BLURB Photo Books & Premium Magazines - And Why I Love Them
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- In this episode we're talking about sharing your work using custom printed books and magazines and how these beautiful pieces can elevate your photography, brand and the perception of your work.
A few details about the book and magazine I had printed (and the options I selected when ordering from BLURB):
PHOTO BOOK
Use share.blurb.co... to get ------» $30 off your first book! «-------
Large Square 12x12 inches (30x30 cm)
102 Pages
Custom Logo Upgrade
ProLine White End Sheets
Standard Black Linen
ProLine Pearl Photo Paper
Cost: $166 + Tax & Shipping
PREMIUM MAGAZINE
US Letter 8.5x11 inches (22x28 cm)
20 pages
Cost: $5.99/ea + Tax & Shipping
I definitely agree with you. Physical media will always have something digital media can never have. There is nothing more satisfying than to have something that you can hold, feel, touch, smell, see and show.
I"m about to get my first book , thanks for the review , blurb is doing a great job !
That's awesome Shareef! I'm sure you're going to love it!
Man I just love your enthusiasm. I could not agree more with you about getting your photos printed, either in book or for framing. I hate showing people my work on my phone, just doesn't do them justice. I recently had a lady buy three of my prints and when I took them to her another lady saw them and ordered two astro shots that I did. Can't beat I good size print.
Thanks so much! This is an easy subject for me to be excited about, and one that I feel has so much value to us as photographers, artists and visual storytellers. Congrats on the sales too! That's awesome!
Thanks so much for this honest review and the enthusiasm you possess for the printed page. I couldn't agree more. I am an artist looking to make a print catalog/book I could give to interior designers or design boutiques. Now you have me wanting to make a coffee table book of my art just to have for myself or new gallery representation meetings! Typically I have brought in a few small encaustic paintings to show but I love this idea. It's far less delicate to travel with too! Thank you. I appreciate your time investment for us all!
Thanks Drew. I'm working on a coffee table book for a client and I've used Blurb in the past. This was helpful.
Hey man, great content! This is the second video of yours I've watched, and I'm off to another.
I've been so focused on commercial work for so long that the art side of photography was on the backburner. I've been revisiting old work and getting out to make new - and have been toying with the idea of prints and printed material. Your enthusiasm is helping give me the shove I need. So thanks!
Thanks Peter (and you're welcome). I'm psyched to have given you a nudge in the right direction!
Thank you for your review! I was researching blurb for my first art book but wasn't sure how the magazine and the photobook looked, this clarified a lot. Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
I have done several Blurb books with 125+ pages for about $100. Blurb very often has sales with 40% off.
You just got a fan here. Thanks for inspiration man
I appreciate that!
Wow!! Beautiful work and I agree that it is so much more meaningful to have a physical book to look through for special memories. I just finished my first photo book for my grandson's keepsake. I am by no means a professional, but it was a lot of fun and a good experience. The next book I will create will be a memory photo book on my three day excursion that was absolutely amazing. Thanks for your short and encouraging video. I just have to upload my first book and wait for the product....on with the second!!
Thanks for showing the magazine. Yours is the best video showing one of these. I've been concerned about the magazine quality, but now I'm more optimistic
Glad it was helpful! I understand your hesitation, especially after having tested several online self-publishing platforms, but honestly, I think you'll be very happy with Blurb's magazine quality, and at such a low price point, it's definitely worth trying out to see if it meets your needs.
Drew -- My screen says you have 172 subscribers ----- Your content is so good you should have 300K or more subscribers! A photo book is on my 2020 project list so this video was great inspiration!! Thanks for your outstanding videos!!
Thank you for the kind words Gary... Everybody has to start somewhere, and I'm grateful for all 172 of you! Please let me know how your book progress comes along!
@@drewcain Totally agree with Gary
Awesome review. I’m going to try Blurb
Thank you Drew.
great video Drew! subbed
Gorgeous! Just wondering why you didn't choose the layflat feature?
Honestly, I've never liked lay flat books. The pages are always really thick and they don't feel (to me) as premium as a well done classic photo book. I'm sure they're great for wedding albums and stuff like that, but for me they just don't feel right. Also, doing a 100+ page book with those thick lay flat pages would be a massive final product that just doesn't serve the purpose of the book for me. I have maybe 2-3 wide panorama shots that I've chosen to span both pages with and the trade-off of having that tiny percentage of shots lay flat just doesn't justify going lay-flat.
Primarily though, I just really don't like those thick stiff pages.
Drew great review, nicely done! On a side note, would you be able to link where I can check out your skull ring please? Cheers man
Hey Ricardo, sorry for the slow reply, UA-cam held your comment for review (no idea why). Here's a link to the ring - bit.ly/3hXDFAg
Really enjoyed your video. Thank you. Did you consider doing a smaller or less expensive version first before spending almost $200 on the large expensive one?
No actually. I did a bunch of research, reading and watched the only video I could find on the subject at the time and just decided to take the leap (and I think they had a promo offer at the time for 50% off or something that made the first one somewhat reasonable to do as a test). We'd tried other online publishers in the past for another business with moderate success but nobody at the time was really offering a book of this quality as a one-off. It was a lucky gamble for sure, which is why I decided to do a video on the book, so other folks would at least have a benchmark and a solid opinion when spending that kind of cash.
Drew Cain thank you for your reply! I might do the magazine first and see how it goes. That way I can also check the color and exposure. I’m concerned about spending a bunch and everything turns out too dark or off color. Once again, I liked your video!
Good call on the magazine first. The only thing I'd say is to keep in mind that the pages in the premium books are slightly heavier and glossier than the magazine (from what I recall), so if your color and contrast looks good in magazine form it's going to be even better in the book.
I am working on a Photography book as I am watching this on Blurb. I heard that I can add a link to my website and people and purchase my book? is that true, do you know?
I want to create a B&W magazine, can this be done with Blurb?
Absolutely Keith, and the B&W images I've had in my books have had excellent contrast with detail in the deep blacks and lots of retention in the highlights as well.