliestotheentireproject,includingcover,pages,fonts,andcolors.Featuredprojectswilloftenshowathemenamesuchas“KidsQuotes”or“SummerParty.”Theprojectwillincludeacoordinatedsetofdesignedbackgroundpages,fonts,stickers,orotherclipartandphototemplates.Thismakesiteasytoquicklycreateaprofessionallydesignedbookorotherprojectbysimplydroppinginyourownphotosandcaptions.Mostsitesoffertheoptiontocustomizesomeorallofthethemeelements.
Someservicesallowyoutochangethethemeafteryouhavealreadystartedaproject;withothersyoumayhavetostartover.It’sagoodideatocheckthisfeaturebeforeyouspendtoomuchtimeworkingonyourproject,becauseitcanbefrustratingtofindoutyoucan’tswitchtoadifferentdesignwhensomethingisn’tworkingout.
Photoservicesusedifferenttermsforthesamefeature:
Bookstyle:MyPublisherDesign:MixbookTheme:Blurb,SnapfishStyle:Blurb,Bookify,ShutterflyTemplate:Blurb,Bookify
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TIPTestFirst
It’sgoodtoplayaroundwithatestprojectbeforecommittingtoomuchtimewithanyoneservice.Youwanttomakesurethatyouwillbeabletochangepagebackgrounds,deletephotoframes,andaddtextblocksifthesefeaturesareessentialtoyourproject.
LayoutOptions
Allservicesusethetermlayouttorefertotheindividualdesignforbookpages,cards,prints,posters,andgifts.Thelayouthelpsconveytheoveralltoneandmoodforyourproject:
Full-pageimages,alsocalledfull-bleed,presentaclean,modernlook.Framedorborderedphotosaretraditionalorclassic.Tiltedimagesconveyafunandwhimsicalmood.Captionsandtextoverlayappearmodern.Largeblocksoftextlendabookfeeltoyourproject.
Whenyouchangeapagelayout,youmayneedtoadjustphotoplacementorre-cropsomeimages.Chooselayoutswithimageblocksinthesameaspectratioasyourphotographs:Averticalportraitneedsaverticalphotolayout.Takeadvantageofspecialfeaturesofferedbysomeservicessuchasusingatwo-pagespreadtoshowoffagreathorizontalphotograph.
AutoCreate
Photobookscanbetime-consumingprojects,sotosavetime,mostservicesofferatoolthat“automagically”placesphotosintoyourbookdesign.Youcanthengobackandcustomizetextandpagelayouts.Youmaynotwanttousethisfeatureifyou’dliketomaintaincompletecontrol,butifyou’reinahurryorhavealargepoolofimages,autocreatecansavetime.Eachservicehasitsownversionoftheauto-createfeature:
Autofill:SnapfishAutoFill:MixbookAutoflow:Blurb,BookSmartSimplePath:ShutterflySimplePublisher:MyPublisher
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BordersandBackgrounds
Borders,frames,andpagebackgroundsgoalongwayinsettingthetone,mood,andstyleforyourproject.Useafaintfull-pageimageasthepagebackgroundforamodernlook,andoverlayacroppedcolorversionofthesameimagetocreateastunningdesignelement.Experimentwithdifferentphotoborderstofindlinewidths,shapes,andcolorsthatenhanceyourproject’stheme.
Tochangeanimageborder,clickontheimagetoselectitandthenapplythechange.Somesiteswillhavetheframepresetaspartofthepagelayout,butyoumaybeabletoselecttheframeanddeleteitifyou’dliketotrysomethingdifferent.
Text
Howandwhereyoucanaddandmodifytextisimportantifyouwantyourphotoprojectstoincludelongcaptionsorjournaling,orformattedtextblockslikeacookbook.Mostphotoservicesofferlayoutoptionswithassortedtextblocks,butyoumayneedmorecustomizationthanthesimpledesignsofferedforphoto-intensiveprojects.Instead,ifyou’recreatingaphotobook,youmaywanttoexplorepublishingsitesfavoredbyauthorsandprofessionalphotographerssuchasBlurb<www.blurb.com>andmyPhotoPipe<www.myphotopipe.com>.
Stickers,ClipArt,andEmbellishments
Scrapbookerswillfindawealthoftheme“stickers,”clipart,andotherembellishmentstouseinpagedesign.Snapfish<www.snapfish.com>andMixbook<www.mixbook.com>arefavoritesfordesigningembellishedpages.Tousestickers,draganddropfromthedesignwindowtoyourpage.Rotateandresizeasyouwouldanyphoto.
Collaboration
Somephotoservicesmakeiteasytoinvitecontributionstoyourphotoproject.Thisishelpfulifyouarecoordinatingaschoolororganizationyearbookthatwillincludemembers’photosandsnapshotsofactivitiesfromthroughouttheyear.Specialyearbookthemescanguideyourdesignandmakeiteasytocreateanattractivebookforyourorganization.Collaborationfeaturesarealsoimportantifyou’reworkingwithotherfamilymembersonaphotoproject.
SELECTINGAPHOTO-PROJECTSERVICE
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Tomanageyourphotoservicechoices,useonemainserviceforphotouploads,sharing,andprintorders.Thisallowsyoutoconsolidateyourimagesinonelocation.Uploadphotosasneededforspecificprojectsatsecondarysites.Tochoosewhichsiteisbestformanagingyourphotosorforcreatingthephotoprojectsyouwant,usetheOnlinePhotoServiceComparisonWorksheet.
Tips
Onlinephotositeschangeeveryday.Tokeepupwithnewfeatures,templates,andspecials,subscribetothesite’se-newsletters.Savemoneybyplanningahead.Don’twaittocheckoutseveralphotoservicesuntilyouneedaquickphotobookforareunionorwanttoprintyourholidaycollagecard.Spendafewhoursplayingaroundwithatestprojectondifferentphoto-projectsites.Whenyouregisterasauser,thesiteswillsendyoue-mailswithspecialdiscountoffersthatcansaveyoualotofcash.
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Viewatextversionofthistable
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12Card,Collage,andScrapbookingProjects
Notecards,holidaycards,invitations,andannouncementsareamongthemostpopularfirst-timeprojectsformanyphotolovers.Photowebsitesmakeiteasytocreategreatpersonalstationeryforanyoccasion,andcreativeeffectsletyoushowcaseoneimagebymakingyourownpop-artcollage.
Thephoto-cardprojectsinthischapterareagoodplacetobeginifyou’renewtousingonlinephotoservicesorifyou’dliketocreateapersonalizedgreetingcard.You’lllearnwhattolookforwhenselectingasuitableimageandhowtouploadyourdigitalfiles.Plus,step-by-stepinstructionswillguideyouincustomizingyourprojectforprintingandsharing.
Thecollageprojectswillintroduceyoutousingfreeonlineeditingtoolsusefulforallkindsofphototasks.Adigitalcollageisanartist’scanvasjustwaitingtoshowcaseyourfavoritephotosinunusualandartisticways.Lookbeyondtheold-schoolcollagetechniquethatassemblesmanydifferentphotosononecanvas.Tryusingvariationsofonephototocreateapop-art-stylecollage.Includecolorandtextblockstoaddinterestandfocusastorylinetoyourproject.
Youcancreateacollageforalmostanyphotoproject—prints,notecards,mousepads,pillows,ortabletcases.Generally,you’llwanttochooseaprojectthatshowsoffmediumtolargephotos.Acollageoftwelveimagessizedfora3x5notecardwillhavetinypictures.
Exploreyourfavoriteprojectwebsitesbeforeyouuploadyourimages.
Inaddition,ifyoulovescrapbookingwithpaperandstickers,youmightbesurprisedtodiscoverhowfastandfunitcanbetocreatedigitalscrapbooklayoutsusinganonlinephotoservice.Youcanselectascrapbook-stylethemeandadddigitalstickers,ribbons,andotherembellishments.Experimentwithcolor,texture,andfonts.Andifyoudon’tlikesomething,theUndobuttonmakesiteasytostartoveragain.
Digitalscrapbooking,alsoknownas“digiscrapping”oronlinescrapbooking,ispopularwithphotocrafterswhowanttousecomputergraphicstocreatepagelayoutswithdigitalphotographs.Scrapbookersusestand-alonesoftwaresuchasAdobePhotoshopElements<www.adobe.com>andMyMemoriesSuite<www.mymemories.com>toworkoffline
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designingbooks,layouts,andotherprojects.Photo-bookservicessuchasAdoramaPix<www.adoramapix.com>,Shutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>,andSnapfish<www.snapfish.com>haveadaptedthistechniquetotheirfeaturedlayouts.
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TIPCollageUses
Usethetechniquesinthesecollageprojectsforanycreationfeaturingmultiplephotographs.Mostphotoservicesoffercollage-styleprintsandposters,aswellascollagepagetemplatesforphotobooksandcalendars.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
Forallphotoprojects,placeacopyofyourJPGimagesinadesktopfolderlabeledPHOTOPROJECTS.Here,theywillbeeasytolocateanduploadtothephotoservice,andyou’llavoidaccidentallychangingtheoriginals.Foraphotogreetingcardorcollage,chooseanimagethathasalltheelementsofagreatphotographandthatconveystheoveralltoneofyourproject.
Forgreetingcards:Lookfora300-dpiimagethat’sthesamesizeorlargerthanyourintendedcard.Forinstance,anyfull-sizephotoshotwithyourdigitalcamerashouldbefine,butavoidusingasmall,croppedportionoftheimage.Ifyouscanaphotoforthisproject,settheTargetSizeatthesamesizeorslightlylargerthanyourintendedgreetingcard.Mostscannedprintshaveacceptableresolution,butagain,avoidusingasmall,croppedportionoftheimage.Forcollages:Useathemeordesignideatotietogetherthedifferentphotos.Throughouttheyear,collectgoodphotosoffamilymembersyoumaywanttouse.Lookforsimilaritiesintheimagesyouchoose—likeclothing,color,setting,theme,orcreativefilter.Remember,eachphotoispartofthelargeroverallcollagedesign.Whenitcomestoacollage,lessismore.Usethefewestphotosneededtotellyourstoryinthelargestsizeavailableforthedesign.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
PHOTOTHANK-YOUCARDWITHSHUTTERFLYTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
1photo
Goodfor… yourselforagift
Designideas incorporateasocialmediaprofilepicture,afavoritephoto,pet,landscape,orhobby
ProjectOverview
Creatingacustomnotecardisagoodintroductiontoonlinephotocreations.Mostwebsitesuseasimilarcard-creationprocess,socheckoutseveraldifferentservicesbeforedecidingwhichonetouseforthisproject.Considerthesequestions:
Whereareyourdigitalimagesstored?IftheyarealreadyhostedonawebsitesuchasShutterflyorSnapfish,itmightbeeasiesttousethesamesiteforyourproject.Whatcarddesignsareavailable?Stylesandtemplatesvarywidely.Youmayfindexactlywhatyouwantonadifferentservicethanyouusuallyuse.What’sthecost?Frequentspecialoffersforheftydiscountsorfreeshippingmakeitworthwhiletocomparepricing.
Forthisproject,I’mdesigningathank-younotecardtousewithmyblog,TheFamilyCurator<www.thefamilycurator.com>.
Instructions
STEP1:SELECTCARDDESIGN.LogintoShutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>andselectCards&Stationery,LinenSnapshotThankYoucard.ClicktheorangePersonalizebuttontocustomizethecard.Whenyouselectacard,besureithasthesameaspectasyourimage,orbepreparedtocropoutsignificantpartsofthephoto.Somecardsareofferedeitherinverticalorhorizontalformat,andyoucanchangetheaspectafterselectingthedesign.Youcanresizeandcropinthedesignphaseofyouronlineproject.I’veselectedahorizontalflatcard.
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STEP2:IMPORTPHOTO.ClicktheGetPhotosbuttontoimportaJPGimagefromyourcomputerorShutterflyaccount.
STEP3:EDIT,CROP,ANDADDTEXT.Clickthephototoeditandadjustcropping.Adjustthecolor;ifyouwish,addadifferentspecialeffecttoeachphoto.ClickDonetosaveyourchanges.Clickonthetextboxtotypeanytextandadjustlineplacement,font,orfontsize.
STEP4:PREVIEWANDORDER.ClickthePreviewbuttontoreviewyourwork.ClickAddtoCart,orclickSaveandgiveitanamesoyoucanorderlater.Whenyoupurchasecards,youwillbeabletoselectcardstockandotherspecialfeatures.Somesitesofferpremiumlinedenvelopesorspecialtypapersthatcanbefunforaspecialoccasion.
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TIPSaveMoney
Photo-projectwebsitesrunfrequentsales,especiallyaroundholidays.Lookaroundfordiscountsonshippinganddifferentprojecttypesbeforestartingyourproject.Signuptoreceivee-mailsanddownloadaphotoservice’smobileapp(ifavailable)tolearnaboutadditionaldeals.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
CREATIVEEFFECTSCOLLAGEMOUSEPADWITHSHUTTERFLYTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
1photowithgoodcontrast
Goodfor… giftsforgrandparents,executives,computerusers
Designideas useimagesofachild,pet,oranythingelseimportanttotherecipient
ProjectOverview
Acollageprojectdoesn’thavetouseseveraldifferentimages.It’salsoagreatwaytoshowcaseasinglephotobyapplyingspecialfiltersandadjustments.Mostphoto-projectsitesofferthesecreativefiltersasphoto-editingoptions,oryoucanapplyfiltersinyourownphoto-editingsoftware.
Special-effectsadjustmentsworkbestwithahigh-contrastimage.Somethingwithasimplesubjectandunclutteredbackgroundwillworkwell,althoughinterestingtexturesanddesignscanwork,too.Tryseveralphotostofindonethatwillgiveyouthelookyouprefer.Don’tworryaboutcroppingtheimagefornow;you’llseewhyasweworkthroughtheproject.
Thisprojectshowsyouhowtomakeafunandunusualcreativecollagemousepad.Youcanadaptthesametechniquesforalmostanyprojectthatoffersacollagetemplate,includingholidaycards,greetingcards,photobooks,prints,orposters.
Forthisproject,Iselectedaphotowithsharpcontrastandacrispgeometricimage.It’sfuntoplaywithrotatingtheimagesothebabyappearstobelookingathimself.Whenyouchooseanimageforyourproject
lookforanimageinyourcollectionwithastrongfocalsubject,likeaclose-upportraitoraninterestingobject.avoidbusy,clutteredimageswithtoomuchdetail.
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considerimageswithstripes,boldtextures,orstronglines—theyaddinteresttothedesign.disregardcolor,butlookforstrongcontrast.Viewpotentialimagesthroughdifferentfilterstoseepossibleadjustments.importthefull-sizeimageandcropasneededintheonlineprogramsoyoucanadjustforthecollageborderandshape.
Instructions
STEP1:SELECTMOUSEPADDESIGN.SignintoShutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>andselecttheMousePadoptionundertheProductmenu.SelecttheGalleryofNinethemeandclickthePersonalizebutton.ClicktheLayouttabtoseedifferentoptions.Choosetheeightphotoslayout.
STEP2:IMPORTANDPLACEPHOTO.ClicktheGetPhotobuttonandfollowthepromptstoimportaphotofromyourcomputerphotoprojectfolderorotherlocation.Thegreencheckmarkconfirmsyourselection.Placetheimageinthelayoutbyclickingonthephotointhephototrayanddraggingittotheappropriatesquare.Repeattoplacetheimageinalleightphotoblocks.
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STEP3:CROP,EDIT,ANDAPPLYEFFECTS.OpentheEditwindowbyclickingonceontheimageafterit’splacedonthetemplate.Themousepad’scurvededgescausesomeofthephototobecutoff,socroptheimagetofitthespace.Chooseadifferentcreativeeffectforeachimage:B&W,ColorTone,SoftFocus,Saturate.Usetheslidertoolstomakeeachimagelookdifferent.Trydifferentcolors,blur,andintensity.Rotatethephotoforvariety.Experimentandhavefun.
STEP4:ADDTEXT.ClickthecentertextblockbelowtheLayoutstabinthesidepaneltoopentheTextEditwindow.TypeyourdesiredtextusingtheReturn(orEnter)keytoforceanewline.ChangethebackgroundcolorofthecentertextsquarebyclickingontheBackgroundstab.
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STEP5:PREVIEWANDORDER.ClickonthePreviewbuttontopreviewyourproject.SaveyourdesignforlaterorordertheproductnowbyplacingitinyourShoppingCart.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
HOLIDAYGREETINGCARDCOLLAGEWITHSNAPFISHTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
assortedfamilyphotos
Goodfor… familieswithcollegestudentsordistantfamilymembers
Designideas chooseaunifyingthemeforyourphotos:clothing,season,oractivity
ProjectOverview
Wedon’talwayshavetheluxuryofselectingoneperfectphotoforourfamilyholidaygreetingcards.Sometimesyouhavetoworkwithwhateverimagesyoumanagetobeg,borrow,orstealfrombusyorreluctantfamilymembers.Whatcanyoudowhenyouhavenocontroloverthephotoshootoreventhephotoselection?Howcanyoudesignagreatholidaycardthatincludesseparatefamilygroupsorchildrenwheneveryonelivesfarapart?
Thisprojectacceptstheannualchallengeofcreatingaholidaygreetingcardwhenthefamilymemberscan’tallbeinthesamepicture.Itshowshowyoucanadjustfiveverydifferentimagestocreateaunifiedlook.Carefulcroppingandconvertingtoblack-and-white,plusafewothercreativetechniques,cantransformaholidaycollagecardfromdulltodynamite.
Instructions
STEP1:SELECTCARDDESIGN.LogintoSnapfish<www.snapfish.com>andchooseacollage-styleholidaycardforfourormoreimages.Ihavesixphotostoworkwithforthisproject.Assembleyourphotoimagesinafolderonyourcomputerdesktop.
