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Clean up your holiday pics!

declutter holiday pictures organization Dec 27, 2022

Whether you are still cleaning up from Christmas, traveling back home or are already back to work, NOW is the time to clean up and organize your holiday photos! This is just as important, if not more, as cleaning up your dishes and decor! And the best part? It only takes a few minutes! 

 

 

First, put your holiday pictures in one album.

Apple Users
  1. Open Apple Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "ALBUMS" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Click the "+" sign in the top left corner
  4. Select "New Album"
  5. Give your album a title such as "Holiday 2022" and click "SAVE"
  6. Click on all of your photos from Christmas (you will clean them up later)
  7. Click "DONE" in the top right corner
 
Google Photos Users 
  1. Open Google Photos App from your phone 
  2. Click "LIBRARY" at the bottom of your screen
  3. Click the "+" sign in the top left corner to create a new album
  4. Give your album a title such as "Holiday 2022" and click "DONE" in the bottom left corner
  5. Click "SELECT PHOTOS"
  6. Click on all of your photos from Christmas (you will clean them up later)
  7. Click "ADD" in the top right corner

Next, clean up your album.
This step is incredibly important and often overlooked! But if you have ever found yourself endlessly scrolling through your camera roll trying to find that one picture to no avail, you can imagine the benefits of having only the best of the best in your album! 


Delete Junk
Get rid of any screenshots, pictures of recipes, grocery lists, receipts or even pictures that were accidentally taken of the ground or bottom of your shoe! We all have at least a few of these photos that can and should be deleted because you will never need them again! 


Delete Multiple Copies
We all take a handful of pictures of the exact same moment in an attempt to get at least one where everyone looks good! By default, we end up with dozens, maybe even hundreds, of extra pictures from a single holiday or celebration! So go through your holiday album and delete all of your multiple copies, saving only the best ONE of the set! 

Finally, share your pictures!

Whether you share just a few of your favorites or the entire album, it is likely you captured moments someone else missed. What a gift to share those memories so your friends and families will have their own copies too! 

Starting small, even with a single holiday, will take the stress out of finding, sharing and even printing your pictures later! 

All the best,
Melissa