Baby Photo Book

Generate professional baby photo books from photos with intelligent layout. Automatically organizes photos by baby's age stages, applies smart layouts to minimize whitespace, and outputs print-ready PDF. Use when user wants to create baby photo albums, generate photo books from baby pictures, or automatically layout photos for printing.

Baby Photo Book Generator

Generate professional baby photo books with intelligent layout optimization.

Features

• Automatic Age Grouping: Organizes photos by baby's growth stages (newborn, infant, toddler)
• Smart Layout: Minimizes whitespace while preserving photo aspect ratios
• Multiple Layout Patterns: Supports 1-4 photos per page with optimal arrangements
• Print-Ready Output: Generates A4 PDF suitable for professional printing

Usage

Basic Usage

bash

python scripts/generate_photo_book.py <photo_folder> --name "Baby Name" --birth YYYY-MM-DD

Parameters

• photo_folder: Path to folder containing baby photos
• --name: Baby's name for the cover
• --birth: Baby's birth date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• --output: Output PDF filename (default: baby_photo_book.pdf)

Example

bash

python scripts/generate_photo_book.py ~/baby_photos --name "小明" --birth 2023-06-15

Layout Algorithm

The skill uses an intelligent layout engine that:

1. Analyzes photo aspect ratios to determine optimal placement
2. Calculates multiple layout options for each page
3. Selects the layout with minimum whitespace
4. Preserves photo proportions without cropping

Layout Patterns

Photos	Layout Strategy
1	Full page, maximized to fill available space
2	Side-by-side or stacked, whichever minimizes whitespace
3	Left-1-Right-2 or Top-1-Bottom-2 based on photo orientations
4	2×2 adaptive grid with aspect-ratio-aware cell sizing

Age Stages

Photos are automatically grouped by baby's age:

• Newborn (0-1 month)
• Early Infant (1-3 months)
• Mid Infant (3-6 months)
• Late Infant (6-9 months)
• Crawling (9-12 months)
• Early Toddler (1-1.5 years)
• Mid Toddler (1.5-2 years)
• Late Toddler (2-3 years)

Dependencies

• Python 3.8+
• Pillow (image processing)
• ReportLab (PDF generation)

Install dependencies:

bash

pip install Pillow reportlab

Output

Generates a PDF with:

• Cover page with baby name
• Chapter pages for each age stage
• Photo pages with intelligent layouts
• Date and age annotations on each photo