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T H E S N A P S H O T G U I D E

THE LEGACY RECORDER

THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE

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P H O T O S

WHAT DOES THE EQUIPMENT WITH WHICH THEPICTURE WAS TAKEN TELL YOU ABOUT THEPICTURE ITSELF?

WHAT TIME PERIOD IS THE PHOTO FROM?WHAT HISTORICAL REFERENCE DOES IT HAVE?WHAT DOES IT TELL YOU ABOUT THEPHOTOGRAPHER?WHY IS THE PICTURE TAKEN IN SUCH A WAY?ARE THERE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FORPRESERVING THE PICTURE?

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D I Y S N A P S H O T L E G A C Y

DOESN 'T MATTER WHETHER YOU USEPHOTOS TAKEN WITH GRANDPA 'S OLDVINTAGE CAMERA ; MOM 'S POLAROID ; YOURSIBLING 'S HAND ME DOWN KODAK OR YOURHANDY SMART PHONE .

D O E S N ' T M A T T E R W H E T H E R T H EP H O T O S W E R E T A K E N W I T HG R A N D P A ' S O L D V I N T A G E C A M E R A ;M O M ' S P O L A R O I D ; Y O U R S I B L I N G ' SH A N D M E D O W N K O D A K O R Y O U RH A N D Y S M A R T P H O N E .

IT DOESN ’T NEED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ORPOSED PHOTO , THE CANDID MOMENTS AREJUST AS WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE .

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T Y P E S O F S H O T S

WHEN CREATING YOUR OWN LEGACYRECORDINGS YOU WILL MOST LIKELYHAVE BOTH PROFESSIONAL ANDAMATEUR PHOTOS . EACH SERVE ITS OWNPURPOSE AND TOGETHER THEY PAINT AFULLER PICTURE .

EITHER OR BOTH


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WHILE THE PICTURE SHOWS US THE AGE OF THECHILD AND PROVIDES OTHER VISUAL CLUES . . . INTIME , MORE INFO WILL PROVE HELPFUL .

MAKE NOTES OF :

NAME OF THE BIRTHDAY CHILDNAMES AND AGES OF SIBLINGSNAME OF TOWN WHERE LIVINGDATE AND ANY SPECIAL EVENTS

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PERHAPS YOU 'D LIKE TO DOCUMENT LIFEWITH A FAVORITE FOUR LEGGED FRIEND .


F U R B A B I E S

WHAT IS THE STORY OF HOW THEY CAMEINTO YOUR LIFE?

DID YOU INHERIT THEM?DID YOU FIND THEM?DID YOU SAVE THEM?DID YOU BUY THEM?WHO IN THE FAMILY IS MOSTRESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CAREOF THEM?

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R E C O R D I N G Y O U R S N A P S H O T

GATHERING YOUR SUPPLIESGATHER YOUR FACTS

GET BEHIND THE MOMENT

GETTING STARTED

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W H A T Y O U N E E D

SELECT YOUR SNAPSHOTGATHER YOUR SUPPLIES

FILL IN THE GUIDEADMIRE YOUR WORK

GETTING STARTED

A PHOTO

A PEN

INSPIRATION

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G A T H E R I N G Y O U R F A C T S

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WHO IS THE PICTURE OF?

HOW DO YOU KNOW THEM?

WHY WAS THE PICTURE TAKEN OR WHATMOMENT WAS IT MEANT TO CAPTURE?

WHAT DID IT ACTUALLY CAPTURE?

WHERE WAS THE PICTURE TAKEN?

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B E H I N D T H E M O M E N T S

USING YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TOCREATE A SHORT NARRATIVE THAT IDENTIFIES , WHO IS INTHE PHOTO , THE SIGNIFICANCE , CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOURLIFE AND THE IMPORTANCE THE PHOTO REPRESENTS .

WHAT WAS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES?

WAS SOMEONE LAUGHING /CRYING THAT WECAN 'T SEE IN THE PICTURE?

WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE? WHYDID YOU CHOOSE THIS PHOTO? WAS THISA MAJOR MILESTONE OR EVENT?

HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?

WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOWABOUT THIS PHOTO AND THE TIME IN YOURLIFE SURROUNDING IT?

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?

