RitzPix Review
Updated: April 27, 2011
RitzPix was launched in 2003 by Ritz Camera, a well-known photofinishing company with more than 1000 retail locations in the U.S. Ritz Camera itself dates its origins to 1918 with founder Benjamin Ritz’s first portrait studio on the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Due to their numerous retail locations, RitzPix is one of the few photo book publishers that can provide you with a photo book in 1 hour. In addition to photo books, you can order prints, calendars, cards, scrapbook pages, baby bibs, boxer shorts and even personalized candy such as cookies, brownies, Oreos and Rice Krispie treats with your photo on them.
You upload your photos and create your book online. RitzPix’s layouts are fully customizable. Among their new offerings includes a premium line with a lay flat option. So, unlike some books where you may lose some of the image in the gutter or center of the page, with a lay flat binding you don’t have that issue (or much less of an issue). Plus, the book will stay open without holding the pages down - a nice bonus feature. RitzPix also offers one of the smallest hardcover photo books on the market at 4x4 inches.
For more details on this photo book publisher, look for my upcoming RitzPix photo book review.
RitzPix Reviews from the Blog
Apr 27, 2011: RitzPix Review - One-Hour Classic Photo Book
Jun 13, 2010: What is a Lay Flat Photo Book?
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RitzPix Photo Books
Thinking about designing a photobook on RitzPix? You can view a detailed chart of every RitzPix photo book, including sizes and pricing. See the full list of RitzPix photo books.
Quick Specs for RitzPixNew to photo books? Learn the lingo
| Book Type | Hardcover & Softcover |
| Book Shape | Portrait, Landscape & Square |
| Types of Covers | Full Photo Cover, Linen, Leatherette |
| Min/Max Pages | 20 - 50 (1 Hour); 16 - 40 (Premium); 16 min & max (Lay Flat) |
| Paper | 1 hour - perforated paper; Premium - photo paper |
| Binding | Professionally bound, lay flat available |
| Lay Flat | Yes |
| Fully Customizable Layouts | Yes |
| Themes | 7 themes with 22 categories |
| Layouts/Templates | Full customization plus layouts |
| Backgrounds | 200+ |
| Image as Background | Yes |
| Full Photo Cover | Yes - can also wrap single photo across entire cover |
| Customizable Spine | Yes - text and photo background |
| Full Photo Back Cover | Yes |
| Full Page Bleed | Yes |
| Captions/Fonts | 5 fonts in hex colors |
| Embellishments | Yes - clip art |
| Mac/PC | Both |
| Download or Online | Online |
| Special Photo Importing | No |
| Share Online | Yes |
| Sell Online | No |
| Collaboration | No |
| Logo | Classic (No) |
| Photo Editing in Program | Rotate, Zoom, Crop, Edit, Pan, Resize, Opacity |
| Digital Scrapbooking Compatible | Yes |
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