Abstract: A method for producing a digital photo album includes selecting a plurality of digital images each characterized by a portrait format or a landscape format, providing a library of page layouts each comprising one or more image areas configured to receive digital images. Each of the image areas is characterized by an image area format consistent with the image format. One or more page layouts are automatically selected from the library of page layouts in accordance with the selected digital images and their associated image formats. The selected digital images are disposed in the image areas on the one or more page layouts to produce one or more pages in the digital photo album.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for associating key words with each stored image. The key words can be searched along with title, backprint and other information to locate a particular image. Key words can be of different types allowing the user to easily search for stored images. Customers can assign keywords to each image including plural key words of the same type. The customer can create Boolean search strings to locate particular images. The search results can be refined if too many images match the search criterion.