One of the chief advantages of using digital rather than traditional technology when taking photographs is that digital images, once captured, are both easier to store and far more flexible once they've been stored. Whereas traditional photographs could be reprinted or, perhaps, enlarged, digital images offer a whole new world of possibilities. Many of these possibilities revolve around the issue of storage, and exactly how you go about keeping your images in a way which is safe, accessible and shows them off to their very best effect.

All too often, huge numbers of digital photographs can end up being scattered across a large number of computer drives and digital devices. What this means is that they languish unlocked at and not celebrated for many years, rather than being enjoyed in the way they should be. The answer to this is to collect your favorites together and store them in the digital equivalent of photo albums. Personalized photo albums such as these are a world away from the albums which people used to use to store their printed photographs in. Rather than being slightly scrap books with pictures glued to the pages, these volumes are the equivalent of the photo books which are produced to celebrate the work of famous photographers or the lives of celebrities. When you produce photo books online, you'll be designing something which is produced to a luxurious and lavish standard, with thick glossy pages and state of the art printing techniques.

You might want to create your own wedding album, for example, gathering together the images taken by all the guests who came with their own digital cameras. These will form a touching counterpoint to the official wedding photographs, since they'll capture the quieter, less formal pleasures of a wedding day. For others, it's an ideal opportunity to produce a baby album which will last in perfect condition for many years to come, meaning you can always take it off the shelf and take a trip down memory lane.

Making a photo album of this kind is much easier than most people probably think. Once you've decided on a theme and selected the images you wish to include, you just have to upload them to the website you're using. Once they're on there, you'll find software which has been especially designed to be simple to use no matter what level of experience you have. The process is set out in the form of a series of simple choices, allowing you to select such basic things as the size and shape of the book, and then moving on to more detailed choices such as the layout of each page. You'll also be able to add any text you might want, and to choose from a wide range of colors and styles for the front and back covers. Once you've made sure it looks exactly how you want it to look, it will be printed to a standard which is more than a match for those on sale in book shops all over the country.

If you choose to create books to give as gifts, then you can take the process one step further and use more of your photographs to create bespoke, one of greeting cards which will stand out in sharp contrast to the bland offerings available on the high street.

Creating personalised photo albums has moved on in leaps and bounds from the days when photographs were stuck in scrapbooks. Digital technology allows you to create something of a professional standard but with a wholly personal slant, and the same goes for one off photo greeting cards.

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