So one of the few things I've been able to accomplish in this time was catching up on my annual photo books. I love these books - not only because they get our favorite photos and memories of these years out of the digital world and into our hands but also because the kids love to look at them and talk about our fun times. Especially now when we can't do as much - its nice to rehash our favorite trips and holidays.
I won't lie that a lot of time goes into pouring through all of the year's photos to cull it down to our favorites but it's so worth it!
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Thanks for passing this along! I agree, now is the perfect time to go through photos, especially since it's a big project. I was looking forward to seeing your two books, but I keep getting error messages on the blurb site. I tried laptop and phone, so maybe it's not just me? Thanks again for sharing, I always love your work. Especially your Halloween displays and photography!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this suggestion. I have become very disillusioned with Snapfish and am looking to move to a new service. How do you go about laying out the photobooks? I see they have several options. Would you mind sharing which one you use? Thanks! And I would be remiss if I didn't use my first time commenting to thank you for blogging - I have enjoyed your blog for years - it's always a treat to read - thank you for all your efforts!
ReplyDelete@anon - sorry for the late reply I just noticed I never answered your question. Thanks for being a returning reader.
ReplyDeleteI use the blurb software to layout out my photos for my annual books. As you can tell I just use the same layouts over and over. I try to keep it simple by mixing up whole page photos and then collages. Ive been doing that for 10 years so it has some consistency. Even with that simple layout it does take a long time edit them all into a book but its so worth it!
Sad to say, the links to your books don't work. Are the books set to "private" or something like that? I've enjoyed your past photo books, and used your tips (portrait format, upgraded paper) to create one of my own on Blurb back in 2012. Portrait format rocks!
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