DIY: make your photo album
To review your most beautiful memories, nothing like a photo album. And if you conceive it yourself? Here are our tips for creating, step by step, a personalized photo book.
The choice of photos
Sort your photos, and choose those that will take place in your album. Select only those that are sharp and shiny , and avoid scattering : do not mix, for example, photos of your godchild's baptism with those of your last vacation in the sun.
Once this step (sometimes laborious) done, it is time to print your selection: you can do it in a photo shop , at terminals in supermarkets and shopping malls, or through online sites specializing in photo printing.
The necessary equipment
Go to a stationery to buy the notebook on which you will stick your photos. You have the choice between an album ready (with the sheets already fixed) or an album to build. If you opt for the latter option, then you must buy plain or printed album pages. To maintain a certain harmony, take the selected photos with you and see which colors make them stand out best.
In stationery, you can also find your happiness to customize your book: stickers, stickers, glitter, stencils, stamps, ribbons, etc. You can also have fun cutting out more photos in magazines, but also words and letters to create beautiful visuals. As long as you respect the chosen theme and these embellishments are consistent with your photos, there is no constraint.
Layout
Before you paste photos, think about the order in which they will be visible, and have a clear idea of how you want them to be. With scissors and stencils, you can rework them and give them different shapes.
Opt for a neat and sleek layout, your photos should not disappear under a lot of ornaments. No need to load your book, the goal is to showcase your photos and have fun browsing.
Comments
Here, free to you to slip or not of the text in your album. There is no need to cap each picture, they often speak for themselves. Or, better, it gives you the opportunity to tell what is behind every immortalized moment.
If you decide to caption the photos (to do "journaling" as they say in the jargon of scrapbooking), choose the appropriate material: a black or white pen, pads, or alphabet stickers.
Do not want to tinker? Online sites are responsible for making and editing your book for you in just a few clicks. You can also go to a photo shop , sellers will be in charge of directing you in the realization of your album.