| There are lots of reasons to create photo books | | | | better if you work together to take your own |
| using your wonderful digital pictures. Photo books | | | | pictures of each destination. You will end up with |
| can be given as a customized holiday gift or used as | | | | several very distinct viewpoints of the same areas. |
| a memory book for significant events -- vacations, | | | | 4. Model or design portfolio. Professional architects, |
| anniversaries, birthdays, etc. They\'re not just for | | | | models, engineers, and other designers can create |
| personal use, with many professionals now using | | | | photo books showing their work. This is a |
| them to display their accomplishments. The reasons | | | | convenient way to create a professional looking |
| for creating them are as varied as the moments and | | | | resume without having to invest in expensive |
| occasions you want to remember. Here are just six | | | | publishing and printing equipment. Many sites offer |
| creative ways to make use of digital photo books. | | | | business style templates you can use for your inner |
| 1. Personalized holiday and birthday gifts. You can | | | | pages or cover. Using an online photo sharing site |
| create photo books individually designed for each | | | | makes it easy to have an entire set printed and |
| person on your gift list. You can select photos that | | | | delivered to a prospective employer. |
| have special meaning just for the two of you and | | | | 5. Recipe book. Use your digital camera to make a |
| show them you really care. Include some of your | | | | visual recipe book that shows each delicious meal. |
| own recollections or comments about each photo to | | | | After writing up your recipe and ingredient list, take a |
| give your gift an even more thoughtful touch. | | | | picture of each dish for inclusion in your book. This |
| 2. Weddings. Weddings are a natural fit for photo | | | | is especially useful if you have kids because it makes |
| books. You can usually ask your wedding | | | | it easy for them to choose their meals based on the |
| photographer for a copy of the digital image files so | | | | picture. |
| they can be uploaded to a digital photo printing site | | | | 6. Baby\'s first year. Create a photo book to keep |
| and used to create a wedding book for the couple. | | | | the memories from your baby\'s first year of life. |
| If you are an independent wedding photographer, | | | | You can use all of the traditional baby themes such |
| you can use these sites to prepare photo books for | | | | as listing their favorite foods or the date of their first |
| your clients. These can give even a one-person | | | | steps. Include pictures from any significant moment |
| operation a very professional look at a reasonable | | | | in their development, along with your personal notes |
| price. | | | | on the experience. Adding a family tree or older |
| 3. Travel photos. Remember a great trip by | | | | pictures of parents and grandparents can give the |
| sending your friends a photo book compiled of all the | | | | child some insight into their own personal history. |
| pictures you took along the way. This works even | | | | |