Modern technologies have created a new way of storing photographs in the form of photobooks.
A photo book differs from a traditional photo album in that when it is made, the photo is not inserted into the slots and is not pasted on the pages, but is assembled into a digital layout on a computer, then printed using a polygraphic method or using classical photo printing. Some websites use the second printing method. It allows you to save images without cropping on a spread and is considered a reference for image quality. Without loss of image quality, a book with classic photo printing can be stored for up to 100 years.
A stylish photo book looks richer and more interesting than a traditional photo album. Computer processing of the layout allows you to include elements of decoration, comments or stories about the photo.
Features and types of photobooks
A photobook may have:
small, medium or large format,
landscape or square shape,
pages of different thickness,
different number of turns,
paperback or hardcover.
You can observe the following types of photo books:
Light - the most budgetary option (from 400 rubles), a book of a small "pocket" format (maximum 20 by 20 cm), with a regular paperback, flexible pages 0.4 mm thick, fastening the spreads with a thermoplate according to Swiss technology. The assembly with a thermopile allows you to use photos in full for the entire spread, including the photo on the inside of the cover, freely open the book 180 °. Bookends are not used in this version of the book. The number of turns is from 10 to 40.
Standard - the minimum manufacturing cost is approximately twice as high as the Lite. Hard laminated cover, maximum size - 30 x 30 cm, use of thermal sheets, from 10 to 60 spreads, page thickness - 0.4 mm.
Premium - the most expensive and presentable photo book, maximum size - 30 x 40 cm, 45 types of covers, gluing with a thermopist, 4 types of photographic paper, number of spreads from 10 to 30, page thickness - 0.8 mm. For the cover, natural or artificial leather, fabric, including natural and eco-leather, laminated cardboard are used.
What is the significance of the photobook format
The format of a photobook is important for placing a photo of a certain size. For example, in a book measuring 10x15 cm, several pictures on one page will look small, and a size of 30x30 cm or 30x40 cm allows you to place one large photo in combination with small or a large number of small pictures.
What is the endpaper in a photobook
In order for the individual printed spreads to become a book, they are glued or stitched into a single block and the cover is attached to it. If the spine of the book is assembled correctly, all of its pages are aligned in one line, it can easily open 180 degrees. The first and last spreads of a photobook are called endpapers. They connect the cover to the main unit and hold it in place when the book is opened. They are made from designer cardboard or fabric. The most durable and reliable are fabric. The material of the endpaper is especially important in heavy Premium photo books.
Why online ordering through the constructor is convenient
The technical side of creating a photobook is taken over by online photo-printing websites, providing the customer with creative freedom, 100 options for thematic templates and manual settings for changing the design. A convenient online constructor will allow you to quickly select the appropriate photobook parameters: cover material, paper type, format, design and number of spreads, an editor for book design. Ready-made thematic spreads are very convenient, and the design of your style spreads allows you to place photos on the pages of a photobook at your own discretion, choose suitable backgrounds, add scanned pictures, letters, documents, certificates, diplomas, insert pictures into frames or make collages. Your photobook will be one of a kind author's. It will carefully preserve the wonderful moments of your life, the most precious memories.