Making photobooks is a relatively new phenomenon in the photography business. But this type of earnings is gradually strengthening its position in the market of photo services. The gigabytes of digital photos stored on the hard drives of home computers are being replaced by original and compact photo books that are able to preserve the emotions received from the most highlights life.
The production of custom-designed hardcover photo albums brings a good profit to its owners, as the fashion for this product grows.
This type of earnings is especially relevant for those who are engaged in photography. The production of photobooks is included in the package of services of any self-respecting photographer and is a separate item of his income. If the creation of a unique photo album in a book version is not the main, but an additional source of finance, then you do not need to buy special equipment for making photo books.
It will be enough to create layouts of future books in accessible graphic editors and choose suitable printing houses or advertising agencies for printing. In this way, you can save time and money required for the production of a photobook, without losing the quality of work.
The layout of a standard photobook does not take much time for a professional. There is a demand for the product all year round, although there is also seasonality in this business. Most often, newlyweds order a photo book. The peak of wedding celebrations falls on late spring, summer and early autumn.
Although there are many other reasons for ordering such an unusual photo report:
- matinees in schools and kindergartens;
- anniversaries of relatives;
- round dates and other family celebrations;
- popular holidays such as New Year, March 8, February 23;
- birth, discharge, christening of a child, as well as children's thematic photography;
- beautiful design of a portfolio, catalogs of services and goods.
A professional photographer does not need additional advertising. The production of photobooks can bring him a good income at minimal cost.
How to start making a photobook?
The growing demand for photobooks makes it possible to single out their production as a separate profitable niche in the photo services market. To organize such a business, you need to clearly understand all the stages of creating a photo album, as well as know what equipment for the production of photo books will be needed to develop the business.
The photobook manufacturing technology includes 3 stages:
- Creating a layout.
- Cover design and printing.
- Assembling a book using special equipment.
What equipment to choose for making a photobook?
To print a photo book, you need to purchase a high-quality color photo printer. It is necessary to connect the pages and the cover into one with the help of special machines. Photobook production equipment can be manual or automatic.
Manual machines are cheaper and will cost about 100-150 thousand rubles. The downside is that almost every action to create a photobook in this case is performed on a separate technical means. There are 6 in total:
- cover making machine;
- a special table for assembling a book;
- creasing machine;
- machine for cutting rounded corners;
- machine for cutting pages along the edge;
- machine for landing corners on the cover.
Automatic equipment is more expensive. Its price is approximately 350-400 thousand rubles, but the advantages in speed are obvious. One machine performs all the functions required for the production of a photobook. Equipment can pay off in 1 working season, if you correctly build an advertising strategy.
Advertising and business promotion
By creating small production photobooks, it is necessary to find out for whom such services will be of interest in a particular region. In large cities, competition among manufacturers of these products is high. In medium and small sizes settlements this niche is not yet occupied. You can offer the production of photobooks individuals, individual photographers and photo studios, holiday agencies, children's institutions, modeling agencies, restaurants and travel companies.
You can tell about your activities using the website, communities in social networks, messages on thematic forums, printed matter: flyers, business cards, leaflets. Advertising costs should be justified in a short time, especially if you start activities on New Year's Eve or on the eve of the wedding season. A photo book is beautifully designed emotions and pleasant impressions about various happy events in life that everyone wants to keep for as long as possible, so there will always be a demand for such products.
A complex technological process, including the use of the most modern and materials. A variety of equipment, its capabilities allow you to make a photo book using various technologies. The design of any photobook is the same regardless of the equipment used. A photo book consists of a photo book, on the pages of which photos are placed, and a cover (cover). Already at the stage of obtaining an image, two fundamentally different printing technologies are distinguished - printing on and printing printing. Let's consider the operations included in the typical technological process of making a photobook.
