As digital photo collections overwhelm, a new growing profession is coming to the rescue: the personal photo curator.
The average family may shoot four thousand photos in a year. If you have been taking pictures since the iPhone 3G came out in 2008, it means that now, after 14 years of a trigger-happy existence, you are inundated with over 50,000 photos. And you probably cannot find a perfect shot from a vacation you took just three years ago., who can make sense of your photo mess and get your collection organized and, more importantly, functional.
As much as our phones have made it easy to shoot mind-numbing quantities of photos, they have also made us more aware of how many photos we actually take. Thankfully, that awareness raises a question worth asking. Is it sustainable for us to keep shooting at the same rate? © Isabelle Dervaux If you compare it with past years, it climbs every year for nearly everyone. Note that screenshots are included, and it also contains photos from others like WhatsApp and edited versions from other apps like Instagram, for example, which can add up.
Taking pictures of picture-takers is becoming a habit. Here at Niagara Falls in 2015, smartphones and GoPros in action © Isabelle DervauxMost photo organizers work independently, but Dervaux prefers to work collaboratively. She can operate side by side with someone or via Zoom. One can be on the computer, while the other tags favorite photos on the iPhone. She calls this body double to get things done.
Photos trash. A shoe box contains about 1,000 photos—a useful measure gleaned from experience. All of these happen to be fails and are destined for the trash. © Isabelle Dervaux It’s all about changing habits, says Dervaux. Parents will keep taking pictures for the rest of their lives. I encourage them to keep only what they love, need, or use.“Stop overshooting just because you can,” she implores her clients. “Your children do not want to get your 100,000 photos.”
“Having constraints makes it easier to make decisions when your brain is overwhelmed. I don’t force anyone to delete, but if they don’t, the so-so pictures will drag the rest of the photos down and make it harder to appreciate the great ones. Most families want a yearly photo album or print at least some. This system makes it super simple. You take 10% of each selection and repeat.
Viewing the camera roll year by year on an iPhone can reveal trends you might not be aware of otherwise. For example, in 2022 the proliferation of screenshots, documents, and other recorded information is overwhelming pictures of people. Screenshot by James Christie iPhone and his photos“I do prepare [print] collections for digitizing,” offers Dervaux. “I recommend getting re-acquainted, decluttering, and organizing all your photos before scanning.
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