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<\/a><\/p>\n1. Collect everything.<\/strong> Start a file on your main computer and download your memory card(s). Ask each person who shot photos to share\u00a0them with you via email, USB drive, or Dropbox and add those photos to the master file. Sign into your PhotoPass account to be sure you can view all of your pictures.<\/p>\n 2. Thin the herd.<\/strong> Although we now have the ability to save every megabyte of data, it doesn’t mean we should. Delete the blurry snaps. Pick the best shot from a series of photos. Deftly remove any that make you look too Goofy!<\/p>\n 3. Back it up.<\/strong> If your computer crashed, what would happen to these Disney vacation photos, and all of the photos you’ve taken over the years? It would make you\u00a0cry if\u00a0that happened. Don’t ask me how I know.<\/em> It’s wise to have a non-connected duplicate, whether it’s a cloud-based account or an external drive.<\/p>\n One Photopass picture, raw and with two different borders<\/em><\/p>\n 4. Edit.<\/strong> You don’t need to be a Photoshop wizard, but harness your computer’s software and filters to make the most of your photos. Crop in tighter. Make a horizontal shot a gorgeous slim vertical. See if that dark shot can be salvaged with a little processing. Add borders to your Photopass pictures<\/a>, but don’t forget you have a 30-day deadline to edit and order your photos.<\/p>\n The back of this childhood photo of me says “Grumpy and friend” in my father’s precise engineer’s printing. I’m still not sure which one of us he was calling what, but I treasure the description almost as much as the photo.<\/em><\/p>\n 5. Label yourself.<\/strong> Write captions or descriptions for your photos. Why was that picture so funny or what “Disney first” did it represent? Who did you run into? You won’t remember a year from now.<\/p>\n 6. Be social-media savvy.<\/strong> Boring your relatives with a slideshow has been replaced with oversharing on social media. Consider\u00a0where the line is between “we had an awesome vacation” and bragging. Maybe it’s enough to have\u00a0a couple of family\u00a0shots for Instagram, a small album for Facebook, and reserving the mass of the photos for a personal blog or Disney trip report for those who want every last detail.<\/p>\n 7. Gather the leftovers.<\/strong> Hunt down park maps, tickets, napkins, celebration buttons, pins, etc. and keep them in one place. Right now they seem like trash, but you might want them later for crafts (or they might even become valuable!)<\/p>\n 8. Bring your\u00a0photos to life!<\/strong>\u00a0This is the most important step. Take\u00a0your photos out of digital limbo and\u00a0use them<\/strong>!\u00a0Make collage frames (above) or shadowboxes. Download them to\u00a0your tablet or phone to swipe\u00a0through — my children love doing this. Use\u00a0a favorite picture as your screensaver. Make albums of photos and give them as gifts to your vacation companions. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n