Inside Photo Organizing

Season 4 Episode 34 - Shanna Koetsier

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Let’s talk photo books Part 2! This month we chat with Shanna Koetsier about techniques to actually finish that photo book that you’ve been wanting to make. We discuss everything from deciding which photos to use to layout to actually getting it done, asking her some of the same questions we asked Isabelle Dervaux in part 1 to bring you a different perspective. If you missed part 1 take a listen to last month’s podcast (S4 E33 March 1, 2026) with Isabelle Dervaux. Want to learn more about photo books? Check out Season 2 Episode 9 with Lida Bunting.

This podcast is for anyone overwhelmed by digital photos, prints, slides, or family memories who wants clear, practical photo-organizing advice.

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We cover topics including: • Photo organizing tips • Digital photo clutter • Scanning old photos & slides • Organizing family photos • Photo metadata & tagging • Photo backup strategies • Mylio Photos, Lightroom, Apple Photos • Photo organizing for families & professionals Subscribe for new episodes about photo organizing, digitizing, and preserving family memories.

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Season 4 Episode 33 - Isabelle Dervaux

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Let’s talk photo books! In this episode we chat with Isabelle Dervaux to exploring how to choose photos for your book, techniques for selecting the “book-worthy” photos, photo book design and the biggest mistakes that people make when designing their photo books. About 80% of photo books are started but never finished. This episode will help you be part of the 20%! This episode is part 1 of 2 in our photo book series, so stay tuned for next month as well. Want to learn more about photo books? Check out Season 2 Episode 9 with Lida Bunting.

This podcast is for anyone overwhelmed by digital photos, prints, slides, or family memories who wants clear, practical photo-organizing advice.

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Hosted by Certified Professional Photo Managers sharing real-world solutions from client work and decades in tech.

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Season 4- Episode 32 - Ana Carvajal on Metadata

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

This month is all about metadata! What it is and why it is the true powerhouse of any organized photo library. If you want to be able to find any photo in your photo library, this episode is a must listen. Ana Carvajal from Posterity Pro shares her secrets and we all discovered different ways and strategies to add metadata to your photos. We all do it differently, so you can listen, learn, and figure out what will work for you.

This podcast is for anyone overwhelmed by digital photos, prints, slides, or family memories who wants clear, practical photo-organizing advice. Visit https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ for all of the resources mentioned.

Subscribe for new episodes about photo organizing, digitizing, and preserving family memories.

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Season 4 - Episode 31 - Photo Organizing Jeopardy Part Two

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

This month we are back with part 2 of photo organizing jeopardy! We ask each other questions that have been sent into the show or that we have received in the normal course of our businesses in categories such as digital photo organizing, print photo organizing, scanning and a special “surprise me!” category. If you have questions, we have answers!

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Season 3 - Episode 30 - Photo Organizing Jeopardy Part One

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This month we try something a little different, photo organizing jeopardy! We ask each other questions that have been sent into the show or that we have received in the normal course of our businesses in categories such as digital photo organizing, print photo organizing, scanning and a special “surprise me!” category. If you have questions, we have answers!

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Season 3 - Episode 29 - Angie Miner - Genealogy

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month we welcome Angie Miner to discuss genealogy - a topic with a close association to photographs. Many of us, while working on our photo collection, run into old photos and want to know more about the who, the what, the where and the when. We discuss file naming conventions, what information we need to keep, resources for genealogy research and so much more.

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Season 3-Episode-28 - Tammy Copenhaver

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month we are focusing on privacy - discussing all the ways your photos give away information about you and what you can do to protect yourself. We talk to privacy advocate Tammy Copenhaver of 406 Digital Imaging to give us her tips and tricks to keep you and your photos safe online.

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Season3-Episode-27 - David Vaskevitch Mylio Photos

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month we have something different for you. Susan and Allison both use Mylio Photos and help many clients with Mylio, so we invited founder David Vaskevitch on for a discussion and demo of this photo organizing platform. See how he uses this program and how it is different from other photo organizing platforms. If you are looking for a non-cloud based photo solution, this one might be for you.

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Season 3 - Episode 26 - Paul Einarsen Apple Photos Part Two

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month and last (a two-parter!) we take a deep dive into all things Apple Photos with our favorite Apple Guru, Paul Einarsen of Bluewater Imaging. We talk about favorite features of the newly designed Apple Photos library, the best ways to share, the when, what, and how of Apple Shared libraries and more. If you use Apple Photos, these episodes are for you. This topic is the direct result of several listener questions, so be sure to send us yours!

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Season 3 - Episode 25 - Paul Einarsen Apple Photos Part One

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month and next (a two-parter!) we take a deep dive into all things Apple Photos with our favorite Apple Guru, Paul Einarsen of Bluewater Imaging. We talk about favorite features of the newly designed Apple Photos library, the best ways to share, the when, what, and how of Apple Shared libraries and more. If you use Apple Photos, these episodes are for you. This topic is the direct result of several listener questions, so be sure to send us yours!

