Are you one of those people who have a photo management problem? Like, spilling out of boxes and envelopes, or taking up more and more space on your phone or laptop or multiple flash drives? You are not alone! So many people are struggling to organize their zillions of photographs that a new profession has been created: The Photo Manager. If you think you would enjoy the challenge of organizing other people’s photos, photo management might make a great full-time business or side gig. Cathi Nelson became a professional photo manager almost by accident.  When she realized it was a new type of business that was needed all over the country, she founded The Photo Managers, a professional organization that offers training and certification. The Photo Managers now has 650 members worldwide and there’s lots of room for new entrants into the profession.

Topics include:

• Her move from scrapbooking to photo organization
• How organizing analog photos is different from digital photos.
• Her move from working with clients to setting up a framework for an entirely new profession
• The “why” behind our motivation for take and saving photos
• The ABC’s of photo organizing 
• Which photos can you safely discard?
• The best way to save your photos before it’s too late
• Steps to becoming a certified professional photo organizer
• Easy-to-do side hustles that are lucrative
• The Photo Managers’ annual education conference
• Tips for DIY photo organizing
• The 80/20 rule for photo curation

Resources:  

The Photo Managers

Photo Organizing Made Easy: Going from Overwhelmed to Overjoyed by Cathi Nelson