Step 1: Identifying the Subject
For most, esp. those who have families and children of their own, this step is the simplest. Its only natural to want to capture those precious moments - and most families have more than plentiful stash of their happiest and proudest moments of family gatherings and children's milestones and antics. Scrapping them as subject matter is but a way to enhance those precious captured moments.
Admittedly, i sometimes have trouble identifying subject matter. So many to choose from! Sometimes photos are not even existing yet!
I guess, brooding largely on such a wide array of subjects can sometimes make one mind bogglingly indecisive!
Step 2 : Selection of Photos
For one with a shaky hand, selecting photos can be a relatively easy process. Photos elimated would be ones that are either blurred or 'cut off' - which can be more than a few!
Step 3: Conceptualizing
Which involves a variety of designing issues (usually simultaenously) :
a) to crop or not to crop? That be the question ...
b) photo size - large, medium, small??
c) Layout of photo(s), Number of photos per page
d) Page size - 12 x 12? 8 x 8? 6 x 6?
e) Schematic colour scheme - paper to complement photo(s)
f) Design of page, theme, layout, choice of embellishments
g) To journal? What to journal? Layout of journal?
Step 4: Actualization
Usually involves long, happy, absorbing moments of more musing,cutting, arranging and pasting. Time taken range from a few minutes to a few weeks ... depending on how inspired one is or how much free time one has to scrap in a day.
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