Presenting Photo Images - Creating a Book
Increased access to the internet and the use of digital media has opened up the ability to create books from your images - a book may be appropriate to group a set a images together to create a story that can preserve your images for personal memory, or as gift.
Professional photographers may be lucky enough to have their work created into a book for sale - as a way of generating revenue, and providing the consumer with an opportunity to own the images - as in the example below of street photography.
Amateur photographers can also use this format to present images for their own memories or as a present.
The photographs below are of a book that I created through iphoto when taking photographs of junior league rugby which was sold as part of fundraising activity to help raise funds for the annual tour.
I created the book in hardback to give it a professional feel, and make it hardwearing.
The software gives you total choice over how you arrange the photo's on the page - you can choose to tile a number of photo's or dedicate a whole page to a single image.
There is also the option to add titles and text's to make the book personal, add stories, quotes or details about the photo itself.
The total cost of the book was £46 - for 48 pages, and 81 images - working out at £1.76 per image.
I charged the total cost of the book to the parent - but then asked for donations for my time in preparing each book to personalise it to the player. Any donation made above the cost of the book went to the tour fund.
You may be able to create photo books directly from your photo editing software, as through iphoto, shown below.
Amateur photographers can also use this format to present images for their own memories or as a present.
The photographs below are of a book that I created through iphoto when taking photographs of junior league rugby which was sold as part of fundraising activity to help raise funds for the annual tour.
I created the book in hardback to give it a professional feel, and make it hardwearing.
The software gives you total choice over how you arrange the photo's on the page - you can choose to tile a number of photo's or dedicate a whole page to a single image.
There is also the option to add titles and text's to make the book personal, add stories, quotes or details about the photo itself.
The total cost of the book was £46 - for 48 pages, and 81 images - working out at £1.76 per image.
I charged the total cost of the book to the parent - but then asked for donations for my time in preparing each book to personalise it to the player. Any donation made above the cost of the book went to the tour fund.
You may be able to create photo books directly from your photo editing software, as through iphoto, shown below.
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The options are endless allowing - hardback, soft back, you can choose the size and style, add stories or notes - creating a lasting book of memories that is highly personalised - and suited to your budget.
Choosing to design and purchase your book through your software package may be easy - but not the most cost effective and if cost is a high consideration there are numerous on-line retailers who will provide you with the same creative options at a reduced price. For example Photo Box: http://www.photobox.co.uk
In summary - photobooks are easy to design and provide a lasting memory of your work but this has to be considered alongside your cost, and the audience that you want your photographs to reach.
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