Photo printing of spreads
Modern technologies make it possible to make an original photo album from real photographs printed in a chemical process and rolled onto a dense base. Adjacent photo pages are printed on one sheet and are called spreads. In this case, a photobook block consists of photos pasted onto a base (plastic or cardboard) in succession, forming pages. The pages of a photo book assembled using this technology have the ability to open 180 degrees, forming a flat surface. Now the brightest frames can be placed not only on individual pages, but also on the entire spread, using the entire area without restrictions. When laying out spreads, it is necessary to take into account the technical requirements for files imposed by the manufacturer of photobooks. The geometric dimensions of the spread are calculated based on the size of the photobook itself. For example: if you ordered the production of a photo book 20x20, then the spread size should be 203x396mm. The final dimensions of the block after trimming are 3mm. on three sides it will be 197x197mm. Additionally, the manufacturer indicates the characteristics of the printing device: color model of color reproduction, resolution (the number of dots - elements of a raster image per unit area), bit depth of the color palette. For example: to print pages on a standard digital lab, you must specify the following parameters. RGB, 300 dpi, 8 bit/channel.Reversal scoring
After printing, the spread of the future book is folded in half. But the fold may be uneven or not neat enough. Moreover, photographic paper at the fold can be damaged ink layer and there is a high probability of cracking the emulsion layer. To avoid this, scoring is used - the process of punching a thin convex strip with a special tool - a cliché. If the center of the turn was determined correctly when laying out the layout, then the big will coincide with it. Without violating the sequence, spreads are scored in the middle, bent at the place where the big is applied and folded, maintaining the order of assembling the spreads.Block assembly
Further, the spreads, folded in half, are glued onto a dense base, the dimensions of which are slightly larger than a page (half of the spread). Depending on the base material and the glue used, there are three technologies: "wet" (using liquid glue), "dry" (without liquid glue) and combined (both liquid and dry types of glue are used). The base material on which the spreads are glued is plastic or cardboard. With the "wet" technology, the formation of the book block is carried out by applying liquid glue to the surfaces of the spread and the base. Glue is applied using a special gluing machine. "Dry" technology involves the use of a base with a pre-applied adhesive. It is only necessary to remove the protective layer and the base is ready for assembly (hence the name "self-adhesive"). The base material can be either cardboard or plastic. The assembly sequence is as follows: turn - base - turn - base .... etc. If endpapers are planned for the future book, then the assembly begins and ends with endpapers. After mounting the next turn or base, it is necessary to fix the block with special clamps. The base is glued with a slight indentation, which makes it possible to open 180 degrees.Block crimp
After assembly, the block is placed under a press. According to the "wet" technology, it is necessary to immediately squeeze out the remaining air between the spreads and the base of the pages. Further, the exposure of the block under pressure sometimes reaches 48 hours. This is necessary so that the cardboard, which has absorbed moisture from the applied glue, is completely dry without deformations and warping caused by the action. internal stresses. To reduce the drying time, special presses built into the drying chambers are used. "Dry" technology does not require a long exposure of the block under pressure. In this case, the crimping time is significantly less. If hot glue is applied to the base, then the block is placed in a special heat press, where the sintering process takes place. The cooling of the block is also carried out under pressure. It is worth noting that spreads printed on glossy paper are more likely to stick together. Books collected by different technologies have significant differences that are not obvious at first glance. The difference is in the materials themselves, from which the block is assembled. Cardboard is a hygroscopic material that absorbs water vapor (moisture) from the air. If a book assembled on cardboard is wetted or placed in a room with high humidity, then the book block will deform (bend). Under normal conditions, the probability of such bending is quite low. Plastic - an artificial material is not a hygroscopic material. In connection with this, another problem arises. A photograph pasted on plastic is a hygroscopic material and continues to absorb and release moisture. The following situation arises: if the humidity is low, then the photo decreases in size, if it is high, it increases. Therefore, spreads with a photo pasted on one side will be curled. After several cycles of reduction-increase in size, the photo peels off the plastic. It is also worth noting that books assembled on plastic are heavier than books on cardboard. The assembled blocks are glued with gauze at the folds of the spreads (spine), with access to the spine fields of the endpapers, to increase the strength of the book when opened. The fabric material, as it were, tightens the block, eliminating the appearance of gaps between spreads, and prevents the book from falling apart.Block pruning
To align the pages, the block is cut off on three sides. The bleed allowance is approximately 3-5mm. For decorative trimming, a colored base is sprayed or glued onto the ends of the pages. The edging is done on a special machine designed for polishing and foiling the ends of book blocks. The decoration of the block is completed by gluing a captal, which gives the book a finished look.Making a cover (cover)
To understand the technology, it is necessary to define terms. The cover is a flexible paper covering, one-piece or composite, in one way or another (paper clips, hot-melt glue) attached to the spine of the block. The binding cover is the outer shell of the block. Being integral or composite, it is connected to the book block with the help of endpapers or extreme spreads. The spine of the block is not glued to the lid. For the manufacture of the simplest photo books, the so-called soft photo cover is used. This is an ordinary photo, to give reliability to which lamination or varnish is applied. In this case, the block cropping process occurs after the block is inserted into the photo cover.Cover photo lamination
Cold and hot lamination is applied. In cold lamination, self-adhesive films are used, on which the adhesive layer is protected by a detachable substrate. For hot lamination, films are used, on one side of which a layer of polymer glue is applied. Passing through the heated shafts of the laminator (about 100 degrees), the film acquires adhesive properties. Speaking about the "minuses", we note that when applying the film by hot lamination, the dark pigment in the photograph "boils" (bubbles appear). This shortcoming manifests itself in photographs printed on an inkjet printer that uses water-soluble dyes. The "minus" of cold lamination is the high cost of the film.Cover photo varnishing
The process is devoid of the disadvantages inherent in both types of lamination. The lacquer coating does an excellent job of protecting it and increases the contrast of the image by about 10%.Binding cover manufacturing
For the manufacture of the cover, you can use more reliable materials made on the basis of fabric and artificial leather. The assembly of the cover is carried out on a special cover-making apparatus (covermaker). The device allows you to accurately position the cardboard sides and back (spine) relative to the cover material of the binding cover, automates the process of trimming corners and bending flaps. The "face" of the cover can be decorated with a photo by making a cut-out for it. The cover material is tucked inside the cutout and a laminated photograph is inserted. If equipment such as a calender is available, it will not be superfluous to pass a cover through it for the final pressing of the cover material. The original design of the spine of the cover will make the book more presentable. Additional use of several materials in the design of the lid, embossing, installation of decorative corners provide unlimited possibilities for personalization. For as a cover material, a photographic image is used.Installing the unit in the lid
This operation completes the photobook assembly process. Endpapers are successively glued to the sides of the lid. When installing, you must carefully monitor the accuracy, otherwise all the work done will be in vain. To improve disclosure and give structural strength, the book is hatched.Hatching (rolling) of the scar
This method of finishing consists in applying depressed scars with blunt heated knives - in-depth lines on the front side of the binding cover along the spine margin. The block is pressed under pressure, which ensures high-quality fixation of the decorative relief. The operation is carried out on special hatching equipment.Package
An important detail in the production of photobooks. After the book is made, it is necessary to pack the book. If this rule is neglected, then after transportation from the workshop to the customer, due to the hygroscopic properties of the materials discussed above, the book may be subject to deformation.Basically, the service for decorating photographs in the form of photo books is offered by printing houses in large cities, and in most regions this type of product is poorly represented or not represented at all.
