In todays increasingly digitised world of technology a Photobook might seem out of date and to some extent it is. Who wants a big heavy book with a few Photos when you can carry all your memories in a single hard drive? The answer is"A lot of People". Photo books and albums are more popular than ever. Weeding albums have never been this popular since the camera was first within the reach of the common man.
I think the fact that not everyone does it everyday has made printing and storing hard copy physical photos a sign of novelty, Besides that lets face it, its way more pleasant to have a collection of selected images than browsing through hundreds of out of focus and snapshotty images.
Being able to make the layout and design how you want your photos to appear in the final print is a very handy tool to have for us photographers and Lightroom has enabled us to do that with ease.
Steps involved
selecting images from a catalog you choose from lightroom
If I were to print out a Photbook for 20 Pages in Kodak digital 220g all 8x10s with a Fusion Cover that has a designer embossing it would cost a total of AUD 125 at the service provider Momento. An additional postage of $7 would get the photobook to me overnight
A similar book at Blurb would cost a total of around $60, with discounts offered for bulk ordering.
I think The customer should be charged for the books with minimum margin if they are already paying for the shoot session with editing time added on to the pricing from the start. Maybe a margin of 5-10 percent depending on the volume might be best.
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