Cameras Create Keepsakes
Another great benefit of capturing memories with a digital camera is that, with image editing, the photo comes out the way you want it to. This can be a huge help with scrapbooking.
With film photos you are at the mercy of the standard snapshot print itself. Sure you can cut photos into shapes¡ªbut it will look like you cut up a photo. On the other hand, with digital photos and image editing software, you can print photos in any shape you want (you can also alter the photo¡¯s colors, add frames, and even add icon symbols).
$crapbooking for Profit
Some people not only scrapbook for themselves, but also for others. Scrapbook stores are becoming very popular. People just come in and drop off their digital photos and, in a couple of weeks, they have a book of cherished memories. If you are thinking of creating your own digital scrapbook picture business you will need:
? A computer
? High quality printer
? Image editing software
This equipment will not only help you finish scrapbooks in record time, they will also help you save your time on future projects. If you know certain designs, frames, or captions that are very popular you can create a template. Then, with each new project you can just drop the digital photos in the pre-designed frames and pages.
Another helpful idea that can help with customer relations is to offer customers a peek behind the curtain (you can email samples of the pictures and pages to get comments before you print the final product). This way, you can be sure that you are on the right track and everyone can get what they want.
Capture Captions Easier
One of the best parts of a well-made scrapbook is the messaging inside (each picture or page usually has some sort of caption or a little blurb that describes the photo or photos you are looking at). These captions can either be written in by hand or typed on paper. Digital photography can eliminate this time consuming task of cutting the messages out and using up space.
When you are editing a digital image with software you can do all kinds of things like add type. So, you can print the message right on the photo or in the frame surrounding it. This makes the end product a little less cluttered and a little more organized. Plus, it eliminates cramps in your writing hand.
Help for the Scrapbook Challenged
Some people might not have as much of the creative gene as others. For this reason, scrapbooking might be a tad harder for them. Though, if you are dead set on creating a scrapbook, you can now download decorating help.
Scrapbook software can offer you all kinds of easy ideas that can help you create the perfect scrapbook. You also get cool icons for decoration, different fonts for caption type, plus all kinds of other cool effects. Some software might also offer scrapbooking template pages if you want to keep your digital photos on the computer.
Mistakes Made Easy
Creating scrapbooks with digital pictures not only save you time, but saves you cash as well. When people get prints from a roll of film most likely they will get doubles (that means you get two shots to make the picture look just right for your scrapbook). If you were to screw up you would have to reorder prints. With digital photos, however, you can make things cheaper and easier.
If you invest in a digital camera, you can print out the images yourself (which means you get an unlimited amount of chances to make mistakes or change your mind). Plus, at the end of the day you are still left with the original digital photo. Another problem with creating a scrapbook with film photos is you have to spend extra money on decorating supplies like glitter, markers and stickers. With digital imaging software you can add a lot of those decorations to the digital photo before you even print them.
Create Books--Not a Mess
Not long ago, if you wanted to make a scrapbook you needed to prepare for making a mess.making scrapbooks entailed:
? Cutting pictures
? Coloring
? Pasting
? Dusting with glitter
? Using assorted writing tools to add text
Unfortunately, as good as the scrapbooks may have looked in the end, stuff inevitably ended up on your table and floor (and added cleaning time to the project). Plus, if you weren¡¯t careful, you could wind up ruining furniture or clothes. With digital imaging, these problems are now avoidable.
Since you can do all of these effects to your digital photos on the computer, you don¡¯t need most of those messy supplies. Plus, it can also save you the expense of buying a new blouse or cleaning a couch.