Aim for 50+, not 8. Real people, real moments, real joy. Don't pre-curate. We want every option in front of us — our AI photo editor reads each one against the family's shared standard and picks the best for your page. The rest stay in your campus archive.
What we want: laughter, kids absorbed in what they're doing, cross-generational moments, worship hands raised, two friends hugging in the lobby. The vibe is "I could see myself there."
What we don't want: posed lineups, empty room shots, photos where everyone looks tired or bored. The AI will skip those automatically — but skip them at upload too if you can.
SHOTS THAT COMPLETE YOUR PAGE — please make sure your batch includes at least one of each. These are the moments that most often go missing, and an empty one leaves a gap on your page:
· A BAPTISM — someone in the water, the moment itself.
· KIDS IN ACTION — children absorbed in what they're doing, not posed.
· A WELCOME / LOBBY moment — people connecting in the foyer, coffee, 'New here?' warmth.
· A YOUTH moment — actual teenagers (13–19), not a wide crowd.
· A PRAYER moment — hands on shoulders, someone praying for someone.
· A WORSHIP-TEAM shot — the band/singers leading from the stage.
· A SMALL GROUP — 3–5 people close enough to read every face.
· A CROSS-GENERATIONAL moment — old and young in the same frame (the strongest 'I belong here' signal).
If one of these genuinely doesn't exist yet at your campus, that's fine — but if it does, get it in, or that card stays blank.
CAPTION EVERY PHOTO — THIS IS NEW AND IT MATTERS.
The single biggest thing experts told us would lift this site is caption-as-name-and-moment on every photograph. The pattern is:
· 'Jed / Paradise campus'
· 'Sarah & Mike / Sunday baptism, Gwinnett'
· 'Lisa with her grandkids / Adelaide City, Easter'
Format: 'Who's in frame / Where + the moment.' Not generic ('worship,' 'kids ministry'). Specific. Personal. A name where you have one. This is what makes the site feel like a family album instead of a stock library.
Mel Joubert is the final reviewer on captions — she walks every photo across the site after launch and tunes the wording. But the closer YOUR captions are to the standard, the less re-work for her, and the faster your campus page lands its real personality.
The general pool is for anything that fits the vibe. Below it, five dedicated slots — Youth, Worship, bU Women, Connect Groups, Specialised — give your ministry photos a clearer home so the page renderer can find them faster.