Take the before photo first, before you touch anything, from a spot you can find again. That's 90% of it. Everything else is detail.
Declutter Quest has photo projects for this (a Premium feature). Make a project for each space, say "Hall closet" or "Garage", and it gets three stages: Before, Progress and After.
What the app does to help:
- Several photos per stage, up to 10, so you can cover a room from every angle.
- A camera with a guide. When you take the after shot, a see-through copy of your before photo sits on top, so you can line up the same angle.
- A compare slider. Drag across the photo to wipe between before and after.
- A share image. Stacked, side by side or as a grid, ready to post or send.
None of the stages are required. If you only want a before and an after, skip Progress entirely.
The posts after this one go into each part. But if you read only one thing: take the before photo today, even if you're not starting today.