Season 2 - Episode 9: Lida Bunting - All About Photo Books
Mar 1, 2024
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Explore the transition from engineering to photo books with Lida Bunting. Discover the value of creating physical photo books and practical design tips. Embrace emotions through captured memories and learn about professional design tools for photo books.
Utilize tools like Adobe Lightroom for selecting and organizing photos, Adobe InDesign for custom layouts.
Consider finish options like linen covers or thick pages to tailor photo books to your preferences.
Design square pages for easy scalability and reprinting flexibility across different printing services.
Deep dives
Photo Organizing Tips for DIY and Pro Enthusiasts
Creating a photo organizational system can benefit both DIY enthusiasts and professionals. By selecting, sorting, and creating albums for your photos, you can easily access and cherish your memories. Whether it's using Apple Photos plugin or third-party book publishers like mPix, ZNO, Milk Books, or Artifact Uprising, there are user-friendly tools available to design and create personalized photo books.
Designing Custom Photo Books
When designing photo books, consider the selection process, designing the layout, and choosing finishes. Start by selecting your favorite photos from your events or vacations and organizing them in a folder or album. Utilize tools like Adobe Lightroom for culling photos and Adobe InDesign for customizing layouts. Additionally, explore finish options like linen or photo covers, thick or thinner pages to tailor your book to your preferences.
Choosing Book Sizes and Scaling Options
Deciding on book sizes and scaling options is essential to ensure compatibility with various printing services. Designing square pages allows for easy scalability and reprinting flexibility, regardless of the printing service or book style chosen. While landscape books may offer a captivating look for specific themes like travel or year-in-review, maintaining square formats can simplify future reprinting across different platforms and sizes.
Considerations for Book Size and Layout
Before starting a photo book project, it is crucial to consider the size and layout preferences. Ensure that the selected photos align with the desired size and format, especially for panoramic views or specific cover types like lay flat pages. Opting for lay flat binding can enhance the visual appeal of landscape photographs, ensuring a seamless experience without any unwanted seams or distortions.
Initiating and Committing to a Photo Book Project
To begin a photo book project, start by curating and favoriting your preferred photos to streamline the selection process. Setting realistic project goals and committing to completing them are essential steps to avoid overwhelming tasks like creating extensive baby books. Emphasize making a personal commitment to bring your photo book vision to life, focusing on achievable milestones and dedication to the project's completion.
This month is all about photo books! We welcome Lida Bunting of Znimka Creations to discuss tips and tricks related to photo book creation, such as how to choose and keep track of photos, tools to use in making books, design ideas and other helpful tidbits. We also tackle a listener question about the costs associated with storing a digital photo library.