Share the story of just one photo—I dare you!
I’m a storyteller, and I know you’ve got some great stories in you just waiting to be shared. And I promise, you’ll find many of them buried in a box of family photos!
Please join me for a FREE virtual session on how to share the story behind just one photo—it's a class, sure, but it's a lighthearted, easy-to-follow and fun class where you'll walk away empowered and excited to tell the story of a favorite family photo. (I wonder if you can stop at just one? Somehow, I doubt it!)
Register here and you can watch any time once it's posted on September 1, 2020, at 1pm. And don’t worry if you’re seeing this post after September 1—classes will be online and available to view through November 1 even if you missed the pre-registration period.
Save Your Photos Month 2020
My presentation is part of a larger community effort called Save Your Photos Month, presented annually by The Photo Managers. This year’s monthlong summit includes more than 40 classes attracting thousands of participants worldwide, the group’s biggest effort to date.
Classes will run the gamut of everything photo management including photo digitization, photo organization, preservation guidance, and even digital photography tips and tricks. You can view the whole schedule here, and below I highlight a few of my favorite sessions that will be of greatest interest to life storytellers and family historians.
6 Family Photo Classes You’ll Love
Of the 45 free classes during Save Your Photos Month 2020, these are my top six for storytellers, family history buffs, scrapbookers, and memoirists; click the title of each class to learn more and register.
1
Cherishing Your Child’s Memories
“This class will focus on ways to encourage your kids to capture and save their own memories, so your photo collection can include both yours and your child's memories.”
2
Share the Story of Just One Photo
Inspiration and easy-to-enact tips for sharing the stories behind a single cherished family photo so you can contribute to your family history archive, make other family members feel moved and inspired (hurray!), and be motivated to do so over and over again.
3
10 Tips for Preserving Family Heirlooms
“We will delve briefly into the science of what it means to be “archival," and explore museum standards that you can apply at home for handling and storage of photographs, family documents, and common family heirlooms.”
4
Tackle your Family History
10 tips to organizing and managing your family history documents, files and resources.
5
Unearthing Hidden Photo Treasures
“We will discuss how to go about tracking down info to help tell the story of a photo or visual memory in your collection.”
6
DIY Legacy Film: Yes, You Can Do It!
“Anyone can record their family legacy. All it takes is curiosity and a smartphone. I'll be teaching you easy ways to record your precious stories.”
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