If your print or digital photo collection(s) are in complete chaos and you don’t have any clue where to begin, Foundation Training is the place to begin.  We will work one-on-one to learn the basic processes, tools and best practices for getting your photo collection in order so you can enjoy the memories of your life’s story.

Some areas we have helped clients with in the past:

• How to organize print and/or digital photos into logical groupings by date or theme.
• Learning to scan prints, slides or negatives to preserve them before they are damaged or lost.
• Setting up a backup system that protects your photos without you having to lift a finger.
• How to use tools to make identifying and removing duplicates easy and fast.
• Consolidating photos into a central location (print or digital) so you know how and where to find them.
• Creating and implementing a naming system so your photos are more easily found and enjoyed.
• Metatagging and keywording to help find specific photos or groups of photos.
• Understanding how to use Apple Icloud Photo Library to share your photos on multiple devices.
• Using Smugmug for storing and sharing photos and videos with distant friends and family.
• Software tutoring (Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Windows OS, Scanner-specific software, Deduplication, Advanced Renaming, etc.)

Do you have your own scanner but need some help understanding how to use it to get the best possible quality for your photos?  Maybe you have slides or negatives but aren’t sure how to use the masks or software?  Whether you are completely new to scanning and want a “getting acquainted” session with your equipment or software or are working on a specific type of photo and need help finding a solution to digitize it, we are able to offer our 50+ combined years of experience to help you.

As with all of our personal training sessions, we will assess where you are and build a plan to get you where you want to be so you can successfully preserve and protect your photos and the stories they tell.

If you are interested in learning how to create a photo book of your most cherished memories but need some help learning your way around the software or figuring out where to print and how to get your photo book transferred to the printer, we can help!  We are experienced with many current photo book creation applications (ie. Forever Artisan, Adobe InDesign, Picaboo, Memento, FotoFusion and more) and can structure training that is geared to helping you learn exactly what you need to know to successfully design and print your own books.  You can decide if you just need a refresher or want to schedule regular sessions to learn something new from the ground up!

Maybe you have a pretty good system in place for protecting and preserving and you are ready to set up an easy-to-use and maintain system for sharing your memories with friends and family.  Web-based sharing options can be overwhelming!  How do you know where you can put your photos safely?  What will you do if the provider decides to take down their website and your photos along with it?  We will help by offering solutions for those situations and more.

Some ways we have helped our clients share their photos online:

 

• Understanding how to use Apple Icloud Photo Library to share your photos on multiple devices.
• Using Smugmug for storing and sharing photos and videos with distant friends and family.
• Creating albums on Forever for you to share and enjoy and future generations to inherit.
• Creating video slideshows and montages using web-based tools, quickly and easily.