Photos with Sherita Podcast | Photos + Stories = Love

PWS #27 Featured Guest-Lisa Winningkoff Episode #27 of Photos with Sherita features Professional Photo Organizer Lisa Winningkoff.  Lisa shares with us how she made the transition from being a CPA for 25 years to running a profitable and successful photo organizing business (all in a few year's time)! Lisa provides concrete tips on how to reinvent yourself if you are thinking about a career change (full or part-time) to a photo organizer. Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Quick Tips: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use Connect with Lisa if you need a New Orleans photo organizer or even if you don't live in the area she offers her services remotely too! Are you thinking you might want to be a photo organizer? Learn what Lisa reveals as her best tip for a new photo organizer! If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

PWS #26 Featured Guest - Angela from Archival Methods Episode #26 of Photos with Sherita features Archival Methods General Manager, Angela. Archival Methods is known for their photo-safe, archival, and acid-free storage boxes and containers for photographs, memorabilia and other keepsake heirlooms. Angela will share her favorite products and she also shares new and exciting product updates from Archival Methods. Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use: Archival Methods coupon code good for 20% off anything in the store!! PHOTOS19 expires 8/31/2019 We mentioned a couple of products in the podcast, here are the slide boxes and the beautiful metal edge boxes. If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

PWS #25 Featured Guests-Kim & Tamara from Pixelwinx Episode #25 of Photos with Sherita is about iPhone tips. Kim & Tamara are excited to share with you that Pixelwinx celebrated its 6th birthday this year with their client’s growing photo collections, custom photo albums, slideshows, scanning services, and many iPhone photos! Both Kim and Tamara also love teaching clients how to use their iPhones like Pros so they added iPhone Education to the mix and that is what they share on the podcast with you today! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Here you will find the book Sherra mentions in the podcast along with other Mother's Day gift ideas: Want to dive deeper into iPhone classes and work with experts? Visit Kim & Tamara at Pixelwinx Love listening to the podcast and want more tips? Listen to this podcast for more tips on taking better phone photos. If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Featured Guest - Chris Southard, CDS Media Solutions Episode #23 of Photos with Sherita is an interview with scanning professional Chris Southard. Chris is the owner of CDS Media Solutions providing high quality professional scanning and photo organizing services to clients in the Cincinnati area. Because of his photography background, he has a passion for helping others preserve their memories. He has been an APPO member since early 2013. Chris is also the photographer for the West Virginia University Marching Band and the University of Cincinnati Marching Band. Listen in as Chris shares a bit about himself, how his business has evolved and the sweet story behind his favorite photo! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Below are some of the resources we mention in this episode: Chris Southard's professional scanning tips can be found by listing to the podcast or by visiting his website CDS Media Solutions. On the podcast Chris recommended the Epson V600 Photo Scanner as a perfect starter scanner along with some tips on how to use. If you need help getting photos off your phone so you can start telling your photo story download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Stories from Old Photos Episode #23 of Photos with Sherita we talk about the stories we discover from old photos. Sherra reveals childhood stories she learns from her mom when she sends her a restored version. Rita continues to learn stories from her parents using the Story Worth website and their prompts. Whatever old photos you have, pick a few of your favorite and ask your loved ones about the story behind the faces in the photo. The stories that you discover are glimpses into lives of the past, sometimes fascinating and other times disappointing, but they always connect us to those in the photos in a new way. Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use: Rita uses (and loves) StoryWorth to tell her parent’s story. Each week they send you questions, you write a story (or record it) and then at the end of a year the stories are bound into a beautiful keepsake book. Photos can be added to match the questions that have been answered! If you want to find a local company to restore a photo for you go here and type in your zipcode. The results will show you any local photo restoration specialist. If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Featured Guest - Hazel Thornton from Organized for Life Episode #22 of Photos with Sherita is an interview with Hazel Thornton. Hazel is a professional organizer and photo organizer based in Albuquerque, NM; a genealogist and the creator of The Clutter Flow Chart Collection. Remember the Menendez Trial? Hazel was former Juror #9 on the 1st Menendez brothers' murders trial (and author of Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror). Listen in as Hazel shares a bit about herself, how her business started and the sweet story behind Hazel's favorite photo! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Below are some of the resources we mention in this episode: Hazel has flow charts for all aspects of home and business life - visit her website to see if there is one that will help you eliminate some of your clutter. If you think you might want to learn a bit more about genealogy Hazel's blog post Top 10 Reasons Why Genealogy is for Everybody! might be the perfect read for you. If you need help getting photos off your phone so you can start telling your photo story download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Mother's Day Gift Ideas Episode #21 of Photos with Sherita is about Mother's Day Gift Ideas. And...guess what, they are not photos!! Yes, we agree anything photo related is an excellent and priceless gift for any occasion, we just thought we'd mix it up and share with you a couple of our personal favorites that our kids have gifted to us. Happy Mother's Day!! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Here you will find the book Sherra mentions in the podcast along with other Mother's Day gift ideas: I Love You Mom And Here's Why - a lovely book that enables you to give the gift of stories. Have too many digital photos and can't decide which ones to print? Try Nixplay - always an excellent Mother's Day gift! It's our favorite digital photo frame. Want to send a framed photo as a gift? Try Pictli! Pick from hundreds of frame sizes and styles, upload a photo and they do the rest. This includes shipping in beautifully wrapped packaging with a gift message. This is a perfect Mother's Day gift for any special lady in your life!! If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

