When most people think of photo books they are picturing a photo album that they buy at a store and take home to place pictures in. You can buy some very nice looking ones, with good quality covers, pages, and binding, but you still have nothing more than a nice looking way to protect and preserve your pictures for later viewing. Having said that, photo books are clearly on the rise.

The reason for the growth in popularity of photo books has nothing to do with store-bought photo books. It has everything to do with online photo books. About the only similarity between store-bought and online photo books is that they both contain pictures.

While that may sound to you like they’re quite similar, they are not, and I think you will see why. But, like a lot of things in life, you cannot fully appreciate the differences until you actually custom design a photo book yourself.

In a couple of words, the key to why photo books are becoming so popular is “custom designed”.  With store-bought photo books you are simply putting pictures in a book behind some plastic for protection. With online photo books you are creating a custom designed photo book that will have the look and feel of a professionally made book, but the overall style and content is all you.

For the latest in technology just log on to Modern Greetings (www.moderngreetings.com), and follow their state-of-the-art exclusive 3-step interface. Just point-and-click as directed until you’re finished with an eye-popping photo book. Even if you’ve never made anything creative in your life, their system will draw out the creativity in you.

1.      Pick A Design- Browse our unique designs until you see what fits your needs best.

2.      Personalize- Change the text to fit your needs. From your computer, upload your photos into the design you picked, and add captions wherever you think it best helps tell the story of your photos. The technology will develop and print your photos into the pages of your book in a precisely aligned manner, and print the captions in the stylish fonts of your choice and in color if you like.

3.      Order- We make ordering fast and easy. You just preview your choices to make sure it’s exactly what you want, add a title to the cover, and click order.

Within 3-5 business days you will have your customized and personalized photo book in hand. You will go WOW! when you see it, and so will everyone else you share it with. It will have the look and feel of a high end book maker, complete with a hard linen cover with your title printed on it, pages like they came out of a Martha Stewart or Oprah magazine, and beautifully printed captions with all the pictures.

Custom made photo books are why photo books are growing in popularity. Once you make your own, you will understand instantly.

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Tips On Custom Photo Books

I cannot imagine making custom photo books except online. I suppose you could buy a photo album from a store and customize it in some manner, but it would not be near as effective in its final presentation as one you can create online. There simply is no comparison between the two, except they both contain pictures.

With the assumption that we are speaking of creating photo books online, if you will follow  these few simple tips on custom photo books you should get great results every time.

The first tip to always keep in mind is that you cannot take too many pictures. With your average $50 to $80 digital camera, just click away. Have some aim in mind before the event (or events), that you're going to build your book around, such as the number of candid shots that you want to take, and the specific posed shots that you don't want to forget. But the bottom line is to have an ample number to select from, or you will end up not having enough good ones. Implore others to assist you, if it's going to be family affair, or one in which a lot of your friends will be present.

The second tip that is a must is to take the time to write some meaningful captions and text to complete the story that your pictures will tell. This is an area where most people come up way short, if they do anything at all. They will sometimes enter the names of those in a given picture, but there is often a short, but meaningful, story behind the picture that isn't obvious when you just look at it. Be sure to note the story behind the picture, and add it to your photo book. This can really set your photo book apart from others.

The third and final tip is to make your photo book on a web site that best fits your needs. Internet based companies are like others, they vary. The products they have to offer vary, their services and options vary, and their prices vary. You want one that has products that fit your taste, services and options that are easy to navigate and order, and prices that fit your budget. Some are very inexpensive, but you may find that their products are somewhat inferior. Others are extremely expensive, and you may find that they are offering something more than what you really need.

If you will follow these simple tips on custom photo books, you will be able to create great custom photo books every time, the kind that will allow you to relive your memorable occasions for many years to come. They often become a keepsake.