A photobook is a book edition with an original design, hardcover, in which the pages are photographs.
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The process of making photobooks consists of the following steps:
- Book layout preparation.
- Print (photos, cover)
- Cutting and assembling the book.
Equipment for making photobooks can be automatic and manual, here is a list of the minimum required kit machines for manual production of books:
To purchase the above equipment, a budget of 120-150 thousand rubles is sufficient.
If the budget allows you to allocate a larger amount of 350-400 thousand rubles for the purchase of equipment, then we recommend purchasing automatic equipment that allows you to perform all the necessary operations on one machine.
As an option, you can see the following models of machines for the production of photo albums and photo books:
The production of photobooks is ideal as an additional activity for an existing photo salon, as an additional service to the visitors offered, but it can also be used by a novice entrepreneur as a main activity. But with any option, the production of photobooks is promising business an undertaking that has significant growth prospects and promises good profits.
Viktor Stepanov, 2012-12-11
The production process, equipment and subtleties of creating photobooks
What is a photobook?
Photobook - This is an invention that appeared a few years ago, but has already gained wide popularity. In fact, this is a kind of photo album in which photographs, texts, comments on them are printed, and special artistic and graphic elements are often inserted.
Difference from the album
Contrary to popular belief, photo books are still different from photo albums. And the point here is not in appearance, but in the very technology of their manufacture. A photo album is a photograph pasted on the pages of the album, and in a photo book, the pictures are mounted directly on the page, thus creating a kind of digital layout.
Photobook business
Photobooks are becoming increasingly popular, despite the complexity of manufacturing and the expensive process of creating layouts. Equipment for the production of photobooks, as you know, is also expensive. But even if we make the most modest calculations, it becomes quite obvious that even such equipment will pay for itself in a couple of months of operation.
It makes no sense to save on staff. Professionals should be engaged in the creation of photo books and photo albums, at least with technical education. Only specialists will be able to work with rather complex equipment. We can only help a little by briefly describing the process of creating a typical photobook. The procedure for its creation is divided into several stages.
Stages of making a photobook
1) The first thing to prepare is the original - the layout. To do this, the client takes printed digital photos. Then connect the program to create a layout-blank.
2) The second stage of making a photo book is printing (or printing already brought by the client) covers or spreads of the book. To do this, you need to discuss the size of the future photo book with the client in advance, since after printing the size can no longer be changed. All parameters are set on the equipment. Typically, photobook production equipment works with the following types of general purpose photo papers - glossy, matte and SuperGlossy. But due to its high cost and high quality, the latter is increasingly referred to as premium photo paper, so it is rarely used for single clients.
3) The third stage is the assembly of the spread (peel) of the photo book. To do this, a cover-making machine is included in the equipment for the production of photobooks, which will produce this peel or spread. If you have purchased an expensive cover making machine, then it will have built-in units such as corner trimmers and special automatic benders.
4) The next stage in the production of a photobook is the compilation of internal blocks. There is nothing complicated in this process - it's just gluing cardboard and peel (spreads) onto the layout. These will be the pages of the photobook.
5) And finally, the fifth and last stage of making a photobook is the final cutting of corners and assembly. The most important thing at this stage is a sharp cutter. If it is not well enough sharpened, then your work will be irretrievably damaged before delivery. The dimensions of the future book should already be known exactly at this stage - their further change will be impossible.
Guillotine-type cutters are rightfully considered one of the best cutters.
The fact is that roller or reciprocating cutters, by virtue of their design, cut photo paper at an angle or in a circle, which cannot but affect the shape of the cut corners. And more often than not, it has the most negative effect. And guillotine-type cutters seem to fall on the material from above, which practically eliminates the possibility of an error. The only strict requirement is the maximum sharpness of the cutter blade.
