Watch Out: How Walgreens Photo Coupons Is Taking Over and What to Do About It

[Jenelle Nelia]

the unsightly truth is I don't understand any person who wishes to sit through a 2 hour picture presentation of your last vacation. They may have an interest in hearing about and seeing a few pictures, however not an ongoing narration of every detail with pictures for each one. Naturally if you serve food and alcohol, they may spend time longer however they will still be bored prior to the show ends.

That doesn't mean you can't take as numerous pictures as you desire on your journey however you do require to select a few of the very best ones and simply reveal or show those key pictures. I found out a fantastic method to take my finest shots, pictures that offered some sensation for the overall journey and location. And it does not overwhelm anybody with excessive info.

The method I do this is to review the pictures when I get house and pick about 7 or 8 of the best ones about the trip. I then develop a montage (consider a quilt with irregular shaped squares or rectangular shapes) that fits well onto an 8 X 10 print. I then create a small 3 or 4 sentence paragraph about time and location, maybe even the content of one or two of the pictures.

I then frame this 8 X 10 in a 10 X 12 frame and put the descriptive paragraph right under the image in the frame. Individuals can look at the pictures, checked out the paragraph, and if they have more of an interest they can ask to see more.

This design of montage and brief description works great for any event, celebration, Walgreens Photo Coupons or picture taking adventure. It also lends itself to making scrapbooks and other methods to store and show information about what's going on in your household and life. I have a number of that pertain to fishing trips, school reunions, and lots of other places and unforgettable experiences.

You can likewise put these in image albums as the first page of the selection of images about the journey. If you or others want to see more, simply continue turning the pages for all the initial images in whatever size you wish to print them out for the album.

My other half frequently makes a copy to take down to the office to rest on her desk. She has numerous that are of the kids at various ages and holidays on her office wall. She swaps them out every occasionally for a little change or adds a new one if it's the latest adventure.

Many image editing software will enable you to crop and size your images and place into the montage. Many of the electronic camera producers include this type of software application with your camera or you can even find some free programs that will get the job done such as Gimp or Picasa. Simply do a search in Google to find the latest variations.

You can even conserve the files as a jpeg and take it down to your regional Walgreens or photo printer to get a very high quality print made if your inkjet printer isn't up to the task. If you watch for specials or have a voucher you can get an 8 X 10 print for around $2.

You can also make these 8 X 10 montages into screensavers or desktop backgrounds for your computer system. Use them in any way you would utilize a single photo.