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STEP2:IMPORTANDPLACEPHOTOS.Importthephotosanddragthemintosuitableplaceholdersinthetemplate.
STEP3:EDIT,CROP,ANDCHANGECOLOR.Clickoneachphototocrop.Eliminatedistractingdetails.Changephotosfromcolortoblackandwhitetogiveaunifyingappearance.
STEP4:ADDTEXT.Addtextinthegreetingbox.
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STEP5:PREVIEWANDORDER.Previewthecardandthenorderorsaveuntillater.
MoreHolidayPhotoCollageIdeas
Holidaycollagecardsaren’tjustforsharingnewbabiesandchildren.Therearemanydifferentoptionsforcreatingcollagesforuseonholidaycards.Hereareafewideas:
Youryearinreview:Usephotosofyourpersonalhobbiesorprojects,orselectyourfavoriteimagesfromtravelsnapshots.Thenandnow:Usephotosfromyourownchildhoodholidays.Vacation:Summervacationsnapshotscanbeagoodchoiceforaholidaycollagecard.Familymilestones:Sometimestheonlyphotosavailablearethoseyou’vecollectedthroughouttheyearatvariousfamilygatherings.Youmayhavephotosofgraduates,newbrides,andayoungfamilyinfrontoftheirfirsthome.Singletheme:Chooseasubjectthatmostfamilymembersenjoyandtellyourfamilyphotographersthatyou’recollectinghigh-resolutiondigitalimagesfortheannualcard.Noformalphotoshootrequired.ParentslovetoshowoffkidsinsoccerandLittleLeagueuniforms.Teamfanscansendsnapshotsfromaballparkorwearingafavoritejersey.Grandkidscansendaselfiefromtheirsmartphone.
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TheBradyBunchstyle:UseindividualportraitstocreateacollagesimilartotheoneintheopeningcreditsofTheBradyBunch.Ifclothingcolorsaretoodistracting,useimageadjustmentstocreateblack-and-whiteimagesoraddaretroimagetone.Outtakes:Moviebloopers,orouttakes,havealwaysbeenafunsurpriseattheendofafeaturefilm.Familyphotoshootsoftenendupwithasimilarsetofimages.Afteralongandboringphotosession,youmayfindyouhaveonesoncrossinghiseyes,anotherknucklinghisbrother,someonestickingouthertongue,andabsolutelynotonesinglegoodshotofeveryoneinthegroup.Don’tfightit.Pickatemplateformultipleimagesandchooseafewtoshowcasethespunkandspiritofyourgroup.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
ANCESTORCOLLAGEWITHPICMONKEYTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
assortedancestralportraits(clearwithgoodcontrast)digitizedinJPGformat
Goodfor…
greetingcards,posters,bookcovers,timelines,familyhistorybooks
Designideas
showcasephotosofdifferentancestorsinthesameoriginalformat,orseveralphotosofoneancestor
ProjectOverview
Showcaseafamilylineorpivotaleventsinyourancestralhistorywithaneasy-to-makephotocollageusingscannedimages.ThefreeonlinephotoeditorPicMonkey<www.picmonkey.com>willdothebasiceditingchores;allyouhavetodoisgatheranassortmentofphotosinJPGformat.Youcansavetheresultingcollagetoyourdesktopforprintinglateroruseitonagreetingcard,smallposter,orbookcover.
Instructions
STEP1:UPLOADPHOTOSTOPICMONKEY.GotoPicMonkey.HoverovertheCollageiconatthetopofthescreenandchooseUploadFromComputer.Navigatetoyourphotos,select,andupload.Yourphotoswilldisplayinthephotoselectiontray.
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STEP2:SELECTLAYOUTANDPLACEIMAGES.ClickontheLayoutsicon.Selectalayoutwithasuitablenumberofimages(youcanchangethislater).Draganddropimagesintothelayout.
STEP3:EDITANDCROP.ClicktheEditicontofine-tuneimagecroppingandplacement.
STEP4:SAVE.Whenyou’refinished,clickSave,andyouwillbepromptedforfilesizeandformat.Iwanttousemycollageforabookcover,soIamsavingitatthehighestsetting(PicMonkeycallsthis“Sean”).
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
FACEBOOKCOVERPHOTOCOLLAGEWITHPICMONKEYTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
2to5photos
Goodfor… updatingFacebooktimelinecover/header
Designideas featureaseasonaldesign,specialoccasion,oryourfavoritephotos
ProjectOverview
Digitalimagesandonlinephotoservicesmakeiteasytocreatecustomheadersforyoursocialmediapagesandprofilepictures.YoucancreatecustomprofilepicturesandheadersforTwitter<www.twitter.com>,Pinterest<www.pinterest.com>,Facebook<www.facebook.com>,andothersites.
Bloggers,Pinterestpinners,andsocialmediafansusePicMonkey<www.picmonkey.com>todesignthesecreations.PicMonkeymakesiteasytocustomizeimageswithtext,addspecialeffects,cropphotos,andaddseasonalembellishments.Basicfeaturesarefreeandofferenoughvarietyformostusers.TheRoyalesubscriptionoffersad-freedesigningandmoredesignoptions.
Instructions
STEP1:GOTOTHEPICMONKEYWEBSITE.Notethatyoudon’tneedtoregisterorlogintousethebasicdesignfeatures,butyoucan’tsaveyourdesigntoPicMonkeywithoutregisteringforanaccount.
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STEP2:CHOOSECOLLAGEOPTION.HoverthecursorovertheCollageicon;selectFacebook.
STEP3:CONNECTTOFACEBOOKACCOUNT.ClicktheConnecttoFacebookbutton.WhentheFacebookConnectwindowpopsup,clickOkay.Whenyouseeasecondwindowwiththemessage“PicMonkeywouldliketoposttoFacebookforyou,”clickOkaytopermitPicMonkeytopostyournewtimelinecover.
STEP4:SELECTPHOTOS.YouwillseeawindowofphotospostedtoyourFacebookaccount.Clicktoselectindividualphotos;acheckmarkwillappearonthephoto.ClickOpentoopenthephotosinPicMonkey.
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STEP5:ADDMOREPHOTOS(IFDESIRED).ThephotosyouselectedinFacebookwillappearinthePicMonkeywindow.Toaddmorephotosfromyourcomputerorotherlocation,clickOpenPhotosandthennavigatetoyourcomputerfilesandchoosethephotosyouwant.
STEP6:PLACEPHOTOSINCOLLAGELAYOUT.ClicktheLayoutsiconandchooseFBCover.ClickonthePhotoicon(topicon)tomakethephotosvisibleagainanddragphotosintothecollagelayout.
STEP7:ADJUSTBORDERSANDBACKGROUND.ClickontheBackgroundtab(Paletteicon)toadjusttheborderwidth.ClickontheSwatchestab(Tagicon)toadjustbackgroundpattern.
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STEP8:ADDTEXTANDEDIT.SelectafontandclicktheAddTextboxtobringupthetextbox.Typeyourtext,andthenselectcolorandalignment.Dragthetextboxandplaceitinyourdesign.Dragtheedgestoadjustfontsize.
STEP9:SAVEANDSHARE.ClickSavetobringupthePicMonkeySavewindow.SelectthemiddlePiercesizeoptioninJPGformat.Saveittoyourcomputer.ClicktheSharebuttontosharetoFacebookorothersocialmediasites.
STEP10:SAVEASFACEBOOKTIMELINECOVER.TosetyourcollageasyourFacebookcover,clickthecoverimagetoChangeCoverandnavigatetothenewimage.Dragintopositionandsave.
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TIPShutterflyAppForFacebook
Shutterfly’s<www.shutterfly.com>FacebookappisanotheralternativeforchangingandcustomizingyourFacebookheader(akacoverphoto).Tousetheapp,simplysignintoFacebookandtypeShutterflyCoverPhotointheFacebookSearchbox.ClicktheGetStartedbox.Then,addphotosfromyourFacebookPhotosoryourcomputer.Draganddropeachphototothedesign.Clickonceonthephototocropandposition.SaveyourcoverphototoyourFacebooktimelinebyclickingthebuttontoSetCover.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
DIGITALSCRAPBOOKINGTRIBUTEPAGEWITHSNAPFISHTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
2(ormore)photos
Goodfor…
asinglecustomizedpageforatributebookorspecialoccasion
Designideas
shareaspecialmemory,tellajokeorhumorousstory,uselettersoftheperson’snametodescribehis/herpersonality
ProjectOverview
Milestoneeventssuchasbirthdays,anniversaries,andretirementstypicallygeneraterequestsforcards,photos,andsharingmemories.Ifyouhaveafewgreatimagesinyourphotocollection,youcancreateabeautifultributepageinunderanhourusinganonlinedigitalscrapbooktool.Someonlinephotoservicesalsooffertheoptiontoprintindividualpagesonyourhomeprinter.Beforeyoubeginyourdigitalscrapbookproject,you’llwanttodecidewhetheryouwillprintathomeusingSnapfish<www.snapfish.com>oroptforprofessionalprintingwithShutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>orMixbook<www.mixbook.com>.
Forthisproject,IusedSnapfishsoIcouldprinttheprojectonmyhomeprinter.Notallphotoservicecompaniesofferdigitalscrapbookingortheoptiontoprintpagesathome(Snapfishisoneofthefewonlineservicesthatoffersaprint-at-homeoption),sobesuretheserviceyouusehasthefeaturesyouneedbeforeyoubeginyourproject.Tofinddigitalscrapbookingoptionsonphoto-projectwebsites,tryusingtheSearchboxtosearchforscrapbookorlookunderoptionsforprintsorprint-at-homeprojects.
Ifyouareapaperordigitalscrapbookerinterestedinexploringtheworldofonlinedigitalscrapbooking,taketimetolookforaservicethatoffersyourfavoritefeatures,including
theavailabilityoftraditionalscrapbooksizepages,especially12x12-inch.theavailabilityandvarietyofembellishments.scrapbook-styletitles,quotations,andheaders.layered-lookframes.
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customizablebackgroundpagesandtextures.3-Dlookingembellishments.templatesdesignedbyprofessionalscrapbookers.theoptiontoprintindividualpagesonahomeprinter.theoptiontoorderprofessionallyprintedindividualpages.
Somephotoservicesoffertheoptiontoprintyourlayoutathomeororderindividualprofessionalprintsoffull8x8-inchor12x12-inchpages.Thisisagreatoptionifyouwanttobuildascrapbookafewpagesatatimeorcontributeaspeciallayouttoagroupproject.Ifyoualreadyusedigitalscrapbookingsoftwareonyourcomputer,youcanuploadcompletedlayoutstoonlineserviceswithoutusingtheirdesignprogram.
Asyou’reworkingonyourdigitalscrapbookingproject,youmaywantto
createyourownlayeredframesforphotosbyaddingcolorblocksandusingthelayerbuttontoSendBackorSendForward.createspecialquotesorheadersinAdobePhotoshopElementsusingyourowncomputerfonts.SelectandsaveasaJPGimage.Importthetextandplaceinyourlayout.useimagesasbackgroundtocreateyourownuniquebackgroundpaper.purchasedownloadabledigitalscrapbookpapersandembellishmentsfromdigitalscrapbookingsitestouseinyourowncreationsinPhotoshopElementsordigitalscrapbookingsoftware.
Instructions
STEP1:SELECTPAGEDESIGN.Signintoyourselectedphotoserviceandnavigatetothedigitalscrapbookcreationpage.OnSnapfish,thisisProjects>PrintatHome>8.5x11-inchPhotoBook.
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STEP2:UPLOADPHOTOS.Uploadyourimagesanddragtheselectedphotostotheselectionbox.
STEP3:SELECTATHEME.ChooseLandscapeorPortraitorientationforyourpage.Selectatheme.I’musingtheFamily:Storytellingtheme.(Thisthemeisalsoavailableforafullphotobook,butyouwillbepresentedwithasinglepageforyourdigitalscrapbookpage.)
STEP4:PLACEPHOTOSANDEDITTEXT.SelectthePageLayouttabandchoosetwophotoswithtext.Draganddropthelayoutontothepage.Draganddropyourphotosintotheimageboxes.Clickinthetextboxestoedittext.
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STEP5:REVIEWANDPRINTPAGE.ClicktheReviewbuttontomovetothenextstep.Youmayseeawarningthatsomephoto-bookpagesareempty.Don’tworry.ThefinalstepshouldgiveyoutheoptiontoPrintorSaveyourpage.Loadcoverstockorphotopaperinyourhomeprinterandprint.
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13CalendarProjects
Formanyyears,mysister-in-lawpresentedeachfamilywithawallcalendarshowcasingthebestphotosofthepreviousyear.Itwasalwaysgreatfuntoseehowmuchthecousinshadgrownandhoweveryone’shairstylesandhairlineshadchanged.Nowthatmydaughter-in-lawhascontinuedthisannualtradition,she’saddedmyfavoritefeature—birthdatesandanniversariesprintedrightonthecalendargridsowenevermissadate.
We’veallseenfamilyphotocalendarsthataremore“fun”thanfabulous.YouknowthecalendarsI’mtalkingabout:lotsofpictures,somegood,somenot-so-good,andsomethatleaveyouwondering,“Whatweretheythinking?”Whyspendyourtimeandmoneycreatingacalendarthat’sjustho-humwhenyoucanmakeaphotocalendarsogreatthateveryonehatestoturnoverthelastpage?Customphotocalendarsareagreatprojecttostretchyourphoto-projectskillsandcreateuniquemementosthateveryoneinthefamilycanenjoy.Thebestpartaboutacustomcalendaristhatit’sself-limiting—youhaveacoverandtwelvepagestotellyourstory.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
Thecalendarprojectsinthischapterwillgiveyouideastoshowcaseyourfamilyandtheirfavoriteevents,hobbies,orplacesinamonthlycalendarthatbeginswithanymonthandisassimpleorcomplexasyouwish.Youcanuseonephotopermonthorten.Someofthemosteffectivephotocalendarsuseasinglestandoutphotopermonth,eachselectedtoportrayathemeorspecialsubject.Ifyouwanttocreateamonthlycollageordisplaymultipleimagesononepage,checkoutthephotoselectiontipsinChapter12forsuggestionsonhowtohelpimagesplaywelltogether.Andifyoudon’thavequiteenoughphotosforallthecalendarpages,plantoshootnewimagestofillinthegaps.
Theestimatedtimelistedforeachprojectinthischapterdoesn’tincludethetimespentplanningyourideaswiththeCalendarProjectBoardandselectingphotos.DoallplanningwiththeCalendarProjectBoardandphotopreparationbeforeyoustartyourproject.
UsingtheCalendarProjectBoard
CreatingafabulousphotocalendarwillbefasterandeasierifyoutaketimetoplanaheadusingtheCalendarProjectBoard.Togetstarted,printacopyoftheCalendarProject
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Boardandworkthroughthevariousoptions,thinkingaboutthetheme,colors,andphotosyou’dliketouse.Youmaychangeyourmindlater,buttimespentorganizingyourideaswiththeCalendarProjectBoardwillmakeitmuchfasterandeasiertocreatetheactualcalendar.
SNAPSHOT:Startbywritingdownaworkingtitleforyourcalendar,andthenmakenotesofthefonts,colors,andotherdesignelementsthatwillhelpconveythisidea.Notethatifyouwanttoincludespecialeventsonthecalendargridorusefull-bleedimages,you’llwanttoselectaphotoservicethatoffersthesefeatures.Ifyou’reincludingspecialdatesorholidays,createaseparatelistofthosedatessoyouhaveitreadywhenyoubegintheproject.
SERVICE:Explorephotowebsitestoselectaservicewiththefeaturesyoulike.Youmayhaveafavoritephoto-projectwebsite,butIencourageyoutoexploreothersitesforuniquefeaturesandinspiration.UsetheCalendarProjectBoardtomakenotescomparingdesignandprintingoptions,prices,andshippingtimesthatworkbestforthisparticularproject,yourbudget,andtimeframe.
Dependingonyourvisionforyourcalendarproject,you’llwanttoknow:
Canyouincludefull-bleedimages?What’sthemaximumnumberofphotosforcalendarlayouts?Canyouaddcustomevents,suchasbirthdaysandanniversaries,tothecalendargrid?Canyouaddphotostothecalendargrid?Canyouaddanddeletebackgroundimages,clipart,andembellishments?
LAYOUT:Sketchindividualpagelayoutsandmakealistofthephotosneededforeachpage.ThiswillhelpyoudiscoverifyouneedtoselectaCollageorMulti-PhotoLayoutforthepage.
SelectingaCalendarTheme
Aneffectivephotocalendarneedsmorethangoodorevengreatphotos.Asuccessfulphotocalendarislikeaphotobook:Itshouldtellastoryinphotos.Butunlikeaphotobookthatcanhavemanypages,yourcalendarislimitedtotwelvepagesplusacover.Thinkofitasashortstoryorvignetteinsteadofanovel.
SelectingCalendarPhotos
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Afterdecidingonathemeandoverallstyleforyourcalendar,it’stimetomakeyourfinalimageselections.Prepareanyprintimagesyouplantousebyscanningthemataminimumof300dpiinfullcolor.Gatherallyourimagesinafolderonyourcomputerdesktop,includingafewextraimagesjustincaseyoudon’tlikesomephotoswhentheyareplacedintotheprojecttemplate.
