The ONE thing that EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER should DO

Having a photo in your hands is one of the most pleasing aspects of photography. In this video I get photo books from 4 different companies and chat about why you should make your own book of your photography.

NIKON GEAR (Main STILLS camera)

FUJI GEAR (Main FILM camera)

OTHER PHOTO GEAR

#book #photography #photobook

[NigelDanson]

It would be good to hear your thoughts on companies making books in other countries below

[donnydefenders]

I 100% agree that everyone should do this, the world of digital is great and all, the fact we can keep thousands of photos with no issue and be able to look at them whenever we can. But for me nothing compares to having something printed and being able to hold that.

[bobtaylor]

Good to hear your thought on the various books Nigel, but the highlight of this video for me, was seeing how excited you were opening the box and seeing your Vistas

[TechieM]

This video inspired me to make my first photo book. I made my first book through Blurb and it came this week. I am very pleased with it and it is definitely a great feeling seeing some of my work in print! Thanks for the inspiration!

[ShaneBaker]

I've heard Joe McNally talk of "the emotional impact of the printed image" - and I have no doubt that he's absolutely correct. No display can match the impact of a print.
Thanks for an interesting video, Nigel.

[polar]

Lay Flat books work well when you want a photo to stretch from one page across the opposite page . It gives a feeling of expansiveness . Lay flat also allows for three equal size images to be laid out side by side without having the middle of the centre image compromised via the fold.

[marleilynn]

That was the sweetest intro I've ever seen.

[nelehoremans]

Love the excitement and enthusiasm you show when opening Vistas for the first time! I mainly make photobooks of travelling (mainly family travelling). I live in Belgium and have been very happy working with a Dutch company 'Albelli' for my photobooks. They have very nice prints in my opinion. They are not the cheapest at all but have some great offers worth waiting for every now and then. I do spend quite some time in selecting the pictures and making a book so I do recognise your excitement when you see the final product!!! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[sharksfan]

I received your book a few weeks ago and it is stunning! Thank you so much for putting this together. I have learned so much from you over the years, but mostly you inspire me to continue to push the envelope of my skillset. Cheers!

[chrisbanks]

Thanks for covering this Nigel - its been on my mind the last couple of days how to go about creating one in the Future.

[f__e__e__l__e__e__p]

Glad that you speak about your impressions with full explanation why and what, cause very ofter there is no better or worse paper etc., but simply the preference. :-)

[photograhiczen]

The very first feeling I've got when this video started was goosebumps of seeing your face :) You looked like a kid opening up a present.
Really good video. I've enjoyed it! :)

[shaundenholm]

Great video Nigel. Have been taking photos for a long time but only just starting to get them printed. Been struggling with my printed images always appearing dark so good to hear your tip of dimming the brightness on my monitor. Thanks again.

[KatraleePhotography]

The smile on your face when you opened your new book (old now in comparison but just going through all your videos for the first time) was priceless. I hope to one day make a book of my photos I have taken here in NZ

[sbl]

Congratulations on the success of your book, it looks fantastic from here. As for making books, I've been at it for about six years and have used Printique, Blub, Shutterfly and Flickr. I've been relatively satisfied with all of my books except one.I contacted them, they analysed my photos, told me what I had done wrong, allowed me to fix them and reprinted the book at no additional cost to me. So once I've selected a vender, paper, book size and cost; it comes down to software. In other words is the software user friendly.

[boatman]

Nigel I just wanted to let you know what a great job you did putting together Vistas! I preordered a copy and I was just blown away by the incredible quality of both the images themselves and the layout and printing. I have a fairly large collection of photo books and your self published volume is as good or better than any of the commercially printed and distributed books in my collection! I can't imagine how much work you put into this project and just wanted you to know how much I have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy the results! I am currently putting together a book of my own and Vistas serves daily as an inspiration, Thanks!

[ruiguerreiro]

Hi Nigel! This is great, I've learned a lot. Thank you for sharing. I've also just watched your backup storage video, which is something I'm focusing my attention as well at the moment, and I was wondering if you'd ever consider doing a video with your complete process of shooting, transferring the RAW files over to the computer, processing, deleting what you don't need, backup what you need, organize, how you store selects, how you store the photos you export, the copies you edit in Photoshop, etc.. That would be amazing to watch.
All the best!

[ReneB]

Enjoyable video, well done. I had a photobook printed a couple of years ago for my parents' 70th wedding anniversary and went down a treat with all who looked at it. My grandkids really enjoy looking at the various photos and reading the captions.

[valpayne]

Very interesting and inspired me to put another book together. I’ve been using Mixbook for years. Very user friendly and so far the quality has been extremely good. Glossy photo hardcover and other options, lustre type paper, digital printing. I’ve always been happy with how my photos look. Lots of themes and layouts to choose from, easy to add photos and text. I love how it helps to line up photos you custom drop in.

[karlthefirst]

Hey Nigel, would you consider doing a video just on exposure (or brightness?) for export? I know it’s a simple concept but no matter how much post-processing study I’ve done, I don’t feel I’ve settled on a fool-proof method for getting my images at the right brightness for print (or web for that matter). Great video on book printing though, thank you!