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Posted by Positive Aging Community on 08/22/2023

What To Do With All Those DIGITAL Photos?


Join us for a live and interactive discussion with a leading expert on organizing, right-sizing, and preparing preparing your loved ones' or clients’ digital photo collections. Produced in partnership with Positive Aging Community Champion SILVER GROUP® A LUCIDO DIVISION Victoria Hathaway victoria@boblucidoteam.com

Featured presenter:

Rachel Jenkins

  • rachel@photoarchivers.com 
  • Mobile 443.226.9801
  • Website PhotoArchivers.com
  • Address 9192 Red Branch Rd, Suite 190, Columbia, MD 21045

Powerpoint 2023-08-Digital Photo Organizing ProAging.pdf

Resources from Rachel

  • Hard drives – Seagate, LaCie, WD, Sandisk – stick with the name brands you recognize – SSD’s are faster and more stable but also cost a little more
  • Deduplication Software & Apps
    • For Mac – PhotoSweeper
    • • For Windows – Duplicate Cleaner Pro
  • Online Course for DIY Digital Organization: https://captureyourphotos.thinkific.com/courses/the-photo-organizing-blueprint-PC
  • Organization Software – a few of my favorites
    • Adobe Lightroom Classic
    • Apple Photos
    • Adobe Bridge (free)
  • Cloud storage and backup services
    • Backblaze (backup & recovery)
    • Mozy (backup & recovery)
    • Carbonite (backup & recovery)
    • OneDrive (storage and accessibility)
    • SmugMug – (photocentric storage & sharing)

Chat Transcript

12:07:24     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : SILVER GROUP®

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12:10:52     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : What To Do With All Those Photos? https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/what-to-do-with-all-those-photos

12:12:44     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Rachel Jenkins  rachel@photoarchivers.com

Mobile 443.226.9801  |  Website PhotoArchivers.com

Address 9192 Red Branch Rd, Suite 190, Columbia, MD 21045

12:19:47     From  Silvia Balderas   to   Hosts and panelists : Silvia Balderas, Professional Organizer, Your Life Simplified, LLC, (301) 442-5543, TellMeMore@ylsimplified.com, https://ylsimplified.com/, Silver Spring, MD.

12:21:24     From  Silvia Balderas   to   Hosts and panelists : Would it be possible to receive a copy of the  handout? Thanks!

12:23:31     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Silvia Balderas to All Panelists 12:21 PM

Silvia Balderas, Professional Organizer, Your Life Simplified, LLC, (301) 442-5543, TellMeMore@ylsimplified.com, https://ylsimplified.com/, Silver Spring, MD.

12:24:25     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : We will share a copy of the PowerPoint at the recording link at www.proaging.com

12:25:53     From  Patricia Dubroof : Patricia Dubroof with Assisting Hands Home Care. 301-363-2587 pdubroof@assistinghands.com  Looking at old pictures is a great way to connect with a senior! The stories they share are priceless.

12:27:29     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Here are the Sandisk SSD drives on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/608853D8-1955-41BF-9061-E5E97115B2E9/?_encoding=UTF8&store_ref=SB_A04252351YX7X01Z51HV7&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=0fff253b8fe80b4c4d710ee20466d3fd&hsa_cr_id=4531736160701&lp_asins=B08HN37XC1,B08GTYFC37,B08RX4QKXS&lp_query=ssd hard drive external&lp_slot=auto-sparkle-hsa-tetris&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_cta&pd_rd_w=O7MuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a:amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a&pf_rd_p=cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a&pf_rd_r=RK1XNP0GS37ESWJ9GVWW&pd_rd_wg=cU1S0&pd_rd_r=d3976614-6ab9-419f-88ed-01f7d0e74295

12:29:24     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Here is a discussion we did recently with a company that offers tech support https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/tech-support-for-older-adults-ryan-greene-with-go-go-quincy  Contact Ryan Greene at RG@gogoquincy.com


SPECIAL OFFER FOR POSITIVE AGING COMMUNITY! Use the code PROAGING Just Call 208.557.8466 or https://www.gogoquincy.com/ to unlock 20 minutes of free support each month to any attendees and their networks/communities (this extends the typical 14 minutes without a partner code). No Credit Card is needed.

12:29:38     From  Arlene Polangin : What doesEHD stand for?

12:30:59     From  Morgan Spliedt : External Hard Drive

12:31:14     From  Mary Pat Arellano   to   Hosts and panelists : Arlene Polangin, EHD stands for External Hard Drive.

12:38:03     From  Arlene Polangin : Most of our photos/stuff our adult children aren't going to want....they don't want our stuff!!

