| Plan and Prepare | | | | a road map of the region you were visiting, or a |
| Make sure that you have a dependable camera that | | | | brochure from an amusing local attraction (worlds |
| holds a charge for a long time, and that has enough | | | | largest ball of string, anyone?). Again what you |
| memory. Purchase another memory stick or two if | | | | choose to do here is entirely up to you. |
| you think you might run out, and if you are not | | | | Write |
| planning on bringing a laptop on which you can load | | | | In between photographs, it might be nice to have a |
| your pictures as you go. | | | | paragraph or two (or more) about what the each |
| Though spontaneity is a wonderful thing, and you | | | | photo represents, and why you included it in your |
| should always be ready for a great candid shot, you | | | | book. You can also have your travel partners |
| can also plan ahead to visit certain areas and sites | | | | contribute anecdotes or details of the vacation that |
| that are well known and that you will be proud to | | | | you may have forgotten, as well any great |
| have been photographed by. It may seem a little | | | | photographs they took. |
| cliche to take a photo of yourself in front of the | | | | Make A Cover |
| Eiffel Tower; in the long run you'll be glad you did. | | | | This can be easy or hard too, depending on your |
| These are the types of photos that anyone can | | | | skills. If you are adept at all at any of the graphics |
| connect to, whereas a photograph of that adorable | | | | software, you should be able to create something |
| cafe around the corner from the hotel won't mean | | | | that you like in no time. If not, perhaps someone one |
| much to anyone but yourself in years to come. | | | | your trip is, and would be willing to help, or you can |
| If you want to do more of a scrapbook type of | | | | look online for an easy template to work from. You |
| thing, plan to collect postcards, matchbooks, | | | | can also use some of your collected mementos, or a |
| brochures and other mementos, and have a place to | | | | map. Don't sweat it too much, and just make sure |
| keep them all so that nothing gets lost. Bring a folder | | | | that you are having fun with it. |
| or a manila envelope and at the end of every day, | | | | Bind It |
| place you items inside. | | | | There are a few options here, but it's most likely |
| Organize | | | | that you will want to go with a binding style that is |
| There are lots of possibilities here. Would you like | | | | hardcover or perfect bound. Take a look online or at |
| your photo book to simply be in chronological order? | | | | your print shop to find something that suits you. If |
| Or in order of geographical region?Least favorite to | | | | you are going to be producing lots of vacation photo |
| favorite?Least famous to most famous?Use your | | | | books in the future, or many copies for the friends |
| imagination, or don't. It is entirely up to you.Depending | | | | and family that accompany you on your trips, you |
| on what sort of effect you are going for, you can | | | | might consider purchasing your own inexpensive |
| choose many different kinds of backgrounds on | | | | thermal binding machine. |
| which to set your photos. For instance, you can use | | | | |