Saving photos to pass along to your children

Photos, photos, photos, oh my!

Our clients have photos stored in boxes, bags, envelopes, trunks, in a digital maze on smartphones, and computer hard drives.

In this article Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures, the author shares:

“Millennials are living a more transient life in cities. They are trying to find stable jobs and paying off loans,” says Scott Roewer, 41, a Washington professional organizer whose business is the Organizing Agency. “They are living their life digitally through Instagram and Facebook and YouTube, and that’s how they are capturing their moments. Their whole life is on a computer; they don’t need a shoebox full of greeting cards.”

“I consider myself a digital hoarder,” says Josh Phillips, 33, who is opening a Oaxacan restaurant, Espita Mezcaleria, this fall in Shaw. “If I can’t store my memories of something in a computer, I’m probably not going to keep them around.”

While Millennials are taking more photos than we can possible store, we understand they are not worrying about where to put Great Aunt Soph's precious genealogical collection. 

We offer these tips:

1. Do not store printed photos in the attic. 
2. When possible, purge duplicates and landscapes. Large bridal portrait of an ex-daughter-in-law?Throw them in the trash people! 
3. Remove large photos from frames to store in flat boxes. 
4. Store traditional photos in small photo shoe boxes. Like with Like. Try to fit a year in one box or one child's portion, etc. 
5. Store larger photos in flat, scrap booking boxes. 
6. Take important photos to be scanned and stored digitally. There are services in town and on-line.
7. Name your digital photos two ways -  Date and Place. If you ever want to search, usually you can remember with the date or the place. 
8. Back up your digital photos and store in a safe place such as a lockbox or safe.