Remember photo albums? Whatever happened to those things? Well, to state it simply, the world went digital. It’s rare to even see a physical copy of a photo these days, much less an entire album. If you’re one to miss the nostalgia that comes from flipping through a physical album, however, you’re not entirely out of luck. Photo books, or physical books compiled from digital photos printed on the page, are starting to gain popularity. Here’s why:
- They’re easier than albums.
Photo books are made from digital photos, so you’ll never have to painstakingly put your physical photos in sleeves or glue them to a page for hours on end. - Photos don’t fall out.
With the images printed directly on the page, a photo book will never shower your floor with old photographs if you pick it up the wrong way. - They’re more durable.
The images in a photo book are much less likely to fade or become damaged over time like physical prints of photos in albums. - You can work on them anywhere.
Rather than dedicating time at home to sprawling out your scrapbooking paraphernalia and making a photo album, you can work on your photo book anywhere that you can take a smartphone or laptop. - They’re more customizable.
With a photo album, your customization options depended on your scrapbooking resources. With a photo book, you can add text and effects to images, making them more personal. - They can be made faster.
Making a nice photo album takes time. With apps like Vukee’s Photo Book, you can compile the images and send them off to be printed before you could even finish a couple pages of an album. - You can make duplicates.
To send your entire family the same photo album would take tons of time and effort, not to mention a fortune in photo-printing costs. Online-created photo books will allow you to order as many prints as you’d like, making them much more viable gift options than albums. - They’re less bulky.
Photo albums use binders with sleeves and stacks of photos, while photo books have the images printed on the page. This means, with a photo book, you won’t end up with something bulky and hard-to-handle if you choose to include a lot of photos. - They’re cheaper.
Not only will a photo book save you time, it’ll also save you some money. Supplies and printing costs for photos make albums much more expensive than photo books, which tend to have low initial and shipping costs. - You can make as many as you want!
We all probably have a few albums worth of photos on our smartphones or computers. If we’d ever like to see them in a physical form, a photo book is the way to go. Since they aren’t as huge of a project as photo albums, you could make one for every month of the year if you wanted!
So, there you have it. If you’re interested in this process or are looking for a great gift idea, download an app and make your photo book today!
