Article courtesy of
Scrapjazz.com: by Rachel Myerso
You've spent ages planning the perfect trip to a Disney theme park, you
brought your new digital camera with a spare memory card, you had a great
time, and you come home with over a thousand digital pictures. Then you look
at them, and there are over one hundred good ones. You feel like you are in
scrapper's heaven, until you realize that this is an overwhelming number of
photos and you don't know where to begin. This article has some suggestions to
help you deal with all of those photos.
Start a Separate Disney Scrapbook
I generally like to put all the Disney photos in a separate scrapbook. This
way the huge number of them won't overwhelm my other pages. Any size book will
do. If you think you will visit Disney again in the future, plan a large book
so that several Disney trips can fit in the same album.
Once you have decided to start a separate Disney scrapbook, the question is
how to organize the pages. I suggest starting with the things that are most
important such as the stories and special events.
Tell a Story
Think about things that happened on your trip that are unique and make sure
you make pages about them. When we visited Disney World last spring, my
younger son was afraid of the characters but was determined to hug Mickey
Mouse. On the first day, he would cry when any character came near him, except
Mickey, but he wouldn't touch him either. Each day of the trip we would find
Mickey and he would get a little closer. By the last day, he would run up to
Mickey, give him a big hug, and even sit on his lap. Here is a page that I
made to document this milestone.
Be creative with your stories. Did your daughter hug 30 characters in one
day? Did your son get so tired every day that he fell asleep at dinner every
night? Combine photos from different parts of the trip onto a page which tells
the story.
Did you visit Disney during a special event? Whether it was a Disney Event
like the Epcot Flower Show or a personal event like a family reunion or
birthday, separate pages dedicated to the event will be treasured, and will help
to distinguish this from other Disney trips. Here is a layout I made of Mickey's
Not-So-Scary Halloween party.
Once you've covered the stories and special events, you will
probably still have lots of photos left to scrap. I suggest sorting them into
groups and then just scrap away, multiple photos per page, of course. There are
many ways to sort your photos. Here are a few suggestions:
