5 Tips For Streamlining Photo Book Creation from a Professional Photo Organizer

I’ve been making photo books for years. As a photo album organizer, I have streamlined my process to make completing them fun, fast and furious. 

1. Decide on parameters for the book
   • What kind of book are you creating? Ideas include
     • Family Yearbook
     • Special Event Book
     • Vacation Book
     • Disneyworld Memories
     • Graduation Book
     • Wedding Book
   • Pick a book size
     • 10×10
     • 8×8
     • 8×10
     • 10×8

I like 10×10 personally. It fits a fair amount of pictures per a page and isn’t too big for my kids to hold

• Pick out a company that offers what you want 

I like Printque or Blurb

2. Pick out all the photos before you start creating

• Edit some of the photos (optional)
• For family yearbook, sort photos into separate months

3. Download only part  of the photos to be added at a time to the photo book

• It is less overwhelming to only see a small set of photos at a time
• for example, in a family yearbook, add one month of photos, make the pages, then download the next month

4. Use template and leave space for words to be added at the end

• Batching the narrative for the whole book can speed the process up
• Seeing the pictures arranged can spark your memory about what you want to write

5. Just Start

• You can do it
• It doesn’t have to be perfect
• Start in the present time (don’t go back years and years)
• Your family will enjoy the finished project

I’d like to know what will you make your next photo book about?

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