Digital Photo Storage

Are your photos on your Memory Cartridge?? On the computer in one big file? Are they still on your camera?? or are they in all three places.

I wanted to share some tips with you about how to organize your digital photos. And most importantly share some stories of what happens with our digital pictures at the most inopportune time.

Tip #1 - If you photos are on your memory card, please download them. Either to a CD or a compulter and even better upload them to the CM Photo Center, where you always have access to them. I found out recently that your memory card can go bad or you could lose your photos altogether!! I didn't know that! One of my customers found out the hard way. I'll call her Lois, for the purposes of this illustration. Lois and her family had returned from a fabulous trip to the beach and a wedding!! I was told of the wonderful photos of the children on the beach and how beautiful the wedding was. I was very excited to see them. Then I got the call...........I can't seem to get my photos off my memory card!! It was tragic, the family adventure, wedding pic's and beach photos were all gone. There was no way to access them from the memory card which had somehow managed to erase them. I did encourage Lois to journal about her trip and possibly order some post cards or download some pics from the internet to remind her of the trip. So you see, the memory card can go bad. In addition, will the technology be the same in five years?? Will you be able to access them at that time??? We won't know until then.

Tip #2 - Storing your photos on your laptop. It is a great idea, don't you think?? Until you laptop get's stolen!!! It happens more often than you think. I have another customer Lori whose home was broken into and her computer was taken. Along with the computer went five years of memories, which cannot be replaced. Fortunately, our children were in the same Pre-K class and I am able to give her pictures of those activities, but many others will not be so easily remembered.

What happens when our computers crash?? Usually someone will be able to access the photos and download them, but not always. I personally back mine up on an external hard drive and upload them the Creative Memories Photo Center. This way they will be there for me in case anything catastrophic should happen.

Tip #3 - Are your photos still on your camera??? Today, the technology is so great that many times, all you have to do is plug the camera into the computer and it will begin downloading the photos automatically. If you don't know how to download your photos, please call the 1-800 number of the company who made your camera. They can help you out.

Tip #4 - Pick a storage path and stick to it! Once you have determined where you are going to store your photos, stick with it. Remember, you took the time to take the photos becuase you thought they were worth taking. Take the time to download them so the memories can be relived later on.

I hope this helps you with your Organizing needs. Please let me know what you think and if it has helped at all.

God Bless you all - Deb

Organizing those printed Photos

We all have them, some are under the bed, others in the top of the closet, some are event still on the roll of film in the drawer in the kitchen!! There are so many of them, that we are overwhelmed just thinking about them - you know all those pictures that you have taken over the years.

Well, I am here to tell you that getting them organized can be done, and it will really get that Monkey off your back!! I had loads of them. Some were under the bed, most were in Rubbermaid boxes and they were really a mess. Then Creative Memories came out with the Power Sort Box!! As a consultant, I just had to try it and see if it really worked. Amazingly, IT DID!!! I went from completely unorganized to fully organized and almost ready to begin putting them in albums. The Power Sort Box holds 2,400 photos and comes with 12 write on tabbed dividers. It was awesome to behold!!

It wasn't a 1 or 2 hour job, and it was difficult. What to do with all the negatives and the double prints etc. I took my dining room table and began sorting by decade. This took a while - because I wanted to reminisce as I looked at these pictures. But once that was done, I then began sorting them in by year. Then eventually by season and/or month. Finally, it was done.

Since then, I have helped several customers do this same thing. The benefit is that I was able to keep them on task and not let them wander down memory lane too much. In a couple of hours, Heather had a complete Power Sort Box ready to go. She took her very, very large RubberMaid box home and used it for something else. Since then, she has completed the college album, her Disney album and currently working on 2007!! Way to go Heather!!!

You know as well as I do that the wonders of a photograph are endless. When we touch it, it often transports us back to the place and time that the picture was taken!! We often remember the way the sun felt on our bodies, the smell of the cookies baking in the oven or even how hard our stomachs hurt from laughing too much. However, we are the only ones who have those memories. My challenge to you is to tackle your photos and get them in order so that you can preserve those memories for the generations to come.

Email me and let me know where you are in this process and I will help to motivate you and keep you accountable for preserving our precious memories for our families and generations to come.

God Bless and extend a smile to someone who needs it today. Deb

Welcometo Scrapbooking with Deb!!

This blog will be a great place to find tips and ideas for all your Scrapbooking projects. I am a Creative Memories Consultant, and love it!! I love their products, the people and the company. I only use CM Products because they are the best that can be found.


This blog is meant to help get you on track with your projects, keep you motivated and help hold you accountable for yoru projects. Join me in the wonderful arena of preserving our families memories. I lookforward to hearing from you. Please let me know the following about yourself:



What current project are you working on?

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Do you do Traditional albums or digital?



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Looking forward to hearing from you.


Deb Fadler