The Photobook Press Blog

Decorating your walls is never easy - and half the struggle is in choosing frames for your prints and photos. To make things worse, frames are often pricey, even the smallest dimensions and sizes. Don’t despair, because there are cheap and stylish alternatives to framing your prints. One recommended method is an acrylic wall art display. It’s easy on the wallet, and won’t leave any unsavory holes in the walls for your landlord to nitpick at, if you’re living in a rental or dormitory. Read on for the full guide to an acrylic wall art display! What You’ll Need The essentials you’ll need are acrylic and command strips, not forgetting your prints of photography or artwork. A rope is a fun addition that can add texture and dimension to your wall. You will also need tools like measuring tape, an acrylic knife, regular tape, and glue dots. Steps to Take[...]

Even with the advance of smartphones, wall calendars aren’t obsolete yet. You probably have at least one hanging in your house or office. They’re still the easiest way to keep track of dates and important events. With a wall calendar, you can skip the fuss of unlocking your phone and launching the calendar app. Mark your wedding anniversaries, birthdays, or major occasions on your wall calendar and refer to them conveniently. Whether you already have one or plan to put up one, these do’s and don’ts of hanging your wall calendar may be interesting to you. You can choose to follow them or not depending on your beliefs. Don’t Hang Outdated Calendars Have a calendar from the past year on your wall? To some, outdated calendars are perceived as a source of depleting energies that keep you trapped in the past. They obstruct your advancement in life. You may have[...]

Using the calendar app or any diary app on your smartphone is a convenient way to keep track of your schedule. But a physical calendar can be more practical than your 6-inch phone screen. You can quickly mark important dates with a pen and see everything at one glance. If you don’t have any physical calendars at home and want to make one, you can easily make a custom calendar with PowerPoint. No worries if you don’t have a Microsoft Office subscription - you can use PowerPoint Online to create a calendar for free. Follow these simple steps to create and print your calendar! Choose a Template Check out the Microsoft Office template gallery and browse the available calendar designs for PowerPoint. After picking the one you like, you can download the template and work on it using your PowerPoint desktop app or edit it on your browser. The latter[...]

Soft vs hardcover photobook - which should you choose? When making a photobook, you could end up with a tough choice between softcover or hardcover. Is one better than the other? Which one looks better? Whether you’re making a photobook as a keepsake or giving it to someone else as a gift, you want the cover to look good. It’s the first impression you or your recipient gets so you want to select the most suitable cover. Before you create the photobook, try imagining what you want it to look like in the end. Do you visualize it with a soft or hardcover? Choose something that you’re comfortable with. If you’re unsure, let us help you make a decision. Protection A hardcover photo book is sturdy and less prone to damage as the rigid covering gives a good layer of protection. It’s also less likely to fall off the shelf.[...]

Do you know that up to two million photos are uploaded to Facebook and Instagram daily? If this is not enough to show that we, as a society, are obsessed with taking photos, we do not know what is. Since many of us take photos as a way to preserve special memories, why not print these photos to their physical form and compile them into an album? The beauty of photobooks is that they make for great gifts and can be gifted to everyone. As such, here are some reasons you should give photobooks as gifts. Photobooks Are Personal and Original Compared to other mass-produced gifts that you can easily purchase from the stores, photobooks are highly personal. Since you have to fill them up with photos that you have taken, there’s only one such design of the photobook in the world, making them truly original and personalized. Therefore, you[...]

When you’re out on an adventure, you’ll probably witness some truly amazing sights. But if you want to keep those memories forever, it’s important that you know how to take the best pictures possible. That way, you’ll be able to revisit them time and time again and recall every detail, no matter how small it is. Taking amazing travel photographs may sound like a challenge, but anyone can manage to collect beautiful imagery of the places they’ve explored. These days, with modern cameras and smartphones, you can capture breathtaking photos that will speak volumes about your travels. Today, let’s look at some tips and tricks for improving the images you capture during your next expedition! 1. Watch the Clock One of the most important aspects of photography is lighting. That’s why many photographers wake up before the sun rises to take their best pictures. Morning light is softer and warmer[...]