6 Word Memoir #8 - Family

Photo Credit: Darrell Friedrich

Writers Note:

I’ll be the first to admit that my family is not the closest of families. We are certainly a LOT better than some other families out there, but we look a lot more put together than we actually are. But no matter what the deal is, we’re always there for each other through thick and thin, and we love one another as much as we hate them. They may be embarrassing and dorky and annoying but they’re family, and I’m stuck with them. I’d better make the best out of what I’ve got, right? This is actually one of the only family photos we have (my mother hates getting her picture taken).

6 Word Memoir #7 - Hate

Photo Credit: Kathy Roger

Writers Note:

In grade three, my best friend Chelsea moved away. She lived just down my street, and I used to go over to her house every day after school. I shared so many memories with her, and she only lived here for two short years. We had the best times together, and then one day she told me she was moving to Halifax, and I was so upset. We kept in touch for a little while, and she visited once in grade seven, but we grew apart fast. There’s no better relationship killer than distance. I thought this photo really described how wacky and weird our friendship was, and how weird we ourselves were. I used bolded capitol letters to make the words more noticeable and I made them uppercase to emphasize the message they portray. I used a period to make the statement seem more serious and professional.

6 Word Memoir #6 - Growing Up

Photo Credit: Kathy Roger

Writers Note:

Remember how carefree the old days were? We didn’t have to worry about school, or the future, or even how our hair or outfits looked, who was looking and who was judging us. Our biggest worry was getting a swing before they were all taken at the beginning of recess, or what we wanted to be for Halloween. We were so innocent, so young. Not to mention cute. Growing up sucks. I wish I could have been young forever, but unfortunately life doesn’t work that way. I really like this photo and I chose to use it because me and my brother look so innocent and little, and we are no longer like that today. 
I used commas to make sure that people would take breaks while reading the sentence, and they didn't read it too fast. It helps people to look at the picture with each word and think about it. I placed the words at the bottom because I think that's where they looked the best, so you would see the picture and my face before you read the words.

6 Word Memoir #5 - Confessions

Photo Credit: Myself (Rebecca Roger)

Writers Note:

I’m not a very open person, but I also don’t have a lot of secrets. But the things that I may consider “secrets”, I don’t tell to just anyone. You have to matter. In other words, you have to be one of my really close friends for me to tell you my secrets, and I have to trust you a lot. When people ask what’s wrong, 96% of them will get the answer “nothing, I’m just tired.” Or something along those lines. Consider yourself lucky and important to me if I actually give you a real answer and let you in. This photo shows that I'm a very quiet and closed person, and it also says that if I tell you something private, you'd better keep quiet about it.
I didn't really use punctuation in this photo because I didn't think it needed it. I didn't really think that the picture behind the words needed to be as prominent as the words; I wanted them to be the centre of focus.

6 Word Memoir #4 - Me

Photo Credit: Myself (Rebecca Roger)

Writers Note:

This is a photo of a rock cliff by the ocean in Mexico off of our resort. I quickly snapped it with my iPhone, and I have to say, it might be one of (if not THE) best photos I’ve ever taken. I don’t know how I feel about that, considering I didn’t put any effort whatsoever into it, and it was with my iPhone. But a picture is a picture, and I’m pretty proud of it. I placed the text there because I thought that's where it looked the best, and you can still see the whole photo behind it. I like how you can still see the picture behind the words clearly. I also bolded the words "best" and "ever" because I want people to know how proud of it I am. 

6 Word Memoir #3 - Family

Photo Credit: Myself (Rebecca Roger)

Writers Note:

This is my brother and I have the biggest love/hate relationship with him. With him, I have two emotions – “hey, I’ll help you hide the body!” or “don’t even talk to me or I’ll murder you.” This picture was taken in Mexico, and because we were the only kids each other knew, we were forced to get along for a week. But we’re getting along a lot better as we grow older compared to when we were kids, and when it boils down to it, we’re family and I love him to death. As much as I hate to admit it. That’s why the words “love” and “hate” are bolded, to emphasize that. I used yellow as the font color because it showed up the best. I also liked how the words are in the middle and they're a center of attention but they still don't cover up our faces.

6 Word Memoir #2 - Love

Photo Credit: Myself (Rebecca Roger)

Writers Note:

I chose this photo because it shows how happy I am, as well as the six words. My memoir is talking about our first date, but the same thing goes for most of the things in our relationship. I chose the font I did because when I see handwriting, I associate it with love and happiness, for some unknown reason. Maybe because it’s really loopy and smooth, like the person writing it was in a daze or something. But happiness is what I think of and that’s how I felt in this picture, and how I still feel now. He made my heart race on our first date, and it still races when I’m with him, 9 months later.
I used white for the font because it stood out against the dark picture, and I used a type of black and white effect to make it more of a classy and romantic look.