Calgary Photo Solutions

How do you begin to capture a life and tell the story of someone you love? Through stories, recollections, and pictures.

Our photos connect us to the moments we treasure and the ones we love. Too often, though, when we reach for a photo, we’re left digging through disorganized piles. Fire, flood, or data corruption put these precious images at further risk.

Services

Calgary Photo Solutions offers consultation and coaching for both professional photo organizers and ordinary families looking to organize their collections and bring their photos back into their lives. I specialize in coaching printed photo organization, digital album creation and dealing with water-damaged photos. We currently offer in-house scanning services as well.

As a Certified Forever Ambassador, I offer consultations with users of Forever online services and software programs. I am also a Certified Privacy Advocate with The Photo Managers, and can show you how to make sure your online activities with your photos are safe and secure.

Kathy’s Coaching

I have set up a page on Substack, as a gentle guide for anyone looking to organize their family photos, keepsakes, and memories. I offer coaching, tips, and inspiration to help you bring your stories to life. Whether you’re just starting or feeling stuck, you’ll find encouragement and practical ideas here. I also share advice for handling damaged photos and recommend trusted tools I’ve used throughout my career. If your family’s memories are hiding in boxes, this is a place to begin honoring and celebrating them. Going forward, I will be blogging on my Substack under @kathyscoaching.

About

I am a lifelong memory keeper and storyteller. I believe that everyone has a story to tell, through photos, videos, audio, documents, and the “stuff” we collect and inherit.  When my twins were two, I realized how many photos I was taking and wanted to have a way to organize and share them.  In 1999, I joined Creative Memories as a consultant to help others organize and share their photos. I worked with many other moms with small children to help find the time to make memorable albums for our children.  I learned that time, overwhelm, and lack of organization were the biggest obstacles preventing  most people from preserving and telling their stories.

To help people with this overwhelm, in 2012, I founded Calgary Photo Solutions and joined The Photo Managers, becoming a Certified Professional Photo Manager.  I worked with many families in Southern Alberta to organize, digitize and share their photos.  During severe flooding in Southern Alberta in 2013, I saved thousands of photos for local families. I am a Certified Adult Educator, and presented at The Photo Managers Conferences in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I am a Certified Forever Ambassador, and a trained Privacy Advocate.

In 2022, I decided to retire from organizing other people’s photos and focus on my family’s collection.  As I sit here surrounded by my photos, ephemera, and stories, I’m happy to help you with advice, coaching, and recommendations for products and services I use and love.

Photos Matter. Stories Matter. Celebrate Yours.