Where to print photo books?

silverstang23 · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

Where does everyone print photobooks? I'm looking for a place to print high quality photo pages. I have used blurb before and was not happy

Thanks for the suggestions

neil_r · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

Why not give us a clue as to what part of the world you are in.

International forum, owned by Pekka in Finland with people all over the world, so if you are in the UK I use a pro lab called One Vision Imaging Ltd.

Bob_A · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

AdoramaPix books are excellent IMO. After using them I won't be going back to Blurb.

silverstang23 · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

I'm in the southeast us

Catfish_John1979 · 27th of May 2012 (Sun)

Ive gotten two free photo books from AdoramaPix and absolutely love em.. great prices and fantastic outcome will continue getting prints from adorama other than what i print on my pixma 9000 pro II but sometimes cheaper to have printed

undcover · 29th of May 2012 (Tue)

I vote for AdoramaPix too. I've made four books with them and they all came out great.

bcarlsen · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

First it depends on whether you are planning on printing them online or not. In this day in age, it's most likely going to be online, and there are several places you can develop photo books. Before you do so, shop around and see if any online store is offering deals or not. Regardless, it's best to stay with one company over the long run (if you think you will make many purchases), because they will probably reward you. Enjoy!

maxroe · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

Etsy seems to have a lot of pretty good places to upload pictures and design photo books. I'm not so sure if they're very cheap, but people on Etsy usually do a really good job of giving you quality work.

grizfilm · 10th of June 2012 (Sun)

Costco! Cheap and they did a great job on a book of Granddaughter pictures.

butterfly2937 · 10th of June 2012 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by grizfilm

Costco! Cheap and they did a great job on a book of Granddaughter pictures.

On what kind of paper?

drmaxx · 19th of June 2012 (Tue)

Can someone comment on the AdoramaPix - blurb comparison?
Why do you prefer AdoramaPix?

I used blurb with the Lightroom 4.1 book module directly with the raw files and are reasonably happy with the results. Mostly smaller formats with premium lustre paper.
Nevertheless, I would like to see if I can improve...

Bob_A · 19th of June 2012 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by drmaxx

Can someone comment on the AdoramaPix - blurb comparison?
Why do you prefer AdoramaPix?

I'll give it a shot ...

Blurb is great if you want something that is printed like a typical book (CMYK printing). The images look good, but nothing special. On the other hand the book cover is excellent.

With Adorama your images are printed on photographic paper so they are much higher quality. However, this means that to get images on both sides of a page they are quite thick and the pages don't feel like thumbing through a standard book. The book cover isn't as nice as what you get from Blurb.

For me these kinds of books are used to replace old style photo albums. I care most about image quality, so based on that I prefer Adoramapix.

CAL Imagery · 24th of June 2012 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_A

I'll give it a shot ...

Blurb is great if you want something that is printed like a typical book (CMYK printing). The images look good, but nothing special. On the other hand the book cover is excellent.

How about their proline series, like Pearl? I've heard it looks pretty good. I like the idea of having a coffee table-like book, so I'm intrigued by Blurb. It seems there are many mixed reviews. Although, I like most come down to the skill of getting a CYMK print done, and if you want photo paper quality or coffee table quality printing.

a_roadbiker · 21st of June 2012 (Thu)

I made a photo book for my parents for Christmas. I had it done at Snapfish and it was really easy because there is a link from flickr to Snapfish.

Jim

craig_k · 21st of June 2012 (Thu)

i like the overall quality of my publisher over blurbs.....1 blurb job, 15 or so my publisher

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#1
silverstang23 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 349 IMAGE EDITING OK	Where to print photo books? Where does everyone print photobooks? I'm looking for a place to print high quality photo pages. I have used blurb before and was not happy Thanks for the suggestions __________________ Andrew Walker Canon 7d, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L, Canon EF-S 24-70mm f/2.8L, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 Canon 430ex, Alienbees B800, Vegabod II Flickr My Website Last edited by silverstang23 : 26th of May 2012 (Sat) at 18:58.

