Hello everyone...I was wondering if some of you can recommend some books or web tutorials about how to create album layouts in photoshop. I am mainly looking for simple type of layouts with 2-3 pictures per spread.
Basically I want to find out if there is a book or for photoshop that can tell me how to make a full two page spread layout that is all white or black background, how to put the little white boarders around the pictures and place them on the page. I have the basic idea down but when I open up a template for the spread I can't figure out how to change the background color, or how to make the boarders on the pictures prior to placing them.
AleksRachael wrote:
Basically I want to find out if there is a book or for photoshop that can tell me how to make a full two page spread layout that is all white or black background, how to put the little white boarders around the pictures and place them on the page. I have the basic idea down but when I open up a template for the spread I can't figure out how to change the background color, or how to make the boarders on the pictures prior to placing them.
paint bucket tool (color of choice) on the bottom layer for the background color, for that 'border': right click a layer > blending options > STROKE (it's at the bottom)
Don't get involved with design software from Album vendors. They deliberately lock you into ordering only from them and provide sub-standard rubbish that's only useable if you have extremely low standards and don't mind giving your customers something that was sloppily thrown together. Some even have the cheek to charge you for their software (YSI, Albums Australia ... you should be blushing at this point).
I find Photoshop just fine for album composition but I put together some pretty complex page layouts and always do full custom design. I've heard good things about InDesign too but to be fair Adobe tools tend to borrow heavily from each other and once you have a few you have them all so to speak.
AleksRachael wrote:
What do you mean all or nothing? I have no problem with the making of the design or creating my own, I actually prefer it I just don't know how.
There are plenty of books available, try amazon or actually going to a book store.
can you recommend someone that you can outsource to for album creation?