More Storage More Problems

More Storage More Problems

Many of us start off the new year with resolutions to improve a part of our life. Last year, the second most popular resolution was to get organized! Organizing the parts of our homes we can see is only part of the challenge. As more of our correspondence, photos, and...
Keeping Your Holiday Traditions Alive

Keeping Your Holiday Traditions Alive

Nobody has to remind you to take pictures during the holidays. We do it without thinking. No matter how beautiful, images of our activities only tell part of the story. What about the sounds, smells, textures, and tastes that make up our experience? Here are some...
Tintype album from an African American family

Tintype album from an African American family

This lovely little album will be included in the exhibition I’m curating at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg entitled African American Life and Family.  The album holds tintypes that are about 2 x 3″, so it’s a very small and precious object....
7 reasons manual is better than automatic

7 reasons manual is better than automatic

Manual or automatic? Not cars, I’m talking about how you organize your digital photos. There are distinct advantages to manual organizing (i.e., setting up sets of folders on a hard drive) vs. letting a program (like iPhoto) do it. 1. You are not locked in to...
A 19th century treasure

A 19th century treasure

One of my clients was describing “an old album” that she wanted me to scan. I was floored when I saw this. With her permission, I’m sharing it with you!  It’s leather embossed with an art nouveau pattern on the front and a gorgeous basketweave pattern on the back…I’ve...