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Season 3 - Episode 24 - Live from The Photo Managers Conference

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month we recorded live from The Photo Managers annual conference in San Diego, California. We interview a variety of attendees and vendors from the conference floor talking about everything from physical and digital photo organizing to virtual reality and everything in-between.

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Season 3 - Episode 23 - Charlie Greene

Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This month we talk to Charlie Greene, co-founder and CEO of Remento. We talk about the importance of preserving stories, and the unique way that Remento helps to gather video of loved ones telling their stories and turning these into a keepsake book, complete with QR codes to the original video. We also discuss Charlie’s appearance on Shark Tank. In the latter half Charlie shows us what the books look like, so be sure to check this episode out on our YouTube channel.

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Season 3 - Episode 22 - Peter Krogh

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT

This month on Inside Photo Organizing we take a deep dive into how to back up all of your media with Peter Krogh, an expert on digital asset management and author of The DAM Book. We walk through what an ideal backup system is and the different configurations it can take no matter how small or large your collection is. In the latter half Peter shares with us diagrams of ideal systems, so be sure to check this episode out on our YouTube channel.

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Season 3 - Episode 21 - Adam Pratt

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This month is all about converting old formats of videos. We talk with Adam Pratt of Chaos to Memories, who has an expertise in converting pretty much every format of video there is. We talk about different formats, issues to watch for when converting, ways to share and a lot more. If you have old videos, this episode is for you!

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Season 3 - Episode 20 - Peter Bennett

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This month we speak with Peter Bennett of FotoFlow Legacy Solutions, an expert in documenting and sharing your legacy. Building on our discussion with Sky Bergman last month, we dive into how to get started, curating your collection down to just a “legacy” collection, and some ways to share these stories. He also shows us some examples of public collections he has created on Permanent.org, so check them out on our YouTube channel.

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Season 3 - Episode 19 - Sky Bergman

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:00:31 GMT

Happy New Year! This month we talk to Sky Bergman, the director of the insightful and captivating documentary Lives Well Lived. We discuss the why behind her project, her approach to storytelling, and tips for how to gather stories from your loved ones - strategies for both DIYs and pros. If you would like to learn more about how to preserve the stories of your friends and family, you must listen to this episode!

About Lives Well Lived: Lives Well Lived celebrates the wisdom, resilience, and life stories of individuals aged 75 to 100. Through their personal reflections, the film explores themes of love, perseverance, loss, and joy, offering insights on how to live a meaningful life. Lives Well Lived was created by filmmaker Sky Bergman who directed, produced, and conducted the interviews for the documentary. She was inspired by her own grandmother's vitality and wisdom at age 99.

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Season 2 - Episode 18 - Photo Gifts - Allison and Susan

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:05:04 GMT

This month Susan and Allison discuss their favorite photo-related gifts. We cover our favorite tech and non-tech gifts and promise there is something in here for everyone on your list! And perhaps a little something for you too...? This episode has a bit of show and tell (including a mouse pad photo of Allison's pup), so be sure to check it out on our YouTube channel.

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Season 2 - Episode 17 - Nat Robinson

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:00:26 GMT

This month is all about where to store your photos that aren’t memories - photos of your license, passport, health insurance and more. We discuss an alternative, safe spot for keeping these accessible, shareable, and protected with Nat Robinson from Trustworthy, an app built for just this purpose. If you really want to keep these in your photo collection we also discuss some ways to do this more securely.

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Season 2 Episode 16 - Caroline Guntur

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:00:46 GMT

This month we talk about the all-important first step to getting your photos under control - consolidation of your sources and understanding their flow from and between all of your devices and systems. We are joined by Caroline Guntur of The Swedish Organizer who reminds us that just like no architect would build a house without a blueprint, you need to do the same with your photos.

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Season 2 Episode 15 - Rhoda Gordon

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 08:00:11 GMT

This month is all about sorting and organizing your printed photos. We welcome Rhoda Gordon of Sunflower Photo Solutions and the Dig Your Photos to walk us through her top tips for finally getting those boxes of printed photos under control. And bonus, you can head on over to our YouTube channel where you can see Rhoda’s genius Dig Your Photos box to help you get your project done.

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Season 2 Episode 14 - John Spear

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:19:47 GMT

This month we welcome John Spear of The Picture Organizer to discuss all things scanning. We talk about different scanning methods ranging from your phone, to batch scanners, to flatbeds and finally camera and determining which is the best for your project. We get a bit techie on this one (PPI, DPI, resolution and more) but we also take a segue to talk about visiting Disney because, well, why not? We also tackle some listener questions at the end.

