These days making your own personalised photo book is as simple as downloading one of the many free photo book software available online and dragging and dropping your favourite photos onto your customised pages. But that"s just for you to create an online digital album. What if you want your album printed? How do you know which size to choose? Which cover style would last long and be attractive at the same time?
Photo book sizes:
Basic shapes for photo books are square and rectangle. Most providers online provide multiple size options for you to choose from. Listed here are 5 highly preferred sizes:
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Square- The square albums are best chosen for baby albums, pet albums, family holidays" albums etc. where focus areas on the photos cover a smaller area.
- Medium- 10" x 10"
- Large- 12" x 12"
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Rectangle- The rectangle albums are best chosen for graduation day albums, wedding albums etc. where photos capture a lot of people or include long explanatory text like in cook book albums.
- Small- 8.5" x 11"
- Medium- 11" x 15"
- Large- 11" x 17"
Photo book styles:
Many providers online provide high quality handcrafted products in various styles. You can also choose from multiple colour options for the cover. Listed here are 5 highly preferred styles:
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Linen- Linen covers are textile materials made from plant fibres. They tend to have long individual fibre length and make for a fabric finish on the cover of the printed photo album.
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Sleeve wrap- Sleeve wrap covers make for a gloss finish on the cover of the printed photo album. This is made from thick laminated paper covers. When choosing a sleeve wrap cover you can tweak the front cover, back cover and the spine with your choice of photos. Sleeve wraps are removable.
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Image wrap- Image wrap covers make for a matte laminated finish on the cover of the printed photo album. Photos that you choose for the front cover, back cover and spine are directly printed on the cover. Not only are these covers sophisticated to look at, they are also highly durable.
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Bonded leather- Bonded leather covers make for a matte finish in on the cover of the printed photo album. Leather is a durable and flexible material that offers a rich look.
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Bonded leather with window- Bonded leather with window cover for photo albums is made of bonded leather and you can choose a photo to be printed on a window carved at the centre of the cover.
