Just check out this MixBooks.com they present prices for all their photo books…
Jose, if you can calibrate your monitor and set your PPI to 300 as their presses print 150 lines per inch which converts to 300 ppi and color balance your monitor you will be pleased with your photo books with either Blurb or MixBooks (which has a bit more features, but try both). If you need any other questions you can contact me at: stuparr@stusplace.com ….
But Shutterfly will change your color balance without telling you. One of their changes is a global enhancement that can be turned off globally. The other color Shutterfly makes for you can only be turned off on each photo put into the book. This is alright IF you are not as fussy about your photos as I am and many people don’t correct their photo color balance before inserting into to books. For many folks who who aren’t as picky as me about their photo colors this can be OK. I recommend Blurb or Mix Books - which is the product I use. Mix Books allows the user to do all the adjustments themselves and has the most creative things as any other photo book maker. Good luck. Just a thought…..!
I am interested in the Topaz noise AI app. I would appreciate the discount code if you wouldn’t mind sharing it. I am at stuparr@stusplace.com. Thanks, Stu Parr
Mixbooks.com is one of the best (my opinion of course, but have been doing the coffee table style books for 15 plus years) printers online. If you are an intermediate to expert producer of photos, beware Shutterfly will do THIER form of color correction on your booked photos without you knowing how to turn these processes off - some are global and some are unique to each photo. This is a good process for snap shooters and beginners. Just be aware.....
If possible, the only time you want to go is during the Migration Season. This is when you will see, and be able to photograph, the most animals. My best experience was in Tanzania near the East boarder along the Mara River. A long lens of 300 mm or longer is a necessary for the best photos... have fun.
You only need 2 lenses. If you take more it is a waste of you time and energy in carrying stuff you don’t need around. I have been to Africa 3 times to shoot their beautiful animals. Take only the 24-70 for walking around and your 100-400 for shooting from the Rover (Safari vehicle). You can play with the other equipment that you won’t have to carry around when you get home... two bodies might be good, but the less you have to carry around the better... good luck and have fun...
Re-shoot with flash fill. There is too much contrast/range of exposure between the blown out sections due to sun reflections and the dark shadows. P/S nor Lightroom can bring the detail you need back.
Be aware, Shutterfly enhances/changes your image colors and if you are wanting what you placed in your Shutterfly photo book the final product will be slightly different. I have made many coffee table sized photo book from our travels to over 65 different countries and only let them screw-up one of my books.... SO be careful if you are a stickler for quality color reproductions. You can turn off one of their automatic color corrections as a global parameter, but there is one that is required to “turn off” for each photo you place in their books. I find Mixbooks.com to be the best printer for large (and small) coffee table quality photo books. There are a few others, but my recommendation is to stay away from Shutterfly unless your photos are just vacation snapshots and if some if the colors change is OK, then you’ll be ok with them...
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Since your taking the D750, FX, I would take along a 28-300. That should cover almost all of your needs.
I have shot South Africa 3 times and 300mm will not get you every shot you want. 450mm or a bit better is a must. The 28-300mm is my go to lens for traveling overseas, but Africa calls for a bit more reach. You will get 85 to 90 % of the shots you want but will miss out on the leopard up in the trees... Just saying! I've been there and want to go back during the migration season with a 150-600 on my D810...
Many African tours don’t allow tripod or monopods, so figure out how to have a bean bag with you in the safari vehicle. And make sure the other passengers in your Rover or Jeep sit STILL while you are shooting.... just a thought!
Having traveled to more than 64 countries n my retirement, I have only taken 1 (ONE) lens with me and one high end point-and-shoot camera fir an evening shooter. One exception was Africa. The best all-around for me is a 28 to 300 mm zoom lens. It has not failed yet. Only one desire was in Barcelona while attempting to shoot the Scara Familia cathedral. 28mm just was not quite wide enough. That said, two months ago I shot my way through old cars in Cuba for a week with only my Nikon 24 to 70 f2.8 with great success. In the cities a wide angle is better, but also enjoy a long reach lens occasionally... good luck and shoot your “butt” off ( take a ton of photos)!!!
Use the paper brand of your printer or RedRiverPaper.com and they have the ICC files for calibration of each of their papers just like your printer loaded when you setup that printer. This will make life easier for your printing needs and great color prints. Any other papers and etc will just print poorer prints and add to printing frustration. Good luck and happy printing....
Been to Barcelona about a year ago with my travel go-to 37-300 Nikon on my D810 and the only time I REALY wanted my 24-70 f2.8 was standing in front of the ‘mind blowing’ Sacra Familia cathedral. So the MOST important mm is on the wide side. The long side is nice to get enough as you can, but DON’T let the wide side get ANY HIGHER than 24mm. Else you will be stitching photos until Christmas... there is enough scaffolding in the out side of this incredible cathedral to keep you in Post for a while. This structure is magnificent and you’ll need a couple hours , maybe, on the outside. We never made it inside, as there is usually several hours or more wait time to get inside. Worth the wait if you can . Planning ahead will help with this one. And a wide angle will be better shooting the Gaudi architecture and civic designs in the neighborhoods he did... good luck and post some of you best Familia and Gaudi images....!
Always use your camera’s brand batteries. Never had that type of battery go ‘south’, but only got less than 5minutes life a 3rd party when wife using our point-and-shoot in South Africa - she was rather UN-happy. Never want to get her that UN-Happy on a trip again!!!