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10th Anniversary Giveaway Winners Announced!
Thank you for all your entries and well wishes on our 10th anniversary. I enjoyed reading about all of the fun photo books you would make if you were to win a prize! Thank you also to Photobook America who generously sponsored this giveway. So let's get to announcing the winners drawn at random from all the entries... Congrats to our two winners who have each won a $200.00 … [Read more...]
Photo Book Girl Turns 10 Today! Celebrate With Me! Enter my Photobook America Giveaway! (Ends 3/8/20)
Photobookgirl.com is 10 years old!!! I would not be here today without all of your support and I want to thank everyone for your readership over this past decade and for making this whole journey worthwhile. When I posted on our Facebook page that we would soon be turning 10, I wasn't expecting all of your messages. That really gave me a boost of positive energy and I ended … [Read more...]
Is Your Photo Backup Process Up To Date? Part 1: Let’s Back Up Our Phones
In two days Photobookgirl.com will turn 10 years old! A decade in cyberspace is like 70 years (kind of like dog years - you know what I mean?) So much has changed since I started this site. If I were starting this site now I think it would be very different because of how the technology has changed. Do you think I should sign up for TikTok? Haha... But one thing I hope would … [Read more...]
How Many Photos I Snapped in 2019
This post is going up a little later than I'd hoped but better later than never! At year's end (usually New Year's Eve) I take stock of how many photos I've taken in the past year. In 2019, I took a whopping 26832 photos! Last year my final count was 16692. I took 10,000 more photos in 2019, than I did in 2018! Honestly, I'm quite surprised about that total. But looking … [Read more...]
Mixbook Custom Holiday Cards & Black Friday Deals 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are all enjoying the holiday and capturing a lot of memories on your cameras! The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is certainly upon us with less than a month to Christmas! I hopped on some early Christmas/holiday card deals this season and unlike my usual "a little bit behind" self I actually have them ready to go this year! In fact I've … [Read more...]
Mixbook’s New Premium Lustre Lay Flat Photo Book – Photo Book Girl Review
So I've been reviewing photo books for almost a decade now (wow really?) and making them for a lot longer. Over the years I've refined and narrowed down the type of photo book which is my absolute favorite. For sure most of my photo books in the last few years regardless of photo book company have had the following stats: 1) Hardcover; 2) Lay Flat; 3) Very thick, hard to bend … [Read more...]
Photographing Fall Colors 2019
Happy first day of autumn! Colors have not peaked or even started yet in my area but regardless of higher than normal September temps, the autumnal equinox happens when it's going to happen. Time stops for no one! So, now that we know fall is officially here, when can we expect our green giants to show off some amazing colors? Using forecasts and historical data from the … [Read more...]