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We actively support new trends in the Ukrainian photo printing market. One of these areas is the production of photobooks. This popular print production and storage service is becoming more and more popular.
To meet the demand for such products, global manufacturers provide a wide variety of devices and devices that may be in demand depending on the needs of the local market.
This diverse equipment allows any photo businessman to participate in the production process, depending on the needs of a particular market.
As a rule, the production of photobooks is based on the principle of performing specific work on separate devices. Most often these are the following operations:
Creasing - bending the printed spread in accordance with the specified dimensions.
Assembly of the block - the formation of the internal block of the book with the placement of the necessary materials between the sheets.
Pressing - compression of the manufactured book block for high-quality gluing of pages.
Trimming - alignment and giving the manufactured block a given size with a powerful knife - a guillotine.
Cover production - the production of the outer cover of the book, into which the previously made block is pasted.
Hatching - making a special outer groove at the inner edge of the cover.
All these operations can also be performed using special high-performance machines. Any photo businessman can, with our help, choose equipment for the production of photo books, depending on the needs and capabilities of a particular outlet.
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PLASTIC and CARDBOARD FOR PHOTOBOOKS AND ALBUMS
We offer high quality consumables for the production of photobooks.
Each photobook is individual.
Beautiful photographs in designer processing, decorated in various covers make it unique. One of the main criteria in the creation or production of photo books are consumables, the right choice of quality Supplies and make the final result a beautiful and high-quality photo book.
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For the production of photo books and albums, we offer two types of consumables: double-sided self-adhesive sheets and double-sided thermal sheets.
As a basis we use high-quality wood pulp cardboard with a density of 250 g/m2 (thickness 0.3 mm) and plastics Rigid PVC Sheets, PVC Foam Sheets, White PET Rolls.
We offer more than 15 types of adhesive materials for photo books and albums from 10 rubles per sheet 21*31cm.
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The specifics of the production of photobooks in modern conditions requires the use of equipment adapted for the assembly of photographs printed on both traditional photographic paper with the ability to single-sided print panoramic prints obtained in digital miniphotolabs, and the use of double-sided prints printed on various models photo printers and similar equipment using the so-called "dry" printing technology. In the first case, the Butterfly Binding technology is used to assemble photobooks, in the second case, Perfect Binding is used. For each technology in our catalog there are different types of equipment for the production of photobooks.
"Butterfly Binding"
Photolux presents technology "Butterfly Binding" for photobook production based on CONTACT PhotoBookPrinter2301(2601) digital printing printers, BEIJING HENGYIN MACHINERY MANUACTURING CO., LTD photobook production equipment and Event Album Maker™ photobook layout software.
Photolaboratory series KONTAKT PhotoBookPrinter2301 was created on the basis of a high-performance printer Contact 1217 N23, which allows printing up to 1400 prints of 89 mm x 127 mm format per hour with a resolution of 366 dpi, but is also equipped with additional Advanced Panorama Print software that allows printing panoramic images up to 305 mm x 840 mm. This panoramic format allows you to make a full spread for a 300 mm x 400 mm photobook. Software lbnSender™ allows you to correct images by color, density, contrast, crop images. In addition, the software additionally includes an automatic image correction function using the i2e software.
The Event Album Maker™ software installed on the PhotoBookPrinter2301 and created on the basis of the standard LbnSenderX minilab software is a universal photobook layout tool aimed primarily at professional photographers working in the wedding and studio photography market, making portfolios. Thanks to the program's intuitive tools, quick navigation between image files, the direct ability to process images in Adobe Photoshop or any external photo editor, and a set of additional ready-to-use templates, the photobook layout process will not take much time, effort and will not require additional qualifications.
Pages created with the Event Album Maker™ software and printed with the PhotoBook Printer2301 are assembled into a photobook.
Universal station FL-18PBS is a complete solution for the production of photobooks and includes all necessary equipment:
- Edge bending (creasing) machine
- automatic gluing machine
- size press
- Table for assembling photo albums
- Drying press
The universal station is easy to operate and can be operated by one operator, it occupies a minimum area of 1.3 square meters, which is very important in a real photo shop.
In addition, if necessary, a range of additional equipment is available:
This photobook manufacturing technology includes the following stages:
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"Perfect Binding"
If, for some reason, panoramic printing is not available to you, a photo book can be assembled using the technology "Perfect Binding" using hot-melt technology for assembling book spines.
In this case, you will need a hotmelt machine - manual hotmelt machines S320/a, S320D, S460 or electric hotmelt machine S460E.
In addition, photo paper laminating equipment is available - liquid laminators LM520, LMU650, LMU470.
