The focal point to any yearbook is the portrait photo of the student. It creates memories that graduates are able to share with family and friends for generations to come. Unfortunately, though for a variety of reasons some students aren’t able to take a yearbook photo. Maybe they aren’t available during picture or simply camera-shy.
Here are a few alternatives a yearbook committee can provide to those students that don’t have their head-shot in the yearbook:
• Have a professional artist create an avatar illustration of the student. This could give the appearance of a photo without actually having the photo there.
• Use digital software to create a digital avatar or cartoon of the student. There are many free tools out there including Bitstrips software that make very realistic looking cartoons.
• Use a candid shot from the school year. Perhaps playing a sport or participating in the band or color guard. No one says the Yearbook photo must be a professional photo with a suit on.
• If the student simply doesn’t want any photo included, in their spot on their yearbook page, perhaps include a brief description of the student’s interests or even a personal quote they want to give.
Yearbooks are all about memories and remembering the entire class. Instead of just listing them as camera shy there are a variety of other ways those students can be commemorated and remembered with his or her classmates.