What to do when disaster strikes
Mother Nature has been throwing some pretty serious weather our way this Spring. At the Gym we often hear sad stories of photos and videos lost to disaster. With all the flooding and tornadoes in our area, we thought this was a good time to offer some suggestions...
Four Fun Collages You Can Make Yourself
In the past couple of weeks we have created several custom collages. We’ve (semi)-jokingly begun to refer to April as “collage season.” With that in mind, this week’s post is going to give you some tips and tools to create your own collages,...
Spring Break Challenge
It’s spring break and with that comes some time away from the everyday and loads and loads of photos! Whether you are just home from break or planning your getaway, we have a challenge for you that will enable you to preserve, protect and ENJOY your photos and...
Got Slides?
Slides are one of the most fun forms of photo memories to digitize because often we haven’t seen those images for years – if ever! The prospect of scanning them seems to flummox a lot of folks so this week we thought we’d demystify the equipment...
Free, Unlimited Photo Storage With Amazon Prime
Recently we had the opportunity to talk with the local genealogy group about preserving their photos and the stories they tell. A part of that conversation is about cloud-based storage. We like to mention Amazon Prime Photos in this segment because many people...
Is your photo storage damaging your photos?
At Photo Gym, we often talk about preserving and protecting photos, slides, negatives and video but the ways we do that are varied. One aspect that effects the safety of your photos is the type of boxes, bins or bags they are stored in. You see terms like...How to Create a Backup Plan
Backing Up is (not) Hard To Do If you’re like most people you find yourself looking at your phone or digital camera and wondering what you are going to do with all those photos. What happens if your phone, disk, device or card fails? How can you be sure your...Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019
Happy 2019! Since this is a fresh and shiny new year, we thought it was a perfect time to introduce you to fresh and shiny new (to you) software with nearly all of the tools you need to organize your photos and do FUN things with them (you know, after you can find...Holiday Photo Sharing Ideas
It’s time, yet again, to begin thinking about the photos and videos we have taken during our holiday gatherings. Now is the perfect time to begin gathering photos and videos you want to share with your friends and family and make a plan for sharing them. At...About Me
I love everything about photography and think it is so very important to share the photos and videos we capture with friends, family and future generations. I’m a Professional Photo Organizer, Certified with the Association of Professional Organizers. A huge part of photo organization is technology and I’m also a bonafide nerd; having spent over 25 years working in Information Technology.