Do you ever start something thinking that it's going to go one way, and then it takes a curve and you end up going in a completely different direction? Happens all the time right? Well, in process of writing this post, I started out with a list of "10 Things That Keep You From Making a Photo Book (And 10 Reasons Why They Shouldn't Stop You)". I was happily typing away during my … [Read more...]
LumaPix FotoFusion V5 Software Review 2012 (Updated 2017)
UPDATE: Please note there have been some updates to this review since the original post date. Currently only one version of the software is offered - the Extreme version (version 5.5) and good news - the price has been reduced from $299.00 to $199.00.) Hi all! I bet some of you were wondering when I was going to get another software review up. Finally I had a bit of time … [Read more...]
New Photo Book Coupon Codes and Deals & Baby Lullaby Photo Book
***EXCLUSIVE 20% OFF BLURB PROMO FOR PHOTOBOOKGIRL READERS*** Coupon Code: PBGINSTAGRAM For new users only. Deal Expires: 7/22/2012 (11:59pm PDT) I've been so swamped with family stuff lately, I haven't had much time to post let alone breathe, but I did want to do a quick post on the latest goings on. As you know we just finished our Blurb Instagram Giveaway which got a … [Read more...]
Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Photo Book Software Review 2012
This is first in a series of photo book software reviews. This one focuses on Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (Adobe PSE). I know from an informal survey I conducted of Photo Book Girl readers on photo editing, that PSE is one of the more popular software programs. So, I decided to give it a try first. If you'd like to read the overview of where I'm going with this series check … [Read more...]
Using External Software to Design Your Photo Book Layouts (Updated 2015)
UPDATE: 2017 & August 21, 2012 - See my LumaPix FotoFusion Review UPDATE: June 24, 2012 - See my Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Review This is an overview of a new series of posts where I plan to review external software programs for designing your own photo book layouts. These are programs you can purchase in lieu of using the free software provided by the photo book … [Read more...]
Top FREE Online Photo Editing Tools Review 2012
This is the second post in a two-part series on photo editing. In part I, I discussed the results of an informal survey of PhotoBookGirl Facebook fans on whether they do any photo editing. Most respondents did do some editing and the most commonly used program was Adobe Photoshop Elements. This post is about FREE online editing tools (you know how I love free!). What's great … [Read more...]
Photo Editing – Do You Do it?
Hi Folks! Recently on Facebook I conducted an informal survey about photo editing. Q: FAN SURVEY: Do you usually do any type of photo editing to your photos? (if yes what program do you use?) THE RESULTS Out of 32 respondents, 30 said "yes" and 2 said "no"; Of the folks that commented on which program they use, the top vote getter was Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE) … [Read more...]