Someday, I’m sure we’ll look at these first albums as a family and laugh at how well-rested we used to look. I’m planning to keep creating these books every year, and I know I’ll value them even more when we have kids (and a bajillion photos of them to go in these albums).
Few things bring me as much joy as flipping through pages of happy memories. I can honestly say that my photo albums are my most prized possessions, and I would grab them first if our house was on fire. I knew I would need lots of space to fit all of my images! I chose to print with Blurb because their page limit is significantly higher than most printers (440 pages with standard paper, or 240 pages with the higher-end papers). So every year, I take thousands of images with my cell phone…and all those images would never fit into the page limits of the high-end coffee table books (or my printing budget, for that matter). I don’t always have my “big camera” with me for the little everyday moments I want to remember, like date night or walks through the park.
I finished these over the course of 5 months – about one book per month, working whenever I could find the time (usually on the weekends). I won’t lie…it was quite a labor of love to complete each book! I would estimate that I spent about 16 hours per book, equally split between organizing/narrowing down the entire year of image files, and then designing and tweaking the album spreads. We don’t have enough room to frame all of them in our tiny city apartment…but every single image means a lot to me, and printing them in photo books felt like the perfect solution. With a final grand total of 3,740 images printed on 1,132 pages, all five books are finally complete! It feels so great to be caught up with the backlog of personal work that’s been collecting dust on my hard drives! There’s nothing quite like holding printed images in your hands, and it’s a huge weight off my shoulders to know that all of my favorite memories are now archived on paper in case my computer ever crashes.Īlmost all of these images would never have seen the light of day if it weren’t for these yearbooks. I resolved to print the last 5 years of personal images, starting with the most recent year and working my way backward.
I don’t think I’ve been quite this proud of a project in a looong time! Printing these Blurb photo books has been at the top of my wishlist for YEARS now, and I finally decided that winter 2018 was the time to make it happen. Consider photo books checked off your to-do list! Please visit this page to view more information and place your order before June 30th, 2020. The good news is that I’m now able to temporarily offer Blurb design services! Send me a folder of image files, and I’ll deliver a ready-to-print book file for you to order through Blurb. NEW ANNOUNCEMENT: Now offering design services through June 30th!ĭue to coronavirus, my photography studio is unable to offer in-person services. ** PLEASE NOTE: This post has affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission if you choose to purchase after clicking through (at no extra cost to you!) However, Blurb did NOT ask me to write this post - all opinions are entirely my own, and I stand behind them 100%! 🙂
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