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Cure wanderlust with a holiday photo book

February 1, 2019 by Momento Photobooks

Do you suffer from wanderlust? The desire for the freedom and adventure of travel? If so, this blog post is for you! We interview Kiwi professional photographer Katherine Williams about the leap of faith that took her and her daughters on a year long global odyssey.

Categories: Children, Design, Family, Holiday, Mum, Photo Book, Photobook, Photography enthusiast, Travel, Uncategorized • Tags: holiday album, photo memories, professional photographer, Travel, travel photos, wanderlust

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Lest we forget – a soldier’s photo memoir

May 3, 2018 by Momento Photobooks

2018 is the last year of the ANZAC centenary so if you have a family veteran who deserves to have their legacy immortalised in a book, read on to see how John put together a soldier’s memoir for his father Bob.

Categories: ANZAC, Book Design, Book of the Month, Christmas, Dad, Family History, History, Photo Book, Photobook, Scanning photos, scrapbook, Uncategorized, War • Tags: ANZAC, centenary, commemorate, Family History, father's day, history book, immortalise, john monash, keepsake, lest we forget, mates, monash, personal history, soldier, veteran, war memoir

Family photo annuals made easy

November 9, 2017 by Momento Photobooks

Photos are meant to be shared and enjoyed, not stay hidden on computers, disks and clouds so do yourself a favour and print you best shots from the last 12 months in a photo book annual. Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to make a family annual in less than an hour …

Categories: #mummyselfie, Baby, Book Design, Children, Christmas, Dad, Design, Family, Family History, Gift, Holiday, Mum, Photo Book, Photo book box, Photobook, Uncategorized • Tags: Christmas gift, Family annual, family photo book, family photos, keepsake

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Rainbow family storybooks

May 2, 2017 by Momento Photobooks

It’s hard to find children’s bedtime stories that feature kids with two mums or two dads but with our software and print service you can create a rainbow family storybook, or any kind of personalised book, with your own photos, images and words.

Categories: Baby, Book Design, Children, Dad, Design, Family, Gift, Love, Photo Book, Photobook, Software, Storybook, Uncategorized • Tags: ABC Book, Baby Book, creative writing, Rainbow family, storybook

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Annual artbooks for kids

December 21, 2016 by Momento Photobooks

Do you remember your parents proudly collecting and gluing your finger paintings, drawings, craft creations and records of achievement into a big scrapbook? This blog post steps you through the process of converting a towering stack of mini-Picasso’s artwork into an annual artbook keepsake.

Categories: Book Design, Children, Christmas, Colour, Design, Family, Family History, Gift, Holiday, Photo Book, Photo book box, Photo management, Photobook, Scanning photos, Software, Uncategorized • Tags: artbook, artwork, children, Christmas gift, craft, drawings, kids, kindergarten, paintings, preschool, present, primary school, scrapbook, Yearbook

Holiday projects with benefits

December 20, 2016 by Momento Photobooks

If you find yourself with some free time during the holidays you might like to invest in one of these photo projects that offer long term benefits for you and your family – start your family history research, organise your digital photos, create a 2017 photo yearbook or archive kid’s artwork in an annual art book.

Categories: Book Design, Children, Christmas, Design, Family, Family History, Gift, History, Holiday, Photo Book, Photobook, Scanning photos, scrapbook, Storybook, Uncategorized • Tags: artwork, Yearbook

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Preserve your photographs in print

November 8, 2016 by Momento Photobooks

Better Photography editor, Peter Eastway, provides good reason and advice for printing your best photos from recent travels, a personal project or the last year in a book and encourages photographers to consider what their photo legacy is, especially in this age of ‘digital black holes.’

Categories: Book Design, Christmas, Design, Gift, Holiday, Photo Book, Photo management, Photobook, Photography enthusiast, Pro, Software, technology, Tips, Uncategorized • Tags: Australia, Better Photography, Book, Christmas, Design, Landscape photography, Momento, Momento Photo Books, Peter Eastway, photo album, Photograph, portfolio, Travel Photobooks, Yearbook

Creative escape – holiday book designs

December 16, 2015 by Momento Photobooks

Today we invite you to take a creative escape by viewing some holiday books from decadent destinations. Each of these books take a simple but stylish approach to design. There is no overcrowding on the pages, most layouts are symmetrical, and the use of frames and fonts is minimal. Follow these rules and you can’t go wrong. To show you how easy it is we’ve included our top software tips too. Our Fiji Holiday by Rebecca Greig of Skyla Sage […]

Categories: Book of the Month, Christmas, Colour, Design, Family, Holiday, Photo Book, Tips, Uncategorized • Tags: book layout, Design, family, holiday books, Momento templates, page design, photo album, Photobooks, Travel, Travel Photobooks

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Create eye candy for every day

November 26, 2015 by Momento Photobooks

Get your photos and your life organised by sorting and starring your best shots from the past year in your upcoming calendar, diary or notebook. Momento makes this easy because our free layout software has readymade templates that you just drop your photos into. Custom stationery with your own photos can give you something to smile about every day and they also make easy but meaningful Christmas gifts for family and friends. Canberra Photographic Society Calendar by Canberra Photographic Society […]

Categories: Calendar, Camera Club, Christmas, Design, Family, Gift, Notebook, Photography enthusiast, Stationery, Uncategorized • Tags: camera club, Christmas gift, custom notebook, diy diary, personalised calendar, personalised stationery, photo calendar, photo card, Photography, print your photos

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Photobook gifts: a trick and a treat

November 19, 2015 by Momento Photobooks

Making a book of your best photographs from the year as a gift for family or close friends is also the perfect excuse for you to get your photo collection organised and printed – so it’s a treat for you too! Today’s blog post shows how to make the design process efficient and features some enviable family annual collections and enthusiast portfolios. Special thanks to HappyNess Photography for the gorgeous photos in our main image! The Barrannual Collection by […]

Categories: Book of the Month, Christmas, Design, Family, Gift, Photo Book, Uncategorized • Tags: Gifts, photobook annuals, portfolio

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Category Archives: Design

Cure wanderlust with a holiday photo book

Lest we forget – a soldier’s photo memoir

Family photo annuals made easy

Rainbow family storybooks

Annual artbooks for kids

Holiday projects with benefits

Preserve your photographs in print

Creative escape – holiday book designs

Create eye candy for every day

Photobook gifts: a trick and a treat

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