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#2
neil_r Cream of the Proverbial Crop Landscape and Cityscape Photographer 2006 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The middle of the UK Posts: 17,959	Re: Where to print photo books? Why not give us a clue as to what part of the world you are in. International forum, owned by Pekka in Finland with people all over the world, so if you are in the UK I use a pro lab called One Vision Imaging Ltd. __________________ Neil - © NHR Photography  Commercial Site - Video Site - Blog - Gear List  There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. ~ Ansel Adams

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#3
Bob_A Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 7,369 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? AdoramaPix books are excellent IMO. After using them I won't be going back to Blurb. __________________ Bob

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#4
silverstang23 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 349 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? I'm in the southeast us __________________ Andrew Walker Canon 7d, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L, Canon EF-S 24-70mm f/2.8L, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 Canon 430ex, Alienbees B800, Vegabod II Flickr My Website

27th of May 2012 (Sun)	#5
Catfish_John1979 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dayton,Ohio Posts: 49 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? Ive gotten two free photo books from AdoramaPix and absolutely love em.. great prices and fantastic outcome will continue getting prints from adorama other than what i print on my pixma 9000 pro II but sometimes cheaper to have printed __________________ Hi I'm John Faulkner Canon 60D, Gripped Canon Xsi with: Canon 50mm1.8II, Canon 18-55mm IS,Canon 55-250mm f/4-5.6IS, 70-200mm F4 L, YN565EX Flash, 2x Flashpoint II 320 monolights with Flashpoint Radio Triggers, Sekonic L-358 Bogen 3401B w/Flashpoint F2 ballhead

29th of May 2012 (Tue)	#6
undcover Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 139 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? I vote for AdoramaPix too. I've made four books with them and they all came out great. __________________ SOS Photography http://www.sos-photography.net

31st of May 2012 (Thu)	#7
bcarlsen Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3	Re: Where to print photo books? First it depends on whether you are planning on printing them online or not. In this day in age, it's most likely going to be online, and there are several places you can develop photo books. Before you do so, shop around and see if any online store is offering deals or not. Regardless, it's best to stay with one company over the long run (if you think you will make many purchases), because they will probably reward you. Enjoy!

31st of May 2012 (Thu)	#8
maxroe Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1	Re: Where to print photo books? Etsy seems to have a lot of pretty good places to upload pictures and design photo books. I'm not so sure if they're very cheap, but people on Etsy usually do a really good job of giving you quality work. __________________ For organic herbal tea sites check out, Organic Hibiscus Tea, Organic Bitter melon Tea, Organic Blackberry Tea, Organic Black Cohosh Tea. Health benefits can also be researched.

10th of June 2012 (Sun)	#9
grizfilm Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 8 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? Costco! Cheap and they did a great job on a book of Granddaughter pictures.

19th of June 2012 (Tue)	#11
drmaxx Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 310 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? Can someone comment on the AdoramaPix - blurb comparison? Why do you prefer AdoramaPix? I used blurb with the Lightroom 4.1 book module directly with the raw files and are reasonably happy with the results. Mostly smaller formats with premium lustre paper. Nevertheless, I would like to see if I can improve... __________________ Donate if you love POTN Last edited by drmaxx : 19th of June 2012 (Tue) at 07:07.

21st of June 2012 (Thu)	#14
a_roadbiker Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 904 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Where to print photo books? I made a photo book for my parents for Christmas. I had it done at Snapfish and it was really easy because there is a link from flickr to Snapfish. Jim __________________ Click here to see a list of My Stuff Visit my flickr www.jmaurophoto.com

21st of June 2012 (Thu)	#15
craig_k Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lubbock texas Posts: 109	Re: Where to print photo books? i like the overall quality of my publisher over blurbs.....1 blurb job, 15 or so my publisher

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