Just a couple shots of my favorite spreads that I'm working on for the FREE Picaboo hardcover photo book that is only available through 11:59 PT August 31st (tomorrow). You only pay for shipping which is about $8.99. Considering that the book is normally $39.99, it's a great deal. From tracking all these photo book deals, giving away free hardcover photo books is not the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
How to Make Your Photos Look Better – Edit Your Photos with iPhoto (Updated 2016)
This is Part 3 of my series on making your own digital photo book. Check out the overview of my step-by-step photo book guide with links to each of the individual posts. PLEASE NOTE: As of 2015, Apple has replaced the iPhoto program with Photos - a new photo database that syncs automatically with Apple's iCloud. Also gone from Apple's lineup is Aperture - a post processing … [Read more...]
How To Select and Edit Your Photos for your Photo Book
This is Part 2 of my series on making your own digital photo book. Check out the overview of my step-by-step photo book guide. _______ As with all things, organization and preparation is key. After shooting my photos, I take my camera's memory card and use a USB card reader to upload my photos to my photo organizing software. If you don't have a card reader, I highly … [Read more...]
FREE Photo Book from Walgreens One Day Only 8/25/2010
Walgreens is offering a FREE 4.5 x 6" photo book for Facebook fans of Walgreens' page. It's one day only, Wednesday, August 25, 2010. The purse book is valued at $6.99. You pay for shipping (approx. $2.99) How to get your FREE photo book from Walgreens: 1) Go to Walgreens Facebook Page and Fan or "Like" the Page (while you're at it Fan my PhotoBookGirl Facebook page … [Read more...]
Photo Book Tools: My Digital Camera Gear and Computer Lineup
Skip directly to the section on: My photo book cameras My computer Summary Once upon a time there was something called film. Before we could take photos, we had to buy it in rolls of typically 24 or 36 exposures. We had to load it into the back of the camera making sure to properly thread the perforations so they lined up properly, and pull enough of the film so … [Read more...]