How to Document Your Photo Stories! Episode #20 of Photos with Sherita is about documenting your stories and the different ways you can capture the stories of your loved ones. In this episode, we share with you 3 ways that we have used to document stories for both our clients and loved ones. Here are 3 of our favorites - tune into the podcast to get more details! 1-Pick a favorite notebook and use old fashioned pen and paper :) 2-Use an app on your phone or the recording feature on any mobile device 3-Use Story Worth or any online company that offers a story documenting service Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Below are some of the resources we mention in this episode: Sherra's favorite book to help ensure your precious legacy is shared: To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come by Bob Greene Rita uses (and loves) StoryWorth to tell her parent's story. Each week they send you questions, you write a story (or record it) and then at the end of a year the stories are bound into a beautiful keepsake book. Photos can be added to match the questions that have been answered! If you need help getting photos off your phone so you can start telling your photo story download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Photo Story Inspiration...You Can Be a Storyteller too! Episode #19 of Photos with Sherita is about telling your story and capturing the stories of your loved ones. In this episode, we ask each other 3 questions (about an event/occasion) to help inspire you to share your photo story. Here are 3 steps to get started: 1-Ask a specific question - refer to the resources below for inspiration 2-Record the story (pen and paper or recording app) and if you have a photo to match great, but it is not necessary 3-Start today Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Below are some of the resources we mention in this episode: Sherra's favorite book to help ensure your precious legacy is shared: To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come by Bob Greene Rita has used (and loves) StoryWorth to tell her parent's story. Each week they send you questions, you write a story (or record it) and then at the end of a year the stories are bound into a beautiful keepsake book. Photos can be added to match the questions that have been answered! If you need help getting photos off your phone so you can start telling your photo story download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Tips to Help You Decide Which of Your Precious Photos are #frameworthy? Episode #18 of Photos with Sherita is a candid discussion about framing your favorite photos. If you look around your office, family room, bedroom how many framed photos do you see? We share suggestions on where to buy frames and what special occasions or experiences inspire you to print photos to display in your home or office.  Be sure to listen for our best #frameworthy suggestions! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, for quick links to our favorite pro tools that we use. Below are some of the resources we mention in this episode: Have too many digital photos and can't decide which ones to print? Try Nixplay! Our favorite digital photo frame. Want to send a framed photo as a gift? Try Pictli! Pick from hundreds of frame sizes and styles, upload a photo and they do the rest. This includes shipping in beautifully wrapped packaging with a gift message. This is a perfect gift for anyone!! If you need help getting photos off your phone download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

