The Savvy Photo Book Project

Description

Watch the replay of our latest photobook project experience.

New ideas, approaches, and guidance for creating an artsy photo book project in the theme of your choice.

• Curate a collection of Digital Photos into a beautifully printed photo book project.
• Modify, mix, and match to create cohesive layouts with Ease from various Template Collections.
• Master digital Techniques and page-creation approaches to make the magic happen 🙂

Learn step-by-step approaches to creating a photo book project.

What You Will Learn:

• The art of Photo Book Making from conception to completion
• Where to start and how to Conquer overwhelm.
• Build and modify pages from a Variety of template sources.
• Guidance for choosing a Theme.
• Secrets to Planning your memory-keeping projects.
• Photo and digital supply Selection strategies.
• Use Word Prompts to improve your storytelling.
• Strategies for finding and Managing your time.
• Elevate your photos using state-of-the-art Photoshop/Element technology.
• Different approaches to Storytelling for more meaningful keepsakes.
• Considerations in Printing Your Project.

What You Can Expect

1. Written Content Support

• Step-by-step Planning Guide. 
• Guidance for photo/digital supply selection.
• Printing considerations, company recommendations, and Printing with Blurb.
• Interactive Project Plan Printable.
• Project Worksheet for Planning your project.
• Strategies for Project Time Management.
• Huge list of potential Themes.
• Storytelling suggestions and approaches.
• The art of Six Word Stories.
• 4 Approaches to Mix/Match/Modify Templates.

2. Class Session Schedule

6 VIDEO SESSIONS

Session #1  | Key Steps for Project Planning plus Q&A

• Theme selection.
• Project planning.
• Support for your project.
• Planning your pages.
• Page structure and topics.
• Photo and digital product organization.
• Q&A

Session #2 | Use and Modify SAME Template Sources

• Cohesive double-pages using Albums and FotoInspired.
• Modify similar templates to support your photos and stories.
• Photo enhancement, digital embellishment, and storytelling techniques.

Session #3 | Building Layouts from DIFFERENT Template Sources

• Mixing and matching templates from different template collections
• Template modifications to foster a cohesive spread.
• Photo enhancement, digital embellishment, and storytelling techniques.

Session #4 | ‘A La Carte’ Double Page Creation

• Curating double-page layouts from template components and your other digital art supplies.
• Guidance for placing foundational template components to create your own ‘template’ designs.
• Photo enhancement, digital embellishment, and storytelling techniques.

Session #5 | Transform Single Pages into Double-Page Layouts

• Adding a matching layout to a single-page design.
• Strategies for connecting 2 different pages.
• Photo enhancement, digital embellishment, and storytelling techniques.

Session #6 | Completion, Printing and Q&A

• Includes any BONUS content that arises from your questions/requests for this course.
• Your finished project and how to move forward with what you have learned.

NOTE.

• All sessions happen LIVE via the Zoom platform.
• 1-1/2 – 2 hr sessions divided into 6-8 Segments for easy viewing.
• Demonstrations in Adobe Photoshop CC.
• Learn how to create Extractions here.

3. Word Prompts & FREE WordART

25 Word PROMPTS TO GUIDE YOUR STORYTELLING

• 25 Word Prompts in .pdf format
• Includes various Inspirations for sparking stories in your layout designs.
• Coordinating customizable WordART elements.
• All are available for immediate Download.

5. Private MeWe Comunity Group

A dedicated community for members of this class 🙂

• Get your Questions and queries answered.
• Share your layouts and be Inspired by others.
• Receive critique and Feedback on your layout designs.
• Enjoy Accountability and encouragement.

Got a Question?

Email me and I would be happy to answer it for you.