I just remembered, thanks to an e-mail from a friend of mine who asked if I was going to do a calendar this year, that it’s time to do a calendar. Yikes! Last year, at the last minute, I thought of putting one together and giving it as a gift to friends. The calendar was well received, so I thought that I’d do it again this year.
I make it quite simple on myself. Since I’m out taking pictures a lot, not a single month goes by that I don’t take some pictures. I simply go through my pictures, and pick one that represents the month. For example, something icy for January, a beach picture for June, naturally some leaves for October/November. Finding the pictures is easy; however, as I tend to shoot vertically a lot, sometimes I have to crop to a horizontal format to make things fit on the calendar. 
As I took a couple of trips this year and am living in Charleston right now, it might be difficult to only pick one for the month! I have so many cool pictures of Utah and New Mexico, not to mention the myriad of beach photos that I have from Charleston, it’s just not fair to have to select 12 out of a whole year! Hmmm, perhaps I’ll do a Utah calendar, a New Mexico calendar, etc. Food for thought! Can’t think too long though, gotta get it ordered!
It was quite fun doing it last year, so I’ll do it again this weekend. Right now, Zazzle is having a sale, 40% off, with calendars starting at $17.95 USD before the 40% discount!
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Paul that is such a cool photo of Utah(?). I just love the subtle colours and tones throughout the image. It reminds me of the book or movie of Dune. I bet when printed large you can see all the fine detail.
Have you ever checked out Lulu for Calendars?
Niels Henriksen
With so many terrific photos to choose from, how on earth will you limit yourself to twelve?
Have you tried Zazzle for calendars in the past? Shutterfly’s regular price is $19.99. I have never ordered a calendar from either of them, but I like the printing job that Shutterfly does on books.
Is there any possibility that you would publish some hints as to which photos you ended up choosing? All your fans will be curious.
Hi Paul,
Very interested to hear more about putting together a calendar, I’m starting to think I should look into it too…
Curious to hear the difference between Zazzle, Shutterfly, etc.
and why you’re making certain choices. Maybe the subject of a blog article
@Anita: Hints? Well, I’m a fly by the seat of the pants kinda guy. There will probably not be any rhyme nor reason for what I pick. It will be that it feels right. My first pass, I’ll probably pick about 30 or so images. Next, I’ll probably cut that in half. Then down to 12. Then pick a cover … hmm, this could be a post.
@Kate: I did Shutterfly last year and was satisfied with the results, but they seemed a little pricey to me (last year). I was reading Amy’s blog and she seemed to be very happy with Zazzle and it is much cheaper, so I thought that I might give it a try.