A new year is here and it’s time for you to get organized. Take a deep breath. It’ll be fine. The first place you can start on your journey to an organized home – and ultimately and organized life – is with your photo collection. Chances are, if you’re like most people, your photos have been sitting in a pile or a box somewhere collecting dust. It’s time to change that and StorePhotos.com is here to help with some easy storage solutions that are sure to get you organized so you can enjoy the rest of 2010 clutter-free:

Photo Storage Boxes
First and foremost, start out by getting those albums and crafting supplies in order by using some of the Photo Storage Boxes from StorePhotos.com. Available in a variety of sizes and designs, these archival-safe photo storage containers are perfect for stashing away your photos, albums, scrapbooking supplies, and more. Use them to get your craft closet or office in order, or, create a space that can be used just for building beautiful photo displays. Either way, these boxes are the first step in getting organized for the new year.

Photo Albums and Scrapbooks
Next, look to take all of those photos and put them into something that can be enjoyed for many years to come. Instead of stuffing your memories into a shoebox or envelope, try displaying your snapshots in one of the beautiful photo albums or scrapbooks from StorePhotos.com. Made by Pioneer, these durable yet stylish photo storage options are perfect for getting those memories in order. Choose from a variety of sizes and styles to find the perfect fit for your collection.

Photo CD/DVD Storage Boxes
Do a lot of digital photography? Need a place to store your backup disks or burned photo albums? Use a photo storage box specially designed for storing disks to get things organized so you’re never caught rooting through your desk to find that CD you’ve been looking for. Have photo editing software or scrapbooking program disks? Feel free to use these storage boxes to organize them too!

Read the Manual
It’s really that simple. Your camera manual is the first place to start to learn how to take good pictures. Know how your camera settings work and what settings work best in a certain environment. Shooting on the Auto mode is fine if you’re not camera savvy, though you can notice a big difference in quality once you start to play with the features.

Change Your Orientation
Instead of shooting every photo horizontally, instead opt to take some vertical or tilted shots. These can better capture certain scenes and made for easy to frame, easy to display shots.

Move From the Middle
You can instantly make any photo interesting by not placing your subject in the center of your viewfinder. Instead, imagine there is a tic-tac-toe board on your screen. Now move the object to one of the intersection points on your imaginary grid, lock the focus, then shoot! You’ll get an interesting picture that’s composed well without the hassle.

Spring cleaning can be both celebrated and dreaded in households around the nation. However, when it comes to organizing your photos, keeping those memories in order can prove to be both an enlightening and rewarding experience. When your photographs are organized, it’s easier to keep track of your favorite memories in a way that preserves them for years to come.

Choosing to store your photos in archival quality photo albums can be just one way that you can get your favorite events with family and friends in order. Not to mention, organizing your digital photo CDs can also be effective in streamlining the way to archive the passage of time with your family and friends in mind.

As you look through old photographs during organization, you can be inspired to do something fun with a family member, call up on old friend, or even dare to do something you’ve never done before.
Treasured memories can often inspire, so let your spring cleaning season get a bit more inspirational. Go through your favorite photos and store them in Archival Quality Photo Albums or Digital Photo CD Albums to keep them safe for future years (and even generations!).

Do you keep back-ups of all your photos on CD? StorePhotos.com has the digital photo album to organize them all! The 48 pocket Digital Photo CD Album makes a perfect storage solution, and there’s room for a photo so you have a visual reference for your CD’s pictures.
You could also store all your digital media in a Heavy Duty Storage Box. This will allow you to hold plenty of CDs, and be able to stack them away out of children’s reach.

Storing your digital media will not only keep it all organized, but also in better condition. Start a habit of storing such items in containers and folders like the ones listed above. Create a system that works for you, and be sure to label them accordingly. Try these Photo CD Markers to label your digital media. They’re designed to adhere to the slick surfaces of CDs.