tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post6928236973238392217..comments2024-03-28T19:05:20.191-07:00Comments on Take Out Photo: Blurb books, an idea for using your photosmarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339639747213787334noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-45642047584209934432009-11-30T15:35:17.783-08:002009-11-30T15:35:17.783-08:00Thanks for the link. I'm definitely checking i...Thanks for the link. I'm definitely checking it out.marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339639747213787334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-73659688536668693132009-11-27T12:47:57.409-08:002009-11-27T12:47:57.409-08:00Paul Butzi over on http://photomusings.wordpress.c...Paul Butzi over on http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/i-like-big-prints-i-cannot-lie/<br /><br />showcased two folio type print presentations, which I find very appealing, especially as prints for a modest price usually turn out better than Blurb printing quality. The only problem is that shipping of the dane creek folios ( http://www.danecreekfolios.com/ ) is extremely expensive. But I will try to get similar ones made by a local bookbinder.Markus Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171659178955291708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-30857519588712687562009-11-21T14:18:20.213-08:002009-11-21T14:18:20.213-08:00Okay all I have to say is I'm so jealous that ...Okay all I have to say is I'm so jealous that you ate at laduree! That was my favorite restaurant when I lived there for a summer. Their pastries are to die for! I hope you gobbled that thing up as fast as you could after you took that amazingly beautiful picture, because I'm drooling! :)Janice Twitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328149406716945198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-34871245594214778802009-11-19T04:53:58.486-08:002009-11-19T04:53:58.486-08:00Marc, thanks for the quick answer. I am astonished...Marc, thanks for the quick answer. I am astonished about the f/3.2, I had thought it would have been wider open. <br /><br />I am using a crop sensor camera, and for quite some time I was disappointed not being able to get those shallow DoF effects I knew from my film times as well as others' images. Just recently I acquired an old Minolta f/1.4 85mm lens, and now bokeh is a non-issue of course.<br /><br />Re. blurb et al.: Yes, I will definitely look around and let you know if I can come up with something better. Meanwhile I will try out prints on 8x10 sheets with copious white space around it, even more on the left side, and try to find a binding method so I could have a photo book without having to resort to a real photobook.Markus Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171659178955291708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-82504342837004162882009-11-19T02:34:31.619-08:002009-11-19T02:34:31.619-08:00Thanks for your comment, Markus. For the photo, I ...Thanks for your comment, Markus. For the photo, I used a Canon 5D Mark II with a 24-70L lens set at f/3.2, shutter speed of 1/100 and focal length 50 mm. The lens is one of my favorites because it's versatile when you're out on the street and it get really nice blur.<br />I agree that blurb is less than ideal. I wish someone would come up with the kind of print quality I get with Asukabook, but at more affordable prices. If you find something in the Blurb price-range that you like better, please let me know so I can try it out.marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339639747213787334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-66707865157867931322009-11-19T02:08:09.988-08:002009-11-19T02:08:09.988-08:00First the image: The shallow DoF and the airy disk...First the image: The shallow DoF and the airy disks in the background work very well with the broken whites and the brown tones of the chocolate. Would you care to tell about the lens/f-stop you used? My guess is a 50mm/f1.4 on a full frame camera. Anyhow, the way that the blur develops in the word on that sign is wonderful.<br /><br />Re blurb: In the 2009 SoFoBoMo (http://www.sofobomo.org) I did my first blurb book. The price/quality ratio of blurb is astonishing, that's correct. But at least in the 7"x7" book, the raster of the printer is visible - even a lab print of the same image is much finer. So when considering a way to make my images more accessible, blurb is not my first choice. But still I haven't come up with a better alternative.Markus Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171659178955291708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693706180180344535.post-52423772982789414982009-11-19T01:15:11.541-08:002009-11-19T01:15:11.541-08:00Gorgeous photo!
I can't really blame the boys...Gorgeous photo!<br /><br />I can't really blame the boys for not working on their Blurb books. After all, I've been intending to compile my blog on Blurb for, oh, 2 years or so...michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617050750444837628noreply@blogger.com