How to Manage Family Permission for Photo Sharing
By ImgHeal · Updated
Record who can view or publish sensitive family photographs before putting them online.
Define the record
Identify living people, children, private events, addresses, medical settings, and other sensitive context. Ask the relevant people how and where the photo may be shared.
Apply the system consistently
Keep permissions in the archive record with a date, scope, and contact. Create a public derivative when cropping or redaction is needed, while retaining the private source securely.
Test that another person can use it
Review permissions when the audience changes from a family group to a public site, book, or archive. Removal requests should be traceable to every published copy you control.
Check before you finish
- Identify living and vulnerable people.
- Record scope and date of permission.
- Review permission when the audience changes.
Further reading
- National Archives: Digitizing Family Papers and PhotographsGuidance on digitizing family materials, documenting them, retaining originals, and keeping backup copies.
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