Coffee Table Books
Oct 24, 2014 13:15:19 #
David Popham
Loc: French Creek, British Columbia
For Canadians living in Brtish Columbia one can use the program provided by London Drugs. The program provides a variety of formats from coffee table books to soft cover books.
Oct 24, 2014 13:42:16 #
Oct 24, 2014 13:50:04 #
I took a bunch of photos at a friend's 75th birthday and posted on Flickr. I decided to order a Flickr book of select photos which I plan to give as a Christmas present to him. It just arrived yesterday and I must say I think it's pretty good.
Oct 24, 2014 14:10:14 #
Oct 24, 2014 14:15:03 #
I have used Shutterfly & My publisher, You can get some good deals if you wait for the discounts and buy some of the deals off of Groupon.
Oct 24, 2014 14:15:53 #
I use a PC and redily second the recommendation for Blurb. However, as with any software, you have to familiarize yourself with it. I suggest you don't do this while under deadline pressure. And, before you start, do a storyboard layout with pencil and paper so you see what photos and text blocks go where. Facing pages are importand, as are double page spreads. You don't want to separate photos from their captions, etc. I do this using scratch paper cut to actual size. As with most projects, the better you plan, the easier it will go, and the fewer "I wish I'da seen that before..." there will be.
Oct 24, 2014 18:54:55 #
I would go with Blurb. I've used them for several wedding books and they are quite beautiful. Good choice of papers and finishes, covers and also book jackets. The prices are very fair.
hamtrack wrote:
I wonder if any of the Hogs have experience with photo book vendors. The internet lists many, but I would like to get a read
on someones experience with a good vendor.
on someones experience with a good vendor.
Oct 24, 2014 20:07:38 #
pixelcene
Loc: Texan in New Hope, PA
I have used Shutterfly and Blurb, but since I use Lightroom for all of my photo management and processing, I have used the Book feature of LR for all of my recent books. There is a Blurb plugin for LR that easily uploads what I create in LR. It is seamlessly integrated and I just finished a 70 Photobook for my 50th HS Class reunion. Classmates can order directly from Blurb once I give them the link. I love it.
Oct 24, 2014 20:46:22 #
abbey4049 wrote:
I have used many, but Blurb.com is the most versatile. They have a variety of paper choices and finishes. Hard cover, soft cover. The most professional, and most flexible for layout and design.
I have to agree . . but for proof books only. For a customer coffee table book I have used Graphi Studio in Italy and they are superb! They make you look sooooo good!
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