How many pictures should I put in a layout?

Published: May 12, 2008, 8:04 am

Tags: design and typography tips, scrapbooking

I must admit that I am one of those people who tends not to include a whole lot of photos on my scrapbook layouts. My albums have several layouts with only two or three pictures, as well as a number of one photo layouts. In my opinion, there are several advantages to not stuffing my scrapbook albums full of pictures. I hate to crop photos. When my photos are printed small, I can't see the important details. Gluing 10-15 pictures on a page drives me crazy because I can never get anything to line up correctly. A lot of my pictures really aren't that great. Until my photography skills improve, I scrapbook what I love and leave the rest safely store away on my computer. I'm a scrapbook supply junkie. For me, scrapbooking is as much about having a creative outlet as it is about preserving my family's memories. So, layouts with one or two photos give me much more room to play with pretty papers and

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