Selectonlyphotoswithsharpfocusandgoodcontrast.Avoidgrainy,blurry,poorlyexposedimages.Usedifferentphotostylessuchasportraits,groupshots,andscenestoaddinterestandavoidrepetition.Chooseafewclose-upsofpeople,pets,andthemeitemslikebirthdaycakeorChristmastreeornaments.Selectlongviewsthatsetthescene:alush,greenbackyardoraroomfilledwithpartydecorations.Includephotossnappedatdifferenttimesofday:earlymorning,twilight,andnight,aswellasduringtheday.Considerthecolorsofclothing,furnishings,andfood.Balancebrightswithdarkertonestoavoidacluttered,hodgepodgelook.ThinkaboutthephotosinyourcollectionandcheckoutcalendarprojectsonShutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>,Mixbook<www.mixbook.com>,Snapfish<www.snapfish.com>,andotherpopularphoto-projectwebsites.FindmoreinspirationonPinterest<www.pinterest.com>boardsbysearchingforphotocalendar.
PreparingCalendarPhotos
Createadesktopfolderforyourcurrentproject,andaddcopiesofyourselectedimages,text,clipart,orothergraphics.AllphotosshouldbeinJPGformatatfullresolution.Checkthephoto-projectserviceforrecommendedphotosizestoensureyourphotosaren’ttoolargeortoosmall.
Shouldyoucrop,edit,andenhanceyourphotosbeforeimportingtoyourcalendarproject?There’snorightanswertothequestion.Someservicesmakeiteasytocropandenhancephotosasyouarebuildingeachpage.Otherservicessuggestuploadingcamera-readyimages.Igenerallytryoneortwoimagesbeforeuploadingmyentireprojectimagefileandplacingthemonthepagetoseeiftheywillneedfurtheradjusting.Sometimestheservicerecommendscroppingafterplacement.
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CALENDARPROJECTBOARDHOWTOUSETHISPROJECTBOARD1. Thinkaboutwhatyouwanttoincludeinyourcalendarandwhatyouwantittolooklike.Jotdownyourideas
intheSnapshotsection.2. Explorephoto-servicewebsitestofindonethathasthefeaturesyouwant.Makenotesonwhatyoufindinthe
Servicesectiontocompareyouroptions.3. Sketchindividualpagelayoutideas(photosandtext)intheLayoutsection.
SNAPSHOT
Calendartheme/workingtitle
Style(monthly,weekly,appointment)
Size
Tone(classic,lively,modern)
Colors
Photostyle(framed,full-bleed)
Fonts(script,fun,traditional)
Includespecialdates
Includeholidays
Quantitytoprint
SERVICE
PossibleWebsites DesignandCost
1
2.
3.
CALENDARPROJECTBOARDLAYOUT:IMAGESANDDESIGNIDEAS
Cover January February
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March April May
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June July August
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September October November
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December
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Whatstorywillyoutell?
Yourcalendar’sstorycanbeassimpleas“FamilyBirthdays”or“AYearintheGarden.”Beginwithanoverallcalendarthemeandthengathertogethersuitableimagesorstartwithphotographsthatshouttheperfectmessage.IfinditeasiestifIactuallygivemycalendaraworkingtitlethatsetsathemeandhelpsmemaintaintheoverallfocusthroughoutthetwelve-monthdesign.Withalittletweaking,myworkingtitleoftenbecomesthecoverheadline.Aworkingtitleof“FamilyBirthdays”mightbecome“MillerFamilyCelebrations”or“TheMillersCelebrate.”
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SAMPLECALENDARPROJECTBOARDSNAPSHOT
Calendartheme/workingtitle
AYearattheLake(WallCalendar)
Style(monthly,weekly,appointment)
monthly,full-bleedandlargeimagecollage,narrowwhiteborderbetweenphotos
Size wallcalendarwithsquares
Tone(classic,lively,modern) simple,modern
Colors colorimages,black/whitetext
Photostyle(framed,full-bleed)
full-bleed
Fonts(script,fun,traditional) bold,modernfont
Includespecialdates familybirthdaysandanniversaries
Includeholidays yes
Quantitytoprint 4
SERVICE
PossibleWebsites DesignandCost
1.Shutterfly.com 8x11-inchor12x12-inchoptions,PhotoGallerystyle,startsat$21.99for8x11size
2.Snapfish.com SimplyElegant,photoframedonblack,nofull-bleeddesigns,$19.99
3.Mixbook.com 11x8.5-inchcalendar,ClassicPhotos,LandscapeCalendaroption,startsat$19.99
SAMPLECALENDARPROJECTBOARDLAYOUT:IMAGESANDDESIGNIDEAS
Cover January February
full-bleedimage:viewofhousesign
SNOW! collage:indoorcabinfun
March April May
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latewinter Easterparty summercabindecorations
June July August
collage:lakeviews quiltandflag;July4party onthelake:sailboats,canoes
September October November
beforeandafter:remodeling collage:birdfeedersandbirds Thanksgivingonthedeck
December
cozypictures
CalendarProjectTipsLetyourcalendartellastory—thestoryofyourfamily’sannualcelebrations,familyandancestorbirthdays,oranotherthemeimportanttoyouortherecipientofthecalendar.Chooseimagesthatcomplementoneanotherandvarychoices—fromclose-upsofindividualstogroupshotstomorecasualorformalimages.Scananyimagesyouplantouseinyourcalendarataminimumof300-dpiresolution.(Thiswaythey’llprintnicelyandwon’tbeblurry.)
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Beforeyoubegin,gatherallyourimagesandplacetheminafolderonyourcomputerdesktopforeasyaccessanduploading.SomeonlinephotoservicesacceptonlyJPGimages,soconvertyourimagestoJPGformatifneeded.Considercroppingimagesafteryouuploadthemsoyoucanseehowtheyfitfirst.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
WALLCALENDARWITHMIXBOOKTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
12photosormore
Goodfor… families,singles,couples,clubs,groups,anyone
Designideas highlighttheyearinreview,celebrations,recipes,orseasonalandholidayfavorites
ProjectOverview
Thisstep-by-stepguidewillwalkyouthroughcreatingatwelve-monthphotowallcalendarusingMixbook<www.mixbook.com>.Thisprojectwilldemonstratesomeoftheuniquefeaturesofferedbythisservice,includingfull-bleedimagesandcustomizedcalendarnotationstomarkbirthdaysandanniversaries.
Instructions
Afteryou’veorganizedyourideasontheCalendarProjectBoard(refertothesampleprojectboardtoseehowthisisdone)andplacedcopiesofyourimagesinadesktopprojectfolder,you’rereadytostartcreatingyourcalendar.
STEP1:SELECTACALENDARDESIGN.SignintoMixbookandselecttheCalendaroption.ClickontheClassicPhotosimagetoselectthistheme.OntheOrderingOptionspage,usethedrop-downmenustoselecttheformat,size,andstartmonth.IhaveselectedtheLandscapeCalendar,11x8.5inches,StartingJanuary2016.ClicktheStartCalendarbuttontobegincustomizingyourcalendar.
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STEP2:ADDEVENTSANDHOLIDAYS.TheMixbookEditorwillopeninafull-pagemodeanddisplaytheEventCalendar.Youcanenterpersonalbirthdaysoranniversariesnoworlater.ClickontheAddNewEventbuttontoaddbirthdaysandanniversaries.ClickontheHolidaystabtoselecttheholidaysyouwouldlikedisplayedonthecalendargrid.ClosetheEvent.ClicktheUpdateCalendarbutton.
STEP3:UPLOADPHOTOS.ClicktheAddPhotosbuttonanduploadyourpicturesfromyourcomputerorfromInstagram,Facebook,oranotherwebsite.Thumbnailimagesofyourphotoswillappearinthephototray.TheMixbookEditorautomaticallysavesyourworkeveryfewminutesandwhenyouexittheEditor.
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STEP4:PLACEANDEDITPHOTOS.Toplaceaphotointothelayout,draganddropitontothepage,orusetheAddPhotosbutton.AdjustthephotousingthePhotoEditingToolbar.Toeasilyfilltheentirepagewiththephoto,clicktheFillBackgroundWithImageiconontheToolbar.Toeditthetitle,double-clickthetextblockandreplacesample/placeholdertitlewithyourowntitleandyear(inthisexample,WelcometotheCabin).Navigatetothenextmonth’spagebyclickingthepageiconsatthebottomoftheDesignwindow.
STEP5:CUSTOMIZETHEDESIGN.ClicktheLayoutstabtofindalternatelayoutstofitthenumberofphotosandtextblocksoneachindividualpage,andaddphotosforeachpage.UsetheBackgroundstabtochangepaperbackgroundcolorsandtexturesifdesired.ClicktheStickerstabtoadddecorativeimagesortextblocks.ClicktheManageEventsbuttontocustomizethedateblockswithbirthdays,anniversaries,andholidays.
STEP6:PREVIEWANDORDER.ClicktheOrderbuttontopreviewandorderyourcalendar;yourcalendarwillopenintheMixbookwebsitewindow.Previewthecompletedcalendar,checkingcarefullytobesureyouhavenotyposorerrors.UsetheEditoptiontogobackandmakeanychanges.Whenyou’reready,clicktheAddtoCartbuttontopurchasethecalendar.YourcalendardesignwillbeavailableintheMyProjectssectionofMixbook.
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TIPUsingtheToolbar
ClicktwiceontheimagetoopentheToolbarifit’snotvisible.Hoveryourmouseovereachicontoseeadescriptionofthetool.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
PERPETUALCELEBRATIONCALENDARWITHADORAMAPIXTime 3to6hours,dependingonthenumberofcustomeventsentered
Youwillneed…
12photosormore
Goodfor… holiday,wedding,shower,orbirthdaygift
Designideas
useyourbestphotostobeenjoyedformanyyears;highlightfavoritepeopleandplaces
ProjectOverview
Ifyou’dliketotrycreatingacalendarwithouttheexpectationforanencore,considermakingacalendarthatnevergoesoutofdate.Thisperpetualcalendarisahandyreminderofannualcelebrationssuchasbirthdaysandanniversaries,andprovidesaplacetoaddnotesfornewbabiesandnewlyweds.Insteadofthetypicalcalendargridwithyearandmonth,aPerpetualCelebrationCalendarincludesdatesandspacetomarkbirthdays,anniversaries,andotherannualevents,anditremainscurrentyearafteryear.
Althoughseveralphoto-projectservicesoffercustomphotocalendars,thedatedcalendargriditselfisusuallyanintegralpartoftheoveralldesignthatcan’tbeeditedordeleted.AtAdoramaPix,however,thecalendarisamoveableelementyoucanedit,delete,ormove.Followthestep-by-stepinstructionstocreateyourownperpetualcelebrationcalendar.
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TIPOrderingOneCopytoTest
Ifyouplantoorderseveralcalendarsforgiftsandiftimeallows,it’sagoodideatoorderonecopyfirst.Thisallowsyoutomakeanycorrectionsorchangesbeforeplacingalargeorder.
Instructions
OrganizeyourideasandphotosusingtheCalendarProjectBoard.You’llwanttofeatureyourverybestimagesbecauseit’slikelythiscalendarwillbedisplayedformanyyears.Makealist,bymonth,ofthebirthdays,anniversaries,andeventsyou’dliketoincludeonyourcalendar.
STEP1:SELECTACALENDARDESIGN.LogintoAdoramaPix<www.adoramapix.com>andnavigatetotheCalendarprojects.Nameyourcalendar,selectyourpreferredsize,andchoosethetwelve-monthstyle.Selectyourpaper.SelecttheBasicCalendarTheme(youcanchangethislater).ClicktheStartEditingbutton.
STEP2:UPLOADPHOTOS.AdoramaPixcanuploadimagesfromyourcomputerorfromyourphoto-managementsoftware.Followthepromptsprovidedforuploading.ClickOKtoexittheUploadwindow.
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STEP3:PLACEPHOTOS.TheEditwindowwillshowyourimagesontheleftwithyourprojectinthemainpanel.ThetabsalongtheleftsideofthewindowallowyoutochangeoptionsforImages,Backdrops,Frames,Text,Stickers,Layouts,Cover,andSettings.Thescrollingwindowattherightindicatestheprojectpages.Click1-2toeditthefirstspread.YoushouldseethespreadforJanuary.SelectanddragaphotofromyourphototraytotheJanuaryspread.
STEP4:REPLACETHECALENDARGRIDWITHTEXT.Deletethecalendargridbyclickingonceonthecalendar.Thegridwillbehighlightedinorange,andaselectionboxwillappeararoundthecalendarwithafloatingtoolbox.ClickDeleteontheToolbox.Addatextboxforthenameofthemonth.ClicktheTexttab.Dragittothetopofthecalendarpage.TypeJanuaryCelebrationsintheboxandselectyourfont,size,andcolor.
Tocreatethemonthlydates,clicktheTexttabanddragatextboxtothepage.Selectaplainfont,about10-pointsizeinadarkgraycolor.Typeaspaceandthennumbersfor1through16.Addunderscoresaftereachnumber.Afterthefirstline,usecopy/pastetoaddthelinesaftertheremainingnumbers.
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UsetheLineSpacingbuttontoexpandthespacingbetweeneachlinetoabout185.Pullthehandlesofthetextboxclosetotherowofnumbers,andwiththeboxselected,clicktheCopybuttonintheToolbox.ClicknexttothefirstcolumnofnumbersandclickthePastebutton.Changethenumbersto17through31.Adjusttheboxestoalign.
STEP5:REPLACEMONTHGRIDSWITHTEXT.Nextwe’lltakeashortcuttocompletingtherestofthecalendarpages.Whenyou’vefinishededitingthedateboxes,clickthemonthheader.ThenclicktheAddItemiconatthebottomofthewindowandselectthefirstcolumnofnumbers.ClicktheAddItemiconagainandselectthesecondcolumn.Withallthreeelementsselected,clicktheCopySpreadbuttonontheToolbox.Thethreetextboxesshouldbehighlightedinred.
Navigatetothenextmonthlyspreadbyclickingthearrowsatthebottomofthewindow.ClickthePasteSpreadbuttonintheToolbox.Themonthnameanddateswillbepastedtothenewpagespread.Clickinthetextboxestoeditthemonthlytitlesandthedatesasneededandaddnamesforbirthdaysandanniversaries.
STEP6:PLACEMONTHLYPHOTOS.PlacephotosoneachcalendarspreadbydragginganddroppinganewphotofromtheImagestabtothepage.Toadjusttheimageplacement,clicktwiceforthephotoedittoolbarandmovetheimagewithintheframe.
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STEP7:SELECTACOVERIMAGE.Selectyourfavoriteimageforthecoverandeditthetextforyourtitle.
STEP8:PREVIEWANDORDER.Previewyourcalendarandorder.
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TIPDaysPerMonth
28 February
30 April,June,September,November
31 January,March,May,July,August,October,December
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PROJECTIDEA
IT’SAPARTY!CALENDARTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
12photosormore
Goodfor… families,grandparents,clubs,teams,groups
Designideas useamoderndesignforfull-bleedpagetemplates;selectatemplatewithframes
ProjectOverview
Celebratefamilybirthdaysorspecialoccasionswithatwelve-monthcalendarthatmakeseachbirthdaypersonthestarofthemonth.Beginbylistingallthefamilymemberswiththeirbirthdatesorspecialeventsandsortthelistbymonth.UsingtheCalendarProjectBoard,listthenamesoreventsnexttoeachmonth.Sketchpossiblepagetemplateideasforeachmonth,andmakenotesaboutthefonts,colors,andotherdesignelementsyouwouldliketouse.
TipsandTechniques
Findphotosfrompastbirthdaycelebrationstofeatureonthebirthdayperson’sspecialmonth.Fillinwithmorephotosforamontageorcollageeffect,orjustpickonefabulousimageandrunitfromedgetoedge.Featurethebirthdaypersonwithasnapshotfromhisschooldays,sportsevents,orhobbies.Thecalendarcoversetsthethemeandtoneforyourentireproject.Picktheonebestphotoandrunitfull-bleed,fromedgetoedge.Overlayaheadlineannouncingtheyearandtheme,suchas2016Celebrations.Ifyouhaveamonththat’sshortonfamilybirthdays,looktoyourfamilypets,ancestors,orspecialoccasionsfordatesandphotostoinclude.Lookbeyondyourcurrentphotocollectionifyouhavemonthswithoutfamilybirthdays.ScanMom’srecipeofeveryone’sfavoritebirthdaycake.Bakethecake,
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takeaphoto,andincludeitonthepage.Fillthegapsofano-celebrationmonthwithbirthdaybloopersorpost-partyphotos.Ifyouhavetoomanyphotos,includepicturesalongwiththeeventinformationrightonthecalendargrid(afeatureofferedatsomewebsites).
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PROJECTIDEA
AYEARINTHELIFECALENDARTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
12photosormore
Goodfor… anyonewithacamera
Designideas tryamodernlookwithfull-bleedimages;useaframewithacoloredbackground
ProjectOverview
Ifyou’veeverwantedtojoinaPhoto-a-DayProjectbutfeltitwastoobigofacommitment,youmightliketotryaYear-in-the-LifeorPhoto-a-Monthcalendar.Thisisalsoagoodprojectifyoudon’thavemanyimagesavailable—onegoodphotopermonthisallyouneedtocreateanattractivewallcalendaryouwillenjoydisplayinginyourhome.
TipsandTechniques
Planaheadandshootphotosthroughouttheyearfornextyear’sedition:
Yourgardenoryardthroughtheseasons:Varytheimageswithclose-ups,longviews,andportraits.Seasonsandholidays:Photographdecorations,parties,food,orobjectsthatconveythespiritoftheseason.Newfamilymember:Babies,kittens,andpuppieschangesofastfrommonthtomonththattheymakegreatsubjectsforphotostoenjoylongafterthenewbornstage.
BonusCalendarIdeas
HomeSweetHome:Designacalendarthathighlightsyourfamilyhomethroughouttheyearoryourchildhoodhomeovertime.Usephotosofthefrontofthehouse,aclose-upofthefrontdoororporch,themailbox,thebackyardgarden,andinteriorphotosofthefamilygatheredinthekitchenordiningroom,oraroundtheChristmastreeinthelivingroom.