This photobook assembly technology includes the following stages:
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"System (hardware, consumables and software) for making photobooks ClixxPixx® from PROMAXX® Innovative PC Print Media GmbH, Germany"
Created for photographers, photo studios and photo shops, the ClixxPixx® system allows you to offer photo business customers elegant looking photobooks assembled using a wide range of covers, including both elegant PRO2 series covers made using various leathers, imitation leathers or textured cover materials. plastic materials, and more democratic "hi-tech" covers of the DIGI4 series, made of various kinds embossed plastic, including transparent and translucent options.
All opaque covers can be equipped with a window through which the first page of the photobook is visible.
Among the undoubted advantages of the ClixxPixx® system are:
- Minimum investment. 
— Large range of possible photobook formats: 10×15(4×6″), 13×18(5×7″), 15×20(6×8″), 15×23(6×9″), 20×20 (8×8″), 20×25(8×10″), 20×30(8×12″) and 30×40(12×16″).
- The unique assembly system on chrome rings allows you to get a durable photo book with a 180-degree opening of pages and the ability to add or change sheets.
— A wide range of covers made of plastic, cardboard coated with various materials and skin.
- The book can contain up to 16 double-sided pages when using KODAK ROYAL grade photo papers, but if printed on double-sided photo papers, the number of pages in the book can be increased to 29.
“With just two desktop fixtures, you can produce the entire range of photobooks.
- Convenient DesignSuite 5.0 program for creating a photobook layout. The program is Russified, including the instruction manual. Allows you to achieve excellent results in the process of creating your own photo book layout with little effort and time.
— The DesignSuite 5.0 program contains more than 200 ready-made templates developed by professional designers. The templates are visually balanced, which guarantees a "professional" look to your layout, even if you are not familiar with the basics of working in layout programs and composition theory.
Steps to make a photobook with ClixxPixx®
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: housewives, as well as young mothers. You can create the very first masterpiece for yourself, because after the birth of a child, a huge number of photographs appear in the house. In addition, a lot of different events take place in life - weddings, birthdays, vacations at sea or in the forest, so there are materials for the first photo books in every home.
After you do the first work for yourself, certain knowledge and skills will appear, as well as valuable experience. Thanks to this, making a photo book like will become not only your hobby, but also a source of additional income. To print books you need quality printer and good paper. The binding can be ordered at a printing house or made by hand using the scrapbooking or decoupage technique.
Buying expensive equipment for single orders is not advisable. They can be printed in advertising agency or printing house. To choose a good publisher, you need to compare the quality and prices in different companies. This will help you choose the best option.
Cost of work
The cost of a photobook depends on the number of pages. The price of one page is 100 rubles, respectively, an album of 10 pages will cost 1000 rubles. Add another 400 rubles for the binding, and you get 1400 rubles. You will spend only 350 rubles to make such a photobook. From one product you can get 1000 rubles of net profit.Cover printing, text design and photo editing are Additional services for which a separate price list should be drawn up.
Making a photobook to order as a business is a fairly profitable business that does not require large investments.
A variety of cover textures, design options and formats allows you to meet the requirements of any, even the most demanding client. It all depends on the financial capabilities of the customer.
Who orders photobooks?
Such a business will bring good income in metropolitan areas. AT provincial towns this business can be done by independent artists, for whom making a photobook with their own hands is an additional source of income.
Some aspiring entrepreneurs doubt that such a business line is promising, because modern people photographs are stored primarily in digital form. But the paper version is more reliable, because a computer or other device may fail and you will lose your memories. In addition, it is very pleasant to pick up an originally designed photo book and show it to guests. Therefore, the production of photo albums enjoys in great demand among those who take care of pictures dear to their hearts.
The production of photobooks is also often interested in:
- Models, designers and other professionals who want to make a portfolio of their work;
- Parents who wrote a fairy tale or poem for their baby. Such books have recently become in great demand;
- Travel agencies order photo books describing historical or cultural places.
Directions can be very different. Do not wait until competitors appear in this area. Hurry up to be the first to offer your services, and your photobook business will definitely become successful.
How to start a business?
A photobook producer who has all the necessary equipment can conclude a cooperation agreement with various design studios ready to take orders. They can be located in different cities, and send completed orders by mail.
Design studio staff can:
- Take orders;
- Engage in the promotion of services in your city;
- Develop the design of photobooks and coordinate it with the client;
- Take photographs.
You can start the production of photobooks from scratch, without starting capital. Two people are enough for work - a designer and a sales representative. At first, page design can be done according to templates. You need to make some samples that you will show to clients. The most important thing is to organize as many points for receiving orders as possible. For example, in China, orders for photobooks are taken in any supermarket.
Advertising
Despite the fact that photobooks are aesthetically valuable and convenient items that can be ordered at a low price, many consumers are generally unaware of their existence. Therefore, if you decide to make custom photobooks, the business plan should include advertising costs.
You can offer your services:
- Photo studios;
- Private photographers;
- Schools and kindergartens;
Direct buyers are usually found on regional Internet forums, as well as through newspaper advertisements. Can be distributed Flyers or business cards shopping malls, children's shops or in amusement parks. There are many options for how to make money on the production of photobooks to order. The most important thing is not to stop there and look for new customers.
