by Don Leeper | Mar 18, 2015 | Book Production, Dropship and Distribution, Opinion, Print Positive
On the occasion of Bookmobile’s thirty-third birthday, our social media maven Nicole Baxter asked me to write up our Origin Story. As I am saving extensive fact checking, memory checking, and actual research for the multi-volume hardcover edition, I guarantee...
by Don Leeper | Mar 11, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Print Positive
Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture both serve the same function: organizing and editing digital photographs. They both have robust tool sets for converting from RAW camera files, tagging and organizing photos, performing most image editing tasks, and printing single...
by Don Leeper | Mar 5, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Print Positive
Among the options for creating a fine art or professional photo book are page layout tools included in Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture. But how well do these tools work? In previous posts in this series, I covered choosing page layout software if you want to DIY,...
by Don Leeper | Feb 26, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Print Positive
Photographers have many options for creating a fine art or professional photo book: layout tools like InDesign, tools in Lightroom and Aperture, software from POD services, and, of course, hiring a book designer. This post covers the last option. Book Design:...
by Don Leeper | Feb 16, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Print Positive
In a previous post I discussed the options for printing professional photo books. But how do you create the book in the first place? This post lists your options, and then covers one option—professional page layout software—in detail....
by Don Leeper | Jan 15, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Print Positive
When I was a full-time book printing buyer, I sometimes had projects where the publisher couldn’t make up their mind up about print specifications. Thinking that seeing pricing on all the possible options would help, they would request that I get quotes on...