I’ve kind of gotten addicted to making lay-flat photo books, and after returning from a visit to Sedona and the Grand Canyon I couldn’t wait to make one to show off my photos of gorgeous red rock formations and amazing canyon views. Coincidentally, MyPublisher asked me to review their books so this was the perfect […]
Corel PaintShop Pro X7 Debuts with New Tools and Fresh Interface
I realized it had been quite some time since I posted a software review. In fact, over the past year, I’ve been rather lax in posting on my blog, period! It’s because I’ve been working on a big new project that’s consumed much of my time: creating a family portrait photography course plus a series […]
Printique Photo Book Review – Making a Lay Flat Book
I’ve made lots of photo books in the last few years, but I’ve never made a book that was printed on real photo paper. So when I was invited to try out and review Printique, I was very interested in checking them out, especially when I saw that not only do they print with silver […]
Making an ABC Alphabet Book Based on Family Photos
With the holidays coming I was trying to think of a unique gift for my niece and came up with the idea of a personalized ABC alphabet photo book using family pictures. I must admit, this is the most fun I’ve had making a photo book. While Madison loves to sing the alphabet song and […]
Picaboo Photo Calendar Review
If you’ve read some of my other calendar posts you know how much I love making photo calendars for Christmas gifts. In fact, I’ve over the past week I started gathering photos from my family members (a free Dropbox account is great for sharing photos) in preparation for making this year’s calendars. I make about […]
In Pursuit of the Perfect Holiday Photo Card
Creating a Memorable Christmas Card I’ve heard it said that there are three kinds of Christmas cards: the best ones make it onto the fireplace mantle, the nice-but-not-great ones might be stuck on the fridge, and the rest are piled into a bowl and never get seen again. In my house, it’s usually the photo […]
Best Lay Flat Photo Books: A Guide
Photo Books With Lay Flat Pages Lay flat photo books are becoming mainstream as more and more photo book services come out with this style. It used to be that they were primarily for the wedding album market because they were so monstrously expensive. I love that now there are affordable lay-flat books for all […]
