https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:59:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083134 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:23:41 +0000 aMohror 1083134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love shutterfly, and so far the only ones I have made were free! I haven't tried any others but I love all of their products :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083130 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:22:59 +0000 CakeLady 1083130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are a mac user, I've made a few books with iPhoto and they were really beautiful and easy to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083119 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:19:43 +0000 Happygal 1083119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone used the company Artifact Uprising before? <a href="http://www.artifactuprising.com/site/home" rel="nofollow">http://www.artifactuprising.com/site/home</a></p> <p>I think their books look beautiful, at least online!</p> <p>ETA: whoops! I see a few bees plan on using Artifact Rising. Let me know how they turn out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083096 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:14:23 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1083096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used blurb for my wedding album to and I gotta say, simply amazing quality. I was able to customize it how I wanted it vs being forced to use a template. It was super easy, a great price and outstanding quality. I plan on using them for the birth photobook we will be making. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083085 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:10:24 +0000 swurlygurl 1083085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used Blurb for my wedding album - LOVED it. The software was amazing to use. The book was $$$ though (probably didn't help that it was a huuuuge book).<br /> I used MyPublisher for my honeymoon album - it left a LOT to be desired. The pages were meh, but the cover was pretty bad.<br /> I've used Shutterfly for quick books, and I like them a lot for that purpose. Simple program, and they have great deals. I just made a 20-page book with a 'free' coupon (you have to pay tax and shipping) and it came out to $8 and some change. The quality is decent (not the best, but not bad), even using pictures from FB.</p> <p>It's all about what you want to pay for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083074 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:08:28 +0000 BadgerMom 1083074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose mypublisher based on this guys recommendation who did an extensive review of each company. Here is the link to the review.</p> <p><a href="http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/97676/13/1/15" rel="nofollow">http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/97676/13/1/15</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083065 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:05:47 +0000 pui 1083065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I very highly recommend Adoramapix. I am a graphic designer, so I am picky about print quality and theirs is amazing... also I LOVE lay flat pages, allows for more creative and full spreads! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1083052 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:03:44 +0000 CarolRob 1083052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you printing a wedding album? If so, you should really consider using <a href="http://www.mybridalpix.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mybridalpix.com</a> . They offer pro quality albums direct to brides, but the templates could be used to print any kind of book. I used them to print my wedding album and it came out gorgeous! They have the really thick flush mount archival photo paper so the printing is beautiful. They also have plain white templates in their EZ build section of their software. I also ordered pure photo mount books off them for my parent albums and they were a little less expensive but great print quality as well. I wanted something other than a photo book too because I was afraid my little ones would tear the pages or bend them over time. Seems like there are a lot of companies out there that offer photo books but not too many that offer really nice albums. I was very happy with my purchase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072811 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:33:21 +0000 PurplePumps 1072811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Shutterfly! And here's a coupon for a free book. Expires September 20. <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-view/blogs/Viewpons/shutterfly-viewpon" rel="nofollow">http://abc.go.com/shows/the-view/blogs/Viewpons/shutterfly-viewpon</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072754 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 14:24:51 +0000 tarabonno 1072754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been making books for the past few years (goal before baby is to be caught up!) and I am also doing an ongoing pregnancy one through Shutterfly. I have been VERY impressed with the quality of the books - they are nicer than I expected even with lo res photos like you would download from FB. </p> <p>I think it depends on how much you want to spend. I will probably use Artifact Uprising for our wedding album (when I finally get there!) but don't need that for random pics from 2008.</p> <p>Always wait for a Shutterfly coupon though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072511 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 09:35:29 +0000 marionberry 1072511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMcD: That's exactly what it offers. Hope you like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072245 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:43:22 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1072245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMcD: i've used them several times in the past, and they cast a yellow/orangey color on my lesser quality images. but when i see professional photogs make shutterfly photobooks, they're stunning!</p> <p>i've heard that mpix is great, but i've only used shutterfly a couple of times to make gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072241 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:33:12 +0000 deactivated_account 1072241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I am not sure if I have high quality photos. So should I not use shutterfly? I feel that this issue regarding quality of photos is why I am no longer using Costco. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072232 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:21:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1072232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>shutterfly is ok if you have high quality photos.</p> <p>i'm going to use artifact uprising for my instagram pics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072231 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 22:20:35 +0000 deactivated_account 1072231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: I haven't ever heard of MyPublisher but I will certainly check it out. I do not want templates with seashells or hearts or anything like that. I just want simple, plain, classy pages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072215 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:49:03 +0000 marionberry 1072215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use MyPublisher! I've used Shutterfly and MyPublisher, and I find the quality of the books and pages is better with MyPublisher. It doesn't have some of the cool pre-made templates that shutterfly has though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072205 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:40:08 +0000 ALV91711 1072205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like picaboo. But I always wait for a groupon to do one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072204 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:38:06 +0000 MamaCate 1072204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do shutterfly for the basics and have been happy. But when i want something a little more high quality i go with blurb. We did our wedding albums through them and i am working on LO's baby book too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072202 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:36:02 +0000 chopsuey 1072202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another shutterfly fan!<br /> They always send free photo book offers to me too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072199 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:31:42 +0000 artsyfartsy 1072199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use shutterfly and love it! They have tons of design templates and its pretty simple to use. I've not tried any others though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/photo-books-2#post-1072197 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:28:13 +0000 deactivated_account 1072197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi girls! I'm a little stumped and would love to pick your brains. I need to make some photo books and do not know which company to use. I used to make books through Costco but do not like the stores new online book builder program. I want something that's classic and nice quality. What companies do you girls use? </p>