terriscrapper Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I am getting ready to make another photo book for 2017 for my sorority...Completed the 1st year...whew! My question is: 1 photo per subject....for instance heart walk.....people that did it was the only photo....should I create a title page for it on left and place that one on right to correspond? the next one is volunteer at the symphony one picture, the next a fundraiser for someone (one picture) and after that Christmas party...I usually like to group like events together...don't want have a page on left that's a fundraiser and the next one a Christmas party. Could you advise me on best way to lay these out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hi, Terri If it were me, I'd just go page by page in date order and not worry what was next to each other. I personally don't feel it matters to have different events side-by-side, but it's personal preference so if you rather do a title page + photo page as a two-page spread go with that. Good luck with your book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terriscrapper Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hi, Terri If it were me, I'd just go page by page in date order and not worry what was next to each other. I personally don't feel it matters to have different events side-by-side, but it's personal preference so if you rather do a title page + photo page as a two-page spread go with that. Good luck with your book! I wondered about that as I sometimes feel it's a waste of pages to have just simply a title page...Thanks for your input!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodScrap Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I agree with Marilyn. Some pages just don't "need" two pages. And if if they are separate layouts for separate events, although together left and right, they would be viewed separately. Especially if there is just one photo. Try it and see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieB Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don't see a problem with one page layouts, but maybe there is a write-up about the events that you could put in - like a really old-fashioned scrapbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyLuWho Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I come from a yearbook background so I totally get your problem! Sometimes you just don't get the photo coverage you were hoping for! Here are some ways I've tackled those situations: 1. Consider the quality of the photo. If the one photo you have from the heart walk is really great -- then feature it larger and central, along with copy (journaling) about the event, how many members walked, how much was raised, even the weather they had that day, etc. A group photo with lots of happy people who walked, etc., can be worthy of a one pager all to itself, all by itself. (That said, I would probably just do one page for the photo, along with the title/text about the event on that same page.) 2. Fake a few pics. This isn't as deceptive as it sounds. If the heart walk LO could be complemented by a few pics that you take after-the-fact -- such as close-ups of feet walking on a road... close-up of the stuff from the walk, such as logo or brochure from the walk, the badge numbers of some walkers (if the participants were given those paper badges they pin on their clothing with a participant number), or even some things you do screen-captures on from the heart walk website, if it was a community org that had its own website, etc. Or even a pic representing a map of the walk route. The symphony subject could definitely have some things you pull from a website -- their logo, other pics from other symphony events (an orchestra pic is an orchestra pic, no matter when it was taken....). 3. Pair the main pic with mug shots or a group shot. Let the main pic take center stage (if it's photo-worthy) and pair it with a grouping of smiling mug shots of the gals who participated in that event (taken after the fact -- even pull their pics from their FB profiles). Or pair the main pic with a group shot (obviously after the fact) of those who participated -- even if it's the group who went to the symphony and they aren't in their evening attire, it's still a representative shot of those who went -- and it will be meaningful to them that you've recorded those who went to the event. List "not pictured" folks, too, who went to the event but were unable to be in the after-the-fact picture. 4. Pair the main pic with participant quotes. Put the pic center stage and then let participant quotes fill in some areas where you would otherwise put photos -- comments from people who did the walk or who went to the symphony. 5. Group together events that have few pics. If any of those one-photo events happened in the same month ("December Events") or even the same season ("Fall Events" or "More Fall Events"), group them together on one page under the shared title. You can include the photo of each event and a short paragraph explaining the basics of the event, how many attended from your sorority, or how much money was raised, etc. Hope that helps! Good luck! Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Wow, Cindy! That's great advice no matter what the subject it is!! I was going to add that you could "interview" people who were there to get stories to record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyLuWho Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 OOoooh, yes, interviewing folks is a GREAT idea, CRS! Glad you added that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Wow, I'm so glad this question was asked - what wonderful ideas Aggie, Cindy and Carla! I'm making a document to save them all for when I have that "not-enough-photos" issue, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terriscrapper Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thank you so much for all of these valuable ideas!! Great suggestions!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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