With everything going digital, this was only inevitable. Picaboo is a service that allows you to turn your digital images into quality printed photo books/albums. It’s scrapbooking gone digital. This is especially great if you are going to be taking your own photos. Even with a professional photographer, you’re going to want this. You can completely customize your book, from cover, to background, to text and even the material. This could make an excellent thank you gift for your bridal party and family. It can even be used to create a custom guest book. The software also allows you to make cards – – so you can send customized thank you cards (and even invitations) to all your guests.
It’s very easy and affordable to create the photo book. You download the software for free from Picaboo. Then simply add your photos, customize layouts, backgrounds and texts. You can choose a theme to get started (there are hundreds of themes from weddings, to birthdays, to graduations and more) or start with a blank book and customize every aspect yourself. Once you’re done creating your photo book, have it printed or you can send the digital version to friends and family for them to view and enjoy.
Books start as low as $9.99 and cards at $0.79. It’s free to create your photo books, you only pay for your print jobs.
I wish I had known about this before because I did not have a professional photographer at my wedding. All my photos are digital and in my Google-Picasa account. I love Picasa, because it’s easy to share you images with everyone, but of course you can’t customize the layouts and design like you can with this software. I sent my photos to CVS for printing and put them in a standard album we got as a wedding gift. When you look at it, if I had to buy the album myself, plus the cost of prints, it works out to about the same as if I had created a custom photo book. It’s too late to send to guests but I’m going to create a few customized albums for myself and family. It’s also going to come in handy for birthdays and graduation photos. Not to mention when I have my first child.