What are the best albums for photos?
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There are so many choices it is hard to decide...
Decision Factors
There are a lot of ways to approach deciding on which photo album to purchase. First, let's consider why you are looking for a photo album.
Photo Album Purpose
- Vacation Photo Album: I have photos from a trip or cruise that I want to put into a photo album to share with my family and friends
- Baby Photo Album: I am having a baby and want to document the journey from sonograms, to a baby shower, to birth with photos in a photo album
- Wedding Photo Album: I am getting married and want to show our love story from engagement, to bridal shower, to wedding, and honeymoon with photos in a photo albums
- Reunion Photo Album: I just went to a reunion and want to put the photos in a photo album to remember the event
- Graduation Photo Album: I just graduated and want to have a photo album to commemorate this special milestone
- Geneology Photo Album: I am working on a family history project and want to document and preserve the photos that show our family's geneology and story in a photo album
- Kid's Craft Project Photo Album: I am looking for a fun craft project to do with my kids, so they can learn about photography and putting photos in a photo album
- Anniversary Photo Album: I am celebrating a wedding anniversary and want to put together a collection of meaningful photos that tell the story of our love and life built together in a photo album
- Milestone Birthday Photo Album: I have photos from a milestone birthday such as a Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Quinceanera, 50th Birthday, etc.
- Tribute Photo Album: I am putting together a tribute book of photos in a photo album to honor a loved one's memory and share their legacy for future generations
- Children Photo Album: I have photos of my kids growing up and want to organize them in a photo album
- Hight Capacity Photo Album: I have a lot of photos that I have printed and want to orgainze and protect them in a photo album
- Pet Photo Album: I have the cutest photos of my pet and want to put them in a photo album
- Coffee Table Photo Album: I want to have a photo album on my coffee table as a conversation piece and so I can share my photos with guests that visit
- Giftable Photo Album: I would like to buy a gift that has meaning for Mother's Day, Father's Day, a birthday party, a baby shower, a baby's birth, an engagment, a bridal shower, a wedding, an anniversary party, teacher gift, etc.
Photo Albums, Scrapbooks, Photo Boxes, Adhesives, and Photo Accessories:
Photo Album and Scrapbook Themes:
Specialty Items:
Features
Size Matters
Sometimes one size fits all when it comes to photo albums...but not always! Picking a photo album based on the size of your prints is a great way to start.
Most photos today are 4 inches by 6 inches aka 4"x6" or 4x6, therefore there is the greatest selection of photo albums that fit this size.
Large photos, referred to as Enlargements or Portrait Size Photos, also do exist. Enlargements tend to be 5"x7", 6"x8", 8"x10", or 11"x14" and photo albums are available to accomodate all of these sizes. Often times larger photos represent favorite photos or photos with special meaning.
Small photos are a thing. Instant Prints are a relatively new popular size and yes albums exist for them! Examples of Instant Prints include Fujifilm Instax and Polaroid credit card size photos at 54(W) x 86(H) mm. Another small photo size is referred to as Wallet Size Photos usually measuring 2.5"x3.5" often come with portrait packages. Also, 3.5"x5" used to be the industry standard photo size and some photo albums still exist today to fit this size.
If you are looking for a one size fits all (or at least most) photo album, then Magentic Self-Adhesive Photo Albums or Scrapbooks, both of which offer flexible pages are ideal options to choose.
Capacity
How many photos do you want to put into your album? Knowing the answer to this question will help you narrow down your options. Most photo albums hold the following: 500 Photos, 300 Photos, 200 Photos, 100 Photos, 36 Photos, or 24 Photos.
Page Type
Pocket Page Photo Albums: Slip-in pocket pages are typically made either from plastic only or both plastic and paper. Albums with all plastic pages are often smaller in profile than albums with plastic and paper pages. The difference in cover dimensions is because albums with paper and plastic pages often times have a memo area next to each pocket. The benefit of a memo area is it provides space next to each photo to write information about the photo such as dates, locations, special memories, etc.
Magnetic Self-Adhesive Photo Albums: Self-stick pages contain a stiff paper page with adhesive and a plastic sheet overlay, both of which are designed to hold photos in place.
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