After our trip to China in May, we had just three weeks before we left for the Canyons National Park road trip. That gave us very little time to work on our China photo album. We took about 4,500 photos in China since Art and I both carry our own cameras and take a LOT of photos.
Our first task which falls to me is to select all the photos that I think should go into the album. Then Art goes through it and marks the ones he thinks should be removed or added. We debate the choices. I format the photos and add in notes from my journal. Art adds his information. I fine tune the formatting, add research on the different places, edit, and check for errors. Then Art checks for errors. Then I check for errors and print the album to a PDF and JPG files. We bring the PDF file to Office Max and have it printed and we put the pages into sheet protectors. Finally, the pages go into a binder and the cover and spine label are added.
We did the photo selections and some formatting on China before we had to leave for the canyon trip. When we got home, we finished the canyon photo album first because mom couldn't wait to see the photos. We had her add her own notes so that her relatives in Japan would be able to understand the trip better.
Yesterday we finally finished the China album! There were 164 pages with excruciating details of every step of our 16 day China Tour. It holds our thoughts, some of our speech, every day's schedule, things we learned and saw, what we ate... everything.
Until the trip album is finished, nothing else really gets done. I haven't cleaned the bathroom in..... hmmmm.... I don't think I'll write that. We work on the pages almost every day and night, sometimes stepping on each other's feelings as we work through the wording. It's a good thing our marriage is strong enough to withstand this joint project. Once it's done, there's this feeling of euphoria and satisfaction which we're now feeling.
We were really complimented when our neighbor asked to be the last one to see the albums so that she could leisurely read everything that's written and see each photo closely without worrying about someone else's turn. We're sending digital copies to mom's siblings in Japan and her sisters here in Hawaii will get to see the actual albums along with her notes about the canyons.
Oh my! What a feeling! It's done!
Now I'd better go clean that bathroom.
POSTSCRIPT: My friend, Hank Chapin has recommended for the longest time that I look into those bound books that look so much more professional and take up less space. I thought it was cost prohibitive and wouldn't allow us to write all the text we always add.
We happened to be at Costco today and I asked about Hank's advice in his comment. What a HUGE surprise! The prices had come down from when I first looked into this option years ago and the format would allow us to do all the things we like to do in our albums.
We will definitely publish our next album this way. Thank you, Hank! I'm so grateful to you for not giving up on me.
Our first task which falls to me is to select all the photos that I think should go into the album. Then Art goes through it and marks the ones he thinks should be removed or added. We debate the choices. I format the photos and add in notes from my journal. Art adds his information. I fine tune the formatting, add research on the different places, edit, and check for errors. Then Art checks for errors. Then I check for errors and print the album to a PDF and JPG files. We bring the PDF file to Office Max and have it printed and we put the pages into sheet protectors. Finally, the pages go into a binder and the cover and spine label are added.
We did the photo selections and some formatting on China before we had to leave for the canyon trip. When we got home, we finished the canyon photo album first because mom couldn't wait to see the photos. We had her add her own notes so that her relatives in Japan would be able to understand the trip better.
Yesterday we finally finished the China album! There were 164 pages with excruciating details of every step of our 16 day China Tour. It holds our thoughts, some of our speech, every day's schedule, things we learned and saw, what we ate... everything.
Until the trip album is finished, nothing else really gets done. I haven't cleaned the bathroom in..... hmmmm.... I don't think I'll write that. We work on the pages almost every day and night, sometimes stepping on each other's feelings as we work through the wording. It's a good thing our marriage is strong enough to withstand this joint project. Once it's done, there's this feeling of euphoria and satisfaction which we're now feeling.
We were really complimented when our neighbor asked to be the last one to see the albums so that she could leisurely read everything that's written and see each photo closely without worrying about someone else's turn. We're sending digital copies to mom's siblings in Japan and her sisters here in Hawaii will get to see the actual albums along with her notes about the canyons.
Oh my! What a feeling! It's done!
Now I'd better go clean that bathroom.
POSTSCRIPT: My friend, Hank Chapin has recommended for the longest time that I look into those bound books that look so much more professional and take up less space. I thought it was cost prohibitive and wouldn't allow us to write all the text we always add.
We happened to be at Costco today and I asked about Hank's advice in his comment. What a HUGE surprise! The prices had come down from when I first looked into this option years ago and the format would allow us to do all the things we like to do in our albums.
We will definitely publish our next album this way. Thank you, Hank! I'm so grateful to you for not giving up on me.
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