Hi everyone! It’s Deb today to help you out with your Project Life weeks that are lacking photos. We all have those weeks that don’t go as planned, resulting in less photos of our daily happenings than we’d like.
In the three years I’ve been doing Project Life, I’ve rarely had trouble filling up a spread. There are so many options! Here are some ideas for what to include in your weeks when you have empty pockets to fill.
Pick a theme to share throughout the year when space permits in your album. In 2012 I shared photos of different rooms in my home. You can take the photos all at once and save them for later use or you can take them as needed.
If you have one special photo that deserves more attention, print it
large to fit across two or more pockets for a big impact. I printed this
photo of my boys helping pick out our tree at 6x8”.
Add some screenshots. When we left on our vacation last summer I took screenshots of the route to Utah. It took two days to get there, and I didn’t take a lot of photos during that drive. Including our route was a good way to document the time on the road.
Add in some artwork from your kids. I don’t have little ones anymore so they aren’t bringing art home from school like they used to, but my younger son did draw a picture of everyone in our family using an ipad app called Adobe Ideas. I had him email his creation to me so I could include it that week.
Hope this gives you some ideas for adding interesting bits to your album. The important thing to remember about Project Life is to keep it fun… there are no rules!
Some really useful and fun ideas, thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Kim | 02/12/2013 at 11:19 AM
Great ideas for when you are lacking photos!!
Posted by: Lea Lawson | 02/12/2013 at 01:16 PM
Good ideas Deb! Love the ipad app pic! After first glance I thought you were a Charlie's Angel! LOL (Then I realized you were holding a camera and not poised with a gun! ;P
Posted by: Suz | 02/12/2013 at 01:33 PM
Great ideas. Thanks for your help.
Posted by: Debbie Burke | 02/12/2013 at 02:41 PM
THANKS Deb! (;
Posted by: Katharina | 02/12/2013 at 02:42 PM
This is just what I needed today! Thanks for the ideas. :)
Posted by: erica K | 02/12/2013 at 03:01 PM
That's so funny, Suz! I'm pretty sure I've never been compared to a Charlie's Angel before lol!
Posted by: deb duty | 02/12/2013 at 05:06 PM
Great ideas Deb, definitely a great topic. I especially love the large photo idea!
Posted by: Laina Millson | 02/12/2013 at 05:14 PM
great ideas! love the idea of taking shots throughout the home. :)
Posted by: julie k | 02/12/2013 at 07:50 PM
Thanks so much for all the great ideas!
Posted by: Jennifer | 02/13/2013 at 06:57 AM
Love seeing different options for photos. I had a week last week that I was looking for some help in. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Christine | 02/13/2013 at 11:16 AM
Wow, what an AWESOME idea about using old pic and current pic. LOVE it!
Posted by: Valerie | 02/14/2013 at 07:18 AM