How to create Photo Books

Here you will find helpful "How-To's" on creating your photo book. They are ready for you to print out and keep handy!

Custom Photo Book Cover

WHEN CREATING YOUR CUSTOM PHOTO BOOK COVER, KEEP IN MIND:

  • The dimensions below include a .75" bleed/wrap around the perimeter of the cover.
  • In positioning a design on the spine of the book, account for the width of the spine in relation to the book width - the more pages, the thicker the spine will be.

File Sizing

BOOK SIZE

FILE SIZE
(WITH BLEED)

5x5

13.25x6.63

5x7 LANDSCAPE

17.27x6.63

5x7 PORTRAIT

13.25x8.63

8.5x11 PORTRAIT

25.25x10.25

8x8

19.25x9.63

10x10

23.25x11.63

8x12 LANDSCAPE

27.25x9.63

8x12 PORTRAIT

19.25x13.63

11x14 PORTRAIT

25.25x15.63

12x12

27.25x13.63

To ensure that your design will be printed the way you expect it, download a premade, blank template.

Ordering A Custom Photo Book Cover

LUSTRE PHOTO OR CANVAS PHOTO COVER

  • To select images to use in your Photo Book, click the "Folder" button, click the folder you desire, and then click the "Open" button.
  • Click the "Prints and Products" button, navigate up to the Catalog line item, then navigate to the "Photo Books" line item and click.
  • Click the "Prints and Products" button once more to select your desired photo book size and orientation, then navigate to the right and choose the Custom Photo Cover option, then navigate further right to choose the paper type. If you'd like to create your own cover artwork, ensure that your design will be printed the way you expect it, download a premade, blank template.
  • Once the cover template appears, click the back arrow to view the entire cover spread, the back arrow is located under the cover image. Then drag and drop an image from the right side of the screen into the cover template. To change cover templates, navigate to the very top of the screen, select desired cover and drag and drop into existing cover template.
  • Once your cover is completed, click the forward arrow TWICE to start designing your page templates.
  • To populate images in the page templates, drag and drop an image from the right side of your screen and drop it in the desired template. To change the pre-selected page templates, navigate to the top of the screen and drag and drop your desired template over the existing template. Click the "Options" button and navigate under the "Page 1 Options" section to add Image Stroke Colors, Image Coloration, Background Colors, and Background Image Coloration.
  • Click the forward button to continue to display new pages and repeat STEP 6 to populate images into those new pages. To add additional page templates, click one of the "+" buttons, located next to the forward and back buttons, navigate to the top of the screen, choose your desired page template and drag and drop it into the newly created template area. If your reach a right hand page that reads "Blank White Inside Cover," which is the end of the photo book, and you want to add additional page templates, click the back arrow and then click one of the "+" buttons.
  • After your photo book is complete, click the "Options" button and choose either "Photo Cover" or "Canvas Photo Cover." Also under "Options" you can decide if you would like to add Six-color Printing or UV Coating to your book. Once satisfied, click outside the "Options" box to collapse it and then click the "Add to Order" button and then click the "Review Order" button.
  • Once the "Order Review" screen is complete, click the "Complete Order" button and follow the prompts.

Ordering A Custom Photo Book Cover

LEATHER, LINEN CLOTH, ALLIGATE, PEARLESCENT, OR CASHMERE COVER

  • To select images to use in your Photo Book, click the "Folder" button, click the folder you desire, and then click the "Open" button.
  • Click the "Prints and Products" button, navigate up to the Catalog line item, then navigate to the "Photo Books" line item and click.
  • Click the "Prints and Products" button once more to select your desired photo book size and orientation, then navigate to the right and choose the "Designer Cover" option, then navigate further right to choose paper type.
  • Click the "Options" button, then choose your desired cover material and color under the "Designer Cover Material" labeled section. Then click out of the pop-up box to collapse the options.
  • Click the forward arrow to open the photo book to the beginning of the page templates.
  • To populate images in the page templates, drag and drop an image from the right side of your screen and drop it in the desired template. To change the pre-selected page templates, navigate to the top of the screen and drag and drop your desired template over the existing template. Click the "Options" button and navigate under the "Page 1 Options" section to add Image Stroke Colors, Image Coloration, Background Colors, and Background Image Coloration.
  • Click the forward button to continue to display new pages and repeat STEP 6 to populate images into those new pages. To add additional page templates, click one of the "+" buttons, located next to the forward and back buttons, navigate to the top of the screen, schoose your desired page template and drag and drop it into the newly created template area. If your reach a right hand page that reads "Blank White Inside Cover," which is the end of the photo book, and you want to add additional page templates, click the back arrow and then click one of the "+" buttons.
  • After your photo book is complete, click the "Options" button to decide if you would like to add Six-color Printing or UV Coating to your book. Once satisfied, click outside the "Options" box to collapse it and then click the "Add to Order" button and then click the "Review Order" button.
  • Once the "Order Review" screen is complete, click the "Complete Order" button and follow the prompts.

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