Summer is a busy time of year, full of fun family outings, travelling, vacations, outdoor fun and BBQs with friends and family. So many memories are made, and it is so easy to snap photos and capture memories these days with smartphone cameras. All too often we take tons of photos and don’t really do anything with them. Why not print your photos and work together as a family and make a scrapbook or create a photo book online and have it printed. Whether you went on an awesome family vacation or just want to roundup ALL your summer fun, creating something together that you can all look back on is a rewarding and memorable experience.
Photo Editing Apps:
There are so many apps out there to edit photos, some are free, some are free with paid features and some you have to pay for. Here is a list of a few photo editing apps that have free options:
- Lightroom: Loved by professional photographers, it is a good mobile Photoshop alternative for adjusting ISO, and exposure easily, and in high quality.
- Snapseed: It is a rare, free-to-use, no-subscription photo app with good preset filters.
- PhotoDirector: PhotoDirector is the top AI photo editor app among the best free photo editing apps available. It stands out for its user-friendly interface and powerful AI tools.
- PhotoGrid: This app is great for creating beautiful collages. You can add coloured borders, stickers and text. You can share your work through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Flickr.
Printing Photos:
- Print Photos From your Camera/phone: It doesn’t matter if you are using a digital camera or your phone, all you have to do is upload images to your computer and order prints online. You can print images from various places; Blacks, Staples, Shutterfly, and Shoppers just to name a few.
- Smartphone Photo Printer: You can now buy Smartphone Photo Printers and print photos at home anytime, there are so many options online to choose from.
Making your Scrapbook:
- Create Photo Book Online: You can create a photo book online and have it printed. A variety of companies offer this service; Staples, Shutterfly, Blacks, and Poster Jack just to name a few. You can go onto their website, choose your book style and layout, upload your photos, rearrange the photos and add text.
- Build Your Own Scrapbook: You can also print your photos either online or in store, buy a book and craft supplies and work together as a family and create your very own scrapbook. Its fun to search online for ideas, colours, layout, designs etc.
Not only will it be fun capturing the memories, but it will also be exciting for little ones to see the photos, look back at the fun they had, and they will love working together to help build your family summer memory book.