How many photos do you have in your digital collection? What about your print collection? What about film, video and other memorabilia? It’s time to take a photo inventory.
Assess the mess. It’s time to take an photo inventory! You need to know how many photos you have so you can plan the scope of your project and the time involved.
Digital Photo Inventory
Taking a count of your digital photos can be done in a few clicks. Be sure to look for various formats for digital photos such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, and Raw.
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Printed photos are a little less exact.
Professional photo organizers measure photos or weigh them when estimating. A one-inch stack of photos is approximately 100 pictures. This number may be less if you are working with older photos which may have a thicker backing. If you weigh boxes of photos, 6-7 pounds is the equivalent of 1000-1200 photos.
Don’t forget your slides. A circular slide carousel holds either 80 or 140 slides. If you are unsure about the slides you have, you can check out this rare slide guide.
Home Movie Inventory
When counting your home movie collection, you will find it helpful to count the various film and video formats. Not sure how to determine the formats? These two links will take you to The National Archives for information on how to identify them.
And don’t forget to count your memorabilia!
What are your final numbers?
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