Do you ever start something thinking that it's going to go one way, and then it takes a curve and you end up going in a completely different direction? Happens all the time right? Well, in process of writing this post, I started out with a list of "10 Things That Keep You From Making a Photo Book (And 10 Reasons Why They Shouldn't Stop You)". I was happily typing away during my … [Read more...]
Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Photo Book Software Review 2012
This is first in a series of photo book software reviews. This one focuses on Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (Adobe PSE). I know from an informal survey I conducted of Photo Book Girl readers on photo editing, that PSE is one of the more popular software programs. So, I decided to give it a try first. If you'd like to read the overview of where I'm going with this series check … [Read more...]
Using External Software to Design Your Photo Book Layouts (Updated 2015)
UPDATE: 2017 & August 21, 2012 - See my LumaPix FotoFusion Review UPDATE: June 24, 2012 - See my Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Review This is an overview of a new series of posts where I plan to review external software programs for designing your own photo book layouts. These are programs you can purchase in lieu of using the free software provided by the photo book … [Read more...]
Top FREE Online Photo Editing Tools Review 2012
This is the second post in a two-part series on photo editing. In part I, I discussed the results of an informal survey of PhotoBookGirl Facebook fans on whether they do any photo editing. Most respondents did do some editing and the most commonly used program was Adobe Photoshop Elements. This post is about FREE online editing tools (you know how I love free!). What's great … [Read more...]
Photo Editing – Do You Do it?
Hi Folks! Recently on Facebook I conducted an informal survey about photo editing. Q: FAN SURVEY: Do you usually do any type of photo editing to your photos? (if yes what program do you use?) THE RESULTS Out of 32 respondents, 30 said "yes" and 2 said "no"; Of the folks that commented on which program they use, the top vote getter was Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE) … [Read more...]
Adventures in Digital Scrapbooking – Where to Find Freebies
As I mentioned in my earlier post on digital scrapbooking, I'm a newbie when it comes to the world of clip art and embellishments. My first digiscrapping adventure was with my collaborative cookbook/year end photo book project created on Mixbook with my friends last year. There were a lot of fun clip art embellishments to play with and I think it came out great. I have … [Read more...]
Q & A: Photo Book Layouts Using Your Image as a Background
Hi Folks, Are you gearing up to watch the Super Bowl? I would have much preferred to see my hometown Bears, but alas they lost to the Packers in the championship game... Regardless, the hubs and I are going to a friend's home today to hang out and eat! Just sharing a good question from a bride and Photobookgirl reader Kim D. today and Kim was fine with sharing my … [Read more...]
Preparing to Make Your Photo Book – How To Edit Your Photos with Photoshop
This is Part 4 of my series on making your own digital photo book. Check out the overview of my how-to photo book guide with links to each of the individual posts. Part 3 of my series focused on how to edit your photos with iPhoto. Now we'll take a look at Photoshop. What is Photoshop? If you're lucky to have Adobe Photoshop, a pretty expensive piece of design … [Read more...]