by Debbie Hodge | Nov 27, 2013 | Everyday Life, Photos, Picture Your Story
While much storytelling is done with photos of people, the well-chosen and well-pictured object can be a springboard for your story and a great illustration of it. Sian Fair says, “The object I’m scrapbooking today is a piece of clay pipe we found in our...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 29, 2013 | Motif, Picture Your Story
Typewriters are a retro and enduring motif great for storytelling on scrapbook pages. Typewriters are a tool for presenting the written word. They represent writing and (almost) a time gone by, a time when a machine with moving parts and ink was used to record stories...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 22, 2013 | Photos, Picture Your Story, Yourself
Set yourself a challenge this month to take a photo of yourself–a “selfie”–and use it to tell your story. See the photograph and story angles our team and MSD teachers have taken in the scrapbook layouts here. A great resource and inspiration...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 17, 2013 | Photos, Picture Your Story
Storytelling on scrapbook pages is done with photos and words and color and image and styling — they all contribute to mood and meaning. Some stories can be told with one photo and others are best revealed with a series of photos — photos taken as an...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 12, 2013 | Write Your Story
Want to write your memoir piece by piece? Here’s another installment in the personal storytelling I’m doing as a part of the Story Coach classes. Story Coach #6 | Objects of My Youth guides you through recalling items from your childhood, connecting them...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 7, 2013 | Photos, Picture Your Story, Write Your Story
Photo-inspired storytelling that starts with an intent endures. Grab one of those photos sitting on your camera or phone or hard drive and tell its story today. Give your photos stories Go beyond the who, what, where and why to what it means. Answer the 5 prompts...
