Stupid EASY Mobile Workflow
Today we are talking about how to better manage your pictures on your (smart) mobile devices. There’s a good chance that you’re walking around with tens of thousands of images in your pocket or purse, which is phenomenally cool and amazing, but it can also feel pretty overwhelming—especially if you’re not getting a few of them off those devices and into your life.
It’s predicted that 1,436,300,000,000 digital images will be taken across the world in 2020. That’s a staggering number, but what are these images worth if we don’t connect a few of them to personal stories. Without this kind of meaning attached, images—even in the trillions—are mere eye candy. Fun for sure, but not super useful—especially to the next generation.
I use and teach a SUPER easy 3-step workflow with the Photos app on my iPhone that I’ll walk you through in today’s episode. This workflow is SO easy, I’m calling it stupid easy—which simply means ANYONE can do it and doing it will change how you interact with the photos you take.
Here’s a quick overview …
Designate some (very few overall) of your images as 🤍 favorites.
Create albums—one each for the general categories of Us, People, Places and Things and begin curating some of your favorite photos into these categories. These collections will grow over time and will show you patterns of personality and daily life that will enrich your storytelling.
Set up temporary albums for projects you want to start (and finish). This is such a simple thing to do and yet very few people know to do it. As soon as you conceive of a new project—even a scrapbook page—set up an album and start collecting photos. When you’re ready to sit down and create, your photos will be ready to print and then when your project is complete, delete the album.
My longtime friend, Ann Johnson is my expert guest today …
Ann has adapted principles I teach in Finding Photo Freedom for years AND she knows the Android platform as well as Google photos and Adobe Lightroom, so she is able to translate what I do on my iPhone to these tools.
Of course you’ll get to hear additional insight from Ann and learn more about some of the projects she is working on. You can follow her on Instagram @annacejohnson 📲😀
Ann, like so many others loves and uses the Project Life app for both iPhone and Android. To learn more, visit beckyhiggins.com.
NOTE: I will be teaching Finding Photo Freedom early in 2021. Be sure you’re signed up for my email list so you don’t miss out on any of the details. I also have a FREE course that introduces you to my philosophy and approach.
I started this episode with Jack Johnson’s song, Pictures.
