Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that when you get together with family or friends,
Speaker 1: take a group photo. It's a great way to capture
Speaker 1: and remember a special experience. And while it can be
Speaker 1: annoying to take a photo in the moment, you will
Speaker 1: be happy looking back to have it. I recently attended
Speaker 1: my twenty fifth college reunion. I enjoyed reconnecting with old friends.
Speaker 1: In particular, I enjoyed getting together with other people from
Speaker 1: my freshman writing class. We visited our professor's house and
Speaker 1: chatted with him. While we were there, we took a
Speaker 1: group photo, and let me tell you, afterwards, getting those
Speaker 1: files sent around was one of the first requests on
Speaker 1: our group chat. Group photos are such great reminders of
Speaker 1: communities of people that matter to us. Now. I know
Speaker 1: there are some people who take way too many photos.
Speaker 1: Our phones make it easy. These are the people that
Speaker 1: are at some awe inspiring natural wonder and they're draping
Speaker 1: themselves in various different directions, changing props, skipping along a
Speaker 1: lane cleared of other people to get the right shot
Speaker 1: for social media. You do not want to be those people.
Speaker 1: But on the other hand, getting a group shot of
Speaker 1: everyone involved is often annoying enough that people don't do it.
Speaker 1: You have to ask someone else to take it if
Speaker 1: you're going to be in it. Unless you have built
Speaker 1: photography into the run of show, you have to ask
Speaker 1: people to stop what they are doing in order to
Speaker 1: take a photo. It's kind of a buzzkill, especially if
Speaker 1: it's a lot of people, and especially if if you
Speaker 1: have to get more than one shot from someone who
Speaker 1: has been enlisted to be your unpaid photographer. But and
Speaker 1: you knew there was a butt coming. The special event
Speaker 1: is going to be over soon enough. If you have
Speaker 1: bothered to get people to gather, especially people from far away,
Speaker 1: you are not going to be able to recreate this
Speaker 1: moment easily. Having some token to remind you of it
Speaker 1: can help you cement the memory. You will be able
Speaker 1: to look at the group photo and appreciate all the
Speaker 1: people who are there with you for the special time
Speaker 1: or milestone that is worth a little annoyance in the moment,
Speaker 1: which will probably pass soon enough. So if you will
Speaker 1: be gathering for a milestone event, be sure that you
Speaker 1: take a photo to help you remember who was there
Speaker 1: with you. If you are planning a wedding or anniversary party,
Speaker 1: or retirement event, take care of the shot list you
Speaker 1: provide the photographer. Make sure you ask for all the
Speaker 1: group photos you want if it is feasible. It can
Speaker 1: be fun to request a photo of everyone who has
Speaker 1: in attendance. I know of a couple who had a
Speaker 1: photo taken of all their guests at their wedding. The
Speaker 1: photo hung in their home as a reminder of all
Speaker 1: the people who gathered to support them on that special day.
Speaker 1: Photos can be powerful tools for showing your kids that
Speaker 1: they are loved. If you take a picture of all
Speaker 1: the people who attend your child's baptism, barbot, mitzvah, graduation,
Speaker 1: or some other rite of passage, you can point to
Speaker 1: the photo to remind your child that they are not alone.
Speaker 1: For birthday parties and such, a group photo of all
Speaker 1: the guests is a fun artifact and reminder of all
Speaker 1: the people who are especially important to the guest of
Speaker 1: honor that year. Even ordinary experiences can be made better
Speaker 1: with a group photo. A day at the beach with
Speaker 1: your extended family, monthly brunch with your girlfriends, running a
Speaker 1: five k with your running group. While there may never
Speaker 1: be a great time to get a group shot, trying
Speaker 1: to do it during natural transition times might help it
Speaker 1: seem like a little less of a buzzkill. But try
Speaker 1: to set some reminder for yourself because you need to
Speaker 1: do it before people start leaving. Then, of course, be
Speaker 1: sure to send the photos around. I think you will
Speaker 1: be surprised how many people react positively, even people who
Speaker 1: are a bit grumpy about the initial request. Taking a
Speaker 1: group photo is a great way to stretch out the fun.
Speaker 1: All things end, but photos and memories last longer than
Speaker 1: events themselves. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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