From the Manual

Three Essential Parts of a Travel Album

• Photos and Videos

Photos can be flat or fanciful. Let me help you make them fanciful.

• Journaling

Please don’t skip this part! Let me help you simplify the process.

• Paper Memories

Traveling racks up a paper trail. Let me show you what your options are.

From the Transcript

There are three essential parts to any travel album. The first and most important part is the photographs, which also includes videos. It has been said that a picture tells a thousand words, but as you know, words can sound flat just as easily as they can sound fanciful. In this series of videos I’ll strive to help you prepare for a photo book that can be fill with photos that border on fanciful and avoid falling flat.

The second most important part of a travel album is the journaling. Ok. I know that 75% of those watching this video just began tuning me out. 

Your anxiety is creeping up, isn’t it? I’ve heard you say in the past that you hate to journal. And, you’ve probably heard me say in the past that it’s so important. Please, just give me a chance. I’m not going to tell you that you need be eloquent. You don’t need to be clever or funny either. In fact, in this case being drop-dead boring is totally okay.

When we get to the journaling parts of this series of videos—which include simple thinking and list making—I’ll give you lots of helpful ideas for getting the story told and supporting the photos you take.

The third and final essential of a travel album is the paper memories. As much as I dream about being paperless, it's simply unavoidable. Traveling racks up a paper trail, some of which is actually digital. Both in this series of videos and later in the class, we’ll discuss what things you should plan to save and what your options are for including them in your album.

So, whatever your status, whether you’ve yet to travel or you're just beginning to plan, I am glad to have you along on this grand adventure.

So, how did you do on the worksheet? Did you get all the answers filled out? 

Here is the answer key for this first video. I’ll see you in the next video!