| Photo books are all the rage, and for good reason. | | | | you might have a hard time choosing what to include |
| They are more creative than a mere photo album, | | | | in your book. This is a good thing. It is better to have |
| and a great way to have physical copies of digital | | | | too much material than to have not enough. |
| photos all in one place. Here are some tips for a | | | | Vacations, little league games, barbecues, impromptu |
| photo book that has a summer theme. | | | | gatherings, going down to the ol' swimming hole; |
| Photography: | | | | these are all great photographic fodder, and you |
| So much happens during the summer months that it | | | | should do the best you can to capture them all. |
| can be difficult to capture it all. But you have to try | | | | Writing: |
| anyway, if you are going to make a photo book with | | | | If you have room in your pocket for your digital |
| a summer theme. The first thing you have to do is | | | | camera, you can also make room for a little |
| to get in the habit of having your camera with you | | | | notebook. This will help you to write great captions |
| at all times and to use it. Get a large memory stick | | | | for your photos, and you can also just jot down |
| and make a habit of loading its contents onto your | | | | thoughts and ideas, or funny stories as they happen |
| computer on a regular basis. That way you can snap | | | | or as they occur to you. If you are not big on |
| away without ever having to worry that you are | | | | writing, you can take a look around online or in some |
| going to run out of room. | | | | books for great summer quotes. You can also get |
| And snap away you should. The more photos you | | | | some help from friends for this part. A little bit of |
| take, the better you will get at it, and the more you | | | | text here and there will help tie the book together. |
| will have to choose from when you are putting your | | | | Arranging and Designing: |
| book together. When you are shooting your pics, | | | | There are lots of ways to do this, but the easiest is |
| make sure that you get plenty of photos of the | | | | probably to find a template online and download it. |
| people in your life, of course (both candid and posed) | | | | However if you are adept at using programs such as |
| but do the best you can to make sure that you also | | | | InDesign, all the better! MS Word and Pagemaker can |
| get lots of shots of the natural beauty of summer. | | | | also help you in this regard. |
| Take some walks around the neighborhood, or to | | | | When you are arranging the book, there are a |
| some parks, the beach or the mountains, and get | | | | number of ways to look at things. You could do a |
| some shots there. You will find that the more photos | | | | simple month by month retrospective, create some |
| you take, the more you take on the mindset of a | | | | chapters based on the types of activities (parties, |
| photographer, and the more ideas you will get for | | | | hikes, etc.), or simply grab some of your best |
| good photos. | | | | photographs and arrange them randomly with bits of |
| As stated above, there are so many things that | | | | text. DO whatever feels right, and let your creativity |
| happen in the summer that are photo worthy that | | | | guide you. |