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Memorial photo collection

Family and friends send photos with the year and a caption for the slideshow.

What's inside

Everyone uploads up to two photos per reply with a rough year and who is in them. Anyone holding old prints says so and how the family can collect them for scanning.

  1. 1
    Your name
  2. 2
    A photo
  3. 3
    Another photo
  4. 4
    Roughly what year?
  5. 5
    Who's in them, and what's happening?
  6. 6
    Do you have old prints we could scan?Yes, I can lend themNo, this is everything
  7. 7
    How can we collect them?Only if “Do you have old prints we could scan?” is Yes, I can lend them

Gathering photos for the service

Send the link as soon as the service date is set, with a deadline three or four days before it. Whoever builds the slideshow needs a day or two to sort, scan and put the photos to music.

The year is what lets you tell a life in order: childhood, the wedding, the grandchildren. A rough guess is enough, and the caption saves you calling around to ask who the man in the hat was.

Each upload takes one photo of up to 10 MB, and people can send the form as many times as they like. The oldest and often best photos are prints in albums, so the question about lending prints matters; one evening with a scanner covers most of them.

After the service, give the family every photo with its caption, not only the ones that made the slideshow. Share the condolence book alongside it for messages and memories.

Memorial photo questions

How many photos can someone send?

Two per reply, up to 10 MB each, and they can send the form again for more. Each reply keeps its own year and caption. A ten-minute slideshow holds about 100 to 150 photos, so you can gently ask in the intro for a favorite few rather than every picture. Ask for the original file, not a photo of a screen.

Can I use it for a retirement or an anniversary slideshow?

Yes. Change the title and the intro; the year and caption questions work for any slideshow that tells a story in order. For a retirement, the year question maps a career from the first job to the farewell. Remove the prints question if most photos will be digital, and set the deadline a week before the event to leave time for building.

Who sees the photos?

Only whoever saved the form. Nothing is shown to other people who send photos. If several relatives build the slideshow together, export the list with its photo links and share it with them directly. Before a photo goes on the big screen, check with the family if it shows people who might prefer not to appear in public.

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