Look for Visual Interest: Soaring verticals, slashing diagonals, and seemingly empty space can give pictures power. Find shots that force the eye to keep moving around within the frame or that draw the viewer to look more closely at what is happening.

That's one of the photo editing tips from the new book by Cahoon Hollow Press called Photo Album, The Essential Guide to Sorting, Sharing + Keeping Photos. The book is now available in Japan at ITOYA and in the United States at Aaron Brothers Art & Framing, Barnes & Noble, Blick Art Materials, and Paper Source, as well as online at www.kolo.com

In this book (previously mentioned on Koloist here), world-class designer Vanessa Holden and renowned photographer Susie Cushner share their expertise (and tricks of the trade) to show how fun and easy it is to make photo albums that are beautiful, rich and impactful. As the authors explain:

In Photo Album we help you restore the magic to your inventory of pictures. We explain how to cull the very best, the way professional photo editors sift through slides on their light boxes, and how to maximize their impact with artistic layouts.