| Pictures and photos are the basis for any scrapbook | | | | will be totally unique and will tell a story. |
| page layout. Although colour photos give a sense of | | | | If you have memorabilia from when the picture was |
| realism it is well worth experimenting with black and | | | | taken such as tickets or receipts adding these items to |
| white photos which will give your scrapbook pages a | | | | the pages can give your scrapbook page layouts a |
| timeless look. Most printing companies can offer to | | | | real personal and distinctive appearance. |
| have your pictures developed in either colour or black | | | | When designing your page layouts always begin with |
| and white so why not have one of each and see | | | | the picture and where you want to place the picture |
| which one looks best. | | | | on the page. Then find the papers that match and get |
| If you are attempting to capture a black and white | | | | a rough idea of what embellishments you will be using. |
| photo for the first time it is important to make sure the | | | | Remember you do not have to keep a 12 x 12 sheet |
| lighting is just right to achieve the best possible photo. It | | | | of paper as it is, mix and match other papers, use |
| is recommended that black and white photos should | | | | techniques such as ripping and tearing to create |
| be taken with natural light and during the day so no | | | | something totally distinctive. |
| flash is therefore required. | | | | Be careful when adding more than one picture when |
| There is a range of older style scrapbook paper to | | | | creating your scrapbook page layouts. Remember it |
| choose from which will compliment a black and white | | | | will look far better with less pictures than if you over |
| photo. You really will be spoilt for choice. The important | | | | crowd it with several. The best way is to find the |
| thing is to capture the mood within the photo. You can | | | | pictures from a certain event lay them all down and |
| then add some colour and scrapbook quotes to | | | | choose one or two of the best ones. You can crop |
| create a beautiful scrapbook page layout. | | | | and cut some of the others but it is wise not to have |
| It is always nice to have a photo with someone posing | | | | too many the same shape and size as your |
| exactly as you want however if all your scrapbook | | | | scrapbook pages will begin to look like a standard |
| pages are like this you will soon lose the whole | | | | photo album. Alternatively you could do a double page |
| concept of why a scrapbook album is made. Having | | | | layout giving you more room if you really can not |
| real life action pictures mean you can use imaginative | | | | choose between the photos you have. |
| scrapbook quotes and each scrapbook page layout | | | | |