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Post by 950nancy on Jun 16, 2020 2:46:57 GMT
I have seen quite a few YouTubers that take pictures of food and scrap food only pictures. I was trying to think of the last time I took a picture of food (other than a birthday cake). I have a friend who said she never takes pictures of scenery unless people are in the picture. She thinks it is weird to take pictures without people.
I know it takes all kinds, but... what is something you just don't scrap (or even take pictures of)?
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Post by aj2hall on Jun 16, 2020 3:08:14 GMT
Other than birthday cakes, maybe a holiday table? I don’t take food pics either. All respect to people that are documenting covid-19, but I have no intention of doing it. I do have pictures of playing board games together and will probably scrapbook those, but that’s it. Also have never scrapbooked elections or politics. Part of the joy of scrapbooking for me is looking back on happy memories.
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Post by camcas on Jun 16, 2020 3:16:06 GMT
Covid Politics General news type events
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 16, 2020 3:35:35 GMT
I mostly scrap happy stuff. Not many (any) current events type things or natural disasters and NO politics!
We had a bad fire season a few summers ago, I did scrap a few pictures of that because all of the smoke did some cool things to the sun and sunsets... and it affected my camping trip (no campfires that year).
I am scrapping a little bit of COVID-19 because otherwise my scrapbook is going to be January-March and nothing after... It might be a one album year (usually I end up making two). I have one page of the kids on their devices (for school at home), one with the line at the grocery store I was stuck in in March and the empty toilet paper aisle, and because he didn't get a 5th grade graduation probably something for DS about not having the usual big party at school. I might do a page about how I spend the day now. No death statistics or articles from the news though.
I don't know if there's anything I don't take pictures of... maybe I'm less enthusiastic/more picky if we've gone somewhere a dozen times and I've already documented it. I don't particularly like scrapping Easter or the 4th of July and sometimes I just don't... the pictures are taken (usually) if I change my mind later.
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Post by honeypea on Jun 16, 2020 3:48:55 GMT
I will put food pics in my PL at times, but would not spend my time or materials making LOs about it. PL is a catch all, easy to acknowledge things like major current events, without it being ALL about that topic. I like to add bits of “the outside world” to PL so that my kids have more context to draw from when they look over our family life in the future.
Things I would not scrap - stories that would embarrass my kids. No potty training shots, or anything that would shame them. I don’t believe in only scrapping sunshine and happy times, but I would not scrap family quarreling or anything that encroaches on privacy.
I have no interest in making layouts about stuff I buy. Happy mail and boxes on the porch. Pass.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 16, 2020 7:39:39 GMT
Well I'm guilty of scrapping most of these so far For me it really depends on how I've chosen to document the year. This year I'm doing a weekly PL album that is one 12x12 + a pocket page, so I've been scrapping full page layouts of things that I would not normally scrap. And there's been plenty of photos of quarantine baking in my album (and on my waistline) so far this year, along with happy mail, covid, news that has been especially newsworthy, and bushfires, mixed in with the birthdays and family gatherings and everyday life. I think almost anything is fair game and I like the context the news and covid brings to my stories. That said, I agree with not scrapping anything that would embarrass people later. I don't think I have any unusual quirks around the subject matter of my photos, and as a mostly travel scrapper I love a good scenery shot without anyone in it.
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Post by peachiceteas on Jun 16, 2020 9:29:25 GMT
I only scrap times of happiness. I document our daily life highs and lows in a journal, but my scrapbooks are for good times only - family gatherings, trips, birthdays, adventures etc.
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Post by scrappyem on Jun 16, 2020 12:56:18 GMT
I touch on the hard stuff in my albums, usually through the OLW project's journaling. I keep my OLW stuff in with my yearly PL albums but I don't like to dwell on it. My BF had a house fire last week and I'm debating how to document it. Everyone ended up okay which is the most important thing of course, but losing everything has been incredibly hard. I didn't make a single note for journaling last week. I just couldn't do it. I think I may end up including in PL for that week, maybe do one full layout on the fire, and then I think that's it. I prefer to remember the happy times too.
I sometimes do my coffee but rarely food. I'm sick of pictures of people opening up presents so I have to force myself to do those. I have a hard time remember to take pictures of more mundane stuff like the grocery store or running errands but I bet those will be interesting in 20 years.
I really wish I could go forward in time and ask future me what photos she wished I would have taken.
