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Scrapbooking Photo's - Beginners Guide
By: Liz Holloway and Cijaye DePradine 

There is no right or wrong to choose or sort your photos; simply choose an order that makes the most sense to you and your project.  

The most common Scrapbook Photo Layouts are outlined by: 

• Date/Time order
• Theme order or
• By place or event

Whichever you choose, sorting them  first - with your preffered layout(s) in mind,  will help you survey the scope of the whole project and determine the W5 (who, what, where, when and why) of the page. 

1. Determine the theme you would like to imply with your page (ie: before and after, emotions, chronological events etc.)

2. Select only the photos you would LIKE to put in the album (ie - quality, size) first.

3. Then add supplimemtal photos later if you feel that they will compliment the message you will create with your page.Keep photos from one event together in chronological order.

4. As you progress, you will determine which photo's to set aside for a later job - and if they just don't FIT with this project - remove them from your site so that you are NOT distracted.  

5. If you are sure you want to use a certain photo for an emotion page or album, flag it with a post-it-note on the BACK of the photo.  Do not adhere post-it-notes to the fronts of photos. You can always later go back and pull the ones you want. But keep in mind you may change your mind or not use them for a long time so it is best to store them chronologically until you really need them.

6. Make brief notes about what is happening, including names and dates - you can use this for journaling.  

Then jump right in and get those perfect Scrapbook Pages started!

Happy Scrapbooking!