DEFOTO SOLUTIONS
Hello, and thank you for stopping by. My name is Maya, and I am a photo based artist with years of qualified experience in archival photo management - scanning, editing and organizing photographic collections. Having recently contended with my family’s boxes of slides and photographs, I decided to start Defoto Solutions to help people develop systems for organizing, preserving and most importantly - find(!) their own print or digital photographs more easily. Getting organized can be overwhelming when dealing with hundreds of thousands of photos strewn across different computers, boxes or hard drives. I know from my own experience that leaving it until a stressful time such as moving, downsizing, or dealing with an estate can be disabling - so, if this is something you would like to tackle, I would be happy to help.
As a Personal Photo Organizer my services include:
Consolidating, Editing and Labelling Print and/or Digital Photographs
D.I.Y. Training - technology instruction/education in organizing image files and scanning
Digitizing Print Photos & Slides
Custom Photo Book Design
Digital Photo Restoration
Custom Photography of keepsakes, people or special places
How it works: I will come to your home for an hour consultation visit to meet, discuss your goals, assess the whereabouts and amount of photographs you have and help formulate a plan to your unique situation.
There is a $75 fee for this visit, but no matter what you decide going forward, I will equip you with some tools and information to go forward with.
There are three options: A, B or C
A : You can take the information I provide and go it alone. I will leave you with the information I’ve gathered as well as some helpful DIY resources, and will answer whatever questions I can for you.
B: We can work together. We will form a plan and you will do as much of the work as you feel comfortable doing. I will be there to give you direction and to do whatever work you do not feel able to do yourself. There is an hourly fee for my services.
C: I do all the work. I will collect all your images from all your devices and do the organizational work at my office. I will quote you a flat fee for this work. In this case the $75 consultation fee is waived as it is wrapped into the fee I will quote you.
Other Services: Part of the reason for keeping older photographs is to be able to preserve and share the stories and memories that each of them hold. I have designed custom photo books for families and can work with you and your photo collection to help you create the story you would like to tell. I also photograph special keepsakes, places, people or pets to help in illustrating that story.
Please feel free to email/call with any questions or to set up an appointment. I look forward to speaking with you.
defotosolutions@gmail.com or 204.998.4249
*COVID-19 Update - The health and safety of any client is my greatest concern. Because my services entail for me to enter your home, I will implement all of the procedures based on information from the Province of Manitoba Restoring Services Guidelines. Before any appointment, we will discuss how to proceed as this issue continues to evolve. https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/restoring/phase-one.html