Great advice about sticking to a smaller time frame! Twelve years ago, I accidentally started a tradition of making a yearly calendar for the 3 sets of grandparents in our lives. It's the one big Christmas presents that they eagerly looking forward to each year. One year, I thought making magnets instead would be cute and I HEARD about it for the rest of the year. I make my calendars through Shutterfly, which has a deadline of Nov. 30th. Some years I start the calendars beforehand, most years 2 or 3 days before the deadline. It's fun (but challenging) editing the month down to only 9 photos. It's so special to see the year in review and remember many of the little glimmers and beauty, I had already forgotten. Thanks for inspiring me to do some more birthday photobooks!
Oh wow, 3 sets of calendars would be a lot — and also what a great gift! The birthday book is indeed very fun. With Chatbooks you have flexibility with the # but I think I tried to stay around 60-70 photos total on the year for both kid books.
I LOVE making photo books and unfortunately don't work on them as much as I'd like. But in the past couple of years I've made wedding photo books for both of my sons and my daughters-in-law (using their pro photos, with their blessing ;) ) as well as a photo book from our trip to Germany. A few years back I made a "Family Favorites" recipe/photo book that I gave to each of my sons (and printed a copy for myself). The plan for this year (I hope I hope I hope) is not photo books per se, but I have a box of school papers/art/etc. from each of my sons' school years and I plan to scan all of it for books. Then they'll each get a book of their own stuff (and I'll make copies for myself too of course), and I'll also give them their box of actual papers so THEY can decide whether to keep it all or not. (Win-win, since I'll be getting two boxes out of my house!)
Great advice about sticking to a smaller time frame! Twelve years ago, I accidentally started a tradition of making a yearly calendar for the 3 sets of grandparents in our lives. It's the one big Christmas presents that they eagerly looking forward to each year. One year, I thought making magnets instead would be cute and I HEARD about it for the rest of the year. I make my calendars through Shutterfly, which has a deadline of Nov. 30th. Some years I start the calendars beforehand, most years 2 or 3 days before the deadline. It's fun (but challenging) editing the month down to only 9 photos. It's so special to see the year in review and remember many of the little glimmers and beauty, I had already forgotten. Thanks for inspiring me to do some more birthday photobooks!
Oh wow, 3 sets of calendars would be a lot — and also what a great gift! The birthday book is indeed very fun. With Chatbooks you have flexibility with the # but I think I tried to stay around 60-70 photos total on the year for both kid books.
This is really well-timed as I’m gearing up to make some photo books for my parents this fall featuring my toddler. Thanks!
Wonderful! I hope you have fun with the projects!
I LOVE making photo books and unfortunately don't work on them as much as I'd like. But in the past couple of years I've made wedding photo books for both of my sons and my daughters-in-law (using their pro photos, with their blessing ;) ) as well as a photo book from our trip to Germany. A few years back I made a "Family Favorites" recipe/photo book that I gave to each of my sons (and printed a copy for myself). The plan for this year (I hope I hope I hope) is not photo books per se, but I have a box of school papers/art/etc. from each of my sons' school years and I plan to scan all of it for books. Then they'll each get a book of their own stuff (and I'll make copies for myself too of course), and I'll also give them their box of actual papers so THEY can decide whether to keep it all or not. (Win-win, since I'll be getting two boxes out of my house!)
That is so great and the recipe/photo books is GENIUS!!! I love the school papers/art project double win!