Photo Book Tip: Choose the Right Cover for Your Project

When you’re collecting your best work in a printed photo book, there are a lot of things that you’ll want to consider. You’ll have to decide what the subject of the book will be, which photos you’ll want to include, whether or not you’re going to use text and backgrounds to help you tell a story. You’ll also need to think about the purpose of the photo book - is it to showcase your work, market your services or to create a unique album for your clients.

Once you know what you’re using your photo book for and you know how you’ll be laying it out, there’s one more essential step: choosing the right cover for your photo book. Here’s a tip for you: take a closer look at your book and it’s purpose to decide which cover style is best.

printed cover

If you’re collecting images for a client, you may want to use a printed cover for the book using images that will be meaningful to them.

leather cover

A leather cover can be used for albums and for those images that you’re sharing with others.

linen book cover

If you’re going to be using your photo book to share options with your clients, you may want to look into a simple linen photo book cover.

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