The switch from celluloid to digital photograph has had a revolutionary effect upon the way in which people take and store their photographs. Even the most basic digital camera is capable of storing vast numbers of images and this allied to the automated nature of the cameras means that people have been freed up to take many more pictures. When a camera is genuinely 'point and click' with focus exposure and shutter speed arranged on your behalf, then taking literally hundreds of images whilst away on holiday becomes not just possible but desirable.

Once you've amassed a large collection of images the question of storage arises, particularly when it comes to your most treasured memories and favorite images. All too often digital photographs end up scattered across a wide range of hard drives, memory sticks, hand hold devices and the like which means that they are neither particularly safe nor easily accessible. When photographs were purely physical in nature, the solution to this kind of problem usually lay in collecting them in photo albums, but as this generally involved sticking them onto the pages of scrapbooks, it was less than ideal.

Digital technology on the other hand, offers a solution which is safer, more durable and much more elegant and that's having your favorite images professionally printed in the form of bespoke photo books. Creating online photo books has been made as simple as printing off individual photographs, raising the possibility of building a photo book around any theme that takes your fancy. For some people this will mean simply gathering a miscellaneous selection of their favorite images, whilst others may be more methodical, and design a book based around a single theme such as 'The Family Playing Sports' or 'Holidays in the Sun'. Whatever the theme, there is a broad range of photo books to make online ranging from small, soft back copies to luxurious leather bound volumes, and whatever type you opt for they make excellent Christmas photo gifts.

Once you've chosen the images for your book all that you need to do is upload them to the website you're using. The software designed for putting the books together has been kept as simple and streamlined as possible.

Basically, you'll be asked to make a series of simple choices over matters such as the size, shape and layout of your book, and by answering these questions you'll actually be designing it. As soon as you're happy, your book will be printed using the finest quality materials and state of the art printing techniques. The finished items will showcase your images in the best possible way and, whether you give them as gifts or keep them for yourself, will be treasured for years to come. The same combination of technology and personal input can be applied to greeting cards, meaning that you can design your own photo greeting cards to make them perfect for absolutely every occasion.

Creating a gift yourself is the best way of showing how much you care, and, thanks to the flexibility and simplicity of digital technology, you can create online photo books and photo greeting cards which are produced to retail standard whilst being totally unique.

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