How to Make a Numbered Person Key for a Group Photo
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Create a separate annotated review copy so relatives can discuss unidentified people without drawing over the retained source or confusing left-to-right references.
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Keep the annotation separate
Duplicate the photograph and add small numbered markers in a separate editor. Place them near people without covering faces or useful clothing details. Keep the same framing as the source and include the photograph identifier. Do not make the numbered key the only retained image, because annotations can obscure evidence needed later.
Define an unambiguous key
List each number with its known name, tentative candidate, or unknown status. State whether positions refer to the viewer's left and use a consistent row convention. Keep competing identifications in review notes. A confident answer from one relative should not silently replace another's account without recording the supporting evidence or uncertainty.
Collect and revise feedback
Ask respondents to cite both image identifier and person number. Date the key and retain earlier versions if numbers change. Update a clean caption only when identifications are sufficiently supported. Share the unannotated viewing image alongside the key so the discussion aid does not become mistaken for the final restored photograph.
Check before finishing
- Markers are on a separate copy.
- Numbers and position conventions are clear.
- Feedback retains uncertainty and version references.
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