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Understanding Photobooks
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Understanding Photobooks

by Jorg Colberg
November 2016
Beginner content levelBeginner
210 pages
6h 49m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 5From Pictures to a Book: Photobook Design

5.1 Why Design Matters

Having talked with many photographers, students and professionals alike, I'm under the impression that many practitioners view the photobook as a container that holds pictures, and aspects such as layout/design and production are then ornamentations to be possibly added later. Computer software that allows the easy creation of photobooks, whether in the form of Adobe Lightroom or Blurb templates, reinforces this idea. Given the discussion inChapter 3, it might already be obvious why this simplistic way of thinking about photobooks is extremely counterproductive. Simple templates are fine if you want to produce a quick album of wedding photographs, say, but they're the worst ...

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ISBN: 9781317484714