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Quality may be a factor in deciding whether to included a printed photo in a family book, but not always. Many authors are producing hybrid books so they don't have to leave any photos out. This page contains some great ideas to be published by Gregath Company, Inc. to keep in mind.
o Honors/Awards o Service o School o Lifestyle and Informational Captions o
This example is from Mt. Zion Baptist Church Axon, Georgia 1858-2008:
Sometimes there really is a photo that can be worth more than words. Even these can have more impact if they have a descriptive caption. Note this caption sketches a story of a seemingly random photograph included in a history book. Click here for another informational caption example.
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Page 230 (cropped) from Stories of Our Family Our Lives Our Places, by Stephen Denker, 2009: Keepsake postcard placed with caption in relation to information in the main text. The photograph could have been used, but leaving the entire card intact ads flavor.
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Show your achievements, whatever they are - be they are military medals, trophies, etc. Captions are important as well. This cropped example page is from My Branch of the Family, by Roy Denman:
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