Table of Contents

Foreword

Our Team of Experts

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Why Make a Photo Book?

Photo Albums – The New Generation

Ideas Gallery

Overview of a Photo Book Project

Chapter 2 Choosing a Service Provider

Why Your Choice of Service Provider Is So Important

Selection Criteria

Print Processes

Print Quality

Software

Price

Other Factors

Chapter 3 Shooting and Selecting Your Photos

Shooting Specifically for a Photo Book

Scanning Images and Other Printed Materials

Third-Party Image Sources

Preselecting Your Images

Sample Photo Book Image-Management Workflow

Optimizing Your Image Settings

Chapter 4 Layout Basics: Formats and Features

Choosing the Right Format

Bindings

Types of Covers

Extras

The Right Number of Pages

How to Develop a Storyboard

Chapter 5 Your First Photo Book

Using Wizards to Create a Photo Book

Quick Layouts Using Templates

Chapter 6 Custom Layout Techniques

Photo Book Software Basics

Creating and Saving Your Own Templates

Using Other People’s Layouts for Inspiration

Layout Design Guidelines

Choosing a Suitable Layout

All About Cover Design

Chapter 7 Processing Your Images Using Photo Book Software

Scaling and Cropping Your Photos

Image Processing

Decorative Effects

Isolating Image Details Using Transparency Effects

Chapter 8 Decorative Borders, Frames, Image Masks, and Corners

Decorative Frames

Shadow Effects

Using Graphic Elements in a Layout

Chapter 9 Backgrounds

Choosing the Right Background

Using Ready-Made Backgrounds

Using Your Own Backgrounds

Chapter 10 Text

Adding Text to a Layout

Text Design

Choosing a Font

Selecting a Font Color

Text and Text Box Transparency

Picture Text

Ornamental Initials

Chapter 11 Quality Control

Previewing Your Book

Final Corrections

Chapter 12 Ordering, Troubleshooting, and Selling Your Book

The Order Process

Troubleshooting

Sharing a Preview

Selling Your Work

Saving a Project

Reordering

Chapter 13 Sample Photo Book Projects

Family History: Adams: A Family Album

Travel Book: Facing Route 66

Photo Portfolio: New York

Children’s Book: The Adventures of Captain Rob

iPad Photo Book: Luna: My First Year

Index