How to Make Personalized Photo Books

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By georgelarson
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Personalized Photo Gift - Photobook

Photos tell a story and combining an assortment of them to make personalized photo gifts is easy, fun, and a unique gift for any occasion. Here is how to create a photo book that will tell a story of a one day event, a year of activities, or a collage of events that will be cherished by the recipient. Personalized photo gifts start with gathering the photos.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Step 1

Personalized Photo Book Photos

To create a photo book online all of the photos you want to insert into the book need to be located on your computer or somewhere online where you can access them. Once you have scanned in your photos, downloaded them from your camera, or located them in a file on your computer it is a good idea to burn them on to a CD. This may be the most tedious task if you are giving the photo book as a gift to someone where you will need to get photos from others. These photo books include Birthdays or a life time of events for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gifts.
Step 2

Personalized Gift Idea Narrative

One picture speaks one thousand words yet adding text to the photo compliments the picture and helps clarify and document what is happening in the picture. Have a notebook and jot down notes about the pictures.
Step 3

Sort Pictures for This Personalized Photo Gift

Sorting the photos in chronological order will help tell the story of an event or a lifetime. This will prepare you to create a photo book for an 18 year time line for a high school graduation gift or a baby to adult pictures of the happy couple for a wedding present.
Step 4

Online Websites to Make Personalized Photo Gifts

There are literally hundreds of websites where you can download pictures and make a photo book. When you want to have total creative control of the size of the book, cover, page backgrounds, and photo layout try these websites:
• SmileBook.com
• Picaboo.com
• DigiLabs.com
• Smilebox.com
• Mixbook.com
• These books usually arrive within one week of order.