Monthly Archives: September 2011

Book of the Week: ‘My Camera Collection’

My Camera Collection by Klaar Vollenberg | Make Your Own Book Cameras aren’t just tools for making art, they’re works of art themselves. It’s this mix of utility and beauty that inspired My Camera Collection: Volume 1, by Klaar Vollenberg. It’s a lovingly and elegantly illustrated catalog of the 28-year-old photographer’s camera collection. And it’s quite [...]

Blurberati with Cameras: Leica M6

Of all the cameras we’ve shown in our Camera Thursday blog posts, today’s probably inspires the most loyal — some would say fanatical — following of all. The Leica M6 is legendary, and even as I write this I’m filled with camera envy. And while in the past we’ve featured Blurb engineers, writers, and content [...]

How to choose the photo for the cover of your wedding album

A few months ago, one of our Facebook friends asked the Blurb community if anyone had any advice on which image to choose for the book she was making of a friend’s wedding. Sure, the answer seems obvious enough: a picture of the bride and groom. While there’s nothing wrong with that, there are plenty [...]

Liberate a Banned Book Today

In case you haven’t heard, it’s Banned Books Week. That means from September 24 through October 1, you should feel free to break loose the bonds of reading restrictions set by the prudish or uninformed, and read a banned or challenged book. You’ll find the list of frequently banned and challenged books, as well as [...]