Friday, September 28, 2007

What's a Coffee Table Book?

This will be my 2nd attempt at doing some product explanation. I think the first time around (What's a Gallery Wrapped Canvas?) went well, and helped many people get a grasp for what was available to them, so we will give it a whirl again. Like the first time around, I am not trying to be a product photography pro, just trying to put some images to explanations :-). This time I will talk about the Coffee Table Book.

This is a hard-covered book that contains as many as 40 of your favorite images from one or more sessions. Sometimes people have a hard time choosing images, or would like to create a keepsake that covers a span of time. If that is you, this is the perfect way to do that without covering your walls with pictures like they're wallpaper :-). It is perfect for combining a Maternity and a Newborn session, or a Newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 1 year sessions. Maybe you've had a family session, and you like several of the family poses, as well as some of the candids and the individual shots of each child. This is a perfect fit for you! You can create these books out of the black and white images, the color images, or a combination of both. There are layout options that allow for text or no text, as well as pages that allow for full bleeds for the images (A full bleed is when the image fills the entire page without any borders.). The jacket is glossy and the pages are semi glossy as well as being heavy. The books sizes are either an 8x10 or 10x8... the perfect size to have on a table, and to view multiple images.


I really do love these books, and even though they take a while to create and receive, you won't be disappointed. They really are a family keepsake and heirloom of a blessed time in your lives. Moments of time captured forever in a hardcover book....that's the Coffee Table book!


Here's some (poor)product pics, in case you are like me and need to see something to get a better idea. This example is a 8x10 size.

The Front Cover:
Inside jacket flap with Pic and text:
Full bleed picture and text page:
Full bleed images only page (note multiple image layout):
Back of book jacket with image and floating text layout:
I hope that helps!

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