Almost everybody owns a digital camera these days. They make it so much easier for everyone to capture beautiful pictures of important or memorable people, places and events, even if you don’t know much about photography. Even if you have photographs taken by a professional, you will probably have the option of receiving them in digital format in addition to prints.

Far from only being able to view your photographs on a computer screen, digital photos are much more versatile when it comes to ways to present them. They can easily be printed in different sizes or on different materials. You can even have photos printed on to t-shirts or coffee mugs! Another way that you can present a collection of related photos that has become very popular in the last few years is to make a photo book.

What are Photo Books?

Photo books are a very attractive way to present a collection of digital photographs. Instead of a photo album, where photos are glued or inserted into pockets, photos in a photo book are printed onto the pages. The final result looks just like a book that you would buy in a bookstore. The paper is of very high quality and the book is professionally bound by gluing, sewing or stapling with a soft,  hard or even leather cover. You can make a photo book in a variety of sizes, from a small ‘brag book’ to large, lay-flat coffee table  books. You can make a photo book using software from a photo book publisher like Shutterfly or Picaboo. We have reviews of the most popular publishers in our Photo Book Publishers section.

Part Photo Album, Part Scrapbook

Because you get to design and layout your photo book on the computer, you get a lot more design options than you would with a basic photo album. Depending on the photo book publisher that you use, you can choose from a wide variety of themes and backgrounds. Most publishers also allow you to add borders, frames and corner embellishments to your photos. You can even add text to pages and most publishers have a good selection of attractive fonts for you to use. You can really express your creativity when you make a photo book. However, if you are pushed for time, most publishers have the option to create the whole book for you, using a theme that you select. You can always do a little tweaking to get the final result! This way you can make a beautiful photo memory book in a very short time.

Click here to find out how to make a photo book.