| season has its charms, but spring might be everyone's | | | | way to help you remember where and when a certain |
| favorite time of year. Here are some ideas for | | | | group of photos were taken, the funny things that |
| creating a photo book with a spring-based theme. | | | | were said at the time, and what captions or other |
| Gathering Your Material: | | | | thoughts come to mind. |
| There are so many great things abut spring, that you | | | | Arranging And Designing: |
| may think that you will have a hard time capturing it all. | | | | There are numerous ways to go about putting your |
| But try you must, and the best way to do that is to | | | | book together. If you have a knack for layout and |
| simply get in the habit of having your camera with you | | | | design, you can use a program like Indesign or |
| all the time. If you do, you will find that you start to think | | | | something similar. If that is not your thing, or if it is out of |
| like a photographer and all the moments that occur, | | | | your price range, there are plenty of free templates to |
| and all the little things you see, like that first blade of | | | | be found online. Whichever route you go, keep in mind |
| grass or the first tree on your block to blossom, you | | | | that little bits of text help to give context and add |
| are able to capture. Also the more photos you take, | | | | depth to the book. You also may want to consider |
| the better you will get at it, and the more shots you will | | | | interspersing photos of objects with shot of people, |
| have to choose from when it comes to putting your | | | | arranging your photos by categories such as month by |
| book together. Yes, there might be a lot that you don't | | | | month or parties, day trips, spring break, etc. This is a |
| use, but the more you take, the better the chance that | | | | great place to get creative and put together a book |
| there are those photos where every thing - | | | | that bears your individual stamp. |
| composition, lighting, etc., all comes together. Make sure | | | | Printing and Binding: |
| that you have a large capacity memory stick and that | | | | Use the highest quality printing process that you have |
| you load your photos onto your personal computer on | | | | access to, if you want your book to look its best. |
| a regular basis so that you are never left empty | | | | When it comes to binding, you will want to use a |
| handed. | | | | hardcover binding machine. Your local print shop should |
| A thought about subject matter: make sure that you | | | | have one on hand, or you can find an inexpensive one |
| take plenty of photos of both people and of objects | | | | online (many for less than $100), and do the job |
| and landscapes. If your idea is to capture the essence | | | | yourself. There are many advantages to the latter, |
| of a whole season, you don't want to leave anything | | | | including the fast that the process is incredibly easy, |
| out. | | | | and you can create as many photo books as you like, |
| Another thing you might want to keep handy is a small | | | | whenever you like, on an on-demand basis. |
| notebook that can fit into your pocket. This is a great | | | | |