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D I Y S N A P S H O T L E G A C YE X A M P L E

THE WOMEN IN THESE PICTURES ARE MY GRANDMOTHERS. THEWOMAN ON THE LEFT IS MY PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, NANCY,WHO HAS SINCE PASSED ON. THE BABY IN THE MIDDLE IS MYELDEST MAURA. SHE IS ONLY A FEW WEEKS OLD IN THIS PICTURE.THE WOMAN IN DARK BLUE IS MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER,NORINE. WHAT YOU DON’T SEE IS THAT MY FATHER IS ALREADY INICU AND DYING. HIS MOTHER NANCY WAS HERE IN AMERICA FROMIRELAND BECAUSE THE DOCTORS HAVE SAID THAT HE WILL NOTSURVIVE AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO SAY GOODBYE THEY SHOULDCOME AND DO IT NOW. HE WILL PASS ON A FEW WEEKS AFTERTHIS PHOTO IS TAKEN.

WHAT 'S THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE?

Meeting in the Middle

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D I Y S N A P S H O T L E G A C YE X A M P L E

IT IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME MY PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER HADEVER LEFT THE COUNTRY LET ALONE FLY. THE FIRST TIME WAS FORMY CHRISTENING. MY PARENTS HAD A WAY OF BRINGING FAMILIESTOGETHER. EVERY OTHER YEAR WE WOULD MAKE THE TRIP TOIRELAND TO VISIT MY FATHER’S FAMILY. AS A RESULT I HAD A REALRELATIONSHIP WITH NANCY LIKE I WAS ABLE TO HAVE WITHNORINE WHOM WE LIVED NEAR. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME BOTHOF MY GRANDMOTHERS WERE TOGETHER. I AM ETERNALLYGRATEFUL THAT MY DAUGHTER MAURA WAS ALREADY HERE AT THISTIME IN MY LIFE.

WHAT 'S THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE?

Meeting in the Middle (continued)

OUR FIRST BORN OFTHREE WITH HERMATERNAL GREATGRANDMOTHERS. MYFATHER'S MOTHER,NANCY, IS ON THELEFT. SINCE PASSED.MY MOTHER'S MOTHER,NORINE, IS ON THELEFT. MAURA IS IN THEMIDDLE.

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N O W W H A T ?

CONGRATULATIONS ON RECORDING YOUR SNAPSHOT !

DEPENDING ON THE PHOTO YOU HAVE CHOSEN THISPROCESS CAN BE EMOTIONALLY WRENCHING WHILESTILL BEING BEAUTIFULLY FULFILLING .

TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK , YOUR EFFORTS AND YOURVULNERABILITY . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE YOURSNAPSHOT RECORDING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY .

SOME OF THE BEST FAMILY GATHERINGS ARE SPENTTALKING ABOUT PHOTOS AND WHAT WAS GOING ONWHEN THEY WERE TAKEN . MANY TIMES THESE STORIESWOULD NEVER BE SHARED AND WOULD BE LOSTFOREVER . START THE CONVERSATION WITH YOURPARENTS /CHILDREN /EXTENDED FAMILY TO BEGINRECORDING YOUR FAMILY ’S MOMENTS . WORKINGTOGETHER YOU CAN BEGIN TO IMMORTALIZE THE CRAZYTHINGS GRANDPA SAID AND THE RECIPES THATGRANDMA NEVER WROTE DOWN .

IF YOU ARE STARTING TO FEEL OVERWHELMED , YOU ARENOT ALONE . FACED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WRITINGDOWN YOUR FAMILY ’S STORY ALONE CAN BE DAUNTING .MAYBE YOU HAVE AN AUNT THAT IS DEEP IN THEANCESTRAL HISTORY AND HAS LOTS OF VALUABLEINFORMATION THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE BROUGHTTOGETHER IN A READABLE FORMAT .

THE LEGACY RECORDER CAN HELP YOU BRING ALL OFYOUR PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE A RELEVANTRECORDING IN DIGITAL AND PRINT FORMAT . CONTACTUS TODAY TO GET STARTED . WE OFFER A VARIETY OFOPTIONS TO HELP YOU SELECT THE BEST FIT FOR YOURFAMILY . WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR STORY .

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