With the ‘Age of Exploration’ long gone and the ‘Age of Empires’ all but a distant memory, one can’t help but wonder what age we are living in now. Whilst lifestyle commentators favour the ‘the Digital Age’ to refer to our own epoch, perhaps a more appropriate term for this point in time would be ‘the age of convenience’.
After all, almost everything can now be done quicker and easier than ever before.
Take photography for example. One of the advantages of living living in the digitally-powered age of convenience is that practically everyone can now take as many photos as they like. Unlike a decade or so ago, individuals taking pictures no longer need to worry about things like running out of film or working out how much it will cost to get photos developed. Indeed, the only real limitations today are a camera’s memory capacity and a person’s imagination.
However, whilst the capability to accrue a seemingly endless number of photos is seen by and large to be a good thing, it does raise one significant concern – where can a person keep so many images?
Well, whilst it would perhaps be impractical to account for every single photo taken on a digital device, it is fair to say choosing to create a photo book online is arguably the best solution as it enables individuals to produce a supremely beautiful and highly functional 21st century photo ‘album’ which can be enjoyed and treasured for generations.
The fact that companies offering ‘make a photo book’ services operate online ensures putting photo books together is a truly simple and convenient thing to do. All a user needs to do is upload the images they wish to display to an online interface and then utilise the options contained therein to design their book. The options available are many and varied; users can choose the format and shape of their book, determine how many pages they want, opt for a hard or soft cover, and even add text and captions if they like.
Needless to say, the leading-edge software used by companies offering this service makes it very easy for anyone to create a photo book so even technophobic users who are relatively inexperienced with computers can rest assured they will be able to design and create a genuinely impressive looking volume of precious photographic memories.
It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words; so what price then a book full of pictures?
Anyone who is keen to keep their most precious photos in a medium which will enable them to appreciate them fully, or even give them as a gift to others who would appreciate them just as much, should take the opportunity to create a truly beautiful and bespoke photo book. Without doubt, no other photographic storage option is able to provide the one special thing photo books can – a safe and luxurious home for treasured memories.
About the author – Bo Heamyan is a gadget and technology blogger who loves nothing more than wallowing in photographic nostalgia and writing about the virtues of personalised photo books for industry leading websites like Photoleaf.co.uk.
