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I second his opinion. No point to take the 15 million's photo of the eiffel tower. Loved ones of course. But also the street! What I find the most interesting i
by cm2187 2y ago
I second his opinion. No point to take the 15 million's photo of the eiffel tower. Loved ones of course. But also the street! What I find the most interesting in old family pictures is a window into how people I know, or only apart by only one degree of separation, lived at a completely different time. What seemed mundane at the time is often the most amusing a century later. That's also what I like in old movies. Like just the streets of Paris in the early 70s look foreign to a modern eye. Hardly any traffic, you could park anywhere, hardly any advertising boards.
- pbhjpbhj 2y ago>No point to take the 15 million's photo of the eiffel tower. // One proviso to this - it's a travel record. The next picture is a couple standing at the door to an apartment... but where is it... 'oh yeah Paris; your mother and i visited college friends. Forgot we'd even been there'. Sure, way better with a person on the frame, but recognisable landmarks can still have utility in a photo collection. I was working through my parent's slides and found pictures of St.Marks square -- didn't even know they had been to Italy.
- alistairSH 2y agoAbsolutely. For capturing memories, try to think about photos in small series... Family at a Metro stop Generic Eiffel Tower photo Family at Eiffel Tower Family eating a baguette walking down a random street Etc. As you say, they all provide context and often tell more of a story than a single candid of the family.