Step 3: Photos and Ephemera

 

I know there are many ways in which people save their photos, select, and print them for projects.  Here is an overview of my process for almost every scrapbook project I create.

I take 100% of my photos with my iPhone.  I upload every photo and screenshot I take to my Shutterfly account. I don’t take time to delete duplicates, create meta tags, or put them into folders. The photos are uploaded in date and time order and that is how I look for them.

When it is time to start a scrapbook project, I go to the time periods in which I took photos and download any that I might consider adding to my project from Shutterfly.

Once I have downloaded all the photos, I create a new project folder and save the photos to a folder called “Links”

I also save any maps or illustrations from the trip to the same folder called “Links”. If I want to add these items into my project whether they be the digital version or the original printed version, I find it helpful to have digitals saved just when creating my layout in Adobe Indesign (Lesson 4)

Because I create my layouts digitally before making the final physical project, I also take photos of ephemera from my trip so when I am working on a layout, I can put a placeholder image in. For example, if there is an embroidered patch that I want to add to a spread, I will take a picture to help me determine best placement.

Tips & Tricks:

  • Stay organized. Trips or events often entail a lot of photo taking and picking up ephemera along the way. Save your photos where you know you can find them again.  Save ephemera from each trip together in a method that you can easily access

  • I often go the websites in advance of our trip and save any maps, illustrations, or informational PDFs that might help me document my trip in the future

 
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