Wondering how to organize and what to do with your amazing collection of printed photos?
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So, you’ve gone through your stash of photos and are now wondering what to do with them and how to organize them better? Well, fear not! In this blog post, we’ve provided you ideas on how to organize your printed photos and how you can store them to keep to prevent any damage.
How to Store Printed Photos
I grew up during a time when you would use a disposable camera to take photos and you’d have to drop it off at your local pharmacy like Walgreens or Eckerd to get the pictures printed. Wow, I just went back in time. Remember Eckerd now known as CVS? Haha. I remember the film of duplicates that came with your printed photos. Good times.
There are a few ways you can store your printed photos. You can keep them in a photo album, an acid-free photo storage box, a scrapbook, or even go digital and make a photo book.
How to Organize Printed Photos
Before you decide how you want to store your printed photos. You want to organize your collection.
- Gather all loose photos and any albums you may already have that need to be updated or replaced.
- Separate and organize them. You can sort them by themes like vacations, and milestones, or if you have children, you can dedicate an album for each child. You can also organize them by year!
- Put the photos you’ve grouped in separate boxes in the meantime.
Now that you have your photos organized and in groups, you can determine what’s the best storage method for you: a photo album, a photo storage box, a scrapbook, or a cute photo book.
DIY Photo Album
I wanted to have uniformity with my photo albums so I used 3 ring binders. These binders are always available and easily accessible. I used these clear photo album pages that hold 4×6 photos and come in a mixed format.
Acid-Free Photo Storage Boxes
Clear Case Photo Organizer
This photo storage box is acid free and brings 18 inner clear cases that hold 4×6 photos. It’s a great way to store and organize your photos.
Photo Storage Box
If you have many photos to organize, this one holds up to 1700 photos! It has 4 dividers and holds a standard 4×6 photo.
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Cute Photo Albums
Linen Photo Album
Ok, seriously how cute is this one?! This large-capacity photo album is not only pretty; it holds up to 1000 photos!
Leather Photo Album
Here’s another cute option that holds 5 photos per page. They also have tons of colors available and two other styles that are the same size.
Photo Album With Writing Space
This photo album is on the smaller end but it’s perfect for making an album with baby shower pictures, anniversaries, a big birthday, graduation, etc. It has a writing space where you can add a special message or note!
Voice Recordable Photo Album
This is probably my favorite! How great is this voice-recordable photo album?! You can make a photo album for your kid, spouse, grandmother, mom, or anyone special in your life. Adding a special voice message that they can hear forever is just the sweetest.
This post was all about what to do with printed photos.
-Nina