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PlayBall:Featureyourfamilyall-starsorcreateatributetoyourfavoritecollegeorproteamwithamonthlysportswallcalendar.Useteamcolorsandlogostosetthethemeandincludephotosofuniforms,printedprograms,andsouvenirs.Includefavoritefamilygamessuchascroquet,ping-pong,darts,orbocceball.CommemorativeCalendar:Createawallcalendartoshowcasethehistoryofalocalorganizationcelebratingamilestoneanniversary(tenth,thirtieth,fiftieth,etc.).Theorganizationmightbeachurch,aLittleLeagueclub,oranonprofitgroupyousupport.Includethen-and-nowphotosoftheorganization’sactivities,members,andbuildings.Designthecalendarasagiftforeachmemberorasafund-raiser.Workwithothermembersoftheorganizationtogatherphotosandhistoricalinformation.
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PROJECTIDEA
KITCHENDUTYCALENDARTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
12photosormore
Goodfor… anyonewholikesfood,cooking,orgrandma’sbaking
Designideas usebrightcolorsfortrendydishesorvintagecolorsforoldrecipes
ProjectOverview
Foodblogginghasbecomeahotnewcareer,butfoodcalendarshavebeenaroundforalongtime.Andwhynot?Everyonelovesseeingtheirfavoritedishesincrisp,beautifulcolor.
TipsandTechniques
Createacalendarthatshowsoffyourfamilyfoodheritagewithphotosofspecialdishesfromeverymonthoftheyear:Grandma’sstuffinginNovember,EasterhaminApril,andaspecialbirthdayice-creamcakeinyourbirthdaymonth.TakeaphotooftheoriginalrecipeinGrandma’shandwritinganduseitlikeaphotoalongwithasnapshotoftheprepareddish.Considerincludingphotosofthecook,herkitchen,orevenherfavoriteapronandspoon.Eachmonth,featureaseasonalrecipeandphotooftheprepareddish.Addthecook’sphotoforfamilyheirloomrecipes.Don’tfeellimitedtofamilycooking.Createacalendartosharefavoriterestaurants,souvenirmenus,andmealsenjoyedinyourhometownandonyourtravels.
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14SmartphoneandTabletProjects
MobileappsforAppleiOSandAndroiddeviceshavemadephotoeditingintoagame.Withafewtapsofyourfingeronyourtabletorsmartphonescreenyoucanaddorremovecolor,turnphotographsintocartoons,orcreateafast-and-easyphotobook.Therearesomanyappstochoosefromthatitcanbehardtoknowwheretostart!
Thischapterhighlightsmobileappsthatareespeciallyhelpfultofamilyhistorianslookingfornewwaystosharestoriesandengagefamilymembersinunderstandingtheirancestry.IfyouenjoyusinganiPad,KindleFire,orAndroidtablet,you’lllikedesigningyournextfamilyhistoryprojectfromyourfavoritechairinsteadofyourhomeofficedesk.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
PhotoappsformobiledevicesareamongthemostpopularappsintheiTunesAppStore<itunes.apple.com>andonGooglePlay<play.google.com>.Checkforafreeappeditionbeforepurchasingthefullversion.Manytimesthefreeversionwillgiveyouagoodideaiftheprogramsuitsyourneeds.LookattheVersionHistorytonotewhentheappwaslastupdatedandifthedeveloperappearstobeactivelyworkingontheprogramtokeepitrunningsmoothly.Itendtoavoidappsthatarestillin1.0versionstatusaftermonthsofavailability.Readreviews.Visitthedeveloperwebsiteformoreinformation.
Mostphoto-sharingandshoppingwebsitesalsohavemobileversions.IfyourphotosareonasitesuchasShutterflyorSnapfish,besuretocheckouttheirphoto-creationappsforyourdevice.Herearesomeofmyfavoritemobileappsforediting,specialeffects,andphotoproducts:
Photogene(iOS)MoldivCollagePhotoEditor(iOS,Android)Snapseed(iOS,Android)
Youcanevencreatephotobooksrightonyoursmartphoneortablet.Thesearemyfavoriteappsforcreatingphotobooks:
KeepShot(iOS,Android)KodakMomentsHDTabletApp(iOS)Mosaic(iOS,Android)
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ShutterflyPhotoStoryforiPad(iOS)
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
PHOTOLABELINGWITHMOLDIVCOLLAGEPHOTOEDITORAPP
Time lessthan1hour
Youwillneed…
1ormorephotos
Goodfor… addingtextblockstomultipleimages
Designideas addacaptiontoaphoto;scanasignatureimagetoimportforacollage;addsourcedocuments
ProjectOverview
TheMoldivCollagePhotoEditorappiseasytolearn.SwipefromtheleftsideoftheapptorevealthemenubarwithalinktoYouTubetutorialsandinspiration.Thetutorialgivesaquickoverviewtogetstarted.Thefreeversionhasenoughfeaturesformostusers:Youcanmakecollages,addspecialeffects,orlabelphotoswiththeapp.Thisprojectshowshowtoaddlabelsorcaptionstoaphoto.
You’llneedtohavecopiesonyourtabletorsmartphoneofthephotosyouwanttouseintheproject.MovephotosfromyourcomputertomobiledeviceusingacloudstorageservicesuchasDropboxorGoogleDrive,aUSBconnectionbetweenyourcomputerandmobiledevice,orviaWi-Fitransfer.OpenthephotosonyourdeviceandsavethemtoyourCameraRollorPictureGalleryforaccessbytheapp.
Instructions
STEP1:DOWNLOADANDINSTALLMOLDIV.DownloadandinstallthefreeMoldivCollagePhotoEditorappfromtheiTunesAppStoreorGooglePlay.(IcreatedthisprojectonmyiPad.)
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STEP2:SELECTSTITCHTOADDALABEL.WhenMoldivopens,you’llseeaselectionofcollagelayouts.ChooseStitch.
STEP3:SELECTPHOTOS.YourCameraRoll/PhotoStream/Gallerywillopen;choosethephotosyouwanttousebytappingtoselect.Tapthecheckmarkwhenfinishedselecting.
STEP4:ADJUSTTHEFRAME.TapFrameAdjusttoincreasethemarginsortoaddashadoworborder.Tapthephotowhenyou’refinishedadjusting.Changethebackgroundifdesired.
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STEP5:ADDTEXT.TapTtobringuptheTextToolandtypeyourcaption.TaptheLabelicontoformatthetextboxwithabackgroundandborder.Whenfinished,tapOK.Movethetextboxestolabelpeopleorplacetheminthemarginarea.
STEP6:SAVEANDSHARE.Whenyou’refinished,taptheShareicontosaveyourworktoyourCameraRollorshare.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
TOMBSTONEENHANCEMENTWITHSNAPSEEDAPPTime lessthan1hour
Youwillneed…
tombstonephotos
Goodfor… enhancinghard-to-readengravingorhandwriting;viewingdetails
Designideas improvereadabilityofinscriptionsordocuments
ProjectOverview
Whenyouonlyhaveonehourinacemetery,theresultingtombstonephotographsmightbealittlelessthanperfect.IwasdisappointedwhenaheadstonephotoItookonelateafternoonwasdifficulttoread,butenhancingthesharpnessandzoominginwiththeLoupetoolintheSnapseedappmadeiteasytoconfirmmybestguessoftheinscription.
SnapseedisownedbyGoogleandavailableforbothiOSandAndroidmobiledevices.ItsfeatureswilllookfamiliartoGoogle+PhotosusersbecauseGooglehasintegratedSnapseed’seditingfunctionsfordesktopusers.
Instructions
STEP1:DOWNLOADANDINSTALLSNAPSEED.DownloadandinstallthefreeSnapseedappfromtheiTunesAppStoreorGooglePlay.
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STEP2:OPENAPHOTO.ClickOpenPhotoandnavigatetoyourCameraRollorAlbumtoselectaphoto.Theleftsideofthewindowshowsavailableeditingoptions.
STEP3:ENHANCEDETAILS.SelectDetailsforyourphototoopeninfullwindowview.(Note:ThecommandsmaybeslightlydifferentoniOSandAndroiddevices.)Rubyourfingerovertheportionofthephotoyouwanttosharpen.NoticethatthenumbersincreaseintheSharpeningindicatoratthebottomofthewindow.
STEP4:USETHELOUPE.TaptheLoupe(theMagnifyingGlassicon)anddragitaroundtheimagetozoominandenhancedetails.
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STEP5:GETHELP.TaptheQuestionMarkintheupperrightcorneratanytimeforhelp.UsethebackarrowtoUndoanyaction.
STEP6:COMPAREANDSAVE.Toviewtheoriginal,presstheCompareicon.Whenyouliftyourfinger,theeditedversionwillappear.EditsarenotsaveduntilyoucheckApply.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
PHOTOBOOKWITHMOSAICMOBILEAPPTime lessthan1hour
Youwillneed…
20photos
Goodfor… athank-yougift,vacationsouvenir,orjustafunsurprise
Designideas rememberavacation,funweekend,reunion,orvisitwithfriendsorgrandkids
ProjectOverview
Inthemobileappworldofphoto-bookcreation,Mosaic<heymosaic.com>standsoutforitsuniquephototilecover,beautifulinterface,andquickturnaroundtime.IfyouorderaMosaicbooktoday,youcangetitinfourdays.Thisisn’tthebookforfancybackgrounds,text,andembellishments.It’sallaboutcreatingasharp,attractivephotobookquickly,withoutmuchfuss.
Instructions
STEP1:DOWNLOADANDINSTALLMOSAIC.DownloadandinstallthefreeMosaicappfromtheappstoreforyourdevice.
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STEP2:REGISTERANDSTARTCREATING.ClicktheCreateaNewMosaicbuttonandyourCameraRollandAlbumswillappear.
STEP3:SELECTPHOTOS.YourCameraRollwillopen;choosethephotosyouwanttousebytappingtoselect.ChoosefromFacebookorCameraRoll,orimportphotosfromanotherlocation.Selectedphotosappearinthetrayatthebottomofthescreen.Dragtorearrange.TaptheoriginalphotoinyourCameraRolltodeselect.Exactlytwentyphotosmustbeselected.ClickNextwhenyouarefinished.
STEP4:PREVIEWANDORDER.Tapthebooktoviewthepages.Yourphotoswillautofillthetwenty-pagebookwithphotos.Shufflecoverphotosifdesired.Whenready,placeyourorder.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
FAMILYHISTORYTIMELINEWITHTREELINESTime 3to6hours
Youwillneed…
photosofanheirloom,researchimages,mapimages,ornewspaperclippingimages
Goodfor… documentingthestoriesbehindheirlooms;creatingatimelineofanancestororfamilyline
Designideas
illustratethetimelinewithyourdigitizedresearchdocumentsandmemorabilia
ProjectOverview
Treelines<www.treelines.com>givesgenealogistsanewonlinetoolforcreatingillustratedtimelinestosharefamilystories,memoirs,andhistories.Createdin2013byNewYorkgenealogistTammyHepps,Treelinesisanaward-winningandpopulartoolfordocumentingfamilystories.ThisWeb-basedprogram,whichyoucanuseinaWebbrowseronyourcomputerortablet,guidesyoutobuildatimelinewithshorttextblocksandphotosthatyoucanshareprivatelyviae-mailorpubliclyontheTreelinesCommunitypage.EverythingyoudoonTreelinesisprivatebydefaultuntilyoudecideyouarereadytoshareyourstorywithothers.
EachindividualpageinaTreelinesstorycanholdtext,aphotowithcaption,andpagedecorations.AtimelinerunningacrossthebottomoftheStorywindowhighlightsdatesfeaturedinthestory.Twoormorepeoplecanworktogethertofillinstoriesandeventsaboutafamily.
YoucanuploadaGEDCOM(theuniversalfamilytreecomputerfileformat)toTreelinestospeedupstorybuildingandgiveyouaframeworkforaddingstoriesonefamilybranchatatime.Names,places,dates,andeventshelpbuildsearchablekeywordsforyourstory.FindinspirationforyourstoryandTreelinestutorialsintheGettingStartedsectionoftheTreelineswebsite.Ifyoudon’thaveafamilyphotographtouseinyourtimeline,useacensusimageoryourancestor’ssignaturefromadocument.Thinkabout
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imagesthatwillmakeyourstorycomealive:newsclippings,maps,countyhistories,andhistoricalimagesfromdigitalarchives.
Instructions
STEP1:SETUPYOURFAMILYTREE.SignupforafreeaccountorloginwithyourFacebookaccountatTreelines.Bydefault,anythingyouaddisprivateuntilyouchangeyouraccountsettings.You’llbepromptedtosetupyourfamilytree.Select“IDon’tHaveaTreeYet”toenterafewnamesatatimeforyourfirststory.YoucanaddaGEDCOMtreelater.
STEP2:CONFIRMYOURACCOUNTSETTINGS.ClickyourusernameinthemenubarandclickPublicProfiletoedityourusername,uploadaprofilepicture,andaddyoursocialmedialinks.ClickSettingstoadjustprivacy.ClickStoriestobegincreatinganewstory.
STEP3:UPLOADATREEORADDNAMES.Foryourfirststory,usenamesyouaddedatsign-inandaddmorenamesforyourstorymanually.
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STEP4:CREATEYOURSTORY.TheTreeWizardwillbuildyourfirsttreefromanyinformationyou’veentered,orclicktheJumpRightInlinktogetstarted.
STEP5:ADDPHOTOSWITHCAPTIONS,TEXT,PAGEDECORATIONS,ANDEVENTDETAILS.
Promptswillguideyouthroughaddingtext,photos,andpagedecorations.Treelinesworksbestwithonlyafewlinesoftextoneachpage.Ifyoustarttowritealongnarrative,you’llgetawarningtokeepitshort.Thinkofitlikeastoryonindexcardswhereyoutrytobuildsuspensesoyourreaderflipstothenextpage.Formattextwithboldoritalics,increasefontsize,andaddpagelinks.Remembertoaddname,place,date,andotherdetailsintherightpanel.Thedateisusedtobuildthetimelineacrossthebottomofthepage.
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STEP6:INSERTANDMOVEPAGES.Reorderpagesinthestorybydraggingapagetoanewlocation.Clickthegreenplus(+)signtoinsertoraddnewpages.
STEP7:PREVIEWANDPUBLISHYOURSTORY.TogglebetweentheWriteandPreviewbuttonstoworkonyourstory.ClickthePublishbuttonwhenyou’refinished.
STEP8:SHAREANDPRINT.Confirmyourprivacysettingsandshareyourstorywithfriendsandrelatives.DownloadaPDFcopytoyourcomputerwiththeDownloadlinkunderyourAccountSettings.
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MoreIdeasforTreelinesStories
UseTreelinestohelpuntanglefamilyrelationships.Eachpersonwillhavehisorherownlineonthestorytimeline—makingiteasytoseewheredatesoverlapandrelationshipsintersect.Remembertoenterdate,place,andnameinformationwitheachpagetousethisfeature.Treelinescandocumentthehistoryandmilestoneeventsofyourgenealogysociety.Useittocreateaslideshowtoshareyourgroup’sgrowth,changingmembership,andpastofficers.Createanillustratedtimelineofafamilybusiness,pastorpresent.Includedigitalimagesofphotos,maps,andbusinessdocuments.Createamemorialtributetohonoranancestor.Recordtheprovenanceofafamilyheirloomormakeanalbumoffamilykeepsakesandtheirchainofownership.
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PROJECTIDEA
AUDIOPHOTOBOOKWITHSHUTTERFLYPHOTOSTORYAPPTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
assortedfamilyphotos,photosofheirlooms,researchimages
Goodfor…
interviewingrelatives,identifyingunknownpeopleinimages,andrecordingfamilyheirloominfo
Designideas
tryamodernmagazinedesignforadocumentary-styleprojectwithaudiointerview,oraheritagetheme
ProjectOverview
Oneofmygreatesttreasuresisanaudiorecordingofmymotherandhersistertalkingabouttheplacestheylivedaschildren.Ilovetheideaofleafingthroughaphotoalbumandlisteningtotheirvoicesastheytalkaboutthepicturesonthepage.WiththeShutterflyPhotoStoryappforiPad<www.shutterfly.com/photo-book-ipad-app>,youcanmakeadigitalphotobookwithaudioclipstoshareviae-mailorFacebook,aswellasaprintedbookforyourcoffeetable.
The“doodle”featureinPhotoStoryletsyoudrawdirectlyontheiPadscreentopointoutfeaturesofaphotooridentifypeopleinagrouppicture.Combinetheannotatedpagewithathirty-secondaudioclipforapersonalizedcommentary.TheprintversionofthebookincludesQRcodesthatyoucanscanwithyoursmartphonesoyoucanheartherecordings.
TipsandTechniques
Getstartedbyselectingastyleandsizebook;youcanswitchtoanotherstyleorchangelayoutslater.ImportphotosfromyourShutterflyoriPadphotoalbumsorfromFacebookorInstagram.Tousephotosfromyourcomputer,it’seasiesttouploadthemtoyourShutterflyaccountfirst,thenselectthealbumandphotosyouwanttouse.Photosareautomaticallyplacedinyourbook,butyoucanrearrangeimagesandpageslater.
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Toannotatephotosduringaninterview,youwillneedtohavethephotosonyouriPadandselectDoodleonaPhotofromtheDoodlemenuinthePhotoStoryapp.Prepareanalbumofunidentifiedphotostosharewithrelativesandrecordtheircommentsasaudiofiles.UsetheDoodlefeaturetolabelpicturesastheytalk.Createanheirloomalbumandrecordstoriesaboutyourfavoritefamilykeepsakes.Recordshortaudioclipswitheachrelativeatyournextfamilygathering.Ifyouhaveschoolchildreninyourfamily,theymayhavealreadycreatedfamilystoriesaspartofShutterfly’sspecialschoolproject.SeelessonplansandlearnmoreatPhotoStoryfortheClassroom<www.shutterfly.com/photostoryclassroom>.
