I receive inquiries every day about photo books and I thought I'd share this one with you. It's a question I get often with variations here or there, but I'm sure many of you may identify with Jessica... Q: I've really enjoyed your website and I'm really excited to start creating photobooks for my family. The problem is I'm really overwhelmed at this point since I have 4 kids … [Read more...]
What To Do When Things Don’t Go Right – Photo Book Troubleshooting
***EXCLUSIVE 20% OFF BLURB PROMO*** Coupon Code: PBGIRL20OFF For new Blurb users. See Blurb post for details. Deal Expires: 7/15/2012 at 11:59pm PDT PLUS an awesome GIVEAWAY! Last day to enter! Sometimes, despite your best efforts and through no fault of your own, your photo book comes back less spectacular than expected. It could be a book's binding that's coming apart, a … [Read more...]
365 (365) Day Photo Project 2012 Week 12 & Where To Print Your High Page Count Photo Book
Week 12 down, 40 to go! Wow March is almost over! For those of you following along with your own 365 project, yea for us! I have to say, if I didn't have my iPhone 4S, this project would not happen. It's so convenient to shoot with a camera phone isn't it? I'm so glad I upgraded from the iPhone 3 cause that phone's camera resolution was, well - crappy. Today's photo was … [Read more...]
Q&A: How to Design the Cover of Your Photobook America Imagewrap Photo Book
(This post is republished from my Facebook Fan page. If you're not already a fan, please "like" Photobookgirl's Facebook page!) Facebook fan, Benny had a question about how to lay out the cover of his Photobook America Imagewrap photo book. I've also had this question a couple times emailed to me, so I figured I'd post a note about it on here and perhaps do a blog post … [Read more...]
Q&A: Making Photo Books with Camera Phones & Lay Flat vs. Flush Mount
Here's another installment of my Q&A. I frequently get a lot of questions that come through various channels - my Facebook fan page, my contact form and as comments on my posts. From time to time I ask the reader whether he or she minds if I share the question if I think it will be of interest to my other readers. Here are a few recent questions from readers: Q: Hi Photo … [Read more...]
Photo Book Q&A: Fonts, Aspect Ratios and Page Counts
PhotoBookGirl here, or should I say PhotoBookMom! This is my first post since becoming a mother and I still can't believe it! He's a week old today. My little "Bean" (as my husband and I have called him since we found out we were expecting), is asleep enjoying a full tummy, but will probably wake up soon, so here's just a short post! This is one of my photos when still … [Read more...]
Q&A: My Photos Aren’t Digital – How Do I Make a Photo Book? Scan Your Photos!
Unsurprisingly, I am the family historian. I have always been interested in our family's history and starting putting together a family tree at age 10. Three years back I sorted through and scanned hundreds of pre-digital era family photos, went through hours of old home movies and packaged it into an hour long video with titles, transitions and music using iMovie on my Mac. … [Read more...]
Q&A: Can I Buy More than One Picaboo Groupon?
Since numerous questions on this topic have been posted to my Facebook fan page, I thought I'd repost my response here. (If you're not a Facebook Fan - please "Like" the page! We have lots of discussions and fun over there, so join in!) If you're looking for the latest photo book Groupons check this out. If you're looking for the latest canvas Groupons look here. By … [Read more...]
