Organize old photos into a story-rich family album
A ready-to-use “Life & Finance” AI prompt template. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
I want to organize the family's old photos into an album to give an elder. Be my editor and help me plan. [Number of photos] about ( ) [Era range] about the ( )s to the ( )s [Main people] (e.g., grandparents, parents, us three siblings) [Known family background] (e.g., moved from Changhua to Taipei in the 1950s, once ran a grocery store) [Who it's for] (e.g., Grandma's 80th birthday) Please: 1. **Chapter structure**: divide the album into 4-6 chapters by time or theme, each with a warm title (not "Chapter One") 2. **Photo-selection suggestions per chapter**: how many photos this chapter suits and which types to prioritize (portraits / family photos / scenes / ID photos) 3. **Interview question list**: what to ask the elder to draw out the stories behind the photos? Give 10 concrete questions, avoiding ones that yield nothing like "how did you feel back then" 4. **Intro examples per chapter**: demonstrate a ~100-character intro in a family-talking tone, not an artsy affect 5. **Production to-do list**: the order and cautions for scan specs, restoration/colorization, layout, and printing Taiwan usage, Traditional Chinese.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.