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15FabricandHomeDécorCraftProjects
Intheearliestdaysofphotography,imageswereprinteddirectlyonassortedmaterialsincludingcloth,metal,glass,andpaper.Today’spopularphoto-printingandtransfertechniquesandtechnologyalsocanprinttoaspeciallypreparedsurfacesuchasburlap,canvas,orglass.Projectsinthischapterwillshowyouhowtocreateaphotokeepsakebyprintingyourfavoritefamilyphotosonfabricviaprofessionalprintingservicesandat-homeprinting.
Professionalservicesusescreenprintingorothermethodstocopythedesignonfabricorpaperwithpermanentink.ThecustomfabricserviceSpoonflower<www.spoonflower.com>offersprofessionaldesignservicestohomefabricdesigners.Spoonflowercustomprintingworksmuchlikeaphoto-bookservice:Uploadyourphototoadesigntemplate,selectfabricandquantity,andwaitforyourordertoarriveatyourhome.
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TIPEmbraceFabric
Spoonflowerletsyouprintyourowncustomimagesonfabricssuchascotton,silk,knit,suede,andlinen,sogetcreative!PrintanimageofGrandma’shandwrittenrecipeonfabrictocreateateatowel.Createacanvastotebagwithameaningfulimageonit.GetmoreideasforfabricprojectsonSpoonflower’sblog<blog.spoonflower.com>andonPinterest<www.pinterest.com/spoonflower>.
Homeofficeprintingisagoodsolutionifthematerialyou’reusingissmallenoughtofitinanink-jetorlaserprinter,makingitpossibletoprintdirectlyonafabricorplasticsurface.Somematerialsarespecificallydesignedforeitherink-jetorlaserprinting,somakesureyoupurchasethecorrectformatforyourhomeprinter.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
Thinkbeyondpaperforwaystoshareyourfamilyhistoryphotosthroughoutyourhome.I’malwaysinspiredbyuniqueprojectspostedontheWebandsocialmedia,especiallyPinterest<www.pinterest.com/FamilyCurator>andHouzz<www.houzz.com>.
Youdon’thavetobeanexpertsewertoenjoyphotoprintsonfabric.Spoonflowerofferscustom-printlinentowelsreminiscentoftheold-fashionedannualcalendartowelsmygrandmotherdisplayedinherkitchen.Spoonfloweralsoprintsonsilkorpolyestercrepe,whichcanmakeaneasysilkscarfthatneedsonlyasimplehand-sewnhem.
Whenchoosingphotosforfabricprojects,considernotonlytraditionalphotographsoffamily,butalsopartsoforentirefamilyhistoryresearchdocumentimagessuchasacensusimageoranewspaperarticleclipping.Forbestresults,you’llwanttoedityourimagesinphoto-editingsoftwarebeforeuploadingthemtoSpoonflower.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
VINTAGEHOLIDAYPHOTOPILLOWWITHSPOONFLOWERANDPICMONKEY
Time 3hoursplussewingtime
Youwillneed…
1photo,printablefabric
Goodfor… holidaydecorating,customgifts
Designideas putthen-and-nowphotosonthefrontandback,ormakeamultiple-photocollage
ProjectOverview
Homedecoratingcatalogsandglossyholidaymagazinesarefilledwithelegantfabricprojectsthatyoucanduplicatewithyourownphotosandscannedartcustom-printedonthefabricofyourchoice.Whileink-jetprintinglimitsyourprojectstoletter-sizefabricsheets,custom-printedsilk,linen,cotton,andcanvasareavailablebytheyardinfullbolt-widths.Youcanusetheselargerprintedfabricstomaketotes,pillows,quilts,clothing,ordrapery,orasupholstery.
Thisprojectisdesignedwiththeonlinephoto-editingprogramPicMonkey.IscannedavintageholidayphotoanduploadedittoPicMonkeyforcroppingandembellishing.YoucansavethecompletedimagetoyourcomputeranduploadittoSpoonflowertoprintasa16x16-inchdecoratorpillow.
Instructions
STEP1:PREPARETHEIMAGEINPICMONKEY.OpenPicMonkey<www.picmonkey.com>andselecttheDesigniconatthetopofthepage.
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STEP2:UPLOADTHEIMAGE.ClicktheOpenbuttontouploadyourimage.
STEP3:ADDAFRAMEORBORDER.IntheEditwindowtotheleftofyourimage,selecttheFrames(pictureframe)icon.ChooseSimpleEdgeandchangetheoutercolortoblack0thicknessandtheinnercolortowhite90thicknesstoaddanold-fashionedphoto-printborder.
STEP4:ADDBACKGROUNDFORCLIPART.IntheEditwindow,selecttheOverlays(butterfly)iconandthenchooseGeometrics/Circleanddragthecircletoyourphoto.ChangetheOverlayColor1toredandColor2towhite;closetheOverlaywindow.
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STEP5:ADDCLIPART.ScrolldowntoOverlay/Postalandfindtheglobepostmark.Dragthepostmarktothecircleyouplacedearlier.Changethecolortored;closetheOverlaywindow.
STEP6:ADDTEXT.IntheEditwindow,selecttheType(Tt)icon,selecttheSpecialElitefont,anddragthetextboxtoyourphoto.TypeNORTHPOLEinthetextboxandchangethefontsizeto75.
STEP7:ADJUSTTHETEXTANDSAVEYOURDESIGN.Clicktheright-handborderofthetextboxanddragitlefttomaketheboxsmaller;dragthetextboxtothepostmarkandplaceitintheopening,rotatingifneeded.ClicktheSavebuttoninthetoptoolbartosaveyourimagetoyourcomputerasahigh-qualityJPGfile.
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STEP8:CREATEYOURFABRICINSPOONFLOWER.LogintoSpoonflower<www.spoonflower.com>andchooseCreateFabricfromtheCreatemenu.
STEP9:UPLOADDESIGN.Selectyoursavedimageonyourcomputer,confirmyourcopyright,anduploadyourfile.
STEP10:SELECTFABRICANDORDER.IntheDesignwindow,selecttheRepeat:Center,DesignSize:Bigger.UndertheChooseaFabricdrop-downmenu,selectadesiredfabric.UnderChooseaSize&Amount,selectFatQuarter.Addtotheshoppingcartandcompleteyourpaymentandshippinginformation.
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STEP11:SEWTHEPILLOW.AfteryoureceivethefabricfromSpoonflower,cutthefabricandsewthepillowasdesired.
BonusIdea:CreateCustomGiftWrap
Inadditiontoprintingonfabric,severalonlinephotoservices,includingSpoonflower<www.spoonflower.com>,Shutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>,andZazzle<www.zazzle.com>,letyouprintyourowncustomgiftwrap.Hereareafewideasforcreatingcustomwrappingpaper.
HolidayCollage:Useagift-wraptemplateonShutterflysuchasHolidayStampsorFromSantaGiftTags.Personalizeitbyaddingfamilyphotosandaddingthefamilyname.Changeanycolorphotostoblack-and-whiteformatforacohesivefeeloravintagelook.SinglePhotoTile:Chooseasinglephototocreatetile-patternwrappingpaperatZazzle.Asimpleimage,withoutalotofdetail,worksbest.Youcanaddtextafteruploadingyourimage.YourOwnDesign:Tocreateone-of-a-kindgiftwrapforanyoccasion,usetheonlinephotoeditorPicMonkey<www.picmonkey.com>alongwithSpoonflower.You’llcreateadesignfromscratch,thenorderitthroughSpoonflower.Includeanytextontheimagebeforeyouuploadit.Afteryouuploadyourimage,youcanselectwhetheryouwantittoberepeated.
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PROJECTIDEA
PHOTOQUILTBLOCKTime 1hour
Youwillneed…
1photo,printablefabric,suchasburlaporcanvassheet(availableatcraftstores)
Goodfor… transferringanimagetoprinter-sizefabric
Designideas printquiltblocks;smallpillowtops;quotations;othersmallfabricitems
ProjectOverview
Whenyouneedaquiltlabelorphotoprintedtofabric,looknofurtherthanyourink-jetprinter.Pretreatedfabricsheetsareagoodoptionifyouneedonlyafewcopies.You’llwantthefinalproducttobewashableandcolorfast.CommercialprintablefabricsheetsareavailablefromAvery,Dritz,ElectricQuiltCompany,andPrintedTreasures.Manyquiltersmaketheirownprintablefabricsheetswithfreezerpaperandchemicalproductstomakefabriccolorfast.Remembertoreverseanyimagesthathavewording.
TipsandTechniques
Selectandscanyourphotographat300dpi.Setthetargetsizeforyourintendedprintdimensionsorlarger.Remembertoincludeaseamallowancewhencalculatingprintsize.Openyourphotoinyourphoto-editingsoftwareorplacetheimageinawordprocessingdocument.Sizethephotoforyourprint.Choosethecorrectfabricforyourprinter,eitherink-jetorlaserink.Followthefabricmanufacturer’sdirectionstoprintorcopyyourphototothespecialfabric.Gentlyguidethefabricthroughthepapertrayifneeded.Settheprintasideandlettheinkdrycompletelybeforesewingorcutting.
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16Photo-BookProjects
Everyonelovesstories,especiallystoriestoldinpictures.Ifyouhaveinheritedafamilyphotocollection,yourfamilystorymaybewaitingtobesharedwithafamilyhistoryphotobook.Andifyou’rebusysnappingphotosofeverydayfamilylife,youcaneasilyturndigitalbytesintodigitalbooks.
Thestep-by-stepprojectsinthischapterwillhelpyouplananddesignafamilyphotobookorafamilyhistoryphotobookusinganonlinebookservice.Ifyou’vemadesimilarbooksbefore,youmayhavefoundtheprocesstime-consumingorconfusing,orthoughttheresultsweremoreofahodgepodgeofpicturesthanameaningfulfamilystory.Inthischapter,you’llfindideastostreamlinetheprocessandcreateabookyouwillbeproudtoshare.
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
You’llfindtheentirephoto-bookcreationprocesswillbemuchfasterandsmootherifyoutaketimetousethePhoto-BookProjectBoardtoorganizeyourideasandyourphotosbeforestartingtocreateyourbook.Inaddition,you’llneedtofocusthestoryyouwantyourphotobooktotell.
Asinglephotobookcan’tcovereverything,soit’simportanttonarrowyourfocustoaspecificthemeortopic.Thinkcarefullyaboutyourpurposeforthisphotobookandtrytostateyourbook’sthemeinasentenceortwo.Ifthat’snotpossible,thetopicmaybetoobigforasinglephotobook.Athemeortopicwillhelpyoustayfocusedsoyou’renottemptedtoaddphotosthatdon’treallyfitwithyouroverallobjectives.Browsephoto-bookwebsitesforideasandthinkaboutthethemeandstoryline.Notewhatmakessomebooksbetterthanothers,andincorporatethoseideasintoyourproject.
Keepinmindthatfamilyhistoryprojectscanbemorecomplexthanatypicalvacationorannualfamilyphotobook.Genealogistsmusttrytofaithfullyshareancestralstoriesusingillustrationsandimagessuchasheirloomphotosandolddocuments,anddrawonhistoricalcontextandsocialephemeratomakethestoryinterestingandcompelling.
Writingafamilyhistoryphotobookdoesn’thavetobeahuge,complicatedproject.Insteadofpreparingamonumentalsix-hundred-pagedocument,focusonaspecific
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individualorcouple,orononebranchofthefamilytree.Thiswillestablishthemainsubjectforyourbookandhelpyounarrowyourchoiceswhenselectingphotosandillustrationsandmakingdesignchoices.Dependingontheonlinephoto-bookserviceyouchoose,youmayneedtostaywithinamaximumpagelimit.Thisisprobablyagoodthing.Lessisdefinitelymoredesirablewhenitcomestocreatingafamilyphotobookthatyourfamilywillenjoy.
Ifyou’recreatingafamilyhistoryphotobook,allowextrapagesfor
atitlepagewithauthor,date,andpublicationplace.contactinformation,whichmaybeaddedtothetitlepageorbackpageandshouldincludeyourname,e-mail,and/orphonenumber.creditsoracknowledgements,whichmightincludeanoteofappreciationtofamilymemberswhosharedphotosorresearchmaterial.adedicationtothoughtfullyconveyyourpersonalremarksandfutureintentionsforyourfamilyhistory.footnotesorendnotes.Theseaddcredibilitytoyourfamilystoriesandgivefutureresearchersconfidenceinyourconclusions.Useaconsistentcitationstyleandincludeallpertinentdetailstohelpthereaderevaluateandlocateyoursources.EvidenceExplainedbyElizabethShownMillsprovidesacomprehensiveguidetocitingprintanddigitalsources.
UsingthePhoto-BookProjectBoard
MakeacopyoftheblankPhoto-BookProjectBoard.Eachsectionoftheprojectboardwillhelpfocusdecisionsforyourphoto-bookproject.
SNAPSHOT:InthissectionofthePhoto-BookProjectBoard,startbywritingdownaworkingtitleforyourbookandmakingnotesofthethemeaswellasdesignelements(colors,etc.)you’dliketouse.Considerfontsandotherelementsyouwanttouse.Forexample,atributetoyourfamilyathletes,pastorpresent,willlookgreatwithcollegeletterman-stylefontsandteamcolors.Abookhonoringyourmommightfeatureclipartwithherfavoriteflowersandcolors.
PHOTO-BOOKPROJECTBOARDHOWTOUSETHISPROJECTBOARD1. Decidewhattypeofphotobookyouwanttocreate.FillintheSnapshotandandAudiencesectionsofthe
projectboard.
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2. Explorethetypesofphotobooksanddesignsofferedonphotoservicewebsites.MakenotesintheServicessection.
3. SketchplansfortextandimagesintheStoryboardLayoutsection.
SNAPSHOT
Photo-booktheme/workingtitle
Orientation/style(landscape,portrait,square)
Size
Tone(classic,lively,modern)
Colors
Photostyle(framed,full-bleed)
Fonts(script,fun,traditional)
Printoptions(lay-flat,specialtypaper)
Book-coverfeatures(photowindow,full-bleedimage,textonspine)
Quantitytoprint
Familyhistorydesignfeatures(pedigreechart,familytree,recordimages)
SERVICE
POSSIBLEWEBSITES DESIGNANDCOST
1.
2.
3.
AUDIENCE
Detailsaboutyouraudience
STORYBOARDLAYOUT:IMAGESANDDESIGNIDEAS
Spine ____________________
FrontCoverandPage1 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages2–3 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages4–5 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages6–7 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages8–9 ____________________________________________________________
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____________________
Pages10–11 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages12–13 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages14–15 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages16–17 ________________________________________________________________________________
Pages18–19 ________________________________________________________________________________
Page20andBackCover ________________________________________________________________________________
Photo-BookTipsAsyouevaluateonlinephoto-bookservices,consideryourideasfromtheSnapshotsection.Considerthedesign/themestyles,bookstyles,andnumberofpagesallowed.Keepinmindyouraudience’sage,gender,interests,personality,andanyknownlikesanddislikes.Thiswillhelpyouchoosetheappropriatedesign,photos,andtextforyourbook.Beforeyoubeginyourproject,saveJPGcopiesoftheimagesinafolderonyourcomputerdesktopforeasyaccessanduploading.
SAMPLEPHOTO-BOOKPROJECTBOARDSNAPSHOT
Photo-booktheme/workingtitle Sisters
Orientation/style(landscape,portrait,square) landscape
Size 8.5x11inches
Tone(classic,lively,modern) classicwithmoderntwist
Colors colorimages,black/whitetext
Photostyle(framed,full-bleed) framed;full-bleedbackgroundimages
Fonts(script,fun,traditional) serifforoldfonts,sansseriffornewphotos
Printoptions(lay-flat,specialtypaper) lay-flat
Book-coverfeatures(photowindow,full-bleedimage,textonspine)
montageofallsisters,textonspine
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Quantitytoprint 6
Familyhistorydesignfeatures(pedigreechart,familytree,recordimages)
pedigreechart
SERVICES
POSSIBLEWEBSITES DESIGNANDCOST
1.Shutterfly.com gooddesignthemesforthisproject;familytreechart
2.Snapfish.com canmixthemes;photosalreadyonSnapfish
3.Mixbook.com nicethemes;greatfamilytree
AUDIENCE
Detailsaboutyouraudience niecesanddaughters(ages22–32)
STORYBOARDLAYOUT:IMAGESANDDESIGNIDEAS
Spine booktitle
FrontCoverandPage1
cover:collagephotoofsisterspage1:Titlepage,author,date
Pages2–3 introwithtextandphotoofoldestsisters
Pages4–5 youngestsisters
Pages6–7 girlswiththeirmoms
Pages8–9 nieceswiththeirsisters
Pages10–11 nieceswiththeirmom
Pages12–13 meandSis
Pages14–15 MomandAuntFrances
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Pages16–17 GrandmaandGreat-auntMercy
Pages18–19 Great-grandmotherMinniewithsisterMaud
Page20–21 Great-great-grandmotherMercywithsisters
Pages22–23 pedigreechartshowingallgenerations
Page24andBackCover
page24:thanksanddedicationbackcover:photoofoldestsisters(great-grandma,Minnie
&Maud)
Alsothinkabouttheoveralldesignstyle:modern,traditional,orplayful.Considerhowyouwillfeatureyourimagesandwhetherornotit’simportanttousefull-bleedortwo-pagespreadphotos.Noteanyessentialprintfeatures,includinglay-flatpages,printingonthespine,coverwindows,dustjacketsorleathercovers,andslipcases.Yournoteswillhelpyoucomparebookservicestofindthebestfitforyourproject.
