We believe everyone deserves a photo collection that makes them happy!
We are a Calgary based business dedicated to helping you preserve your family photos and stories. We handle all of your needs locally, and treat your photos and videos like the treasures they are. We use high quality Kodak and Epson scanners and processes that have worked for many, many clients.
Kim's Story
Like most of you, I had "Organize Photos" on my to-do list, and even as a stay-at-home mom, it sat there for ten years. I started a number of times, but each year it became more overwhelming and other things took priority. When my to-do list came down to "Organize Photos" and "Update Resume" it was time to start organizing!
Turns out that my love of photos, family stories, technology, organizing, planning, and puzzles makes Photo Organizer the perfect job for me!
Our solutions developed over time, as I worked through my own collection, then those of family and friends. I've learned that every collection is different and presents it's own set of challenges but by standardizing our processes, and following industry best practices, we can work our way through any collection.
Is your photo collection a mess?
Perfect! I love a challenge!
Kim Zjalic - Chief Photo Organizer
Conquering digital chaos since 2016!
We believe in FAMILY - strengthening connections, preserving memories and sharing stories makes us stronger.
We choose SIMPLICITY - solutions that work. Every time.
We understand TRUST - your memories are treasures, we're honoured you trust us with your family photo collections.
We value HAPPINESS - making you happy makes us happy!
“Kim was a delight to work with, offering an efficient and cost-effective way to preserve our memories for posterity. We highly recommend her!” Ruth and Phil
“Kim was meticulous and efficient, it's so nice to be organized!” Sue
Love from our clients
Like many people, we had a big box of old home video tapes buried in a forgotten corner of the house. Some were almost 30 years old! We never watched them because they were of various formats and we had no equipment to play them on. We feared that the tapes had deteriorated and we might not be able to view them.
We discovered Family Photo Solutions and reached out to Kim. She immediately put us at ease, explained everything, gave us a quote, and stayed in touch with us throughout her work.
Watching our movies on TV with the whole family brought laughter and tears. We surprised our kids with them and they were thrilled! We are looking forward to lots of viewing times and indexing the best parts.
Kim understands that these are our treasured moments, that they are precious, and she showed so much care. We recommend her services without reservation.
Ann & Wayne Hoff
I used Kim to scan years of family photos a 1,000 plus. She did an amazing job! The quality of the old photos is excellent. In addition, I had Kim prepare a hard cover book using the phots selecting what she thought would be memorable for my kids. Their father passed when they were young and I wanted them to have a keepsake and some memories to treasure. I gave the books to my 2 Adult children at Christmas and it brough tears to both their eyes. I was beyond words when I saw them. Thank you for making this such a wonderful, easy and treasured memories for us. I would definitely recommend Kim. She is very professional and has a keen eye for details. Thank you so much!
Marilyn
Since the early 1980’s our family has been collecting photos of all kinds. Our children’s milestones, family events, trips, and just daily outings. Back then of course, we used cameras that required film, developing and many many photo albums to store them. That was until we switched over digital cameras in 2001. Our digital photo collection has grown a lot over the years and it is wonderful to be able to see all of them so easily on our phones, computers, digital frames etc. But so much was missing! Even though my wife had spent countless hours organizing the photos in albums over the years they just seemed to sit on shelves and we would only occasionally get to enjoy them.
I had always intended to start a project to scan this large collection of old photos, but I never seemed to get around to it, and after trying one set of photos myself I realized what a daunting task it would be. The thought of handing over these precious photos to a corporate scanning service was not appealing to say the least, what if they lost them or worse? I only had one copy after all. One day this summer when I was looking for a photo from that old collection I decided enough is enough. I had to find someone I could trust to get these photos digitized.
I did some research online and came across Kim Zjalic (Family Photo Solutions). I was very impressed with the complete range of photo solutions that she was personally offering. In my early interactions with Kim about my project, she demonstrated her knowledge, skill and trustworthiness which is just what I needed!
We entrusted Kim with our 3500 photos and slides. Kim certainly met our expectations and more. She was flexible and easy to work with and has a keen attention to detail. The digital images we got back were of excellent quality and all dated accurately which made it super easy to load them into our cloud storage service for easy access for the whole family!
For anyone trying to figure out what to do with their old pre-digital photo collections, I highly recommend Kim Zjalic. She offers solutions, not just services. You will not be disappointed.
HW
“I wanted to surprise my husband and family members with a unique gift this year and decided to turn our old VHS tapes filled with wonderful childhood memories into digital copies for everyone to share and enjoy.
I was worried with every passing year that these tapes (already in poor condition) would disintegrate and we would lose our precious memories for good.
I reached out to Family Photo Solutions because I heard good things about their work and management and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. Not only did they capture the tapes exactly as they were, but the turn around time was quick and the price was incredibly reasonable for the quality they provided. They also returned my tapes in perfect condition and months later unexpectedly reminded me to make sure I saved several copies and gave me easy clear instructions on how to do this for myself.
I would highly recommend Family Photo Solutions to anyone looking for a trusted company that can help organize and save your priceless memories.”
Jennifer Young
“I was over-whelmed with the boxes and boxes of pictures and videos that I had stored away in containers that were difficult to drag out and I wasn’t able to easily share them with my family. I found Kim through the internet and liked the way she presented her services. Kim was efficient, thoughtful and went out of her way to ensure she delivered a top quality product that exceeded my expectations. When I got the project I was a little emotional as I started to go through the many memories. What surprised me the most is how much I view my photos now that they are digital and easily accessible. My screen saver flips through the pictures when it is on so I often just watch the picture show literally for hours. Kim makes the process seem so easy and the product is top quality. You can tell Kim loves what she does and treats every project with care and kindness. Thank you Kim for bringing my memories to life.”
Barry
“After my father passed away, my mom moved into a very small room in a long term care home. I was left with boxes and boxes of unorganized family photos spanning from the late 1800’s to the present. Family Photo Solutions helped me to organize and scan my favourite photos enabling me to create a family history book. I was easily able to make copies of the book for my siblings and my mom. I was very impressed with the quality of the scanned images, even after they had been digitally enlarged to several times their original size. Family Photo Solutions completed my project quickly and the cost was very reasonable.”
Kim O’Reilly
"Before we hired Kim, we had boxes of old photos and files and files of online photos. We wanted to organize them but didn't know where to start. A friend referred us to Kim and we are so grateful she did! Kim scanned and organized our old photos, she organized our online photos, and she helped sift through the duplicate online photos that had built up over time. She made what felt overwhelming to us, look easy! Thank you, Kim. You made a huge difference for our family."
Nadine Nicholson, Ascend Leadership Co.
“I decided to transfer all our precious family 35 mm slides onto digital format, and working with Kim made the process so much less stressful. She was very professional and careful with the slides, and everything was returned in order, and organized. The quality of the slides on the computer was excellent, and we have been having so much fun sharing our photos with extended family members now. I feel much safer knowing that these memories are secure in digital storage, and will not be further degraded due to time and environment. I highly recommend Kim and Family Photo Solutions.”
Colleen
I just wanted to say a big thanks for your presentation on 5 Practical Tips for Organizing Your Photos. It really met my expectations and helped me feel organizing my photos was achievable. The handout was excellent and will be a valuable guide for the project. I had many positive comments from the attendees as well.
Sheila Fenwick