An excellent means of advertising and additional tool sales will become your own website on the Internet. Here you can post examples of work, prices, design options and customer reviews. The more templates you can offer, the more customers you will get.
In summer, the production of wedding photo books is in great demand, and before the New Year, you can make money on children's photo albums.
Manufacturing technology
To make a good photo book, you need to carefully study all the stages of this process:
- Develop a layout for a future book with photographs;
- Print the cover and all the necessary pictures;
- Crop and assemble your photobook.
Equipment
First of all, decide what equipment for the production of photobooks you will use - manual or automatic?Related videos Related videos
Equipment for manual production:
- Cover assembly machine;
- Table for assembling a book;
- Bending machine - creasing;
- Corner rounder.
This equipment will have to spend 120-150 thousand rubles.
If you have a decent start-up capital, can be purchased automatic machine for the production of photobooks, on which you can perform all the necessary operations. It costs up to 300 thousand rubles.
To test this idea for a business, you do not need to immediately buy equipment for making photobooks. Take photos and assemble them into a book using special programs on your computer. You can print them at any printing house. If things go well, you can start expanding production.
Benefits of a business idea
The absence of large investments, the high margin on products, as well as the relevance and high demand for the idea, allow you to return the initial capital in one season.
You can make photobooks in your free time to get additional income. This service is often offered to visitors in photo salons. Many aspiring entrepreneurs choose this type of activity to start their own business. In any case, the production of photobooks is a fairly promising direction. It promises a good profit, and also allows you to constantly grow and develop.
With development digital technologies and due to computer accessibility, making photobooks at home is becoming commonplace. The photobook is gaining more and more popularity, replacing the usual photo album with pockets for photos.
it great gift family and friends, friends and colleagues for an anniversary or any event. You can personally participate, or even completely create the design and layout of the book.
Do-it-yourself photobooks are made in two types: with a digital block and a photoblock.
Such a book is printed on soft flexible sheets, with a density not exceeding 160gsm. m., double-sided printing, which allows us to make a book up to 200 pages.
Memory Business: Photobook Production
It's perfect for storage family photos.
This type of book can be ordered or made by yourself (with the right printing equipment and skills in bookbinding) in the form of the following manufacturing methods:
- staple binding with soft and hard covers;
- stitching on a spring;
- staple binding with soft and hard cover.
Photobooks with a digital block are distinguished by their low cost, variety of manufacture and light weight with a large number of pages.
Photobook with photo block
This is a classic type of production. It is in this variant that graduation albums that are in every home today. This is a hardcover book, the front cover can be made in the form of a laminated image or photograph. It can also be decorated using another material, such as leather or suede, embossed fabric, or simply beautiful paper.
Inner rigid sheets open 180 degrees to form a flat surface. As a rule, a single image is placed on these spreads.
The number of spreads can vary from 5 to 30, which does not allow such a book to be just a repository of family photos. It is more suitable as a gift or as an album for a significant date (wedding, anniversary, graduation, and so on).
Photobooks with a photoblock are distinguished by the highest image quality. This technology is ideal for panoramic images, as it opens 180 degrees and has a flat surface. Since its sheets are made on hard cardboard with a thickness of one to one and a half millimeters, they will not break while turning over the book.
Many manufacturing methods
Production of wedding photobooks is possible in any of the following ways:
- choose your own photos, distribute them in right order, print the sheets and stitch the book, i.e. do everything with your own hands;
- choose the photos yourself, distribute them in the right order and order the production of a book in a professional studio;
- fully trust the experience of a professional who has his own technology.
The production of photobooks is possible through special programs, with the help of which sheets are formed for further printing. To make an amateur book, an ordinary printer that prints photographs is quite enough. But in order to make a high quality product, you need special equipment for making a photobook.
Printing a photobook
Today there are many ways to print a photo. Traditional chemical printing on photographic paper provides the highest quality, combining a wide color gamut and sufficient image stability. A technology used since the invention of photography and honed over the centuries to the smallest detail. These are the photos we are all used to.
We do not use print.
Equipment for making photobooks
Regardless of whether it is a toner or a dry offset, this is a print that only imitates a photograph. The reduced color gamut and thin pages of printing books do not initially have the quality of full-fledged photo printing. We consider it unacceptable to use technologies that are not designed for long-term operation in the production of a photobook.
Making a photobook
The traditional binding material is leather. This natural material has been used for centuries not only for the binding of the most valuable books, but also for the creation and decoration of other items. Practical, wear-resistant, having the widest range of possible textures and colors - leather is perhaps the ideal material for photobook binding.
Photo paper rolls onto the base, which increases the density of the sheet and allows you to calmly flip through the pages of the album without fear of wrinkling. Rolling on the base is carried out according to the author's technology using materials produced in Germany, Italy and Holland and specialized photoglue. We do not save on quality and do not aim to make our products as cheap as possible.
Wedding book design
The internal content, of course, must match the external design of the album. It will be rather strange to look like an album in which, with a chic cover and high-quality printing, faded and uninteresting photographs will be used, located without observing the rules of compositional construction.
