Tuesday Travel Tip: Curate Your Photos

{One of my photos from a recent walk in the park}

More is not always better, and this includes photos. When you travel or experience a major life event, you might be inclined to take photos, and then post them on your favorite social media site or share them with friends. As with many things, this should always be done in moderation. Why? If you share them all, two things will happen:

• No one will want to look at them all, thereby missing the best ones at the end.
• You may include a photo where someone looks truly awkward and won't appreciate your sharing it.

Just like a museum curator or a film director, help people see what's important by cutting out the parts that are not important. Respect your audience enough to delete the bad ones and not waste their time. I have a friend who has a entire online photo album for each day of his son's life. I'd love to see a few cute photos, but I stopped looking long ago. It's simply too much. I'm going to miss something wonderful at some point, but that's the risk I'm going to take.

Curate a short photographic recap of your event, and your friends will appreciate your efforts.

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