12:41:39     From  Linda Smibert : I know a lot of photos are not meaningful to my kids as they live out their own memories. I'm looking at creating laughter and joy with libraries of collected photos that generate these reactions....

12:43:48     From  Ann Gisch : If I have a photo of a group of people, how do I include the names of the people in the digital version (names are on the back of the paper version)?

12:51:31     From  Carolyn Grafton   to   Hosts and panelists : What software identifies duplicares

12:53:58     From  Barbara Osgood   to   Hosts and panelists : This has been a wonderful, helpful presentation. But there is one aspect you have not addressed (at least so far!). I don’t think there will be anyone interested in my devices when I am dead. I am putting together a box of stuff. What is the best way to leave those images. Cloud won’t work. I don’t like the idea of a thumb drive. Too easily lost. CD?

12:54:00     From  SUMAN Nayyar   to   Hosts and panelists : Is Dropbox a good place to store photos?

12:56:59     From  Michele Basen : I was planning to download my selected digitized photos onto thumb drives to give to my family. how do I organize these photos onto a thumb drive?

12:58:57     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Adobe Lightroom https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/campaign/pricing.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZGnBhD1ARIsACxbAVjIzjbEi5cqLU46dp07k8VyaweJ-kiQU93mZYI3BAfYu2wWVsVzlDMaApfrEALw_wcB&sdid=KKTJE&mv=search&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwuZGnBhD1ARIsACxbAVjIzjbEi5cqLU46dp07k8VyaweJ-kiQU93mZYI3BAfYu2wWVsVzlDMaApfrEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!561059871788!e!!g!!lightroom!1712238382!67643557900&mv=search

13:00:18     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.smugmug.com/

13:01:21     From  Julie Cramer : I have overdone my backups - from years using a digital camera.  What is the best tool to use to eliminate duplicates?  There are multiple duplicates!

13:01:48     From  Maureen Rochelle : When do you finally take the photos off your phone?

13:01:51     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Here is a discussion we did recently with a company that offers tech support https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/tech-support-for-older-adults-ryan-greene-with-go-go-quincy  Contact Ryan Greene at RG@gogoquincy.com


SPECIAL OFFER FOR POSITIVE AGING COMMUNITY! Use the code PROAGING Just Call 208.557.8466 or https://www.gogoquincy.com/ to unlock 20 minutes of free support each month to any attendees and their networks/communities (this extends the typical 14 minutes without a partner code). No Credit Card is needed.

13:02:37     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Rachel Jenkins  rachel@photoarchivers.com

Mobile 443.226.9801  |  Website PhotoArchivers.com

Address 9192 Red Branch Rd, Suite 190, Columbia, MD 21045

13:06:49     From  Judy Moore   to   Hosts and panelists : Will we be able to continue to get these links from the ‘library’ files?

13:10:52     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Join us for a live & interactive discussion with the author of Photo Organizing Made Easy: Going from Overwhelmed to Overjoyed. Cathi will share the 5 steps professional photo organizers use to help their clients gain control of their photo collections. CATHI NELSON Author and founder of The Photo Managers https://thephotomanagers.com/

13:10:55     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/overwhelmed-by-too-many-photos-you-are-not-alone

13:11:33     From  Julie Cramer : Will the chat be saved along with the recording?

13:14:34     From  Laura Bray   to   Hosts and panelists : time machine!

13:15:49     From  Arlene Polangin : Was the previous program about What to do with all those photos?that Rachel did 5/23/23f?

13:23:49     From  Michele Basen : how organize them onto thumb drives tho? thx!

13:25:54     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Rachel Jenkins  rachel@photoarchivers.com

Mobile 443.226.9801  |  Website PhotoArchivers.com

Address 9192 Red Branch Rd, Suite 190, Columbia, MD 21045

13:26:05     From  Arlene Polangin : This is totally overwhelming...…..!!!

13:26:32     From  MarthaLeah Chaiken : What was the PC equivalent of Photosweeper?

13:26:58     From  Norman Reiss : Thank you

13:28:00     From  Michele Basen : if we hire a professional, will they come to our house to help organize photos from different sources?

13:30:36     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Duplicate Cleaner Pro https://www.digitalvolcano.co.uk/dcpro.html

13:30:40     From  MarthaLeah Chaiken : Thank you!!

13:31:36     From  Tawnya Lang : Thank you so much Rachel!

13:31:58     From  Janet Gritz : I would be interested in follow-up info, class, etc

13:32:35     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : The Photo Organizing Blueprint https://captureyourphotos.thinkific.com/

13:32:50     From  Michele Basen : do any of these folks come to the house?

13:33:18     From  Barbara Osgood   to   Hosts and panelists : Will you be answering the questions that were not answered?

13:33:19     From  Michele Basen : thank you so much!


 

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