How to Make Your Own Vacation Photo Book

What’s the best way to share your memorable vacation photos with your family and friends? You can share them on Facebook or Twitter, but there’s always a possibility that not all of them are on social media. So why don’t you make your vacation photo book that you can readily share with the ones that matter to you?

A photo book is a great way to organize your vacation photos and document that once-in-a-lifetime experience. Whether you had fun in the beaches of Thailand or you went skiing in France, a photo book can highlight all the memories of that fun holiday you just had.

Outline Your Story

The first step in making your vacation photo book is outlining your story. Think of the highlights of your trip, choose the photos you want to include, and how you want to present them. You can also think of the description or photo captions of the images you want to include in this personal project.

The easiest way to outline your story is to arrange your images in chronological order, starting with your departure, then arrival at the hotel, and your first night in your destination.  But if you have too many photos to share, this may not work. Instead, you can just pick out the photos that show the most daring adventures you took, or even the funniest moments of the trip.

Once you have an outline of the photo book, choose the photos you want to be included.  Since a photo book can only contain a limited amount of images, you must choose the best photos from your holiday. Decide which photos best capture the moments that you want to share and relive several years from now.

Choose a Template

Now that you have an idea on which photos you’d include in your photo book and how you are going to arrange them, it’s time to choose a template. A photo printing company like Costco Photo or CVS Photo may provide you with templates of photo books which you can choose from. Or you may opt to customize the template, but it can come at an additional cost.

It’s up to you how you want your photo book to look like. Though you might want to keep the template simple. Not only would this cost you less, but it will also make your viewer more engaged with the photo book. Having a template which has a confusing layout can turn off your reader or viewer.

Choose a Printing Company

Once you have everything set, its time to shop for a photo book printing company that will print your project. While there are a lot of printing studios that you can go to, not all of them are similar in terms of layout and template, paper stock, printing equipment, and prices.

Ask for quotes first from these companies, taking into consideration factors like the number of pages of the book, the photo paper to be used, the cover, and the templates. Then come to terms with the company that can give you the best printing at the most reasonable price.