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WE INVESTIGATE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WANT TO CREATE

PHOTOBOOKS FROM COLLECTIONS OF IMAGES.

Margaret Brown

any photographers have discovered
that printed books are a great way
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images and also preserve valuable photos for
future generations. Fortunately there are plenty
of companies eager to help you with your project
and most make the process simple, even if
you've never created a book before.
Nonetheless, it's worth taking time to
examine the steps involved to make the
process straightforward. Assembling a
photobook involves six stages:
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service provider.
2. Assembling the images and text you want
to use.
3. Deciding on the size and orientation of the
publication.
4. Laying out the pages.
5. Designing a cover page and contents and
introduction pages if they will be included.
6. Printing and binding the pages together.
When creating photobooks, photographers can choose from a wide variety of sizes and cover styles in both portrait
Some of these steps overlap so they should
and landscape orientations. (Source: Nulab.)
be looked at together. This article will take you
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provide some suggestions to help you choose a
service provider. to print, bind and cover your book, as well as the type and design of the cover. Your decisions
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Checking the market can include photo covers, see-through cutout prepared to spend.
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of book you want at a price that meets your photo(s) printed on them. Australia, which will pull up an extensive list
budget. Different providers have different This step is important because it determines of links for you to peruse. Choice subscribers
offerings and there can be wide variations the physical size of the book, including the can check out a review of photobook services,
in the sizes available, paper types, and ways size of the pages, how many pages to include, which was published in August 2017 and

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