10 creative ideas for your next photo book

A photo book of your own is the perfect way to celebrate the best memories, look back on the highlights at the end of each year and tell the stories that are important to you. Besides the classics like travel photo book, family book or year in review, there are many other ideas for photo books.

Here are some ideas for very personal gifts.

Pets photo book

If you have a beloved family pet, whether it’s a dog, cat, bunny or bird, chances are your phone is already brimming with photos of all the adorable ways they make you smile every day. Creating a photo book helps you bring all these photos together and document your pet’s quirks, unique personality, and the joy they bring to your life. You can keep it simple and include only photos, or get creative with captions, quotes and poems.

Instagram moments

Our Instagram feeds are often wonderful collections of our happiest memories, from the big important events in our lives to the silly everyday things that made us laugh. Why not gather all these moments together and turn them into a physical photo book? By enabling Instagram’s “Save Original Photos” feature, your posts will automatically be saved to your Camera Roll. You can then customise your photobook with details such as dates, captions or funny comments. It might even become an ongoing series that you add to every year.

Family recipe book

You probably have a few tried-and-proven recipes that have been passed on to you by your parents or grandparents. In addition to these, you probably have some of your own favourite go-to meals to prepare for family dinners. So why not bring all these recipes together as a family recipe book that you can eventually pass on to your own children?

Personalised ABC book

If you have a child, nephew or niece who is just starting to learn to read, a personalized alphabet book can be a great gift. You can find photos of family members, friends, pets and even familiar household items to represent the different letters of the alphabet.  Of course, with letters like Z and Q, you'll have to get a little creative, but the only limit is your imagination.

Siblings photobook

Siblings may fight tooth and nail, but they’re also fiercely loyal and will share some of the best and most important moments of their lives together. One way to honour this special bond is with a dedicated sibling photo book that highlights some of these moments as they transition together from childhood into adolescence and eventually adulthood.

Baby’s first moments

The initial months and even year of your baby’s life will be filled with “firsts,” whether it’s their first time sitting up, their first haircut, or even their first time on an airplane. A baby photo book is the perfect way to document these important milestones, as you’ll be able to add details that you might otherwise forget, such as where and when the photo was taken, how old many months old your baby was, and anything else that stands out as important.

Black and white photobook

Using solely black and white images can add a more journalistic feel to your photo book and help the viewer focus on certain elements such as composition, contrast and texture. Black and white tends to work particularly well for portraits, which is why many wedding photo books are printed in this style. Our matte photographic paper is an excellent option for black and white photobooks as it doesn’t reflect light and adds an artistic effect.

Personalised bedtime storybook

If you’re in the habit of reading to your kids before bed, it can be fun to use some of your own photos to create a personalised bedtime storybook. For younger children, you can keep it super simple with a story relating to their day-to-day routine, whereas for older children you can get a bit more creative and add some humour or simple life lessons.

Grandparents photo book

Physical photobooks make wonderful gifts for grandparents, especially if they aren’t very active on social media and don’t regularly see posts and updates about their grandchildren. Look for photos of recent outings, school plays, or sporting events your kids took part in, and of course any photos of your kids and their grandparents together are perfect to include as well. If you know you want to create a grandparents photo book, make sure you have your camera on hand to capture cute moments of your kids and their grandparents interacting, whether it’s a baking activity, storytime or a Sunday stroll.

Christmas memories photobook

Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year, and it’s often also the time of year when extended family members get together for the first time in many months. This makes it the perfect time to capture family photos as well as candid action shots as people prepare food, open presents, and chat animatedly around the table.