Wednesday, June 30, 2010

What photo's to include

In any case, you'll need to choose the photos to go in the book. Even if you plan to include “all” of them, there are some that you should rule out. Don't include pictures that didn't come out properly or pictures you just don't like, for instance. Also, if you have two or more pictures that look almost identical, you probably only need to include one copy.

Vacations are usually family activities. So, making vacation photo books should be, too. Be sure to let your whole family, especially those members that went on the trip, be involved in making the book. For that matter, you can make family photo books of many other occasions, too. Each one can have a theme, such as vacations, birthdays or anniversaries. That way, all of your pictures can be enjoyed by everyone, with the originals stored safely on the computer.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Working With The Photos:

If you want to make the photos into a photo book, you'll need to decide on a size and design for your book. Figure out how many pages you'll have and how many pictures will fit on a page. Remember that you may also want to include captions or borders, which will take up space, too.

Of course, you may also want to work backwards. You could count your photographs and make an appropriately sized Photo Books. However, you might just want a small book of favorite pictures, especially if you plan to mail copies to friends and family.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Remember Your Vacation Well With Photo Books

Photo books are really wonderful things. They can help you to preserve family memories indefinitely. For example, do you love taking vacations, but often find the memories of your vacations get foggy over time? If so, don't worry. You can remember your vacation well with digital photo technology.

You see, traditional cameras take film and can only hold a small number of photos at a time. Not only that, but the negatives required to print those photographs can often get lost or damaged. For that matter, even if the photos get printed, the photos themselves could get damaged or destroyed. They are, after all, very susceptible to water, heat and sun damage, among other things.

Digital photos don't work that way at all, though. These days, digital cameras can fit right in a pocket. In fact, some are built into other devices, like cellular phones. They all take clear, crisp pictures and can hold many more photos at a time than a traditional camera.

Snapping digital photos is easy and transferring them to your computer is easy, too. All you have to do is move the memory stick over to the computer and then move the contents into a photo file. You should name the file something that will help you remember what the pictures are from, such as “vacation photos”.