Photographs make very personal gifts. With today’s technology your pictures can be placed on a wide variety of surfaces and objects making them unique gifts. Who do you want to give a very personal gift to? If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, what do you want to say? While you’re thinking about that, …
I worked on my High School Yearbook one year. It was before desktop publishing, which has made that part easier, but we still had to pre-sell the books, collect the money, and distribute them. At the first APPO National Conference Picaboo Yearbooks was a vendor. I looked and thought they had nice books, but really …
As school comes to and end and all the artwork and papers come flooding home, what will you do with it all? Take a photo or scan the best and the typical, then you can toss it all! You might want to hold onto one or two pieces, but this allows you to document those …
I had a client say, “I don’t know how much to write about each picture.” Pictures can be worth a thousand words… or nothing, if you don’t know something about the people, place or time. So how do you capture the stories that the photos tell without just duplicating what’s already in the picture? Start …
As school comes to an end and summer is about to begin, half the year has gone by. Take a look at your photos and choose 12, 24 or even 30 (1 to 5 from the past 6 months) to slip into an album, or create a photo book so you can enjoy them. What …
We celebrate life with images. It’s how we think. We take photos at birthday parties, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, and other life events to remember them. Moms keep baby books to remember those fleeting years that have so many changes. Those images and stories get pulled out at graduations, weddings, and 60th birthday parties. By capturing …
Take the time, or spend the money to digitize your heritage photos! In the light of recent natural disasters — tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods, not to mention fire and theft — take those photos, slides, home movies or videos from parents and grandparents that are hiding in boxes or albums and scan them. It will …
Use photos as part of the gifts you give. People respond to gifts that have photos in them or on them, especially if they are in the photo with you! Personalizing your gift with photos can make even a deck of cards or coasters special. Did you go on a trip with a friend or …
Resolve to make a photo album or photo book this year! Now that you have organized those pictures and captured the stories behind them, it’s time to share them. My favorite way is in an album or photo book. It can be as simple as the 10 best photos from each month that you slide …
As we begin a new year many people will make New Year’s resolutions. Some will resolve to lose weight or get fit. Some will resolve to make more money or spend more time with family. I’d like to offer you 13 things you can do to get your photos and the stories they tell organized, …
© 2019 All rights reserved psgphotosolutions