Price tag aside, the biggest headache is choosing the item that the birthday boy/girl would surely love.

Vouchers are always a safe bet but they’re not personal.

Basically, the one thing that normal people would surely love is themselves.

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So why not give the thing that they love as a birthday present?

Well, not literally.

you could give the person pictures of themselves.

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Finding A Face In The Crowd

So, what’s so special about pictures of oneself?

And Mac’s iPhoto is the perfect tool to do that.

This photo management app provides you with tools to easily build a personalized book from scratch.

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If you want to create a personalized photo book as a birthday present, this feature is essential.

you might also customize the book types: such as the size, cover and bindings.

Edit the text on the cover :

Then drag and drop one of the photos to be the cover.

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The first page is a description that you’re free to edit.

And the rest is a matter of dragging and dropping photos to fill in the book.

Flip the pages and insert the pictures.

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To let iPhoto automatically fill in the pages with photos, use the “AutoFlow” tool.

“Add Pages” tool is to go beyond the default number of pages set for that particular template.

you’ve got the option to change the layout of the page using the layout tool.

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Another thing that you’re able to modify is the background color.

Choose whether you want to use white, grey or black.

Just press the “Themes” icon.

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Clicking “Adjust” while selecting an image will give you several quickphoto editing tools.

While theSettingsbutton is there for you to change the font types and sizes used throughout the book.

Printing the Photo Book

The last step in this birthday gift creation process is printing the book.

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The easiest way is by clicking the “Buy Book” button at the bottom right of the window.

I’m sure this gift will be an unforgettable one.

Do you have other cool ideas for birthday presents?

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Have you tried to create picture books?

Share using the comment below.

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