Chapter 1 Getting Started

> Why Make a Photo Book?

> Photo Books – The New Generation

> Ideas Gallery

> Overview of a Book Project

Why Make a Photo Book?

A photo book can fulfill the needs of everyone from the snapshot photographer, to the aspiring amateur, all the way to the professional photographer. A beautifully designed photo book may be the ideal way to share a collection of your best images with others; and professional photographers find that photo books are an excellent solution for creating portfolios that can easily be carried with them and shown to prospective clients. A photo book may even be created with the intent of selling it commercially.

With digital photography, the fact that you don’t have to limit the number of shots you ...

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