Inspiration Manifestation: Getting Ideas from Other Photo Books

To make things more complicated, these aforementioned editors offer so many extras – such as sizes, covers, layouts and themes – that you could easily get lost. But if there is one thing you could learn from the greatest artists, when it comes to photo books, it’s that you should not be afraid of getting inspired by the work of others.

Photo book editors and their offers

Although it might sound a bit primitive, one of the best ways to get inspired is to check out any of the photo book builders and start making a book just for fun. Certain builders don’t force you into creating an account, meaning that you can try out their different features and, of course, see what you can do with the selected styles, different extras (embellishments, layouts etc.), covers and so on. Who knows, maybe by playing around in the editor you will come up with an idea that ends up as the final product.

You can also check out what others created with any given photo book builder: these companies love to show off the books that were designed by their customers as a proof of what the editor is capable of. Furthermore, some companies like Blurb allow users to sell their unique photo books via the company’s own online store, giving you the option to take a look inside the product or even purchase it to get proper inspiration from the final, physical object.

And last but not least, let’s not forget that photo book companies offer handy guides for every occasion, covering the important dos and don’ts and providing useful how-to guides regardless of which photo product you choose.

Go-to places for inspiration

You could turn to Google Images and try your luck with a few photo book related searches in hopes of stumbling into some original ideas. There are however a number of better go-to places that will provide you with far more unique ideas. A good way to get inspired is by turning to the site that defines itself as the “catalog of ideas”, Pinterest: by simply typing in “photo book” you will get tons of suggestions. You can even turn to professional sites like Lynda.com and its online courses or read blogs dealing with the same subject – the sky is the limit.

The best solution: just do it

We admit, Shia LaBeouf might not be the best inspiration, but in this regard he’s right. Even if you think you have no idea of what you’d like see as the final product, you must still have something in your mind. Listen to that and simply go with your gut instincts – and if it isn’t good enough, you can always ask for help from others or fine tune the photo book before printing.