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Someone recently shared a quote with me: 

“If you don't think photos are important, wait until they are all that you have left. “

It made me stop & think about things, and why I had started the podcast. 

For me, it’s about 2 things: encouraging people to take everyday photos and preserving their story in photographs. 

As much as old family photographs.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

As Christmas approaches, I share a few ideas of photographs to take whilst enjoying the festivities during December, to prompt you, and avoid the "I wish I'd taken a photo of that!" moments.

Aim to capture a photo a day during December that tells your Christmas countdown story.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Getting started with decluttering old photos. Back in the day we'd pick up our photos from the processing lab in paper envelopes and often they would get looked at once, but never properly filed, sorted, or displayed. Here's how to make a start .....

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

As a photographer, I love hearing the story behind a photograph, and in this episode, I am joined by Fiona Kearns a Business Psychologist speaking about a photograph taken at her Deb Ball, and why this photograph is particularly special to her. I have included a copy of the photograph below.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Today we are talking about ideas to keep your memories safe

All of this assumes you've remembered to take photographs in the first place!!

Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 252 with Lisa Louise Cooke April 2021 This episode is brought to you by . From Lisa: “I use MyHeritage for my own genealogy research. It makes all the difference!” In this episode: Newspaper Navigator is a new free online tool for finding images and photos in old newspapers at Chronicling America. It doesn’t work the way the Library of Congress website works, so in this episode I show you how to navigate the Newspaper Navigator. It’s a fun session that will have you finding new newspaper gems in no time! Video and Show NotesThis topic comes from my YouTube video series Elevenses with Lisa . You can find all the free Elevenses with Lisa videos and show notes at . Genealogy Gems Premium Members have exclusive access to the downloadable show notes "cheat sheet" handout. Premium Members also have access to all of the archived earlier episodes. To access the Elevenses with Lisa Premium Member , log in to your membership at  and under in the main menu under Premium go to Premium Videos and click on Elevenses with Lisa. Become a Genealogy Gems Premium eLearning MemberPremium Members have exclusive access to: Video classes and downloadable handouts The Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Elevenses with Lisa downloadable show notes PDF Become a member . Stay Up to Date with the Genealogy Gems NewsletterThe Genealogy Gems email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about what’s available with your Premium eLearning Membership.  to sign up today. Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: #genealogy #oldnewspapers