Lemme just say, I’m pretty proud of myself for finishing yet another photo book! When I knew I had ankle surgery coming up, I started planning projects for myself to work on while I was recuperating. I knew that I’d be off my feet for a while, and so I compiled a list of specific things I wanted to try to finish while I was confined to a chair or couch for most of the day. One of those things was photo books. I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll say it again: I LOVE the end result of photo books, but I really dislike making them. My kids love looking at them– and I love seeing them enjoying the books, too, so I grit my teeth and get them done.
In the time since my surgery, I’ve completed three photo books: Hersheypark 2015, Day in the Life 2019, and this book: Day in the Life 2018. With the completion of this book, my DITL book set is completely caught up– I’ve been doing this project since 2013! I am glad that I’ve made good use of this sitting-down time (and proud of myself for staying motivated) to accomplish these goals.
Here’s the cover of my 2018 DITL book:
For this book, I used the beautiful digital papers from Karen Funk’s “A Fresh Start” paper kit. It’s a smaller set of papers, but I had a lot of photos for this book (there are 106 included), so there were fewer spaces to fill.
There’s not much new to say about my process that hasn’t already been said…but that basic formula that I use made this book a quick finish, even with so many photos!