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Post by honeypea on Jun 16, 2020 13:30:40 GMT
I have a hard time remember to take pictures of more mundane stuff like the grocery store or running errands but I bet those will be interesting in 20 years. I really wish I could go forward in time and ask future me what photos she wished I would have taken. I often approach this by thinking what photos *I* wish my mom had taken when I was a kid. The pictures I wish I had are things like shots of rooms in our house. I can picture the awful plaid couch perfectly, and the weirdo abstract lady picture that was prominent in our living room, but I wish there were photos. I can’t remember what stuff was on shelves. I’d like to know what my parents were reading, what movies and shows they liked, what did our groceries look like? Packages look so different now, I’d love to have my own photos of those things from back then. Pudding cups in the metal peel-back tin. Chocolate milk powder in a tin you had to pry the round top off with a spoon. I wish I had photos of my school backpacks and lunchboxes. I often think of those funny little plastic cups Taco Bell sauce used to come in. How ranch was only for salads, and now it’s a universal condiment. When I tell my kids these things they’re interested and ask a lot of questions (ages 11 thru 18), I’d live to have a visual to put with my stories. I wish I had a photo of the board games my family had! Anyone else have Bonkers? That was my fave. Id like to have a photo of my childhood bookshelf and toy box. Whenever an idea of “I wish I had a picture of.....” pops in my head, I make a point to go take a photo of what our current equivalent is.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 16, 2020 14:36:38 GMT
I don't normally scrap big disaster type stuff. I did scrap Columbine years ago because we were affected directly. Kids were in daycare about a mile from there and plus we went to the site where people were leaving memorial type items by the kid's cars. Same with Oklahoma bombing.. we went to the site soon after since we were in the area and took pictures. My mom lives near Tulsa so we all went up to OKC. I wasn't going to do COVID but changed my mind. Will only do one page or a two page layout of us playing games or whatever plus just a list of facts so when looking back it will be interesting. I came up with a list of random facts (with the help of the internet).
I will never scrapbook politics. EVER.
Holidays like Valentines, St. Pat's Day, Memorial Day, etc. I usually never take pictures. I guess if we were doing something different for one of those holidays I would scrap it but normally I am not scrapping it.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 16, 2020 14:41:56 GMT
I usually only scrap vacations or sightseeing trips.
I do take pictures of some food. I'm making a recipe book of our favorites and I take a photo to add to the page.
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Post by scrappyem on Jun 16, 2020 14:44:56 GMT
I have a hard time remember to take pictures of more mundane stuff like the grocery store or running errands but I bet those will be interesting in 20 years. I really wish I could go forward in time and ask future me what photos she wished I would have taken. I often approach this by thinking what photos *I* wish my mom had taken when I was a kid. The pictures I wish I had are things like shots of rooms in our house. I can picture the awful plaid couch perfectly, and the weirdo abstract lady picture that was prominent in our living room, but I wish there were photos. I can’t remember what stuff was on shelves. I’d like to know what my parents were reading, what movies and shows they liked, what did our groceries look like? Packages look so different now, I’d love to have my own photos of those things from back then. Pudding cups in the metal peel-back tin. Chocolate milk powder in a tin you had to pry the round top off with a spoon. I wish I had photos of my school backpacks and lunchboxes. I often think of those funny little plastic cups Taco Bell sauce used to come in. How ranch was only for salads, and now it’s a universal condiment. When I tell my kids these things they’re interested and ask a lot of questions (ages 11 thru 18), I’d live to have a visual to put with my stories. I wish I had a photo of the board games my family had! Anyone else have Bonkers? That was my fave. Id like to have a photo of my childhood bookshelf and toy box. Whenever an idea of “I wish I had a picture of.....” pops in my head, I make a point to go take a photo of what our current equivalent is. That's a great idea. I need to make a list of stuff. Thanks!
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Post by mjmone on Jun 16, 2020 14:52:13 GMT
though for some reason, I have tons of Valentine's day paper! Guess as grandkids start going to school...there will be more pics?
I generally don't scrap what makes me sad. But I have scrapped a beautiful pic from when fil was in a rehab home..it was a behind shot of him and then, 3 year old granddaughter holding hands as he was being wheeled down the hall. I scrapped it for her book, as part of a memorial page the year he passed. I know he would be gone soon after that pic...so it makes me sad. But hopefully, she won't have the same response and see it as a beautiful moment between her and her great grandpa.
