My daughter has been watching a lot of gaming videos lately, so I’ve got gaming terminology on my mind. Let me tell you about my next level coming up for my digital photo management game! First of all, it’s Thursday! This means I usually post an old picture on Facebook for #ThrowbackThursday. But, today, rather than share a specific photo, I want to share some info on my photo management process, which is key to all of my photo sharing.
For the past couple of years, I’ve been working to organize my digital picture collection. I invest time in writing descriptions and applying keyword tags to them so that I can easily find them. Using Adobe Bridge and Google Photos has been the foundation of my approach. The rewards of taking the time to do this process have been extremely well worth it and once I have a photo filed away, I can find it again in seconds.
Plot twist: Google has made changes that disrupted my workflow in using Google Photos. As I knew this change was coming, I started exploring other options. I found something that has rocked my world.
From this point forward, I will be using FOREVER Storage as it checks off multiple criteria in my oh-so-picky list of personal preferences AND it offers a solution for ensuring that my stuff is passed on to my family not only in the present time but also when I am long gone. I am ecstatic about the platform and am planning a series of posts to share my reasons why I think this is the ideal solution for me. As their promotional material advertises, I truly think it is the memory keeping solution I need in my life. Additionally, FOREVER has a philosophical focus on using pictures to tell stories and isn’t that what we are all about as genealogists and family historians? It will take some effort to get there, but making this transition is going to be great! My photo organization game is leveling up for real!
I can’t wait to share more in future posts – stay tuned!
Update February 2020 – check out my blog posts chronicling the principles I use for my digital photo organization, see this post.
Disclaimer: I am an Ambassador for Forever.com. The link I include above to the site enables you to get a free account (which comes with 2GB of storage space) and a $10 coupon. Your free account gets you started so that you can explore how Forever can work for you! You also get me as your personal ambassador 😀
Interesting post. I have been curious about Forever, so I look forward to reading more about your experience. I hope you will add your posts to the weekly Geneabloggers Tribe FB link.
Thank you Molly! Yes, I will share in the future! And, if you have any questions that come up about Forever, just let me know!
Thank you for the great article about Forever! I am honored that you chose to share this.with your followers. Looking forward to future articles.
I loved your comment on “leveling up!” LOL with all the games my grand-kids play I can totally relate to you using gaming terminology !
Thanks Tannis! I am very much enjoying the platform and it is helping me so much!
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Great article! I’ve been using Forever since it launched! I love being able to journal my photos right in the app after I upload! Here’s my tip for you..when you click to edit in the Forever light box to add journaling, tap your microphone on your keyboard! No more typing on tiny phone keyboards!
Hi Janess – thanks for the comment! How lucky you are to have been using it for so long. It is such a great platform. I have been using the microphone recording already – it definitely helps make the journalling go much faster :-). Thanks much!
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