Creating A Photo Book For A Special Day

Creating a photo book is a wonderful way to create visual memories of a special occasion that will last for a lifetime.

A photo book was originally a photo album, where hard copy photographs were collated and displayed behind clear plastic to protect them. Now, everything is usually done digitally, and you can make your own book online by uploading digital prints and arranging them into a book, using free software provided by many companies.

Creating a photo book as a gift for someone is a great way to mark a special occasion, such as a wedding, birthday party or hen night. All you need is a digital camera and a few hints and tips on how to take good photos, and you can create a keepsake to be treasured forever.

Digital photography is brilliant because it doesn't cost you anything to take a shot and look at it, either on the camera's screen or on a computer screen. This means you can experiment and practise different techniques until you are confident.

Pay attention to the composition of a photograph. This means looking carefully at how people are going to be framed in your snap; are you too far away from your subjects? What else is in the shot? You can use naturally occurring lines to give the picture a sense of direction, or even imply feeling and emotion in the shot. For example, soft curves of s-shaped lines in a photograph conjure feelings of quiet and calm, whereas sharp slanting ones imply action or movement.

When snapping people, try to work out where good picture cut off points are on their bodies at natural junction points. Be aware that if you are positioned with your camera in between what you are photographing and a big light source, such as the sun, then you risk losing details in shadows. If positioned like this, it's possible to create some fancy visual effects, but it isn't easy to do this so you'll need to practise.

If you are creating a photo book for a special day, make sure you get lots of practise in before hand; easy to do as it doesn't cost much, and is of course fun. Be sure to take lots of photos at every opportunity so that you have many to choose from when you put your book together and, if it's for an occasion such as a wedding or hen night, make sure there is plenty of the bride or bride to be looking great.
Author Resource:- Dom Donaldson is a photography expert.
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