Living openly about your life as a GLBT American, or as a straight person who supports equality, is a lifelong process. HRC's Snapshot Project is a public art project that captures some of those moments in pictures. It's easy. It's fun. It's a great way to Talk About It.

• Print a Sign

  Every picture submitted to the Snapshot Gallery must include one of the two signs available for download below. Signs can be printed out on standard 8.5x11 computer paper, and there are also larger sizes available for people looking to think big.

  You can choose between the "Talk About It" sign or the "Ask Me" sign.

• Take Your Snapshot

  Once you have your sign in hand, you're ready to roll. Take a picture of you, your downloaded sign, and someone that you would like to 'Talk About It' with.

  You can take a Snapshot with anyone:

  • a neighbor
  • a co-worker
  • your dry cleaner
  • your legislator
  • your doctor
  • the dog walker
  • your family
  • your friends
  • the mailman
  • yourself
  • the list goes on and on
  • ... be creative!

  The picture you take can either be on a digital camera - or you can use a regular camera and then scan the image into your computer. Either way, when you get to our next step, you will need an electronic image to upload.

• Post a Photo

  You're in the home stretch. Simply upload your photo to the HRC Online Gallery. Images cannot be larger than 500k. Once you have uploaded your photo, HRC will review the image for approval. Once your image has been approved (usually, later that day), you will receive an email letting you know that you can view your image in the Gallery, and send an email to your friends and family directing them to view your photo in the public gallery.