| Photo books are a great and attractive way to keep | | | | capture some of the vistas to be had. |
| your memories together, and make for fun and | | | | When you are taking photos at parties, try to |
| interesting projects as well. Here are some ideas for | | | | expand beyond the "say cheese" types of posed |
| a photo book with a winter theme. | | | | photos and get some candid shots. Also experiment |
| Taking Photographs: | | | | with angles and lighting to get some interesting shots. |
| The first thing you will want to make sure of when | | | | Do Some Writing: |
| you are creating a book of winter is that you have | | | | Or at the very least, find some that appeals to you |
| your camera on you at all times. This should go | | | | and use it. If you are the writerly type, you hardly |
| without saying, of course, but it needs to become a | | | | need encouragement for this, but just as you keep |
| habit. When you have your camera, you start to get | | | | your camera with you at all times, keep a small |
| in the mindset of taking photos all the time and you | | | | notebook in your pocket so you can write down |
| start to see things differently - with the eye of a | | | | your observations or funny moments as they |
| photographer. Also the more photos you take, the | | | | happen, as well as notes that will help you write |
| better you will get at such things as lighting and | | | | great captions for your photos. These little bits of |
| composition. | | | | text will help to keep your photo book interesting |
| Winter is a special time for photographers for many | | | | and help to enhance the memories as the years go |
| reasons. Amidst the bareness of the trees and the | | | | by. |
| gray skies, there are lots of small moments of | | | | Arranging and Designing |
| beauty to be found. Then, of course, there is the | | | | Use Photoshop or a similar program to work with |
| snow and last but not least, the major holidays. | | | | cropping and editing your photos. If you are adept at |
| No matter what the focus of your book is, you | | | | using layout programs such as Indesign or |
| should make sure to take a lot of photos of both | | | | QuarkXpress, you can put your pages together that |
| people and objects. There will be plenty of parties | | | | way. If not, there are templates you can find and |
| and family get-togethers, and you should document | | | | download online, or you can even work with MS |
| them all as best you can, of course. But you can also | | | | Word. |
| take walks around the neighborhood after that first | | | | Printing and Binding: |
| big snow, catching images of how it blankets the | | | | Use a digital color printing process to get the nicest |
| branches, and just what ever catches your eye. | | | | looking pages that you are able to. As far as binding, |
| If you and your clan are the types to get up in the | | | | you can use an online service, or for not that much |
| mountains and do some skiing and snowboarding, by | | | | more money, you can purchase your own hardcover |
| all means capture the fun of those adventures in | | | | (thermal) binding machine. That way, you have the |
| your camera. Even if you don't engage in these | | | | flexibility to make as many books as you want |
| types of activities, however, you can take car trips | | | | whenever you wish, at a moment's notice. |
| up onto the mountains on a nice sunny day and | | | | |