by Amy Kingsford | Nov 6, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but as scrapbookers, we are often saddled with the sometimes difficult task of choosing the RIGHT WORDS to tell our scrapbook page stories. This is particularly difficult when it comes to using portraits and snapshots of...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 6, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Documentary-style photos are taken as events occur. They aren’t staged or posed; no one is dressed for the shoot; contextual and even messy details aren’t Photoshopped out. With these kinds of photos you can share a personal and real version of your daily...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 14, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Page Guides, Picture Your Story, Write Your Story
“Humans of New York is a blog that features “daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City.” Creator Brandon Stanton began it as a photography project in 2010 with a goal of photographing 10,000 New Yorkers. Along the way...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 7, 2016 | Photos, Picture Your Story
Have you heard the storywriting advice: Show, don’t tell? It means that, rather than just coming out with your “big idea” (like, for example, hard work pays off) you need to instead show that actual hard work. Here, we’re showing pages that have photos showing...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 23, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Picture Your Story
Incorporating nods to current trends in your scrapbook page storytelling is a great way to incorporate “the times” into your memory keeping. Celebrity happenings and fads spread faster than ever in our socially-connected lives now. Such nods or inside jokes are...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 21, 2015 | Picture Your Story, Story Styles
Your best scrapbook pages reflect a storytelling style–your preference for certain kinds of stories and your way of telling them both visually and with words. We defined and illustrated 10 different story styles in the Story Styles LookBook that’s a part of the Get It...