3 Tips on How to Print Photos from Your Phone 3 Ways to Print Photos from Your Phone Episode #17 of Photos with Sherita is short, sweet and full of great tips on how to print your favorite phone photos. Here are my favorite things about a printed photo: I can touch it, I can write on the back of it and I can easily share it without using any technology!!  If you are ready to print some of your photos grab your phone, pick your favorites and do the following: 1) Email yourself your favorite photos and then upload to print at Mpix, Pinhole Press or Costco 2) Find a local camera shop and use their kiosk to print - if you do not know how to use the kiosk it is very likely the friendly person behind the counter will help you 3) Buy a HP Sprocket printer, some paper and a carrying case and you can print photos wherever you have WI-FI! Tell us in the comments below one thing you LOVE about the printed photo! We'd love to hear from you. PS - if you need help getting your photos off your phone be sure to download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources mentioned in this episode: ParaboPress - a photo printing app! Use the code COVWFP to get 25 square prints FREE. Visit MPix or Pinhole Press for sweet prints of your favorite photos. Download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Visit our Favorite Tools Page  for quick links to resources we love and use in our businesses. Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Featured Podcast Guest-Meg Calton Featured Guest-Meg Calton from Snap Happy Mom Episode #16 of Photos with Sherita is an interview with Meg Calton. Meg is a mom of 3 with sweet baby 4 on the way, a professional photographer, and the owner of SnapHappyMom.com. Meg shares with us a her all time favorite photo (see above) and the sweet story behind it. Meg's passion is helping moms learn how to use their cameras and take better pictures of their families. Be sure to listen to the end where Meg offers a coupon code for her DSLR Camera Photography, Photography Tips For Moms, and Smartphone Photography Cheat Sheets just for our listeners. Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing Resources: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, "I'M READY" I Need to Backup My Digital Photos for quick links to these resources: Dropbox for your cloud storage External Hard Drive for your Photo Hub Download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Featured Podcast Guest-Ryan Ducie Featured Guest-Ryan Ducie from Nixplay Episode #15 of Photos with Sherita is an interview with Ryan Ducie, head of marketing at Nixplay. Tune in to hear a sweet story about one of Ryan's favorite childhood photos (shown above) and learn how he got started with his career in the photo industry and ultimately landed at Nixplay. Also, be sure to listen all the way to the end for details on how to enter to win a FREE Silver Nixplay Iris Wi-Fi Cloud Frame - $179.99 value!! The winner will be announced on February 15th, 2019, be sure to listen and enter by midnight on Valentine's Day! Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing resources mentioned in this episode: Nixplay Frame So many things to love about this frame. The Iris model is our personal favorite. Check them out for yourself or the perfect photo gift. You might just need more than one for different rooms in your house! External Hard Drive (EHD) for your Photo Hub (Mac) (Windows). You will want to save your best photos here and then display on your Nixplay frame! Are some of your favorite photos on your phone? Download the free guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be most appreciative if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. We love to hear from our listeners and reviews also help other people find our podcast. If you would like to talk to us directly, leave a note for us in the comment section below, we respond to all comments and can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Share Your Photos and Photo Stories Featured Guest & Case Study-Ann Episode #14 of Photos with Sherita is an interview with a very special guest! Ann is a mom, grandma, and a middle-school teacher. She has a love/hate relationship with technology and decided that 2019 was the year she was going to be the boss of her photos! Listen along as Ann describes what she wants to do with her photos and the challenges she encountered on her way to setting up a process to "own" her photos. Show Notes Note: Some links below may be affiliate links which means we'll receive compensation if you purchase through the links (at no additional cost to you and help support this podcast so thank you!). Please know that we only recommend products and services we have tested and tried ourselves. Photo Organizing resources mentioned in this episode: Visit our Favorite Tools Page, and go to the tab"I'M READY" I Need to Backup My Digital Photos for quick links to these resources: Dropbox for your cloud storage External Hard Drive for your Photo Hub Download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be so grateful if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. Reviews also help other people find our podcast and we love to hear from our listeners! Let's talk! Leave a note for us in the comment section below. We can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file

Share Your Photos and Photo Stories Make 2019 Your Year to Celebrate Your Photos & Stories In episode #13 of Photos with Sherita we are kicking off 2019! We are going to share less about technology and a lot more about how to tell your family stories and different ways to celebrate your photos. We have podcast guests, giveaways and a case study in the coming weeks! Be sure to subscribe to listen today! Free Backup Your Photos on Your Phone Guide: Download our Free Guide: 3 Simple Ways to Backup Photos on Your Phone. We have an Android and an iPhone version! We created this guide just for you to help you free your photos from your phone! There are 3 backup options so you get to choose what works for you. Let us know your favorite phone photo backup option in the comments below! Subscribe & Review in iTunes! Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re on a journey to get your photos organized and tell their stories we would love for you to subscribe today: Click here to subscribe in iTunes! If you are feeling some photo love, we would be so grateful if you wrote a review for us on iTunes. Reviews also help other people find our podcast and we love to hear from our listeners! Let's talk! Leave a note for us in the comment section below. We can't wait to hear your photo stories. Download the mp3 file