The “Introduction” is always my first page and the “Artist Statement” my last page. Before beginning a Blurb photo book I first create a Pages document which contains all text for the proposed book.
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BLURB INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTSīook creation with Blurb is accomplished by using their proprietary software called BookWright which is free, but must be downloaded into your computers Applications. Large Phase 150MP files have to be saved as jpegs at either 50% or sometimes 75% if extensive cropping has been used since the maximum Blurb image size allowed is 75MP. Then I enter File/Export/Export As/Save at 100% up to and including my Fuji 50R files/Name the jpeg file while adding the number of up clicks used on the file (i.e., +20) and send it to a folder named for the new book so as to have all jpeg images ready in one place. Once it starts to look nearly too bright on my calibrated monitor it often ends up looking just fine on the Blurb #140 paper. After placing the curser in the very center of the curve window, irregardless of the histogram, I use the up arrow key 15-25 clicks while watching the histogram for clipping. This factor alone could drive away some discerning photographers.īe that as it is, a method that has worked for me is to take a finalized, previously printed PSD or TIFF file into PS and add a Curves Adjustment Layer at the top. It would be most helpful if one could purchase say 25-50 of 8×10” sheets of your paper of choice for fine tuning images before spending over $100+ on a complete book. One can order a sample pack of Blurb papers, but that is one 4×6” page of each paper type.
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This makes the process a bit of a trial and error. The problem with using Blurb is that there are no paper profiles I know of in order to soft proof to a Blurb paper.
I found this is the most crucial item to fine tuning a Blurb image not unlike soft proofing in PS. The main concern is how much brighter to make the image so that it reproduces well on Blurb paper of choice. Almost all images were converted to B&W via C1 although I must say if using color Fuji colors are fantastic right out of the camera. I also assembled a body of work presented here in on Shooting Steam Engines in the Cold of Winter (August 2019) where I used the Fuji 50R and 3 lenses. I have worked up a body of work mainly using the Phase IQ4150 Achromatic of old Ghost towns and those images are fantastic when printed on Ilford paper out toġ7×34”. For color prints I want to have some snap to the image with highlight and shadow detail as desired.
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Then after 24 hours of degassing, I rate the print for all the qualities important to me which are usually brightness, contrast and if B&W also the full tonal range with deep blacks and whitest of whites. I keep a notebook where I record the details of each print made with camera used, file number, how the image was processed in color or B&W or both, paper choice, Epson printer name and settings where Photoshop runs the printer and not the other way around. It is amazing what those extra few inches can do for a nice, large file in landscape mode at 360dpi. I print only B&W on this paper and have dialed in my Medium Format files to my satisfaction with this approach. For paper consistency I now concentrate on using Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper in17x22”and 13×19” for both color and B&W and Ilford Smooth Pearl roll paper for prints from 17×24 to 17×34”. Initially I decided to use images which were already printed to get me into the ballpark for a photo book since as we all know what you see on the monitor if printed without adjustment will print too dark. I realize there are other options for making photo books, but I have only tried Blurb so far. This article takes one through the good and bad steps I have experienced while creating a Blurb photo book and is written for someone who has little or no experience in creating a Blurb Photo book. I mainly use Capture One and a little Photoshop. While searching my hard drives for old images to process with new and updated RAW conversion engines, I finally decided to create a photo book since in the past I never made enough time to make one. In order to break up the months of boredom I have written a few articles for called Dusting off the Hard Drives, parts 1 and 2.
Share on Twitter Dusting Off The Hard Drives Part 3ĭuring these difficult times we all know what is involved in keeping safe and for the most part it has meant staying home and not getting out capturing images which is what we all enjoy.
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