As a photographer I am always looking for ways to use and display all the pretty pictures I take (not trying to be cocky, that is just the term I use when I am going to go take pics). Whether the pics are beautiful nature shots commemorating a fun day or weekend, or fun candids of my kids, I like to actually do more with my photos that store them away hidden on my hard drive. That being said, I am NOT NOT NOT a scrapbooker. I just can't get into it. I can't even get up the motivation to TRY to like it, it is just not me. Give me a camera, some knitting needles, or a sewing machine any day... give me scissors, fancy paper, stickers, and a book... nope not my thing in the slightest. But There are times I still like to gather a set of pictures together for whatever reason, whether for myself or as a gift, Photo Books are a perfect solution for the scrapbooking challenged such as myself (they are great for those that can scrap as well ;) ).
I have used a number of different online services to create said photo books. I was recently introduced to Picaboo's Photo Book service. Unlike many of the services, they have a downloaded stand-alone application you can use to create your masterpiece. I really thought this made the service more user friendly, faster, and easier. There are over 20,000 backgrounds to choose from and you can do as little or as much work as you would like. I chose kind of a middle ground, I used one of their built in themes and them rearranged the pages as I saw fit. One of the features I liked best about the Picaboo Photo Book was the full color photographic cover. Below you will see a picture of the cover of my 8x10 hard cover Photo Book.
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