This document provides an overview of Lloyd Smith's photography projects. It discusses his collection of over 2 million photos which he has organized into folders. It highlights three specific projects: 1) Collecting 1200 photos of his granddaughter Kaitlyn over 18 years of her life. 2) Assembling an album of 3000 photos of his wife Helen over 70 years for her birthday. 3) The "Museum Project" where he matches old family photos with objects from the photos that are still in his family's possession today. The document shares many examples of photos from his extensive travels and family throughout the years.
16. Get Organized!
I encourage you to organize your
photos so you can find them.
Get a system. Put them into
folders. This is the system I use
for almost 2,000,000 photos. My
computer has been upgraded to
16 terabytes, filled 3 terabytes.
17. Some samples of how I use photography
1-My son called me and asked if I had any photos
of my 18 year old granddaughter, Kaitlyn Smith. In
3 hours I had 1200 photos, 18 years of her life.
Probably a record for a grandpa. Had many more.
2-To honor my wife Helen Smith’s, 70th birthday I
put together an album of 3,000 photos. It took me
a year of sorting through 2,000,000 photos.
3-I have matched up objects in my folks’ photos to
objects we still have today…the Museum Project.
24. The Helen Project 1945-2015
Sorted through 1.5 million photos for 3,000 photos over 70 years
25. 1945 – The first photo of Helen. When Helen’s mother died we found thousands of
negatives in boxes in her apartment. They have all been scanned. 10,000 images
26. One of the houses that Helen was raised in. The snow blew through the cracks.
She remembers the outhouse well.
27. 1963 – Graduation photo
1963 – I started taking her photo,
been shooting Helen for 52 years
29. Helen Mae Boorman’s albums cover 70 years, 3000 photos, a world record for a husband
30. I will be sending out this PowerPoint later today, you can click on the
links to check out Helen or copy and paste.
Album 1: Helen Mae Boorman Smith - Watching Helen Grow Up I (1945-1984)
https://picasaweb.google.com/114431897981658921755/HelenMaeBoormanSmithWatchingHelenGrowUpI19451984
Album 2: Helen Mae Boorman Smith - Watching Helen Grow up II (1985-2008)
https://picasaweb.google.com/114431897981658921755/HelenMaeBoormanSmithWatchingHelenGrowUpII19852008
Album 3: Helen Mae Boorman Smith - Watching Helen Grow Up III (2008-Present)
https://picasaweb.google.com/114431897981658921755/HelenMaeBoormanSmithWatchingHelenGrowUpIII2008Present
31. 3-The Museum Project
Old photos with an object still owned in the photo
1951 – Dad sitting on his milking stool. I still have the stool.
32. 1935 – Helen’s mother in her prom , graduation and wedding dress.
33. 1959 – Lloyd sitting at his desk, note the chair and slide rule, age 19
34. 2015 – The desk, the chair and the slide rule in the display
35. 2015 – Lloyd’s grandson Bennett Smith sitting at the same desk with the same slide rule