You can spend a whole bunch of money on a photo album or you can make your own with a three-ring binder and some sheet protectors or photo holders.Start with a colorful three ring binder in maybe a 2-inch width. A two inch ring binder will make a nice album since it won't be so big that the pages get stuck under the ring making it hard to turn the pages. They come in so many colors now, just about anything you can think of.
Next, you will need some sheet protectors. C-Line makes special ones that are designed just for pictures of different sizes called photo holders. You can add a couple of pages in there that look like scrapbook pages as well just by using a plain sheet protector without the photo pockets every now and then.
Making your own photo albums is fun and easy, and it doesn't have to be expensive either if you make your own!