One of the most challenging things about building a scrapbook is choosing which photos to include. If you have a lot of photos, it might take a while before you can really choose the ones that fit your scrapbook’s theme and flow.

Organizing your photos can also be very sentimental. You will see the photos of better times and the memories will just come to you. One downside to building a scrapbook is feeling that nostalgia, and being extremely aware that the events have all happened in the PAST. Nonetheless, your task of organizing your family photos for your scrapbook is a fitting tribute to those memories, and should not be considered a chore.

Here are some steps to effectively and rapidly organize your family photos

1. First, designate an are inside your house for your project. The space must be free of clutter initially, to allow you to move the photos around as you sort through them.

2. Next, put the photos that are promising (in terms of inclusion in the scrapbook), and put away those that are damaged. Polaroid pictures should be piled separately because they leak and may damage the others permanently.

3. Make copies of the photos you chose. These will allow you to be creative and not worry about making mistakes.

4. Start arranging the photos again, this time in chronological order, by events, by the people in the photos or by holidays.

Some more Helpful Tips

If you’re compiling photos for a wedding scrapbook, you should include the photos of the couple while growing up.

If it’s a family tree, organize according to the side of the family the photos were from.

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