My mom passed last year, so I'll do a memorial page in the 2018 books. I did take pics of the stained glass window over her casket and the flowers overflowing on her casket. They were the things I thought she would like and comment on. We will see.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 16, 2020 15:22:57 GMT
I'm with honeypea I scrap my daily life, all the good, bad, and ugly. I do not scrap anything that would embarrass someone I love. I predominantly do PL with 12x12 layouts interspersed. I do include politics, and not just my beliefs. I like to show both sides that are being discussed. I love political memes and the 2016 election was a gold mine. I also wish I had everyday pictures from my childhood. Decor, what my room looked like, etc. Unfortunately I grew up in a time where photos were a luxury in my family so there are few and far between.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 16, 2020 15:37:59 GMT
Covid Politics General news type events These. I also rarely scrap the everyday activities around here, unless one or more of the dgk's are involved. I took and scrapped pic's of meal prep and cleanup at Easter--and the plate of food--because it was such an unusual experience for me. And have taken and scrapped baking pic's with most of the dgk's, and jam making with some of them. I take pic's of food only if it is a special dish or treat. Took pic's of the plates and fancy drinks in the dining room when on a cruise, the huge waffle sundae at Disney Springs, but not when we go out for an everyday meal.
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Post by janamke on Jun 16, 2020 15:38:58 GMT
My kids' birthday parties. I have the photos because you're supposed to take photos of that stuff. But I hate scraping them.
Everything else is fair game...politics, political movements, food, etc.
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Post by artbabe on Jun 16, 2020 16:36:13 GMT
I only scrapbook stuff that makes me happy. I'm not documenting the rough times in my life. It is just healthier for me to avoid those.
I do scrap food and beer. That is my entertainment- going to restaurants and breweries. There are a ton of breweries in my city (hopefully most will still be around after Covid) and I take a pictures at each one. I'm sitting on a whole stack of beer paper I'm using. I love a vacation photo of a huge margarita and chips and salsa. I forgot about that picture- I'll scrap it this week. It makes me happy.
I usually don't have many Christmas photos. For a long time I just didn't take a lot. We don't do church or a lot of the activities people do during the Christmas season so except for Christmas morning there isn't a lot to scrap. I tried to be better about that last year. I also don't have a lot of photos of Disney World. We were having so much fun I forgot to take photos. I'm not someone that has to document every ride but I wish I had more from that trip. We are going next year (was supposed to be this year) so I'm planning on taking a lot more photos.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 16, 2020 18:06:22 GMT
though for some reason, I have tons of Valentine's day paper! Guess as grandkids start going to school...there will be more pics? Oh yes back when I would shop in a LSS and they would display themes right by the front door, the holiday papers were usually out there... so dang adorable.. I didn't even scrap my own kid's school holiday parties.. so yeah.. bummer.
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Post by Elsabelle on Jun 16, 2020 19:32:04 GMT
I also only scrap things that make me happy. We had a fire come dangerously close to our neighborhood a couple of years ago and I included an aerial shot of it from our local news station but it was in addition to what we were doing that weekend. Driving home after a great day and I got a phone call from a friend who lives on the next block saying do not stop for dinner. Go home and pack up! That's as close as I've gotten to scrapbooking unpleasant events. I do take pictures of food but when I include them on a layout there's more to the story than just the food. Maybe little ones helping in the kitchen or something like that or a great lunch or dinner out on vacation. Although, I could see doing a layout all about a Disney churro. I love those sweet, crunchy little darlings. Maybe I'll put that on my list for my next Disney album. I also take pictures of scenery with or without people. I don't scrap current events. The closest I will come to documenting covid-19 will be a photo a day layout for the month of April but it will be more of what we did with all of our free time and definitely not focusing on the numbers.
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Post by cumber1137 on Jun 16, 2020 21:29:47 GMT
It's so interesting seeing people comment that they are so opposed to scrapbooking politics. It feels like a privilege really. Politics heavily affect my life since I'm of several minority groups and have lived to see rights that a lot of people have, not been given to me. So when things like, same-sex marriage passed, it greatly affected my life. I'm going to scrap such a big, life-altering event.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2020 21:46:50 GMT
I tend to scrap what I deem important, little or big, happy or sad, and there are some little things in life which are very important! A giant margarita would be very important artbabe ! Love that! Whenever I see a thread like this, (which are so interesting) I think of this Onion article local.theonion.com/local-womans-life-looks-bearable-in-scrapbook-1819567636I laughed my butt off...good thing scrappers can usually take a joke!
