Blurb is a cool company that lets you make books about anything that interests you. And if you’re interested in fashion and style—and love to show it off—making a book of your personal fashion is a fantastic way to capture your sartorial genius for all time.
Whether you want it just for yourself, so you can look through your greatest hits, or you’re a bit of an Internet fashionista who wants to make a book to sell, you’ll find these tips pretty helpful:
1. It’s all about lighting. To make your fashion really pop, choose natural light or studio light with a soft box (you can even make one from a lamp and last season’s white t-shirt). If you’re using a flash, you’ll probably want to bounce it or stick a diffusion filter on it.
2. Make a shot list. This is a critical step, and even more important if you are photographing models. Even if your model is just your best friend who owes you a favor, they’ll appreciate it if you know exactly what you want to shoot. Think about the poses you want to capture, the outfits you want them to wear, and the details that you want to highlight in every shot.
3. White balance (WB). Accurate color and skin tones come from making sure the WB function on your camera is set to your lighting situation.
4. Choose the right lens/zoom setting. If you’re using a wide angle, you’re going to lose your beautiful lines (and your model may never forgive you). If you have a camera with different zoom levels, zoom out to minimize lens barrel distortion.
5. Keep it stylish. It’s a fashion shoot, after all. Play music, keep things moving, try new angles. Attitude, attitude, attitude.
6. Dress it up. Make your book as fashionable as the clothing featured in it. Choose a simple design that doesn’t upstage the clothing, but still looks chic. Pick a size and paper type that showcases the work brilliantly.
If you’ve ever paid attention to what’s on the catwalk, you know that fashion means different things to different people. Follow your own fashion obsessions and document them in a fashionable book. If you look good today in person, imagine looking great forever on the printed page with Blurb!
Great tips, thank you!
I love making books for gifts! I’ve made quite a few and they’re so loved by the recipients. We went to Israel with my parents and I made them a book, you can personalize it so intimately. My sister and I made mozzarella and goat cheese with my dad for father’s day (as usual), but this time I made a book for him afterward to keep, he shows it to EVERYONE. I like your idea for a fashion book, and I’ll have to check out blurb for my next book.
This is interesting– really never thought about doing this an what a great gift this would be for someone
WOW! I like that Blurb can really help me with making my photos look really nice and help to make my fashion pictures stand out. Thanks for information.
These are some really great tips! Thank you!
That’s a good idea. I didn’t know there was so much involved with photo taking. It explains a lot. I can never get a good picture.
My husband got tips from this post and he would surely try them
This is a great thing to know how to make a fashion book lots of store owners need this. Thank you, Jerri Davis
This is a great list of tips. Making your own fashion book sounds like a great project. Thank you for sharing this post.
What an awesome tool! Thank you for the information.
These are a great list of tips, I can certainly use them. Thank you so much for sharing.
This is nice to know.
Wonder if I try this one if it will turn out for me. Seems I lack in the creativity department but this would be so much fun to do
This is really cool, I never thought about making my own real books. May check this out sometime!
Thank you for all of these great tips. Have a nice day.
I would make a geek inspired book!
very cool books! never thought to make a fashion one.
great idea.Thank you for nifty ideas.
This is cool! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for the post. Now I know why my shots aren’t the best. I will give these tips a try.