It seems that the design of a wedding book should be entrusted to a professional. Ideally, the created design of the pages of the album should be combined in the selected colors design appearance(covers, binding, endpapers).
That is why our albums are sold exclusively through professional photographers and designers.
When printing and designing wedding photo books, we use traditional binding technologies and exclusively natural materials.
A photo album ordered from us will delight your customers for decades. For a photographer, such an album will become an unconditionally status product, confirming the level of the master.
Business idea: making photobooks to order
Fujifilm Photobook Production Equipment
We present the following company products:
Photobook Builder
Photobook Builder allows you to create professional photo albums and double-sided postcards using prints from your mini photo lab. The device performs gluing, creasing and trimming of nested prints without the participation of the operator. In a matter of minutes, the system produces fully processed and designed photo albums, ready for delivery to the customer.
Business from scratch: making photobooks
All you have to do is load your photos into the output tray and press a button!
Opportunities:
- Product format - A5 (15x20 cm) - DVD-size, ideal for storing and viewing your favorite photos
- High profitability
Brochure, 0.39 MB: PhotobookBuilder.pdf
Specifications
Photobook Builder Multi
Photobook Builder Multi allows you to create professional photo albums and double-sided postcards using prints from your mini photo lab. Like its predecessor, this device performs gluing, creasing and trimming of nested prints without operator intervention. In a matter of minutes, the system produces fully processed and designed photo albums, ready for delivery to the customer. All you have to do is load your photos into the output tray and press a button!
Opportunities:
- Create photo albums in paperback and double-sided postcards
- Product format - 15x20 cm or 20x20 cm - the ideal size for storing and viewing your favorite photos
- From 4 to 30 pages in a photo album
- Production time - from 2 to 5 minutes
- High profitability
- Special software allows you to automatically distribute photo images on the pages of the future album, set a background image, a photo for the cover, as well as sign the photo album
Brochure, 1.00 MB: Photobook_Builder_MULTI_Broshure.pdf
Specifications
photobook maker
The first compact and automatic solution to instantly create albums. Set a new standard by offering innovative services at an attractive price - a new product that will increase the loyalty of your customers and become a source of constant profit. The device prints, glues, scores and cuts nested prints without operator intervention. In a matter of minutes, the system produces fully processed and designed photo albums, ready for delivery to the customer. All you need to do is upload digital photos and create a unique photo album in 5 easy steps! Over 60% of those surveyed (Source: 2009 PMA Marketing Research) said they didn't order a photo album, not because it was expensive or of poor quality, but because it took too long! Consumers are ready to spend no more than 10 minutes to form an album, especially for ordinary events. Photobook Maker software makes this task easy - even for a novice computer user!
Opportunities:
- Create paperback photo albums and double-sided postcards
- Product format - A5 (15x20 cm) - DVD-size, ideal for storing and viewing any events, birthdays, holidays, sporting events
- Different design for every market and situation
- Albums are resistant to moisture and scratches
- Up to 30 pages and up to 90 photos in a photo album
- Production time - from 4 to 10 minutes
- Easy Loading: Consolidated error-free loading of consumables (paper, film, adhesive) in less than 3 minutes
- High profitability
- Rapid staff training
- Robust modular design
- Special software allows you to automatically distribute photo images on the pages of the future album, set a background image, a photo for the cover, as well as sign the photo album
Brochure, 2.2 MB: PhotobookMaker.pdf
Specifications
| NAME | TYPE | CHARACTERISTICS | PRICE, $ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhotobookMaker | Photobook production device | Configuration Intel® Celeron E 1400 2 GHz RAM 2 GB DDR2 Hard disk 80 GB, 7200 rpm CD/DVD Reader/Writer 32-in-1 card reader 17" touch screen Bluetooth® adapter Seal Sublimation printer 203 mm, 300 dpi, consumables loading 20x30 cm Album Format 20 x 14.5 cm Coupon printer Citizen ticket printer Expendable materials Adhesive set for 230 A5 pages cold bonding method acrylic adhesive Dimensions (cm) 46(w) x 96(d) x 162(h) Occupied area (sq.m.) 0.44 Power options 110-240V; 50-60 Hz; 3-6 A Certification CE, cTUVus, FCC, CB |
15800
230-sheet adhesive kit (includes sublimation paper with ink ribbon for the printer and a roll of adhesive tape for gluing): $390 |
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New life for old photos: photobook design
Why is it interesting for us to look at illustrated historical albums? Because, in addition to the text, these albums contain photographs and drawings - they help to feel the spirit of the times, to feel the atmosphere of places and events.
A well-designed photo book will be interesting not only for you - even a stranger will want to look at it. Through the history of a particular family, you can make recognizable details, preserve the flavor of the moment. Such a personal history of the country in miniature is definitely worth creating for the sake of your descendants.
For photobook design you can use "historical backgrounds" - photographs of streets, newspaper pages, some attributes of the era. This is a good reason to delve into the study of the little things typical of a particular time, to know the features of the moment.
