BONUS Tiny Task #5 - Brainstorming Your Photo Locations

Bonus Tiny Task: Brain Dump Your Photo Collection

Where are all of your photos?

Not just the ones on your iPhone or computer, but the ones tucked away in old albums, photo boxes, external hard drives, CDs, DVDs, old computers, VHS tapes, memory cards, slides, negatives, and all the other places your photo history may still be living.

This bonus Tiny Task is designed to help you take one simple step toward clarity—without organizing a single photo.

New to the "Where Are My Photos?" Series?

This is a bonus episode that wraps up our Where Are My Photos? Tiny Task series.

If you missed the earlier episodes, you can catch up here:

🎧 Parent Episode: Where Do My Photos Actually Live?

🎧 Tiny Task #1: Explore Your Photos App

🎧 Tiny Task #2: How Did That Get in My Camera Roll?

🎧 Tiny Task #3: Understanding Shared Albums

🎧 Tiny Task #4: Do My Photos Really Live in the Cloud?

This Week's Bonus Tiny Task

Today's task is simple.

Create a Photo Location Brain Dump.

Take about 20 minutes to write down every place you think your photos might live outside of your current computer or iPhone.

Think about:

• Photo albums

• Photo boxes

• Plastic bins

• Old computers

• External hard drives

• CDs or DVDs

• Memory cards

• VHS tapes

• Camcorder tapes

• Slides

• Negatives

• Any other place your memories may be stored

Don't make a plan.

Don't decide what to keep.

Don't count everything.

Simply create a list.

If questions or ideas come to mind while you're writing, jot those down too. Your future self will thank you.

And if you reach 20 minutes and still aren't finished, stop there. Tiny Tasks are meant to stay tiny. You can always continue another day.

Free Download

To make this even easier, we've created a Photo Location Brainstorm Template you can print or complete digitally.

📄👉 Download it here:

Key Takeaways

✔ Sometimes it's the thought clutter we need to tame before we tackle the physical clutter.

✔ You don't need to organize your collection today—you simply need to know where it lives.

✔ Getting your photo locations out of your head and onto paper often brings immediate relief and clarity.

✔ Small, intentional steps build momentum—and momentum makes organizing feel possible.

Coming Up Next

In two weeks, we're kicking off a brand-new Tiny Task series by answering one of the most Googled iPhone questions:

"Why is my iPhone so full?"

We'll help you understand what's really taking up your storage, what matters, what doesn't, and how to make sense of it all—without the overwhelm.

If you're enjoying Sorted-It-Out, we'd love it if you'd follow or subscribe, leave a rating or review, or share the podcast with someone who's ready to bring a little more clarity to their photo world.

Until next time...

Keep making progress, keep building momentum, and keep sorting it out.