Guides
How to get photos out of a box and into something worth keeping. Practical steps, written for people doing this for the first time.
How to turn old family photos into a book
A practical walk through digitising a box of prints, choosing which ones belong in a book, and getting it into a form you can hold.
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How to make a photo book from iPhone photos
The parts nobody warns you about: photos that live in iCloud rather than on the phone, HEIC files some tools refuse to open, Live Photos, and a camera roll clogged with screenshots.
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What to write in a photo book
Caption formulas that carry real information, how long each one should run, when to leave a page silent, and what to do about the photos where nobody remembers anything.
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How to write a memoir about your mother or father
How to interview a parent without it feeling like an interview: the questions that get real answers, what to do when they resist, and how to handle the parts nobody wants written down.
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Photo Book vs Photo Album vs Scrapbook: What Is the Difference?
A photo book is printed from a designed file, a photo album holds loose prints in sleeves, and a scrapbook is built by hand. Here is how the three differ in construction, cost, time, and what each one preserves best.
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How Much Does a Photo Book Cost? A Breakdown of Printing Prices
Printing a photo book typically costs 20 to 70 US dollars for a standard hardcover, and the price is driven by page count, page size, paper stock, binding, and quantity. Here is what each factor actually adds.
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How to Choose an AI Photo Book Maker: A Practical Framework
Judge an AI photo book maker on six things: whether it writes text or only arranges photos, whether you own the output file, its export resolution and format, what happens to your originals, how much manual placement is left, whether you can edit after generation, and how it charges.
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