Mikie Smithers, Personal Photo Organization

09/01/2011

You don't want to miss this! At $39 this reward club is a great deal for people who want or need to get their photos organized and into albums or books. If you give photo gifts, you can save as well. There is a bonus $10 credit for those who sign up in September.

The Creative Memories Rewards Club brings you the Creative Memories products you love and the rewards you deserve. Each retail purchase earns you club credit to spend on your next purchase, so saving money is fun and easy.

08/26/2011

For those in the path of Hurricane Irene, please stay safe. For the rest of us it is a good time to be thankful that we are not having to evacuate our homes. If you did have to leave, what are the most precious items you would take with you? Other than family members and pets, important documents and cherished photos are the most mentioned items. Take time to back up those photos now.

08/09/2011

http://your-digital-life.com/merchandise/how-many-photos-do-we-take-in-a-year/

In the U.S. alone, we snap an estimated 80 billion (with a “b”) photos – that’s everything from digital cameras and camcorder photos to those off-the-cuff shots with our cellphones and smartphones. By 2015, we may be snapping up to 105 billion. That is, by my rough math, about 350 photos for every ...

08/06/2011

Great reminder about the importance of printing those photos as one form of backup.

According to InfoTrends’ latest Western European end-user research, over 40 percent of consumers have lost some or all of their photos. Many respondents indicated that their most favored photo recovery solutions are back-ups stored on an external hard drive or on CD/DVDs. While these are not bad opt...

07/18/2011

This is so true! I can easily take hundreds of photos of a single event. This article gives some good tips for keeping the number of your images manageable.

If I were to only be allowed to share one bit of photography advice it would be: Shoot what you love and share it with others. If allowed to share a second bit of advice, it would be: Then delete ruthlessly. Digital photography’s nearly limitless capacity for storing photos is both a boon and a curs

07/11/2011

With all of the flooding and other disasters that have plagued us recently, this is very timely information. Maybe you have a prized photo that needs some extra "love" and attention. Here are instructions from the professionals on how to rescue that photo.

1. First remove any dirt, mud or sand on the surface using a soft bush. If you do not have a brush or if the photo prints are wet, proceed to Step 2. Be sure to wear thin rubber gloves. We recommend the use of medical gloves or gloves used for handling food.

06/15/2011

Looking for a new camera? Check this out.

Updated June 2011: Our Buying Guide helps you figure out which of the newest camera models and features are best for you.

06/12/2011

This is a neat blog post about my favorite feature of Memory Manager software.

Saved by Memory Manager...

04/14/2011

This is an article about the up and coming Personal Photo Organizer industry - ME!! I would love for you to read it and let me know what you think.

Cathi Nelson and her team of 100 will coach you on best practices for keeping your digital photographs neatly catalogued

03/31/2011

Finishing up a slide show for a client's class reunion party. Looks like they had a blast in school! I know that her friends are really going to appreciate that she had this made. How about you? Do you have any graduations, reunions, parties coming up? Why not showcase your history in a slide show?

03/08/2011

This touches on an issue that I mention to my clients all the time. With technology changing rapidly, printing your favorite pictures and placing them in an album is the best way to ensure that you can "access" them decades from now.

The New York Times recently ran an article surveying the future prospects of the DVD disk. The short version: it’s on its way out. Not today, not tomorrow, but the writing is on the wall: the DVD is becoming obsolete.

02/15/2011

I love this idea. I have seem the sparkle in someone's eye when they realize another cared enough to make an album for them. A book where they were the hero of the story. I declared. Won't you?