Posted on Friday, December 05th, 2008 by pelf and filed in Life as I see it

So, I have just decided this morning — out of boredom — to create a photobook with pictures from my recent trip to the United States. The more I think about it, the more I realize I should have done this earlier. I mean, in 4 months, I visited:

  • 2 countries — the United States and Canada;
  • 6 states in the United States — Tennessee, California, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Illinois; and
  • 1 state province in Canada — Nova Scotia.

I also had the opportunity to visit 5 turtle conservation projects, attended a Society for Conservation Biology conference, and made a bunch of new friends. Plus, I took more than 20 international and domestic flights and transited in 3 countries.

Surely there is something worth sharing in those 4 months, no? — Pictures, stories, anecdotes, memories, experiences, etc.

Photobook

I did a quick search and found that for a similar price, Photobook offers a minimum of 40 front-and-back pages, compared to other companies that offer a minimum of 20 pages. Additionally, Photobook is offering FREE shipping to selected countries (Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, to name a few) so if you’re also thinking of a photobook, this is probably the best time :)

By the way, I was told that FREE shipping is only valid until the end of 2008.

Now, the hardest part is to go through the thousands of photos that I took and pick some 150 of them to be used in the photobook :grr:

P/S: No, this is not a sponsored post.

  1. rinnah says:

    Oh, that is an absolutely fab idea, pelf! Do show us some photos of the photobook once the final product arrives. :biggrin:

  2. kristarella says:

    It’s a great idea. I’ve seen some of these photobooks. They look great!

    Get a program that can help you sort photos with ratings or keywords. I find that the easiest way to pick photos. I give them 1, 2, 3, maybe 4 stars if I like them and then can further cull the pick if I need to. Then select them, export to a folder and import into the photobook software.

    Have fun!

  3. Jeff says:

    Very glad to hear that you visited Canada. We don’t have “states” though, we have “provinces”. :D

  4. Nicole Price says:

    Having been the route, the toughest part of the exercise is sitting down to the task and get it over with. If you allow interruptions, it will simply drag on and not ever get completed. I wish you the best.

  5. John Hunter says:

    My bother gave me one of these with largely photos of his kids. It was amazing. http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/01/20/create-your-own-book/

  6. Anna says:

    I LOVE how these photobooks look… Please show us some pictures of yours once it arrives! :biggrin:

    My country is not on the free shipping list ( :frown: ) but I think the price is reasonable, so I’m thinking of ordering one myself. Now the problem is what photos I’m going to choose…..

  7. LOL. waiting for you to publish your cherished memories. =)

  8. yenjai.net says:

    Have you tried?
    Is it easy to use? (I mean the software provided)