Book Making
May 26, 2013 15:56:27 #
Hello all.
I hope you are having a good memorial day weekend.
I am thinking ahead now to Christmas. I usually make photo calendar books for my friends and family and have them printed through a drug store and they come out well. But I was wondering about doing the entire thing myself as you are somewhat limited to page design. I know I will need double sided matte photo paper for a canon printer, or another paper type? Any ideas for on-line sites for this? They would probably be half page. I need to come up with ways to bind the pages or put them together to make a book, don't know how many pages yet. Just thinking at this point,I would like to try, or is it back to the drug store?
Wendy
Cocoa, Florida
I hope you are having a good memorial day weekend.
I am thinking ahead now to Christmas. I usually make photo calendar books for my friends and family and have them printed through a drug store and they come out well. But I was wondering about doing the entire thing myself as you are somewhat limited to page design. I know I will need double sided matte photo paper for a canon printer, or another paper type? Any ideas for on-line sites for this? They would probably be half page. I need to come up with ways to bind the pages or put them together to make a book, don't know how many pages yet. Just thinking at this point,I would like to try, or is it back to the drug store?
Wendy
Cocoa, Florida
May 26, 2013 16:30:36 #
Hi PW4GDF. I have made photo calendars the last 2 years. The first year I had them printed by Bay Photo, and was very happy with the quality. Last year I used Miller's, and was not so happy with the results.
But I discovered that Red River Paper has a free downloadable form so you can print your own. They have just the right paper for it, also. By the way, their paper is wonderful quality and a great price. That way, I can print calendars for just the price of the paper, and not pay $10 for each one. As for the binding stuff, I'm not sure where to get it. I bet RRP has ideas, though. If not, maybe Hobby Lobby or someplace like that has it. But go to Red River's website and look. They are full of helpful ideas. I plan on making my calendars with the help of RRP this year.
But I discovered that Red River Paper has a free downloadable form so you can print your own. They have just the right paper for it, also. By the way, their paper is wonderful quality and a great price. That way, I can print calendars for just the price of the paper, and not pay $10 for each one. As for the binding stuff, I'm not sure where to get it. I bet RRP has ideas, though. If not, maybe Hobby Lobby or someplace like that has it. But go to Red River's website and look. They are full of helpful ideas. I plan on making my calendars with the help of RRP this year.
May 26, 2013 20:54:49 #
I had forgotten about Red River Paper that I used before. Thanks for that reminder. I do have a binding machine also.
BUT I just had a brilliant thought, wow, what about putting it on to a DVD with a movie maker program? I do have one of these but am not sure if it will work with the overseas system?
Make something and send it to my brother in England for a test run I suppose.
Any other thoughts welcome.
Thanks,
Wendy,
Cocoa, Flroida
BUT I just had a brilliant thought, wow, what about putting it on to a DVD with a movie maker program? I do have one of these but am not sure if it will work with the overseas system?
Make something and send it to my brother in England for a test run I suppose.
Any other thoughts welcome.
Thanks,
Wendy,
Cocoa, Flroida
May 27, 2013 01:10:46 #
Wendy, don't know about calendars. But Blurb make very nice books. Maybe they do calendars. If they do, you can download directly from LightRoon, if you use LR. Just a thought.
Wendy, good luck
Wendy, good luck
May 27, 2013 17:54:59 #
May 28, 2013 20:38:37 #
ilford also has their GALERIE Prestige Smooth Lustre Duo. its a double sided lustre instead of a matt paper
I do books and calanders spiral bounded. Turns out great.
I do books and calanders spiral bounded. Turns out great.
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