A photo book of your pet
There are probably more photos of them on your phone than of anyone else.
Scroll back through most camera rolls and the pet is everywhere: asleep in a patch of sun, waiting by the door, wandering into photos that were meant to be of someone else. Hundreds of them, and hardly any ever printed.
A book gathers the best of them in one place, and it's a lot easier to hand round than a phone.
Ideas
- Their first year. From the day they came home, small and slightly bewildered, to their first birthday.
- A year in the life. Walks, naps, the beach, the vet, Christmas morning.
- Two together. If they share a home, give them a book between them. Who's asleep on whom is half the fun.
- For someone who loves them too. The dog walker, the neighbour who feeds the cat, or grandparents who only see them now and then.
- In memory. Making a book of a pet who has died can be a comfort. The "In memory of a pet" template, among the templates on the home page, is a gentle place to start.
How to make one
- Pick your photos. Your camera roll is in date order already, which is the order the book wants. Somewhere between 40 and 80 fills the book well - how many photos you need has more on that.
- Add them. You can do the whole thing on your phone, where the photos already are.
- Let us lay out the pages. Auto-design works through the photos in date order and keeps each day together where it can. The My best friend template gives you a cover to start from.
- Swap anything you'd like different, put their name on the cover, and order.
Choosing the photos
- Keep the sharpest. Pets rarely sit still. Where you have several of the same moment, the sharpest one is the one to print.
- Include the people. A lap, a lead, a hand throwing a ball. Those are the photos that show whose pet it is.
- Give the best one a page to itself. A single photo across a spread makes the busier pages easier to enjoy.
The book
A 21×21cm stapled softback with 28 pages on 150gsm silk paper and a laminated cover. £10, including delivery anywhere in the UK, and most books arrive within a week. Extra copies are £10 each including delivery, and each can be posted to its own address.
Your photos
While you're designing, your photos stay on your device. Nothing about you or your photos is sent to us until you order, and we delete your book, your photos and your details 30 days after you order. There's no account to make. The privacy page has the detail.
