Thread: photographing the dead

When we bought our home in North Carolina we had to clean out the attic and we found 2 albums full of death photos. Some were really old and others looked to be from the 70's judging by the clothing. We tried finding the orignal owner's family but no luck. The original owner died in the kitchen.

Originally Posted by Vee030473

When we bought our home in North Carolina we had to clean out the attic and we found 2 albums full of death photos. Some were really old and others looked to be from the 70's judging by the clothing. We tried finding the orignal owner's family but no luck. The original owner died in the kitchen.

Ok.. call me morbid, but I think that would be kinda cool... well...the really old ones anyway.... I saw enough 70's clothing when I was growing up... dont wanna see anymore.. LOL

Ya never know... taken to the right antique dealer, you might get a pretty penny for the oldest ones...

Someone gave me some of my Dad when he passed away. I dont like them, I wont look at them. They are put up somewhere, The person in that pic is not my daddy. I dont like it. It bothers me. That is my personal feeling, to each his/ her own.

On another note, when my Mom passed away, I was the one who fixed her hair. I was a hairdresser at the time, and it was the last thing I could do for my Mom. I had all of my family in the room with me for support. To this day I dont know how I made it through it, could be I was just trying to be strong for the rest of them.

I had never thought about it until 2 yrs ago when my husband's granny passed away. He was on the road in Wyoming though with his brother, and of course it was during a snow storm so they couldn't make it in. One of the family member's ( I think it was granny's sister) asked to take pics. It was with close family members around. My MIL took some, as did me and my daughter because we have few pics of granny and even fewer with all of us together. My DH does not want to see them. He doesnt view people in their caskets. He wants to remember them alive. but my kids know those pictures are there, and my 11 yr DD has looked at them a couple of times.

I guess its a personal choice. Its not for everybody. But the pics are there for future generations.

My grandfather died when my mother was still an infant... they took pictures of him and it is in a scrapbook an aunt made for me. I never really thought much of it. I would have a problem if I saw a picture of my mother in her casket. I never want to remember that day. I prefer thinking of her when she was alive!

I took pictures of my Mom in her coffin. I spent a year watching her waste away as I took care of her (brain cancer)and did not want that to be my last memory of her. She finally looked at peace laying there. I am glad I did it and I still look at them on occasion.

My great grandparents took a photo of their 4 year old that died of whooping cough in her casket. It was the only pic they had of her.. It always creeped me out tbh

I personally am not into it, but don't judge those who do.

When I was in 3rd grade I had a brother who died 15 mins after birth. My mom wasn't at the cemetary for the funeral (we didn't have a wake .. I never saw him) and my dad did take a couple pics of the casket .. I think this was for my mom though because she was still in the hospital and couldn't be there. I never asked about this, but they must have talked this over beforehand.

I remember as a teen I was at this girls house and going through her photo album .. when I got to the end she tried to take the book from me and I figured it was because there was an embarassing pic of her in there. Well I laughed her off as I grabbed the book, flipping the last page .. it was her mom in a casket .. I felt SO bad for doing that! .. I felt like the biggest piece of crap. I so wished I would have listened to her. That was the last time I went to her house too.