looking for ideas

[PictureMom]

I have photos of a child's chorus concert...would love (and curious) ideas on how you highlight the one child in a large group of others.

TIA.

[LJSDesigns]

Three things came to mind right away.

1. You could put a spotlight on them by framing them within a circle that is lighter than the rest of the photo.
2. You could use an arrow to point to them.
3. You could also blow them up; make it like a close up of them on top of the regular photo at the original size.

[bienejen]

I thought of the arrow too, or possibly an extraction on top of the group photo?

[AmieN1]

Another thing (in addition to those already posted)- I'll add a blur to the whole group and then mask out my kid so that they are the only one in focus!

[rach3975]

My favorite way is to use a photo of the whole group and then a close up of my child. (This example is a little misleading because I blurred all the other band kids out for privacy before I posted it online.)


I think I've done the arrow if my kids are around the outside of the group and I can do it without covering anyone else up, and I've also said something like, "See the middle of the second row for Lauren." I take the approach that even if the other kids are not part of my memory, they are part of my child's memories and should be left visible.

[aussiegirl]

I tend to do the same as Rachel. This also allows your child to have a group photo of everyone in the band/chorus (which could be fun to look back on when they are grown up). And an idea of how BIG or small the whole group was.

[angiekey]

Another option is to convert the photo to black-and-white, but then leave your child in color. I know, selective color is a very late-90's style, but I think for something like this it can work well.

[PictureMom]

Thank you everyone, these are great ideas.

[lizziej]

Here's what I did for one of my son's band photos. I described his position in my journaling and then did a close-up. This template by Em would be perfect for a choral photo! I've linked the layout so you can see the exact name of the template and kit. In another layout (at a different site), I used an arrow. Hope this helps!

[jacinda]

I used a frame and also blurred everyone else slightly