What is the best way to make a photo book?
Let's start with the fact that the subject of a photo book can be anything: a wedding, the history of your baby for a year, impressions from an interesting trip, photos with your beloved grandparents, collected specifically for a gift photo book, and much more ... Photos can be of any size: large and small , full-page photos, accompanied by comments and commemorative notes. Photobook is a flight of creativity! And we want to give just a few of our professional advice for photobook design.
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AT photobook design it is important to observe the principle of simplicity and contrast. For example, the "big/small" contrast looks very good, when a portrait of a person is placed on one page of the spread, and a full-length photo is placed on the other. By the same principle, a contrast in color is created when both color and black-and-white photos are located on the page. Also, on the spread on one side, you can place one large photo, and on the other, a series of pictures on the same topic.
In addition, it will be great if you devote a whole spread of the photo book to one of the photos. The main thing is to choose the right photo, because the larger it is, the more attention will be paid to it by those who will view your photo album.
Typical mistakes when making a photo book
We have identified some of the most common mistakes when creating photobooks and would like to warn you against them:
Firstly, it is not recommended to place two similar photos on the same spread. For example, if the difference is only in the direction of the person's gaze (in one picture he looks straight, and in the other photo - to the side), and the framing is the same in both photographs, then the principle of contrast is violated.
Technological process of making a photobook
When viewing such a turn, the viewer's attention is scattered and interest is lost.
Secondly, do not try to fit 20 photos on one spread - an excessive number of images on the page confuses the viewer, preventing them from highlighting the main thing.
Thirdly, an overabundance of decorative embellishments, like any excess, may not decorate, but, on the contrary, make the page tasteless.
What else is important to think about when designing a photobook?
It is necessary to make up a photobook taking into account technical requirements- observe all necessary indents and gaps.
The cover can be made of strict leather - it looks expensive and solid, but if you have several of these on your shelf, you will easily get confused in the topics of the books.
A photo cover is a variant of a "talking" cover, on which the theme of the book is immediately indicated.
The laminated surface will protect the surface from scratches and damage.
We recommend making a choice in favor of a book in a square format no more than 30x30 cm. It is in this option that it is most convenient to place photos in full spread (30x60 cm). In addition, the square format does not require re-layout to print reduced copies of the original book.
Pages can be printed on matte, glossy and silk photographic paper or on offset printing paper.
If the volume of the book does not exceed 20-25 pages, then it is better to use the option of photo printing on photo paper. Pages will be dense, durable with careful use.
The most practical option is matte paper. Such sheets do not stick together, as in the gloss version, there is no backlight effect, as with silk pages.
If you are planning to make a book of a large volume - more than 25 pages, then you need to print in a typographical way, on thick offset paper. Such a book requires more careful handling, but nothing more. But here you can place a large number of material.
As a rule, the choice of photos is the most difficult thing in the design of a photo book. First of all, it must be said that it is worth sticking to a single idea. If the photo album, for example, is dedicated to one year of your child's life, then the photos can first be grouped by months, and then the key ones can be selected from them. For a photo album about a summer vacation, you should first note the key events, and then make a selection of photos.
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As a result of the work, it will be possible to accomplish the most pleasant thing - to pick up a ready-made photo book, which you will examine yourself or give it to someone close, and it will give everyone a wonderful mood ... In the Art-book studio, we do this every day and really appreciate the results of their work, the key to successful which is the correct design atmospheric photobook design. Come to us for positive emotions!
Family archive in a photobook
Retro style is the best way to design a family archive of grandparents.
Black and white photographs with scuffs, cracks in themselves already create a nostalgic mood. For example, vintage wallpaper as a background can emphasize it. You can find old photographs of the places referred to in the book, insert images of some objects of that era.
It makes sense to retouch badly damaged pictures.
You can pick up information about the events of those years. Work on family archive- involves solving not only design problems, but it is also an interesting research work.
Quite often, wedding photo books, pages in travel books are made in vintage style. But it is unlikely that this style will be appropriate when designing a children's photo book.
In our portfolio you can see an example of a vintage photo book.
Options for creating a retro photobook
The retro genre opens up a rich scope for creativity and the implementation of ideas. The past has given us an inexhaustible source of inspiration and many examples of sophistication and good taste that we would like to bring to our time. A photo book made in this style can be created on the basis of photographs of old years, in which the history of your relatives has been preserved. In addition, there is always the opportunity to make a retro-album from modern photographs, which are only stylized "antique". Most often, such photobook design options are used when creating wedding albums. The most popular ways photobook design in retro style are giving the photo a specific "faded" hue, "worn", "grainy" effects, as well as "torn edges".
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Creating a retro photobook from old photographs means caring for those who are depicted in them. Such a photo book can both please and touch both parents and children, and even grandchildren who will receive a retro photo book as a gift. The thing is that such a book shows the importance of the continuity of generations, caring for loved ones, as well as respect for the time they have experienced.
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