Tech Wizard logoThe Tech Wizard LogoTech Wizard logoTech Wizard logo
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • SERVICES
    • GROUP CLASSES
    • CYBERSMART MANAGING MONEY ONLINE
    • CYBERSMART SECURITY TRAINING
    • PRIVATE CLASSES
    • MEMBERSHIP
  • CALENDAR
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT
  • SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Book A Class
✕
Couple Shopping Online
Tips for Safer Online Shopping
June 25, 2020
Woman exercising at home
Using Tech to Stay Fit at Home
October 30, 2020

Turning Your Digital Photos into a Photo Album

Digital Photo of dog

curious dog on a screen phone

One of the best things about having a smartphone within arm’s reach is that you can capture photos at any point and time. While that means we don’t miss once-upon-a-time moments, your digital photo library can fill up and get overwhelming really fast.

It’s hard to appreciate and enjoy your photos by just swiping through the app on your phone. Creating photo books is a great way to use and bring to life a collection of moments captured on your phone.

So, how do you get started?

Organizing Your Photos

It is not unusual to have hundreds, or even thousands, of photos on your phone. Weeding out pictures is the first step in creating a photo book.

Create an album on your phone or tablet with the pictures you want to include in the photo book. One thing to note: when you create an album, the images will appear in chronological order, which you can’t change. Choose the best of the best. Don’t select duplicates.

Plan ahead. If you know you want to do a yearly photo book, create an album for the current year and start adding to it as you snap the pictures. Or schedule some time each month to review images. Trash the poor shots and add the appropriate ones to the album.

Creating Your Photo Book

You can choose from a variety of online vendors to create your photo books, such as Shutterfly and Mixbook. Create an account with the company you want to use, choose your book type, size, and paper quality.

Decide on a theme, such as a year in review, family vacation, graduation, or special celebration. The online services will have many themed layouts to help get you started. You can also choose to create your own from scratch but understand that it will be more time-consuming.

Creating a book can get confusing. It helps to sketch it out with pen and paper beforehand. If you want sections in the book, captions, titles, or descriptions, write them ahead of time and include the photos that belong in the grouping.

Upload the photos from your device. To make things easier, upload a page or two, or separate groupings, at a time, not the whole album. Use your notes and the roadmap of the photo book to help you choose which photos to upload.

This will help you focus on the layout styles you need as well as the text and caption placement. Some services will automatically place your photos on the pages within the book once you upload them. That is why it pays to be organized.

Make Sure You Like It

When you have your photos and text done, review everything to make sure it looks the way you want. If there is a photo that has a caution symbol, it means that picture doesn’t have high enough resolution to print on paper.

It might look good on the screen but will likely print blurry. You can try to choose a smaller size photo frame or swap it for a different photo.

Once you are happy with everything, finalize the book and pay for it. Shipping time is generally about two weeks. Your project will be saved in your account, as well as the photos in case you want to use them for another project.

(This article was originally posted on Sixty and Me)

Share
1

Related posts

Daughter teaching mother how to use a smartphone
August 25, 2021

Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Technology


Read more
Woman exercising at home
October 30, 2020

Using Tech to Stay Fit at Home


Read more
video conference
April 23, 2020

How to Get Started with Virtual Meetings


Read more

Comments are closed.

The Tech Wizard

12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
P: 888.332.2299
E: info@thetechwizard.com

DOWNLOAD THE TECH WIZARD MEDIA KIT

Tech Tips in your Inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to receive weekly tech tips and hear about tech learning opportunities.

Book your free 30-minute session
©2023 The Tech Wizard. All rights reserved.
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Book A Class
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy
  • Book A Class
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT