Inside Photo Organizing
Allison Freedman and Susan Wolak
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 current software and hardware news about Photo and Digital asset Management. We will be answering your questions and we hope that as you learn more, you can complete your own photo organizing project and feel more confident to finally know that you can find that special photo that you’re looking for with ease. We are both Certified Photo Organizers and members of The Photo Managers Assoc. who are eager to help others finally tackle and achieve their own photo organizing goals. Come join us on this ride.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. 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. 🌐 Website: https://insidephotoorganizing.com/📩 Submit a question for the show (https://insidephotoorganizing.com/submit-question) Hosted by Certified Professional Photo Managers sharing real-world solutions from client work and decades in tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 3min
Season 4 Episode 34 - Shanna Koetsier
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.Visit https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ for all of the resources mentioned.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.🌐 Website: https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 23min
Season 4 Episode 33 - Isabelle Dervaux
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. Visit https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ for all of the resources mentioned. 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. 🌐 Website: https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ 📩 Submit a question for the show (https://insidephotoorganizing.com/submit-question) Hosted by Certified Professional Photo Managers sharing real-world solutions from client work and decades in tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 1, 2026 • 1h 27min
Season 4- Episode 32 - Ana Carvajal on Metadata
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. 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. 🌐 Website: https://insidephotoorganizing.com/ 📩 Submit a question for the show (https://insidephotoorganizing.com/submit-question) Hosted by Certified Professional Photo Managers sharing real-world solutions from client work and decades in tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 1, 2026 • 1h 4min
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Photo Organizing Jeopardy Part Two
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2025 • 57min
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Photo Organizing Jeopardy Part One
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2025 • 1h 5min
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Angie Miner - Genealogy
Angie Miner, a genealogist and photo preservation specialist, combines family-history research with photographic expertise. She discusses using photos as evidence, dating images by type and clothing, organizing files and naming conventions, integrating photos into pedigree charts, and tools for researching records and preserving provenance.
Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 6min
Season 3-Episode-28 - Tammy Copenhaver
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 18min
Season3-Episode-27 - David Vaskevitch Mylio Photos
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 1, 2025 • 51min
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Paul Einarsen Apple Photos Part Two
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2025 • 54min
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Paul Einarsen Apple Photos Part One
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