SERVICES:Youmayhaveafavoritephoto-projectwebsite,butIencourageyoutoexploreothersitesforuniquefeaturesandinspirationtofindoneyoulikeforphoto-bookprojects.MakenotesonyourPhoto-BookProjectBoardtocomparedesignoptions,printingoptions,prices,andshippingtimes.Askyourselfthesequestionsasyouevaluateyouroptions:
What’stheminimumandmaximumnumberofpages?CanIcreatethecoverstyleIwant?Doesthisserviceoffertextonthespine?
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CanIchooselay-flatpages,ifdesired?Dobuilt-indesignstylescomplementmyownbooktheme?CanIincludefull-bleedimages?Canphotosextendacrosstwopages?CanIaddanddeletebackgroundimages,clipart,orembellishments?Isthedesignsoftwareintuitiveandeasytouse?
AUDIENCE:Everyphotobookhasanintendedaudience—eveniftheaudienceisonlyyou.It’smorelikely,however,thatyou’recreatingafamilyphotobooktosharevacationmemories,birthdaycelebrations,orfamilyhistorywithothers.We’vecomealongwayfromfamilyslideshowsthatlefteveryoneyawninginthedarkafterthefourthcarouselofcolorimagesflashedonthescreen.Today’scustomphotobooksmakeiteasytotargetaudiencesofanyageorinterestlevel.
Toidentifyyouraudience,askthesequestions:
Whatistheirage?Wheredotheylive?Wherehavetheylivedinthepast?Whatactivitiesdoesyouraudienceenjoydoing?Whatmakesthemsmileorlaugh?Dotheysharefunnystories?Willanytopicsmakethemuncomfortableorsad?
Tocreateabookthatyouraudiencewantstoread,considerwhichstoriesandphotoswouldinterestthemmost.Includethephotosyoufeelareimportanttoshare.Andusethepropertone(perhapshumorousorconversational)tohelpyourreaderconnecttothepeopleandstoriesyoushareinthebook.
LAYOUT:IntheStoryboardLayoutsectionofthePhoto-BookProjectBoard,sketchindividualpagelayoutsandmakealistofthephotosyou’llneedforeachspread.Thinkaboutviewingyourbookastwo-pagespreadsinsteadofindividualpages.You’llhavemorelayoutspaceandstoryoptionswhenworkingwithtwofacingpages,includingextendedpedigreechartsandlargephotosthatrunacrossbothpages.Also,rememberthatodd-numberedpagesarealwaysontherightsideandeven-numberedpagesareontheleft.Alwaysincludeatitlepagewithyourphotobook’stitle,yourname,andthepublicationdate.
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TIPDon’tGoFontWild
Manyfamilyhistorybooksincludegenerousamountsoftextandphotocaptions.Selectnomorethanthreefontstousethroughoutyourbook:onelargefontforheadlines,onefontfortextandcaptions,andoneforaccents.
TipsforSelectingandPreparingPhoto-BookImages
Photobooksaregreatprojectsifyouhaveadigitalphotocollectionyou’dliketoshowcase:snapshotsfromyourlastvacation,scannedimagesfromanheirloomphotocollection,orsmartphonephotostakenatabirthdayparty.Beforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreath,pulloutyourPhoto-BookProjectBoard,andstartlookingthroughyourphotosforimagesthattellthestoryyouwanttoshare.Considerthesetipsasyouselectphotostoinclude.
Lookforphotosthatarewell-composed,well-exposed,focused,andhavegoodcontrast.Ifyouabsolutelymustincludeapoorimagebecauseit’stheonlyphotoofaspecificperson,workaroundthephoto’slimitationsbyusingtheimageinthebestsizeforthephoto.Don’tforceasmall,low-resolutionphotointoalargeimagelayout.You’llbedisappointedwiththeresult.CreateafolderonyourcomputerdesktoptoholdJPGversionsofphotosforyourproject.Thisisnotapermanentarchive.YoucanmovethistoafolderforPastProjectswhenyou’refinished.Examineeachphotocloselyinyourphoto-editingsoftware.Thebestphoto-bookimageswillhaveahighenoughresolutionthattheycanbeplacedinabookofanysize.Chooseimageswithaminimum300dpiresolutionifyoucan.Ifyouhavelowerresolutionphotosyouwanttouse,considerusingtheminmulti-photolayoutsorasadesignelementratherthanafeaturephoto.Selectphotosthattellastory,showaperson’spersonality,sparkamemory,orevokeastrongemotionalresponse.BeawarethatmostonlinephotoservicesacceptJPGfilesonly.Editimagesasmuchoraslittleasyoulike.Inmostcases,simplyadjustthecolorandrepairdamageinyourphoto-editingsoftwarebeforeuploadingtoyourphoto-bookproject.
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Photo-bookservicescancorrectred-eye,crop,andauto-adjustanimage,buttheycan’terasewaterspotsorrepairtornedges.Doadvancededitingwithphoto-editingsoftwarebeforeuploadingtheimagetoaphotoservice.Savecroppingforlater.Manytimesitisbettertocropafterplacingthephotointhepagetemplatesoyoucanadjustittofitacurvedordecorativeframe.Ifyoucroptootightlyinyourphoto-editingsoftwarebeforeplacingtheimageinyourproject,yoursubjectmaylosehisheadorfeettotheframe.Sortphotosbasedontheorderyouwouldlikethemtoappearinyourphotobook.Thiscansaveconsiderabletimewhenyou’rereadytocreateyourphotobook.Mostsitesofferanautofilloptionthatautomaticallypopulatespageswithyourphotos.Youcanmakeadjustmentsandrearrangephotostofinalizethedesign.Ifyouusephoto-managementsoftwaresuchasiPhoto,Picasa,orAdobeLightroom,youcanmakeanalbumorcollectiontoholdtheimagesyouwanttouseforaspecificphoto-bookproject.UsetheBatchEditfunctioninyoursoftwaretocreateanewcopyofeachimageintherecommendedJPGformatandrenamethefilessequentiallyforeasyimportingtoyourphotobook.Afteryoucreateanalbumorcollection,exportittoyourcomputerdesktopattheoriginalsizeandimagequality.
Photo-BookTermstoKnow
coverstamping:photo-bookoptionforaddingtextimprintedonabookcoverdie-cutcover:abookcoverthatfeaturesacutoutwindowtoshowcasethephotoonthefirstpage;thecoveritselfcanbesoftcover,hardcover,fabric,leather,orotherspecialtymaterialdustjacket:apapercoverwithflapsthatwrapsaroundandprotectsthecoverofyourbookendpapers:papercoveringtheinsideofthefrontandbackcoversofabookflush-mountbook:apremiumlay-flatbooktypicallyhaseachpageprintedonhigh-qualityphotopapermountedtoaninnercore,makingthefinishedpagethickerandstifferthananaveragebookpagegutter:theinneredgeofabookpagewherethepagesmeetatthebinding;ifyouliketousetwo-pagespreads,beawarethatportionsofyourimage(ortext)cangetlostinthegutterhardcover:thiscoverisproducedasahardcoverwithasmudge-resistantfinishimagewrapcover:thisfeatureallowsaphototoliterallywraparoundtheentirecoveroverthefront,spine,andbackofyourbookordustjacket
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lay-flatbook:pageslayflatwithoutacenterseam;oftenfeaturespremiumpapermemorabiliaenvelope:aspecialenvelopeaffixedtotheinsidecoverofaphotobookforyourticketstubs,cards,andotherkeepsakespaddedcover:abookcoverwithalayerofpaddingaddedbetweentheprintedcoverandtheinnerboardtocreateasoft-cushionedcoverpagecount:thenumberofpagesinyourbook;mostphotobooksrequireaminimumoftwentypageswithoptionstoaddpagesforanextraper-pagecostslipcase:aprotectiveboxwithoneopensidethatprotectsthepagesofyourbookfromdustandlightsoftcover:thecoverisprintedonthickpaperorcardstock(likeapaperbackbook),oftenwithamatteorshinyfinishtwo-pagespread:referstoextendinganimageacrossthebinding/guttertocoverallorpartoftwopages
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
CUSTOMPHOTOBOOKWITHSNAPFISHTime 3to6hours(dependingonyourphoto-book-making
experience)
Youwillneed…
15photosormore
Goodfor… holidayandbirthdaygifts,aswellasfamilyreunions
Designideas focusonbrothersandsisters,cousins,ormultiplegenerations
ProjectOverview
Somefamilytreesarewell-balancedwithfairlyequalnumbersofmenandwomenlistedalongthetwigsandbranches;othersleanmoreheavilytowardasinglegender.Inmyownfamily,Icomefromalonglineofsistersiblingswithoutanybrothers.Althoughmyfamilyisnowfilledwithsonsandgrandsons,mysisterhascontinuedthefemaletraditionwithfourdaughtersandthreegranddaughters(plusoneadorablegrandson).Thisphoto-bookprojectcelebratesourfemalefamilyheritagewithphotosandstoriesaboutthesistersinourfamilytree.
Followalongwiththisproject,beginningwiththesamplePhoto-BookProjectBoardearlierinthischapter.
Instructions
UsethePhoto-BookProjectBoardtoorganizeyourideasandplanyourproject.SelectphotosandplaceJPGcopiesofyourimagesinafolderonyourcomputerdesktop.
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TIPMixingPageThemes
TomixthemepagesinaSnapfishphoto-bookproject,draganddroptheindividualthemepagefromtheThemetraytoyourpagespread.
STEP1:SELECTABOOKDESIGN.SignintoSnapfish<www.snapfish.com>andselectPhotoBooksandthesizeandstyledesired.Forthisproject,I’mtryingoutthenewLay-flatBook.NoticethatthetoolbaracrossthetopofthepagehasoptionsforPhotos,Book,Theme,Personalize,andReview.Workfromlefttoright,beginningwithPhotos.
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TIPRearrangeImages
Toquicklyrearrangephotosinamulti-photolayout,clicktheShuffleiconinthepagetab.
STEP2:UPLOADPHOTOS.ClicktheUploadPhotosbuttontoopentheUploadwindow.Enteranameforthealbumtoholdyourphoto-bookpictures.ChoosetherecommendedFastuploadspeedandclicktheSelectPhotosbutton.Navigatetothefolderyoucreatedearliercontainingyourprojectphotosandselectphotostoupload.ClickDone.
STEP3:CREATECOVERS.Placephotosinthecoverlayoutbydraggingthemfromtheleftphototabtothepagespread.
STEP4:ADJUSTANDEDITYOURCOVERPHOTOS.ClicktheHandiconinthecenterofthephototoopentheminieditingtoolbar;formoreeditingoptions,clicktheEditicontoaccesstoolsforred-eyecorrection,photoeffects,andzoom.Iappliedtheblack-and-whiteeffecttoeachcolorphotoandzoomedtocropexcessbackground.
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STEP5:ADDATITLEANDSPINETEXTTOCOVER.ClickintheTitletextboxandtypeyourbooktitle.Selectfont,size,andcolor.ClickintheSpinetextboxandtypeyourtitleagain;selectthesamefontandcolor.Thesizewillneedbesmallertofitonanarrowspine.
STEP6:DESIGNTHETITLEPAGE.Clicktherightarrowbuttontomovetothefirstpagespread.SelectPageLayoutsintheleft-handtoolspanelanddragatext-onlypagetothespread.ClicktheAddTextboxandtypethebookname,yourname,andtheyear.Adjustthefontstyle,size,andcolorasdesired.
STEP7:ADDPHOTOSANDTEXTTOPAGESPREADS.Clicktherightarrowtomovetothenextpagespreadforpages2and3.DragaphotofromtheleftPhotostabtothelayout.To
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adjusteffects,cropping,andsize,clicktwiceonthephototoopentheEditwindow.Clickonceinthetextboxtoaddtext.
STEP8:CUSTOMIZEPAGELAYOUTS.Customizeeachpagebyclickingthedesigntabsontheleft:PageLayouts,Themes,andEmbellishments.Alternately,customizebyclickingthedesigniconsinthepagetab:Shuffle,Gallery,andText.Draganddropselectionstoyourpagespread.
STEP9:ADDTEXTBOXESANDADJUSTSIZE.AddatextboxtoanypagebyclickingtheTexticoninthePagetab.Dragthecornerhandlestoadjustthesizeandpositionofthetextbox.
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STEP10:VIEWPAGESPREADSANDTHECOMPLETEBOOK.Clickthepageviewiconstoviewallspreads.Continueaddingpagespreads,photos,andtextuntilyoucompleteallpages.
STEP11:REVIEWANDORDER.ClicktheReviewbuttononthetoolbartoopenaflipbookpreviewofyourbook.Carefullyproofreadeachpage.Printadraftandorderprintsifdesired.Placeyourorder.
STEP12:SHARE.ClicktheSharebuttontoe-mailalinkofyournewbooktofamilyandfriends,orclickthetabtoshareyourprojectonFacebook.
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STEP-BY-STEPPROJECT
AUTO-FILLBIRTHDAYBOOKWITHMIXBOOKTime 3hours(dependingonyourphoto-book-makingexperience)
Youwillneed…
20photosormore
Goodfor…
souvenirofacelebration,event,orvacation
Designideas
choosearelevanttheme,organizephotoswithconsecutivenumbersforeasyautofilluploading
ProjectOverview
Creatingaphotobookdoesn’thavetobeahugechore.IusedadesignertemplateatMixbook<www.mixbook.com>toassemblethisfastlittlebirthdaysouvenirinafewhoursusingtheAutoFillfeature.Ittookaslongtouploadallmyimagesasitdidtoplacethephotosandfinalizethedesign.Thehardestpartwasfindingmycreditcardtoorderthebook.
Instructions
Mixbook’sAutoFilloptionwillimportimagestothebooklayoutusingthefile-nameorder.Usephoto-editingsoftwaretoorganizephotosinacollectionintheorderyouwantthemtoappearinthebook.(Note:Somephoto-editingprogramsuseAlbumstoorganizeasubsetofphotos.)Inmyphoto-editingprogramAdobeLightroom,IusedBatchRenamingtogiveeachfileanewnameandconsecutivenumber.IsavedaJPGcopyofthefilestoaprojectfolderonmydesktop.
STEP1:SELECTBOOKDESIGN.LogintoMixbook;selectasuitablebookdesign.IchoseBirthdayBrights.ClicktheCreateNowbuttontoopentheDesignwindow.
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STEP2:IMPORTPHOTOS.Chooseallphotostoimport.
STEP3:PERSONALIZECOVERTEXT.Clickontextblockstochangethenameandresizetofit.Tochangethenumber8to3,IclickedontheStickerstabinthetopleftmenuandreplacedthe8withthecorrectnumber.
STEP4:PLACECOVERPHOTO.Draganddropaphototothecover.Clickontheimagetochangecroppingandenlarge.
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STEP5:AUTOFILLPHOTOS.Toautomaticallyplaceallphotosinyourbook,clicktheAutoFillbuttonandwaitforthemagic.Fine-tuneplacementbymovingaroundphotosasdesired.
STEP6:PREVIEWANDORDER.Previewyourbook,refinethephotoplacement,andaddanytextyou’dlike.Whenyou’rereadytoorder,clicktheOrderbutton.
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PROJECTIDEA
FAMILYYEARBOOKTime 3to6hours
Youwillneed…
assortedfamilysnapshots,teampictures,scannedimages(memorabilia)fromoneyear
Goodfor… featuringanyperson,couple,family,orancestors
Designideas makeitclassic,trendy,serious,orfun—whateveryouwish
ProjectOverview
Familiesdrowningindigitalphotosmightwanttotakeapracticalsteptowardpreservingthebestofthebestwithanannualyearbook-stylephoto-bookdesign.Insteadofprintingoutindividualsnapshotsandstuffingthemintoanalbum,pickonlythebestshotstoshowcaseinanannualphotobookmodeledafterahighschoolyearbook.
TipsandTechniques
UsethePhoto-BookProjectBoardtoplananoutlineofthebook,withattentiontothecolorsanddesignyou’dliketouse.Youcansavetimeandskipaheadbyusingoneoftheprofessionalfamilyyearbookthemesfeaturedatpopularphoto-bookwebsites.Everyyearbookneedsatitlepagewithpublicationdateandplace.Organizeyourphotoschronologically,beginninginJanuary.Breakupthemonthswithpagespreadsontheseason’ssports,activities,orcelebrations.Includeallfamilymembers.Remembertogivespacetothefamilypets.It’sfuntoaddvitalstatisticssuchasweightandheight,too.Scanorsnapphotosoftickets,programs,birthdaygifts,schoolwork,andothermemorabiliayou’dliketokeep.
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Checkoutphotowebsiteyearbookdesignsforgreatideassuchaspagespreadslistingfavoritefoods,sayings,orpeople.Leaveapageforeveryoneinthefamilytoaddhisorhersignature,handprint,orpawprint.
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PROJECTIDEA
HEIRLOOMREPRODUCTIONBOOKTime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed… scannedimagesofanheirloombook’spages
Goodfor… shortpersonalbooksorcollectionsoffamilycorrespondence
Designideas selectaprintbookthesamesizeandshapeastheoriginal
ProjectOverview
Alltoooften,one-of-a-kindfamilyheirloomsremaininthehomesandhandsoftheownerandaredifficulttosharewithotherfamilymembers.Ifyourancestorleftbehindajournal,diary,orabundleofcorrespondence,youdon’thavetobeabiographerorabookdesignertopreserveandshareitwithothers.Youcancreateadigitalreproductionoftheheirloomsoeveryoneinthefamilycanownapersonalcopyofyourfamilylegacy.
