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The First Step to Great Color Images in Your Blurb Book

One of the most frequently asked questions by Blurb book makers is, “How do I ensure that color reproduction in my book will match what I see on my screen?” The answer is both simple and complicated. Let’s get the complicated bit out of the way: What you see on your screen can’t and won’t [...]

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By Joe   Posted in How-To and Tips   February 12, 2013 – 9:01 am
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Three Top Tips for Making Blurb Books with Lightroom 4

Jay Graham is a professional photographer and avid Blurb book maker. He’s also a Lightroom evangelist. Read on for Jay’s top three tips for making books with Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4. By the way, in case you didn’t know, first-time LR4 book makers receive 20% off, so why wait? And don’t forget to sign up [...]

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By Alice   Posted in How-To and Tips   February 11, 2013 – 9:37 am
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How to make a DIY iPhone “tripod” from office supplies

I needed a tripod to hold my iPhone steady so I could shoot a stop-motion video of a bunch of our photo books for Vine. But I left my Glif tripod adapter at home. Necessity being the mother of invention (and the father, I suppose, being espresso), I had to go with whatever I had handy. Given that [...]

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By Kent   Posted in How-To and Tips, Photography   February 8, 2013 – 11:10 am
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A few changes to Blurb Support

Hey book makers, while this might not be the most exciting announcement we’ve ever made, we want to let you know that we’ve made a few changes to our Support pages. It’s still the same people, but some technical stuff is a little different: 1)   The url for Blurb Support is now support.blurb.com. So please [...]

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By Kent   Posted in How-To and Tips   February 1, 2013 – 5:56 pm
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