I've always loved coffee table books, and years ago I wondered if I could make my own using jpeg files of my paintings, drawings and digital art. (Who said the site was strictly for reprinting family photos?)
I've been pleased with the printing quality of the products I've purchased, and my art files have been safely archived on the site (in chronological order) just as the company promised. I don't know where a lot of the original art has gone to, but I'm glad to have the files.
Shutterfly has also been a part of my caregiver journey.
A frequent piece of advice I always got from other caregivers was not just to dust off or find a creative outlet, but to make time for it. There has always been something relaxing about designing photobooks, particularly at the end of a hectic day--even if I don't purchase them. I must admit, rarely can I design a book and limit myself to the standard 20 pages. The 12x12 books that I prefer could be a bit pricey if not for coupons and promo codes!
I'd been photographing my late father for a little over a decade, as well as keeping a journal. I decided to combine the photos and poetry in a photobook. My favorite photobook style is called "Modern Black". It provides a perfect background for the images and the 12 or 14pt., white Avant garde demi book typeface I always seem to choose.
Several months ago, I designed and ordered a single 8x8 book. (Yes. I made use of a promo code I received in the mail as well as the free shipping offer.)
Yesterday, I designed two 10x10 books: one, an updated version of the 8x8 book of photographs and poetry (I like the text templates. They make it easy to copy and paste from Word documents.), and the other of selected art I've created over a period of 20 years. I thought I'd just view the books online via the Shutterfly slideshow. I added so many pages the total exceeded $200.00. I have difficulty leaving out images I like and many simply look better alone on a page or in a spread. Before I knew it, one book had 100 pages, and the other had108.
There's always some kind of deal offered on the Shutterfly website, facebook, twitter, or retailmenot.com. If you download the Shutterfly app for your smartphone, you'll find there are give-a-ways each month. I was happy to learn yesterday that by using the code MOREPAGES the 88 extra pages in my books were free! In addition to that deep discount, I used the code FORTY4U at checkout and got an additional 40% deducted from the total cost. A book that would have cost me $233.91 plus shipping, was only $40.98.
I don't know how long the offer will last, so I didn't sleep on it.
If you like making photobooks, (and can't manage to stick to 20 pages like me) you shouldn't either...: )
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The new way to make a photo album: photo books by Shutterfly.
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