It’s getting to be that time of year – time to plan the annual family photo shoot for cards, gifts and to commemorate the passage of time for your family. There are some great photo books in gallery that feature a family photo shoot to inspire and motivate you.

Vickie P. from our Shutterfly Gallery Guru team, gives us her personal take on what she loves about Shutterfly’s new photo book making features. Bottom line: photo books are easier to make than ever.

The Holidays are coming. Bah. Humbug. If not for my daughter Miranda’s love of the holidays I would just spend the time celebrating everyday joys and skip the tough parts.

Linda is a seasoned traveller who has spent the last ten years exploring Europe and capturing its beauty through photographs. She’s also a member of our Shutterfly Gallery Guru team, dedicated to supporting your photo book and storytelling creativity. In this interview, Linda shares tips on how to take stunning photographs of your travel adventures, and turn them into gorgeous photo books.

I make Year-in-Review photo books which I love. I’ve done them the last three years and I pull them out all the time to look at them with my kids. It’s good fun. But I will share a secret with you. I am actually making old-school baby scrapbooks for my kids. I started my son’s when he was born, nearly four years ago, before I even knew about photo books or digital scrapbooking. I finished his book a few weeks ago and now I’m starting my daughter’s. Hopefully I’ll finish it before she goes to college. What was I thinking?

Henry B. is an avid photographer who loves telling a good story. He’s also a member of our Shutterfly Gallery Guru team, dedicated to supporting your photo book and storytelling creativity. In this interview, Henry shares tips on how to make your photo book story stronger and more dramatic, through the art of journaling.