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Season 2 Episode 13 - Haleh Shoa

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:00:19 GMT

This month is all about curating photos. Have you wondered how someone else could possibly curate and cull your photo collection? We welcome Haleh Shoa of Picturli to explain how she determines what to keep and what to toss in client collections, and some tips and tricks that you can apply to cull your own photo collection.

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Season 2 Episode 12 - Robert Marks of Projector App

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:38 GMT

This month is all about streaming videos! We welcome Robert Marks of Projector to discuss his unique way of streaming those old family videos - and new ones too - to your tv. If you can use a remote, you can stream your home movies just like Netflix with his app. We also answer a listener question about creating digital photo flip books.

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Season 2 Episode 11 - Paul Einarsen - All Things Apple Photos

Wed, 01 May 2024 11:01:28 GMT

This month is all about Apple Photos! We welcome Paul Einarsen of Bluewater Imaging to discuss his time at the Apple Genius Bar, his favorite Apple Photos features, proper use of iCloud and Time Machine to keep your photos safe and secure, and his views on where photo management - for both consumers and professionals - is going.

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Season 2 - Episode 10: Susan & Allison at Roots Tech

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:00:46 GMT

This month we recorded live from RootsTech, the largest genealogy conference in the world, hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah. We interview a variety of speakers and vendors from the conference floor and also answer a listener question about scanning and preserving scrapbook albums.

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Season 2 - Episode 9: Lida Bunting - All About Photo Books

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:50 GMT

This month is all about photo books! We welcome Lida Bunting of Znimka Creations to discuss tips and tricks related to photo book creation, such as how to choose and keep track of photos, tools to use in making books, design ideas and other helpful tidbits. We also tackle a listener question about the costs associated with storing a digital photo library.

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Season 2 - Episode 8: Jill Yesko Diana

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:00:24 GMT

This month we are joined by Jill Yesko Diana of Discover Organizing. In this wide-ranging episode we discuss declutterring and downsizing not just your photos but your home and belongings. We have tips for you if you are going through this yourself, and strategies if you are a professional organizer who helps others. As a bonus this month, Jill has shared with us her strangest photo!

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Season 2 - Episode 7: Heather Nickerson

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:01 GMT

This month we are joined by Heather Nickerson, a former CIA privacy and security expert and current CEO and co-founder of Artifcts. We discuss a unique way to safely and privately gather and preserve the stories and memories behind the stuff we keep and how doing this can be used to share with family, share with insurance in case of disaster, and actually improve your brain health.

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Season 1 - Episode 6: Guest Kathy Stone - What to do when natural disasters happen

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:14:23 GMT

In episode 6 we discuss how to save your photos from natural disasters with our guest Kathy Stone, an expert in this area. Tornados, hurricanes and floods all present unique challenges for your photos, but more can be saved than you might think. Before you think all is lost, listen in for tips and tricks to both future proof your memories to keep them safe and how to recover them after the worst happens. We’ll also answer a listener’s question.

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Season 1 - Episode 5: Guest Cheryl DiFrank

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:00:18 GMT

In episode 5 we discuss all things digital! We are joined by Cheryl DiFrank of My Memory File and talk about organizing digital photos, backing up digital photos, and some of the tricks and tools of the trade. And ... a very unusual favorite photo from her collection!

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Season 1 - Episode 4: Sharon Wunder-How her life changed her approach to preserving her family legacy

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:00:21 GMT

In episode 4 we discuss the very important topic of legacy and preserving memories in the face of death. We are joined by special guest Sharon Wunder, a photo organizer with first-hand knowledge on this topic and great suggestions to help with this difficult process.

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Season 1 - Episode 3 - Latest News and Guest Marci Brennan

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:00:37 GMT

In episode 3, we discuss Google’s latest change in their account policy regarding inactive accounts, answer listener questions, and discuss the Save Your Photos Month event running through September. We also interview our latest guest, Marci Brennan, discussing her work with the historic Bettman archive, how to connect stories with the physical photos, and tips on winnowing down your photo collection.

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Season 1 - Episode 2- Inaugural Podcast with Guest Cathi Nelson

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:00:03 GMT

Join us for our inaugural podcast where we chat with Cathi Nelson, CEO and founder of The Photo Managers, the association she created to help people organize their photos and share their stories. The Photo Managers also helps people turn their love of photos into a business, as Susan and Allison have done.

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Season 1 - Episode 1 - Welcome to Inside Photo Organizing!

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:54:24 GMT

Welcome to Inside Photo Organizing, from DIY to PRO with Allison Freedman from “Arrange, Wander, Focus” of Chicago, Illinois and I am Susan Wolak from “Save A Memory” of Northern Colorado. Together we will provide photo organizing tips and tricks for everyone from the person who wants to DIY to other pros in our industry. We’ll discuss the latest software and hardware news about Photo and Digital asset Management.

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