Thisprojectcreatesanheirloomreproductionbookyoucanmakeusinganonlinepublishingserviceandthensharewithyourrelativesatthenextfamilygatheringorreunion.Heirloomsthataregoodforthiskindofprojectincludesmallautographbooks,traveldiaries,recipecardcollections,andsmalldiaries.I’vehadsuccesswithreproductioneditionsofa1940shomeeconomicsnotebook,awartimephotobook,andalittleautographbook.Aimtofindabookthatistwentytothirtypagesinlength.Viewonlineversionsofmyprojectsat<www.thefamilycurator.com/heirloom-books>.
TipsandTechniques
Measureyouroriginalbookandchooseanonlinephoto-bookorpublishingservicethatoffersabooksizeclosetotheoriginalbookorslightlylarger.Scanthefrontandbackcoversandeachpageinorder.Numbereachfilenameconsecutivelylikethis:book-01,book-02,book-03.
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SavemasterdigitalcopiesinTIFFformatanduploadJPGversionsforyourproject.UsetheAutoFillfeaturetoquicklyplaceyourdigitalimagesinyourproject.Addafewpageswithexplanatoryinformationabouttheauthorandbookcreationattheendofthebook.Includeyourcontactinformationastheowneroftheoriginalcopy.Ifyourimagesdon’tcompletelyfillthepage,selectabackgroundthatissimilarincolorandtexturetotheoriginalandapplytothebook.CreateandshareyourbookonShutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>orSnapfish<www.snapfish.com>andletrelativesordertheirowncopies,orpublishitwithBlurb<www.blurb.com>orLulu<www.lulu.com>toopensalestoawideraudience(makesureyoudon’tviolatecopyrightlawsifyouplantosellit).Alengthybookmaybecostlytoprint.ConsidersharingitasanonlinedigitalbookonScribd<www.scribd.com>orasane-bookpublication.
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PROJECTIDEA
PHOTOBOOKFORBUSYPEOPLETime lessthan3hours
Youwillneed…
20to40photos
Goodfor… annualFacebookorInstagramyearbook
Designideas compileabookofphotosfromyoursocialmediaaccountoravacationbook
ProjectOverview
Don’tputoffsharingyourphotoswithfamilyandfriends.Asimpleauto-generatedphotobookisbetterthanphotoslockedinyourcomputerwherenoonecanenjoythem.Usethesetime-savingtrickstogetyourphotosoutofdigitalstorageandintothehandsofthepeopleyoulove.
TipsandTechniques
Createafolderonyourcomputerdesktopandstartcollectingimagesforyournextphoto-bookprojecttoday.Surfthephoto-bookwebsitesforideasandinspiration.Savetimelaterbyopeningaccountsandsubscribingtonewslettersforspecialdealsandcoupons.Allbookservicesallowyoutocreateandsaveyourprojects.Takeadvantageofafreeweekendtostartabookandthengobackandfinishitwhenyouhavemorephotosandmoretime.BrowsePinterest<www.pinterest.com>andEtsy<www.etsy.com>fordesigntrendsandlayoutthemeideas.StartaPinterestboardtosaveyourfavoritesandfollowmyEasyPhotoBookboardsat<www.pinterest.com/familycurator>formoretipsandinspiration.
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PROJECTIDEA
GRANDPARENTANDGRANDCHILDMEMORYBOOKTime 3to6hours
Youwillneed…
assortedsnapshotsfromyourchildhoodoryourgrandchild’slife
Goodfor… giftsforgrandparentsoraunts/uncles
Designideas usebrightcolors,clipart,andfunfonts
ProjectOverview
Thisprojectblendsagrandparentjournalwithaphotoalbumtocreateaone-of-a-kindbookthatanygrandparentandgrandchildwillcherish.Thebookincludesplacesforhandwritingandlotsofdoodlestocapturespecialtimeswithphotosandhandwrittencaptions,likeourgrandparentsdidwithold-fashionedphotoalbums.
TipsandTechniques
UsethePhoto-BookProjectBoardtoplanpagespreadsandtopicsyouwanttoinclude.Createthebookwithyourgrandchild.Chooseasimplebookdesign.Forthebesteffect,useawhiteorlight-coloredbackground.CreateatitlepageasPage1thatincludesyourowntitleforthebook,yourname,yourgrandchild’sname,andthedate.Useafontpointsizeof12or14.Leaveroomundereachnameforyoursignatures.Forgetaboutmakingaperfectbookwithcomputer-generatedtypeandclip-art.Instead,encouragepersonalexpressionandfunwithcoloredarchivalpens,realstickers,andplayfulphotos.Usephotosyoualreadyhaveonyourcomputertopersonalizethepages.
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Keepintouchwithgrandchildrenlivingfarawaybyaddingafewcaptionsandsendingthebookwithaninvitationtoaddmorenotesanddrawings.Ormakeitachallenge:Youcanaddnotesforthefirsthalfofthebookandsenditalongforyourgrandchild’scontributionbeforeaddingthenextsetofcaptions.Considerusingtopicsforatwo-pagespread(suchasbabypictures,yourfirstbirthday,yourparents,yourpet,yourfavoritetoy),andplaceaphotoofthegrandparentontheleftpageandaphotoofthegrandchildontherightpage.Addappropriatetext.Forexample,aspreadwithbabypicturesmightsays“Iwasborn…”
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PROJECTIDEA
REMEMBERINGANDCELEBRATINGBOOKTime 3to6hours
Youwillneed…
photosoffamilymembers;scannednewsclippings,maps,andephemera;photosoffriends,homes,community
Goodfor…
bookofremembranceatmemorialservice;giftforfamilymembers;ancestorstories
Designideas
chooseaclassicortraditionaltheme;pickabold,colorful,andjoyousBookofLifedesign
ProjectOverview
Rememberingispartofhealing,andphotosareapowerfulaidingrievingthelossofsomeonewelove.Forthepersonwhocreatesthebook,theprocessofselectingphotosandwritingcaptionsandstoriescanprovideaplacetocelebrateandrememberthelovedone.Forthosewhoviewthebook,thephotoshelpkeepmemoriesaliveforanewgeneration.
Amemorialbookdoesn’thavetobesomberanddry.Colorfulpagesandlivelydesigncancelebrateaperson’slifeandconveyhisorherpersonality.Jokesandfunnystorieswillmakethebookmoreappealing,andrecipesorrepairtipswillinstructandentertainreaders.
TipsandTechniques
UsethePhoto-BookProjectBoardtoplananoutlineofthebook.Arrangephotoschronologicallyfrombirthforwardorbackwardthroughtheyears.Includephotosofmajorlifeeventsincluding:religiousmilestones(suchasfirstcommunionorbarmitzvah),highschoolorcollegegraduation,weddings,retirements,andmore.Includephotosofparentsandgrandparents,aswellasbabyandearly-childhoodphotos.Alsoincludephotosoftheperson’sinterestsoractivitiestheperson
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participatedinsuchasemployment,militaryservice,volunteerwork,communityservice,churchmembership,hobbies,andsports.Includeabasicfamilytreeoutliningconnectionstosurvivingrelatives.Addquipsandquotesfromsiblingsandfriendsascaptionsforphotos.Scanephemerasuchasticketstubsfromafavoriteevent.Createphotocollagepagestoincludemultipleimagesonthesametopicsuchassiblings,wedding,orbirthdays.Decideifyouwanttoincludememorialtributessuchasascannedimagesofthenewspaperobituary,funeralserviceprogram,orfuneralguestbookoraphotoofthecemetery.
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AppendixPhotoOrganizingandDigitizing
Resources
WEBSITES
AmericanInstituteforConservationofHistoricandArtisticWorks<www.conservation-us.org>
TheFamilyCurator<www.thefamilycurator.com>FamilyTreeMagazine<www.familytreemagazine.com>
BOOKS
EvidenceExplained:CitingHistorySourcesFromArtifactstoCyberspace,2ndEdition,byElizabethShownMills(GenealogicalPublishingCompany)HowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakesbyDeniseMayLevenick(FamilyTreeBooks)OrganizeYourDigitalLifebyAimeeBaldridge(NationalGeographic)PreservingYourFamilyPhotographsbyMaureenA.Taylor(PicturePerfectPress)ThousandsofImages,NowWhat?PainlesslyOrganize,Save,andBackUpYourDigitalPhotosbyMikeHagen(Wiley)
ARCHIVALSUPPLIERS
AaronBrothers<www.aaronbrothers.com>ArchivalMethods<www.archivalmethods.com>Brodart<www.shopbrodart.com>GaylordArchival<www.gaylord.com>HollingerMetalEdge<www.hollingermetaledge.com>
EQUIPMENTANDSERVICES
DigitalCameraAccessories
CameraImageSensor<cameraimagesensor.com>EyefiMobiSDcard<www.eyefi.com>JobyGorillaPod(tripod)<www.joby.com>
DocumentCameras
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HoverCamSolo8<thehovercam.com>
MobileScanners
Flip-Pal<www.flip-pal.com>IRIScan(cordlessmobilescanners)<www.irislink.com>IRIScanMouse<www.irislink.com>LGMouseScanner<www.lg.com>MagicInstaScanMouse<www.vupointsolutions.com>MagicWandportablescannerwithWi-Fi<www.vupointsolutions.com>VisioneerRoadWarrior<www.visioneer.com>
DesktopScanningSoftware
HamrickVueScan<www.hamrick.com>SilverFastArchiveSuitebyLaserSoft<www.silverfast.com>
ScannerReviews
CNET<www.cnet.com>ImagingResource<www.imaging-resource.com>PCMagazine<www.pcmag.com>
All-in-OneandFlatbedScanners
Brother<www.brother.com>Canon<www.canon.com>Epson<www.epson.com>Hewlett-Packard<www.hp.com>
OnlineBackupServices
Backblaze<www.backblaze.com>Carbonite<www.carbonite.com>CrashPlan<www.crashplan.com>Mozy<www.mozy.com>
OnlinePhotoStorage
AmazonCloudDrive<www.amazon.com/clouddrive>AppleiCloud<www.apple.com/icloud>
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Dropbox<www.dropbox.com>GoogleDrive<www.drive.google.com>MicrosoftOneDrive<onedrive.live.com>ThisLife<www.thislife.com>
Photo-EditingandProjectApps
KeepShot(Android,iOS)<www.keepshot.com>KodakMomentsforiPad(iOS)MoldivCollagePhotoEditor(Android,iOS)MosaicBook(Android,iOS)<www.heymosaic.com>Photogene(iOS)<www.mobile-pond.com>ShutterflyPhotoStoryforiPad(iOS)<www.shutterfly.com>Snapseed(Android,iOS)
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TIPHowtoGetMobileApps
Unlessotherwisenoted,gotototheGooglePlayStore<play.google.com>todownloadAndroidappsandtheiTunesAppStore<itunes.apple.com>todownloadiOSapps.
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TIPGetDownloadsFromThisBook
Todownloadtypable,printablePDFsoftheprojectboardsforyourownuse,goto<ftu.familytreemagazine.com/how-to-archive-family-photos>.Viewphotoprojectsinfullcolor,andfindadditionalideasandinspirationat<www.thefamilycurator.com/archivephotos>.
ScanningMobileApps
CamScanner(Android,iOS)<www.camscanner.com>DocScan(iOS)<ifunplay.com/docscanapp.html>GeniusScan(Android,iOS,WindowsPhone)<www.thegrizzlylabs.com>HandyScanner(Android)<www.halfmobile.net>Prizmo(Mac,iOS)<www.creaceed.com/prizmo>ScannerPro(iOS)<readdle.com>TurboScan(Android,iOS)<turboscanapp.com>
Photo-BookPublishingServices
AdoramaPix<www.adoramapix.com>Blurb<www.blurb.com>Lulu<www.lulu.com>Mixbook<www.mixbook.com>Montage<www.montagebook.com>MyPublisher<www.mypublisher.com>Shutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>Snapfish<www.snapfish.com>
Photo-ManagementSoftware
AdobeLightroom<lightroom.adobe.com>AdobePhotoshopElements<www.adobe.com>AppleiCloudPhotoLibrary<www.apple.com/icloud/photos>Picasa<picasa.google.com>
Photo-SharingServices
EyefiCloud<www.eyefi.com>Facebook<www.facebook.com>
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Flickr<www.flickr.com>Google+Photos<plus.google.com/photos>Instagram<www.instagram.com>Photobucket<www.photobucket.com>Pinterest<www.pinterest.com>SmugMug<www.smugmug.com>
PhotoProducts
AdoramaPix<www.adoramapix.com>CafePress<www.cafepress.com>MyPhotoPipe<www.myphotopipe.com>Shutterfly<www.shutterfly.com>Snapfish<www.snapfish.com>Spoonflower<www.spoonflower.com>Vistaprint<www.vistaprint.com>Zazzle<www.zazzle.com>
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ABOUTTHEAUTHORDeniseMayLevenickinheritedherfamily’sphotocollectionin2000,butwastakingpictureswithhergrandmother’sBrownieHawkeyelongbefore.Shesharestipsandtechniquesforpreservingandorganizingfamilyphotographsandheirloomsinherfirstbook,HowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes(FamilyTreeBooks,2012),atheraward-winningblogTheFamilyCurator<www.thefamilycurator.com>,andinmanyarticlesforFamilyTreeMagazineandotherpublications.
Deniseisafrequentspeakeratgenealogyconferences,seminars,andwebinars.SheisanativeSouthernCalifornianandenjoystravelinginpursuitofherMidwestandNewEnglandfamilyroots.DenisestudiedjournalismandliteratureatPepperdineUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,andholdsamaster’sdegreeinEnglishliteraturefromClaremontGraduateUniversity.Shehasworkedasanewspaperreporter,publicationseditor,freelancewriter,andjuniorhighandhighschoolEnglishteacher.Visitherat<www.thefamilycurator.com>.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSIappreciatetheeffortsofmanypeoplewhohelpedbringthisbook’sthree-yearjourneyfromideatoink.
Mydaughters-in-lawprovidedthesparkforabookaboutarchivingdigitalphotos.Afterthepublicationofmyfirstbook,HowtoArchiveFamilyKeepsakes,bothyoungmotherssaidthattheydidn’thavemanyfamilykeepsakes(yet!),buttheywouldlovesometipsformanagingtheirgrowingdigitalphotocollections.Ihopethishelps.
Mr.Curator,asalways,workedanextrashiftathomesoIhadmoretimeforthisproject,andbuiltmultiplecustomcopystandsatamoment’snotice.
MysisterDeannaCraigactedasmycreativeprojectcoordinator,suggestingandtestingphotoappsandprojects.TerryJaurequiworkedthroughmoreprojects,offeringlunchandhelpfulfeedback.Andmanyfriendsandfamilymemberskindlyallowedmetosharetheirphotosandfacesthroughoutthisbook.Thankyou.
IespeciallyenjoyedtheopportunitytoworkagainwithAllisonDolan,publisher,andDianeHaddad,editor,atF+W.AndmythankstoeditorDanaMcCullough,whocontributedcreativefamilyhistoryphotoideasaswellaseditorialexpertise.
AndmyheartfeltappreciationtoreadersandfriendsofTheFamilyCuratorblogwhoshareapassionforpreservingthepast.Thankyou.Ifour“eyesarethewindowstothesoul,”surelyphotographsaretheheartbeatofmemories.
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CREDITSWiththanksto
PicMonkeyforuseofimagesinChapters12and15.ShutterflyandThisLifebyShutterflyforuseofimagesinChapters4,12,and14.AllThisLifeMaterials©2014Shutterfly,Inc.ReproducedbypermissionofShutterfly,Inc.
AdditionalthankstoAdobeLightroom,AdoramaPix,Dropbox,EpsonScanner,Flickr,Google+,Mixbook,Moldiv,Snapfish,Snapseed,Spoonflower,Treelines,andTurboScan.
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4FREEFamilyTreeTemplates
decorativefamilytreepostersfive-generationancestorchartfamilygroupsheetbonusrelationshipcharttypeandsave,orprintandfillout
Downloadat<ftu.familytreemagazine.com/free-family-tree-templates>
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MoreGreatGenealogyResources
HOWTOARCHIVEFAMILYKEEPSAKES
ByDeniseMayLevenick
FamilyPhotoDetective
ByMaureenA.Taylor
FamilyTreeHistoricalMapsbook
ByAllisonDolanandtheEditorsofFamilyTreeMagazine
Availablefromyourfavoritebookstore,onlinebooksellersand<shopfamilytree.com>,orbycalling(855)278-0408.
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HowtoArchiveFamilyPhotos.Copyright©2015byDeniseMayLevenick.Allrightsreserved.NopartofthiseBookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanyelectronicormechanicalmeansincludinginformationstorageandretrievalsystemswithoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhomayquotebriefpassagesinareview.PublishedbyFamilyTreeBooks,animprintofF+WMedia,Inc.,10151CarverRoad,Suite200,BlueAsh,OH45242.(800)289-0963.FirstEdition.
OtherfineFamilyTreeBooksproductsareavailablefromyourlocalbookstoreoronlinesupplier.Visitourwebsiteatshopfamilytree.com.
eISBN:9781440341083
Thise-bookedition:April2015(v.1.0)
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Tables
DIGITALPHOTO&VIDEOSTORAGEWORKSHEETConsideryourlong-termdigitalphotoandvideostorageneedsbyaskingyourselfthefollowingquestions.Circlethebestanswerforeachquestiontoformanoverallpictureofyourdigitalstorageneeds.