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 16, 2020 22:13:16 GMT
It's so interesting seeing people comment that they are so opposed to scrapbooking politics. It feels like a privilege really. Politics heavily affect my life since I'm of several minority groups and have lived to see rights that a lot of people have, not been given to me. So when things like, same-sex marriage passed, it greatly affected my life. I'm going to scrap such a big, life-altering event. I think it is a privilege. I'm not opposed to it as much as I haven't had politics in my life like so many other people. I think they are important. When I try to explain women's rights to much younger females than I am, I am met with surprise. Some younger females tend to think their rights have been around as long as the right for women to vote.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 16, 2020 22:14:49 GMT
I can see if people are doing PL or WIL type pages that they would include more diverse photos than I scrap. I hadn't thought of that since I am a 12 x 12 traditional scrapper.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 16, 2020 23:23:47 GMT
Bad things. I just can't. I scrap for me and no one else looks at my albums. They are my happy place. I can do some sad things like funerals because you can celebrate the person's life. Even then, I usually wait a long time.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 16, 2020 23:41:59 GMT
I have seen quite a few YouTubers that take pictures of food and scrap food only pictures. I do my family album using divided page protectors. I loosley scrap by month, but don't care if the dates are in exact order. The random photos I group together usually include food.
It's so interesting seeing people comment that they are so opposed to scrapbooking politics. It feels like a privilege really. Politics heavily affect my life since I'm of several minority groups and have lived to see rights that a lot of people have, not been given to me. So when things like, same-sex marriage passed, it greatly affected my life. I'm going to scrap such a big, life-altering event. For my mental health, I prefer to keep the bad, political, and controversial in a journal or planner. The things that don't have a great outcome. If there's a positive outcome like today's Supreme Court ruling or when I did the Women's March with my daughter, it goes in the family scrapbook. I like to have the good and bad separated.
I have mentioned on NSBR board about issues with my oldest child and I know he would not care what I put in the albums, but it doesn't seem worth preserving. Unfortunately I have a tendency to dwell on the negative enough as it is. Visually having it documented is not helpful. We'll see in the next 18 months how it goes. I might document then.
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 16, 2020 23:56:41 GMT
I probably won't scrap bodily functions, or anything sexual. While I did do potty photos of my boys I didn't photograph any results. My cousin used to take photos of her daughter as an infant sleeping in an exploded diaper. This I would never do I feel reasonably sure of. Does anyone recall the layout back on 2 peas of a penny in a memorabilia pocket that had come from a baby swallowing it, and the penny what photographed in the poop it was found in. Was that someone here now?
I took photos when my boys were ill but certainly not vomit or anything like that. I do not see myself scrapping like first menses or that type of thing. Nor nude photos of myself or any other adults, unless it was something artistic, like my same cousin had some professional modelling photos done that were nudes and if they were say, something my granddaughter did as an adult and she wanted them in her books, I would.
I do take landscape photos, signs, food, table spreads, details of life.
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Post by medennis4 on Jun 17, 2020 0:57:29 GMT
I scrap a lot of events, aspects of my life and of my family that are happy to sad. I will scrap many things. The only thing I will not scrap are death photos of family members. My husband’s sister gave me some family photos a few years ago of relatives in caskets. Those are not pictures that I want to scrap. I was with my brother when he passed away last year. Seeing how he looked when he passed is not something I will scrapbook. Instead, I will scrap how he lived life to the fullest.
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Post by Elsabelle on Jun 17, 2020 1:52:10 GMT
I tend to scrap what I deem important, little or big, happy or sad, and there are some little things in life which are very important! A giant margarita would be very important artbabe ! Love that! Whenever I see a thread like this, (which are so interesting) I think of this Onion article local.theonion.com/local-womans-life-looks-bearable-in-scrapbook-1819567636I laughed my butt off...good thing scrappers can usually take a joke! That article was hysterical!
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 17, 2020 3:44:12 GMT
I forgot about that! That's basically my scrapbooks. Old school style instagram account.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 22:40:07 GMT
I have seen quite a few YouTubers that take pictures of food and scrap food only pictures. I was trying to think of the last time I took a picture of food (other than a birthday cake). I have a friend who said she never takes pictures of scenery unless people are in the picture. She thinks it is weird to take pictures without people. I know it takes all kinds, but... what is something you just don't scrap (or even take pictures of)? I’m very much an introvert. I’m almost uncomfortable taking pictures of people therefore I rarely have people in my pictures. Photography is very personal.
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