Photos will become the heart of your layouts. Remember that there is no right or wrong way to scrapbook a photo, and you don’t have to scrap every single
shot you take. In this digital age, you can end up with a lot of photos for a single event. Pick the best ones, or ones that lend itself to your title or subject. You can do many things to make your pictures look attractive on your page. Here are a few ideas.
Crop photos.
To crop a photo means to trim it. Cropping enhances the com-
position and eliminates unwanted portions of the image. You can crop
pictures using image-editing software on your computer, a photo-
imaging machine at a scrapbooking or photo-processing store, or scissors if you want to crop by hand after you’ve printed your photos. I always crop before they go to the printer to make sure the image is centered, but then I will look at them again as I am scrapbooking them, often cutting to give a page a certain look. Before you decide to lop off that background, take a good look at it. I am currently scrapbooking photos of my mother when she was little. There are unique parts of the picture you may not want to discard ie: old cars, old houses etc.
Print on various papers.
The most common photo-paper finishes are glossy
and matte. A glossy paper will give your photos a shiny look, and matte paper
will give you a smooth look without the glare. If you’re feeling adventurous, try
printing your pictures on other papers and materials, such as a transparency,
textured paper, canvas, or vellum. As with anything you use in your scrapbook,
make sure it is acid-free.
Mat your pictures.
Matting photos simply means that you are framing them. Just
attach your photo to a piece of card stock and trim around the edges. This
will help your image stand out on your page. You might want to double mat your focal photo to force it to stand out above the rest of the photos on your layout. In the layout above, you will see the focal picture is set at an angle and double matted with a 1/4″ gold mat before the black mat, making it stand out. I did double mat all my photos, but with thinner mats on the other photos.
Creatively,
Carol
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