Advice on Photo Books, Please
Jul 24, 2017 15:59:18 #
[quote=carlsbadmike]I'd like to start having photo books made but I'm not quite sure where to begin. There are so many companies, apps & websites out there to choose from. Basically, I'm just looking to create high quality books of my favorite images, typically outdoor, urban, abstract and so on. (Not wedding, vacation, family memory stuff, etc.). I'd like something where the logo of the company making them is not plastered all over the place. Quality of book, paper, binding, etc. is most important to me. Any and all advice would be very welcome and useful.
I have made many photo books over the last seven or eight years. I was happiest with mypublisher.com but they went out of business a couple of months ago. Recently I did an experiment having a new 22 page book printed by Shutterfly, Mixbook and AdoramaPix who all have the lay-flat option which is very important to me. The one I liked best was AdoramaPix mainly due to the quality of the paper, the choice of glossy paper (I love glossy), and the photos look better on their pages. I will probably stick with AdoramaPix for a while even though the size is only 8by10 instead of the little larger 8.5by11 that I would prefer. Blurb does not offer lay-flat books and I really don't like Blurb's papers. Good luck!
I have made many photo books over the last seven or eight years. I was happiest with mypublisher.com but they went out of business a couple of months ago. Recently I did an experiment having a new 22 page book printed by Shutterfly, Mixbook and AdoramaPix who all have the lay-flat option which is very important to me. The one I liked best was AdoramaPix mainly due to the quality of the paper, the choice of glossy paper (I love glossy), and the photos look better on their pages. I will probably stick with AdoramaPix for a while even though the size is only 8by10 instead of the little larger 8.5by11 that I would prefer. Blurb does not offer lay-flat books and I really don't like Blurb's papers. Good luck!
Jul 24, 2017 16:06:23 #
for my first attempt at a book,I used wal-greens drug store. The book came out pretty good. I think it was $19.00 at the time.
Jul 24, 2017 20:50:50 #
AuntieM wrote:
I use either Shutterfly or Mixbook. They have sup... (show quote)
Another vote for Shutterfly.
Jul 24, 2017 21:11:08 #
lsimpkins wrote:
I take most of the photos and my wife does most of the layout work
LOL, same with my wife and I. She is working on an album of Yosemite and Kings Canyon even as I type this.
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