A fact of photography is that pictures are nothing until they are printed!
It’s great to have photographs online, in social networks, blogs or specialized websites, but these images fully reveal themselves only when they are on paper. Plus, with the multitude of screens and devices around, you have no control over what your pictures are going to look like when your viewers display them! Have you tried editing or looking at pictures on a laptop screen? Not great…
Once way to solve this issue is to make prints and sell them, but the other alternative is to make a photo book.
It used to be a complicated matter, but the self-publishing market has greatly changed in recent years and a lot more companies give you the ability to design and print a book easily and inexpensively.
One of those companies is Blurb.
Their offer is quite powerful and elegant.
By downloading a free software (Blurb Bookmark®) off their website, you can start creating a new book in an instant. You need to choose a format, a template, a title, and then you can upload your pictures. You then need to organize these pictures on the pages. The possibilities are truly endless, and the only limit is your creativity!
The other way to create a book on Blurb is to prepare your book in a specialized software (Adobe® InDesign® or QuarkXPress®, for instance), save it as a PDF and upload this PDF on Blurb’s website. Pretty cool!
The third option is to find someone else to do the work for you (Why do I like this option??)! Just look for an experienced book designer in the BlurbNation directory, hook up with them and you’re in business!
Once your book is finalized and uploaded, you can make it public, by-invite only, or private. Also, viewers can preview the book, before they buy it. Yes, selling your new creation is as easy as 1-2-3. Blurb takes care of it, with a sleek interface. You are now an author, just relax and reap the benefits!
This type of website is great for casual or serious photographers who want to get exposure. It is great for wedding photographers who want to offer their clients a coffee table book, without creating a ton of work for themselves. It is also a very affordable way to create photo portfolios that look professional.
Check it out and I’m sure you’ll love what Blurb has to offer!
Enjoy!