PHOTOS
Questions Minimal Average Large
Howmanyphotosdoyoutakeeachyear?Ifyouhavephotosinfoldersorganizedbyyear,checkthetotalfortwoorthreeyearstogetanannualaverage.
fewerthan250
250to1,000 morethan1,000
Whatsizearemostphotossnappedbyyourcamera?Openafileandskimtheimagefileinformationforaroughidea.Thefilesizemaybemeasuredin
kilobytes(KB)ormegabytes(MB).
under10MB
10to12MB morethan12MB
Whatformatdoyoushootwithyourcamera?MostmobiledevicesandcamerastakeJPGimages,resultinginamoderatefilesize.IfyouuseadigitalSLRmodel,youmaybeshootingRAWformat,whichcreatesverylargefiles.
JPG JPG RAW+JPG
Howmanyoldfamilyphotoswillyouscanthisyear?Checkfoldersofscannedimagestogaugeannualaveragesforfuturestorageneeds.
fewerthan250
250to1,000 morethan1,000
Whatfileformatdoyouuseforscanningphotos?ImagesscannedinJPGwillbemuchsmallerthanarchivalTIFFfiles.
compressedJPG
uncompressedJPG
TIFF
Howmanynegativesandslideswillyouscanthisyear?Film(negativesandslides)shouldbescannedashigh-resolutionTIFFfilestocapturethefinedetail
intheimage,resultinginlargearchivalfiles.
fewerthan50
51to200 morethan200
Howmanydigitalimageswillyouscanandphotographinlibrariesandarchivesthisyear?Numerousresearchtripscanaddconsiderablebulktoyour
digitalcollection.
fewerthan250
250to1,000 morethan1,000
Howmanydigitalimageswillyoudownloadwhileresearchingonlinethisyear?Onlineresearchandimagedownloadscanresultinalargenumberofimagefiles,althoughtheseareusuallysmallerPDForcompressedJPGfiles.
fewerthan250
250to1,000 morethan1,000
VIDEOS
Questions Minimal Average Large
Howmanyoldfilmmovieswillyoudigitizethisyear?Ifyouarearchivingalargenumberofoldhomemovies,youwillneedsuitablestoragespace.
none about1to5 morethan5
Howmanyvideosdidyoumakethisyear?Videofilesaremuchlargerthanphotoimages.You’llneedadditionalspaceifyoutakelotsofvideos.Large
quantitiesmayneedadditionalstoragespace.
fewerthan15
15to50 morethan50
Howmanysharedvideosandphotosdidyousavethisyear?Don’tforgetvideosandphotossharedwithyou.Videosdownloadedfrome-mails,cloud
storage,socialmedia,andwebsitescanaddtoyourstorageneedsbutshouldbearchivedwithyourotherfiles.
fewerthan15
15to50 morethan50
FINALQUESTION
Howmuchspaceiscurrentlyavailableonyourcomputerharddrive?Openyourcomputerinfotocheckfreeharddrivespaceandviewhowmuchis
currentlybeingusedbyyourdigitalfiles.
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PHOTO-MANAGEMENTSOFTWARECOMPARISONSeehowthreepopularnondestructivephoto-managementprogramscompare.Whenyoubeginshoppingaroundforphoto-managementsoftware,usetheblankPhoto-ManagementSoftwareComparisonWorksheettoupdateinformationandcompareyouroptions.
SOFTWARE#1 SOFTWARE#2 SOFTWARE#3
Software AdobeLightroom AdobePhotoshopElements
Picasa
Website lightroom.adobe.com www.adobe.com picasa.google.com
Typeofsoftware(desktop,web-based)
CreativeCloudsubscriptionordownload
desktopsoftware download
Platform(PC,Mac) PCandMac PCandMac PCandMac
Softwarecost $149 $79.99 free
Annualfee withCreativeCoudsubscription
none none
Mobileappavailable Yes Yes,withAdobeRevel yes,withPicasaWebAlbums
Fileformatsaccepted JPG,TIFF,PNG,RAW,DNG,AVI,MOV,MP4
JPG,TIFF,PNG,PDE,GIF,PSE,PDF
JPG,TIFF,PNG,PSD,GIF,RAW,WMV,AVI,MOV
Easeofuse medium easy easy
FEATURES
Activeuserforum yes yes yes,onGoogle+
Automatedimporting yes yes yes
Batchediting yes yes yes
Batchrenaming yes yes yes
Convertsfileformats yes yes yes
E-mailofphotos yes yes yes
Integratedsyncorbackup
yes,withAdobeLightroomMobile
yes,withAdobeRevel yes,withGoogle+
Nondestructiveediting yes withlayers yes
Printingofphotos yes yes yes
SharesphotosdirecttoFacebook
yes yes no
Sharesphotostosocialmediasites
yes yes yes,onGoogle+
Tutorials/webinars yes yes yes
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PHOTO-MANAGEMENTSOFTWARECOMPARISONWORKSHEET1. Exploreyouroptionsforphoto-managementsoftware.Fillintheblanksonthisworksheettocompareeach
software’smajorfeaturesandoptions.2. Rememberthattechnologychangesrapidly,soupdateyourcommentsifyoupostponepurchasingdecisions.
SOFTWARE#1 SOFTWARE#2 SOFTWARE#3
Software
Website
Typeofsoftware(desktop,web-based)
Platform(PC,Mac)
Softwarecost
Annualfee
Mobileappavailable
Fileformatsaccepted
Easeofuse
FEATURES
Activeuserforum
Automatedimporting
Batchediting
Batchrenaming
Convertsfileformats
E-mailofphotos
Integratedsyncorbackup
Nondestructiveediting
Printingofphotos
SharesphotosdirecttoFacebook
Sharesphotostosocialmediasites
Tutorials/webinars
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CLOUDSTORAGESERVICECOMPARISONWORKSHEETCloudstorageservicesconstantlyintroducenewfeaturesandrevisestoragequotas,subscriptionplansandprices,andotherservices.Becarefulbeforecommittingyourentirephotocollectiontoanewservice.Usethischarttocomparefeaturesofthecloudstorageservicesyoumaywanttotry.
SERVICE#1 SERVICE#2 SERVICE#3
Servicename
ServiceURL
PRICING
Freeoption
Paidstorageoptions
Costper50GB
Costper500GB
FEATURES&SERVICES
Allowsvideos
Batchediting
Batchfilerenaming
Bulkdownloading
Compatiblefileformats
Detectsduplicates
Facialrecognition
Locationtagging
Privatesharing
Socialmediaintegration
Syncswithdesktopphotosoftware
Syncswithmobiledevices
Webappavailable
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HEIRLOOMPHOTOINVENTORY&DIGITIZINGCHECKLISTSCANWITHAPLAN1. Gatheryourheirloomfamilyphotosandfilm,andlisteachitemontheinventoryform,notinganydamageor
preservationconcerns.2. Giveeachitemaprioritynumberfordigitizing.3. Moveyourheirloomphotosintotemporaryarchivalstorageanddigitizeoneboxatatime,beginningwith
high-priorityitems.Saveandbackupthedigitalimages.4. Asyoufinishdigitizing,placetheoriginalphotographorfilmintopermanentarchivalstorage,followingthe
guidelinesinChapter10.
PRIORITY PHOTOTYPE
ROUGHQUANTITY
CONDITIONNOTES
DIGITIZINGDEVICE
DATEDIGITIZED
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SAMPLEHEIRLOOMPHOTOINVENTORY&DIGITIZINGCHECKLIST
PRIORITY PHOTOTYPE ROUGHQUANTITY
CONDITIONNOTES DIGITIZINGDEVICE
DATEDIGITIZED
3 b/wsnapshots 1shoebox 1930s–1940sgoodcondition
officeflatbedorFlip-Pal
2 cabinetcards 12 good officeflatbedorFlip-Pal
3/25/2015
1 oversizesepiaprintsofhouseandfarm
4 1890s;poorcondition;damagedandfaded
DSLRandtripod
3/10/2015
2 slides 20carouseltrays
needtoviewandselectbesttoscan
sendtoscanservice
3/15/2015
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DIGITALSTORAGEOPTIONSBeforedigitizingyourheirloomphotos,consideryourdigitalstorageoptions.Usethischarttohelpyoucompareyouroptions—fromrecordableCDsandDVDstoexternaldrivesandonlinecloudstorage.
STORAGE CAPACITY LONGEVITY PROS CONS
CD/DVD CD:650MBDVD:4.7GB
2to5years inexpensive,handy,goodforphotoarchive
requiresburningsoftware;largetransfermayrequiremultipleCDs/DVDs
M-DISCarchivalDVD
4GBto25GB
1,000years longestratedarchivaldiscmedia requiresspecialburningsoftware
SDmediacard
varies dependsonread/writecycles
ultra-compact,high-speedtransfer,portable,solidstatestorage
expensive,impracticalforlargeamountsofdata
USB2.0/3.0flashdrive
4GBto1TB dependsonread/writecycles
inexpensive,goodfortravel,quickbackups,storespersonaldata
easytolose,highcostperGB,limitedstoragecapacity
externalharddrive
500GBto8TB
3to5years ultra-portableordesktopmodels,allsizesandprices,USB,FireWire,or
Thunderboltconnection
canbedroppedanddamaged
cloudstorage
infinite indefinite inexpensive,accessiblefromanywhere,gooddisasterbackup
mustmaintainsubscription;Internetsecurityposesrisks
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DIGITALSCANNINGEQUIPMENTOPTIONSFLATBEDSCANNER ALL-IN-ONE
SCANNERFLIP-PALMOBILE
SCANNER
Bestfor… anyphotoorfilmthatwillfitontheflatbed
photoprints 4x6orsmallerprintsorscanningonthego
Scansavedto… computerharddrive computerharddrive SDcard
Portable somemodels no yes
Permittedinmanyresearcharchives
yes notapplicable yes
Fileformats TIFF,JPG,PDF, TIFF,JPG,PDF JPG
Maximumscanningsize(ininches)
8.5x118.5x14
8.5x118.5x14
4x6*
Resolution(inpixels) 50to12,800 75,100,200,300,600,1,200
300,600
Speed average average average
Photoprints yes yes yes
Negatives/film/slides withcarrier no no
SOFTWAREFEATURES
Autofilenaming yes yes no
Batchscanning yes yes no
Color yes yes yes
Colorrestoration yes yes yes
Cropping yes yes no
Descreening yes yes no
DigitalICE yes no no
Dustremoval yes no no
*Largerphotosrequiremultiplescans.Theincludedsoftware“stitches”thecompleteimagetogetherafterthepartsarescanned.
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DIGITALSCANNINGEQUIPMENTOPTIONSWANDSCANNER SMARTPHONE/TABLET DIGITALCAMERA
Bestfor… scanningtext;notrecommendedforphotos
on-the-godigitizingofphotos
oversizephotos(useatripodandshutterremote)
Scansavedto… internalmemoryorSDCard internalmemoryorSDcard SDcard
Portable yes yes yes
Permittedinmanyresearcharchives
some yes yes
Fileformats JPG,PDF JPG(PDFwithapps) JPG,RAW
Maximumscanningsize(ininches)
varies varies varies
Resolution(inpixels) 300,600,900 varies varies
Speed average fast fast
Photoprints yes yes yes
Negatives/film/slides no no no
SOFTWAREFEATURES
Autofilenaming no yes,withapp no
Batchscanning no yes,withapp no
Color yes yes yes
Colorrestoration no yes,withapp no
Cropping no yes,withapp no
Descreening no yes,withapp no
DigitalICE no no no
Dustremoval no no no
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SCANNINGGUIDELINESWhat’sthebestscannertypeforeachtypeoffamilykeepsakeyouwanttodigitize?Whatresolutionisoptimalwhenscanningphotographs?Usethischartasaguidetohelpyouoptimizethescanningqualityfordigitizingyourheirloomphotosandotherkeepsakes.
ITEMTOSCAN RECOMMENDEDSCANNERTYPE
RESOLUTION FORMAT COLOR
Albumpages flatbedordigitalcamera 600dpi TIFF 24-bitcolor
Letters,documents flatbedordigitalcamera 300dpi TIFForJPG
24-bitcolor
Maps,largedocuments digitalcamera maximumdpi JPG*
Negatives,slides flatbedwithcarrierorspecialscanner
2400to3200dpi TIFF Transparency
Photographs flatbed 600dpi TIFF 24-bitcolor
Quilts,othertextiles digitalcamera maximumdpi JPG*
Smallbooks flatbedordigitalcamera 600dpi TIFF 24-bitcolor
3-Dartifacts digitalcamera maximumdpi JPG*
Tintypes,daguerreotypes flatbed 1200dpi TIFF 24-bitcolor
Workingdocument,researchreceipts,etc.
digitalcamera,mobiledevicecamera,orscanner
300dpiforprinting,72dpifordisplay
JPG 24-bitcolor
*ConvertandsaveimagesmadebyadigitalcamerainJPGformattoTIFFcopies.PlacetheTIFFcopiesinyourPhotoLibraryandbackthemupinyourImageVault.
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HEIRLOOMPHOTOINVENTORYFORM1. Useasanindividualboxorfoldercatalog.Printacopyoftheblankformonacid-freepaper,fillitout,and
placeitinsideanarchivalboxwithyourphotos.2. Ifyouuseindividualfolderswithinthebox,includethenumberofphotosineachfolder.Identifythephoto
bysubject,event,ordate.Addabriefdescription.Addnotesonconditionororiginallocationwithotherphotos.
3. Keepamastercopyonyourcomputerforreferenceorprintoutcopiesforacompleteinventoryofallyourfamilyphotosandkeepsakes.
ARCHIVEBOX# DATECATALOGED
SUMMARYOFCONTENTS
TOTALNUMBEROFPHOTOS/FOLDERSINBOX STORAGELOCATION
FOLDER#ORNAME SUBJECT/EVENT DESCRIPTION NOTES
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ARCHIVALSTORAGEGUIDEAfterscanning,placeeachphotoinsidetheappropriatearchivalenclosure.
Layer1:Enclosureprotectsthephoto.Layer2:Containerpreservesandorganizestheenclosure.Layer3:Yourhomearchiveiswhereyoustorethecontainer.
ITEMSTOSTORE
HOWTOORGANIZE ARCHIVALENCLOSURE ARCHIVALCONTAINER
Colororblack-and-white
snapshots(loose)
Sortbysizeandtypeofsnapshot;furthersortbyperson,event,ordate,
asdesired.
Storeverticallyinarchivalpaperorplasticenvelopesorsleeves.Placerareprintsinindividualsleeves.
Storeenvelopesorsleevesverticallyinboxor
binders;placeinhomearchive.
Photoalbums Interleavepageswithinterleavingtissue.
Storeflatorverticallyinarchivalbox;supportfragilealbumswith
four-flapenclosures.
Storeboxinhomearchive.
Scrapbooks Interleavepageswithtissue;isolatephotosfromnewspaperorartifactsbyprotectingwitharchivalplastic.
Storeflatorverticallyinarchivalbox.
Storeboxinhomearchive.
Largephotographs(upto8.5x11
inches)
Sortbypersonordate,asdesired. Storeinlargeflatfilefoldersorarchivalbox.
Storefoldersinmetalfilecabinetorarchival
documentcaseinhomearchive.
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ARCHIVALSTORAGEGUIDEITEMSTOSTORE
HOWTOORGANIZE
ARCHIVALENCLOSURE ARCHIVALCONTAINER
Oversizephotographs(largerthan8.5x11inches)
Placearchivaltissuebetweenphotosandbetweenphotoand
folder.
Placeindividualimagesincustom-madeorpurchased
enclosure.
Storeinhomearchive.
Casedphotographs(daguerreotypes,
tintypes,ambrotypes,etc.)
Sortbysizeandtypeofimage.
Placeindividualimagesincustom-madeorpurchased
enclosure.
Storeverticallyinarchivalbox;placeinhomearchive.
Cabinetcards,cartesdevisite
Sortbysize,type,photographer,or
subject.
Placeindividualimagesinsideplasticsleevesorprotectfromabrasionwithinterleaving
tissue.
Storephotosverticallyinarchivalbox;placeinhomearchive.
Stereographcards Sortbythemeorsubject,decade,and
type.
Placeinsideplasticsleeves. Storeverticallyinspeciallysizedstereoscopecardbox;placeinhome
archive.
Slides Sortbysubject,place,event,date,orphotographer.
Storeverticallyinarchivalslideboxes.
Storeinhomearchiveorcool,dryarchivallocation.
Negatives Sortbysubject,place,event,date,orphotographer.
Storeinpaperorplasticnegativesleeves.
Storesleevesinarchivalbinder,boxes,ormetalfilecabinet;placeinhomearchiveorcool,dryarchival
location.
Moviefilmandvideo
Sortbydateandfamily,thenfilmtype
andsize.
Storeverticallyinarchivalboxes.
Storeinhomearchiveorcool,dryarchivallocation.
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ONLINEPHOTOSERVICECOMPARISONWORKSHEET SITE#1 SITE#2 SITE#3
Website
Username
Password
Overalleaseofuse(1=difficult5=easy) 12345 12345 12345
IMAGESTORAGEOPTIONS
Project-basedoruploadanytime?
Lengthoftimeimagesarestored
PROJECTTYPESAVAILABLE
Calendars YN YN YN
Cards YN YN YN
Digitalscrapbooks YN YN YN
Gifts YN YN YN
Lay-flatbooks YN YN YN
Photobooks YN YN YN
Prints YN YN YN
SPECIALFEATURESAVAILABLE
Creativefilters YN YN YN
Cropping YN YN YN
E-mailsharing YN YN YN
Full-bleedoption YN YN YN
Imageadjustments YN YN YN
Imagerotating YN YN YN
Mobileapp YN YN YN
Printathome YN YN YN
PrivateWebpage YN YN YN
Socialmediasharing YN YN YN
SITE#1 SITE#2 SITE#3
Booksizesavailable
Typesofbookcoversavailable
Pricing
Likes
Dislikes
ADDITIONALNOTES
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