Ultimate Guide to Photo Book Sizes

Photo books are an absolute crowd-pleaser when it comes to special occasions. Whether they’re on display at weddings or wrapped up for Christmas, you can always guarantee this keepsake will pull at the heart strings.

So, you’re gonna want to make a photo book that stands out for all the right reasons. To do that, we need to start with the basics: size.

Ready to discover our ultimate guide to photo book sizes? Let’s do it!

Whether you opt for small, medium or large, you can choose between a hardcover or softcover photo book, and three different orientations: landscape, square, and portrait.

All our photo book sizes are popular for different reasons!

Aww, the baby of the family. A firm favourite for anyone after a cute, compact book of memories. Super-easy to fit on your bookshelf, place on your coffee table, or wrap up for a thoughtful gift.

Fence-sitters, this one goes out to you! Our medium photo books are just the right size if you want to create a sentimental keepsake that doesn’t take up too much space.

They’re perfect for coffee table memories, whether it’s a compilation of holiday highlights, cute candids of the cat, or lovely quotes.

Go big or go home! Our large photo books, close to A3 size, were made for your biggest memories. Think anniversaries, weddings, big holidays, and extra-special gifts.

Small, medium and large photo books all make lovely gifts. It really depends what type of gift you’re wanting to create.

Without a doubt, our large photo books are best for 18th birthday gifts, graduation gifts, new baby gifts, and all other milestone gifts!

Top tip: Check out our wedding photo books and baby photo books if you’re after a customisable milestone gift with a pre-set design!

Medium photo books will wow your nearest and dearest, as will our large photo books. Both are mega-thoughtful, so it really comes down to your vision.

Go for large if you want to make a strong impression, but opt for medium if you’d prefer something more lightweight and easy to display.

Top tip: got lots of happy holiday memories to print? Customise our artsy travel photo book.

We’d highly recommend our large or medium photo books for Christmas. Let them open something completely unforgettable. 

Top tip: design a memory photo book that takes them through the highlights of their year.

Our small photo books were practically made for those “just because” treats. Keep it low-key with our lightweight size, that’s still bursting with memorable moments.

Top tip: start a classic photo book from scratch, and include absolutely anything you’d like!

Not at all! 

The editing process is the same for all our personalised photo book sizes (and it’s super straight-forward), so there’s no need to decide on your size right away.

Even if you are set on a certain size, if you change your mind at any point, you can switch the size with our simple drop-down menu. Just make sure to create an account with us before you create a photo book. That way, your project will be saved, and you don’t have to worry about starting over again!

Our medium photo book is our bestseller.

All our photo books are equally easy to design using our online editor.

All our photo books feature premium quality printing. There’s no difference in quality between each size.