Through this tedious experience I have learned some valuable lessons...
--We MUST become MUCH more organized and systematic when saving and backing up our travel photos (ie renaming/categorizing them by date-- why? see next bullet)
--We MUST check the date and time on our camera before we take pictures (at least on long term trips) because I HAVE TO HAVE my trip pictures in chronological order to keep my brain at peace... I don't understand why exactly... apparently there is a wee bit of activity on the left side of my brain!
I was so proud of finishing the organizational process of our Africa pictures, that I scoured through each and every one of our external hard drives, and corralled thousands of images from many of our other travels into neat and tidy folders! Ahhh, a girl can really breathe when her photos are organized!
I didn't have much time to look through the images in depth, but the glimpses I did manage were amazing! WOW!!! We've had some pretty incredible experiences in the last couple of years. Let's see... we have Jordan 2007, two Oman trips 2008, Thailand spring break 2008, Thailand/Laos/Cambodia summer 2008, Nepal spring 2009, South Africa/Namibia/Botswana/Zambia/Malawi/Tanzania/Kenya summer 2009... I think that should keep me busy for a while!
Despite the enormity of this task, I am feeling even more DETERMINED to get ALL of our travel photos not only organized, but edited, and either on our walls (in the sad, empty frames that have been hanging there for 2+ years) or in coffee table books within the school year! I WILL DO THIS!!!
Here is one lovely image from our first trip to Thailand, on a sweltering afternoon in April '08. Let's hope I have all of these photos taken care of before we head back this coming April!!!
1 comments:
Good on you! Sounds like a mammoth, but very satisfying job and you will absolutely love being able to look back on your photographs and truly enjoy them in future years.
I am very envious of all your travels. It's all a little bit more expensive and takes some extra logistical planning with children. Often time is out biggest hurdle. With all our family in the UK we are duty bound to visit every couple of years or so - but that takes away all our travel budget and of course leaves little time to see new places.
We've decided that next time we go over we're going to be a little selfish and have less time in the UK and more 'family time' on the way there and back, enjoying a decent couple of stop-overs.
We'd love to take six months off work, school etc., get a camper van and just roam with the children... maybe some time in the future x
In the meantime I shall enjoy hearing of your travels, with a touch of envy :) x
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