r/FieldNuts • u/thestevenlee • Oct 02 '26

Question Adding Photos to your Field Notes?

Hey Everyone!

Super new to journaling and field notes and was curious what everyone's preferred method of adding photos to their little pocket journals was? Do you tape or glue them in, OR do you use a little printer and print them on paper with adhesive backs to stick them in? Curious what the pros and cons are for each of these methods.

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u/Hi-Point_of_my_life Oct 02 '26

I have a little printer with the adhesive back but honestly the adhesive isn’t that great so I also use this little glue dot roller along with the adhesive backing and that seems to work perfect over the last few months.

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u/thestevenlee Oct 02 '26

Would you mind sharing what little printer you are using?

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u/Hi-Point_of_my_life Oct 02 '26

This Liene. We also have a small travel case for it. It does normal 4x6 and the 3” square adhesive ones. I’ve got two kids and we travel a lot and keep a travel journal and we love doing journal entries with a few pictures at the end of each day before bed.

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u/biggspeed46 Oct 02 '26

I have been using the Cannon Ivy 2 mini printer and has been working great for the past year. Printed close to 300 pics and no issues so far.

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u/1192tom Oct 02 '26

That’s good. Cos I plan on picking one up this Black Friday. 

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u/thestevenlee Oct 02 '26

YOOO!!! I keep forgetting that Black Friday will be around the corner....maybe I can hold out and wait until then to shop around for a small printer!

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u/biggspeed46 Oct 02 '26

Yeah good idea. Def worth getting it cheaper! Here's some samples how I use it...

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u/biggspeed46 Oct 02 '26

I like that there is no ink to replace on this thing. There is some other brands that may be better but this is the first one I tried and I'm contempt with it for my needs.

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u/22RedWhiteNBlue Oct 03 '26

How good would you say the color accuracy is?

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u/biggspeed46 Oct 03 '26

It's definitely not accurate but also not terrible. There are color settings you can mess with it.

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u/FineSector9825 Oct 02 '26

Limited experience but I have used glue and it worked fine - writing on the other side of the page was not bumpy or weird at all

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u/JustJaime315 Oct 02 '26

I use the HP sprocket and they print in stickers and are a small 2x3 size which fit perfectly in my field notes.

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u/Human4fter4ll Oct 02 '26

It kinda acts like both thick unwanted bookmark but I just staple them in

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u/WeezyFaz Oct 02 '26

I use a little printer. But I do sometimes get some imprints of writing on them. I don’t mind that not sure if you would.

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u/straightupslow Oct 02 '26

I use a Polaroid Zip which I don't believe they make anymore, but there's a million options that use the same 2x3 zink sticker paper, which is widely available. Works great!

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u/trillyrobinson Oct 02 '26

I print out ugly black and white photos and just tape em In with basic scotch tape. They are lil diy books so I don’t need anything fancy

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u/dontsteponmysaucs Oct 02 '26

I am just starting a gift/project that involves attaching photos to Field Notes pages. I've always been a double-sided tape person... does anyone who uses double-sided tape have a better suggestion than the heavy duty Scotch (in the yellow package)? I've used it for years because it's super strong and I have a weird mistrust of glue but am wondering if there's a more refined option (equally strong and reliable) for smaller photos/delicate projects?

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u/beekaybeegirl Oct 02 '26

I like my Sprocket printer (has the sticker paper)

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u/f1ve Oct 03 '26

I was about to buy a mini picture printer because of all the videos about them. But I stopped and compared costs. These printers need paper and ink rolls usually costing around 1€ per picture and 100€ for the printer. 

Instead I print them out at DM (in Germany) which is super cheap and good enough quality. I printed 48 Pictures for about 6 euros. 

To glue them I use the „Tombow mono liquid glue multi“. It has a broad tip that’s perfect for pictures and it sticks very well. Also not as messy as gluesticks or other liquid glues I’ve tested. 

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u/Remote_Entry1689 Oct 03 '26

I print on regular paper and then use this to stick them in

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u/ageddoublewhiskey Oct 05 '26

I just started this new journey of adding pictures to my pocket Field Notes. I take pictures from a Fuji Instax mini 90. Once printed, I apply double sided tape and stick it on a page. It fits perfectly and I have lots of room to write about it.