I was asked to do some photo editing and layout design for a family album recently. All the information was provided in a simple word document, so I wanted to spice it up a little by adding some historic photos, and making the layout more similar to how a published book would look. I found a number of old photos, fixed any problem areas, and laid out the design. I did the entire project using Illustrator and Photoshop. Here it is.Family History (Proper Layout)
My niece helps my Mom with the desert making at Christmas every year and a good opportunity came up to make her a nice photo for her hard work. My mom took this photo with her phone camera so it was not the best quality, but I figured I could toy with it and make it in to something memorable. I used Photoshop 5 to do so. I knew I wanted a white background to symbolize winter and I also wanted to erase the cabinets in the background. I decided to use a star shaped brush to mask the unwanted area and trimmed out a candy cane frame I found on the internet. I also cut out some pictures of random Christmas cookies I found as well. I thought the font I chose added to the time of the season.
