The Advantages and Disadvantages of Downloadable Albums For Free Photo Scrapbooking

By Susan Ruth Allen

Technology has changed so much of the way we live. Computers and the internet have especially produced very significant impacts on the way we do lots of different things. Generally speaking, it made us change the way we do business. The internet revolutionized the way we study. These technologies definitely revolutionized the way we access information. The internet changed the way we build social circles. Last, but definitely not the least, the internet changed the way we look at entertainment.

Some people may disagree, but the internet is definitely the best idea of this century. The internet makes the human race capable of so many things that today, imagination is our only limit. Just think of how far we have come in so few years. Only a short decade ago, the cellular phone was a pathetically large awkward device, which allowed you to call other people, and could not do much else. Now, we have cellular phones that allow you to listen to music, check your email, shop, take and share videos and photographs, and virtually any other activity imaginable. Surely, this is a great evidence of the accelerating technological evolution.

There was a time when what you needed to create a scrapbook were paper, scissors, memorabilia, pictures, pens, coloring material and lots of glue. A good idea, of course, was essential to making a good scrapbook. You needed to take time to form a scrapbook out of the little bits and pieces you had. Creativity was a must in order to create the perfect scrapbook.

The advent of the internet also changed that. Today, there are downloadable albums for free photo scrapbooking in the internet. This new technology has a few advantages and disadvantages. Let's take a look at them, shall we?

Advantages:
1) It saves time and effort - Using online albums for free photo scrapbooking can save time. This is because you do not need to take a long time to think up ideas or a general theme for your scrapbook.

There is also the issue of effort. Making a scrapbook from scratch often needs dedication. You need to put in the effort to create a thing of beauty. However, most people today do not have the energy to expend on this hobby.

Using this method, you only need to choose which style you want and voila! You have a scrapbook. Many people choose this because of the fact that the world we live in today doesn't really allow us to have much free time. We need to put in the hours to earn money and survive.
2) Easy to share - most of these found on the Internet for free photo scrapbooking allow you to share the scrapbook you made to the whole world. You see, most actually need you to upload the images and photos in the internet and there create a virtual scrapbook.

Of course this can't really compare to holding a scrapbook you made with your own hands. However, for those who want instant connectivity, then downloadable albums for free photo scrapbooking are perfect for you.

Disadvantages:
1) Uniformity - with this method you get to choose from a lot of designs. Because of this feature, however, your scrapbook will lack the individuality that truly makes scrapbooks beautiful. You see, a scrapbook has to reflect your personality. The fact that you make scrapbooks from scratch guarantees that your scrapbook will be unique in the world.

2) Limited to photos - you see, you cannot really upload pieces of memorabilia in order to put into an online scrapbook. We all know that the best scrapbooks use a mixture of pictures and memorabilia in order to truly capture a special event in our lives. We don't really carry a camera around all the time (but nowadays, because of cell phone cameras, some of us do). There are just some experiences, which cannot be fully expressed by a photograph.

There you have it: those are some of the pros and cons of using downloadable albums for free photo scrapbooking. You need to realize that whatever other people tell you about how a scrapbook should look like and how you should create one, the final look of the scrapbook should always reflect your personality. A scrapbook talks about your life, so no one is really in a position to judge what it should look like, except for you.

Susan R Allen, JerSooz Enterprises Home of the JerSooz Ezine and PlatinumScrapbooking.com/blog

Susan, 49 mother of one daughter lives in Bakersfield California, loves scrapbooking, the Internet, writing and working at home.