Photography News Issue 38

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CEWE has offered camera clubs the exclusive opportunity to visit its centre

money-back If you are not totally happy with your book you can get a refund or a free replacement. CEWE has offered camera clubs receiving Photography News the exclusive opportunity to visit its centre at Warwick, as enjoyed by Leamington Spa Photography Society. The visit will include a tour of the production facilities, live software demonstrations and exclusive money-saving offers. If you want your camera club to be considered for this unique experience, please email the editor of PN , willcheung@bright- publishing.com. The deadline for applications is 24 November. guarantee.

the software before there were a number of tips on illustrating actions I had not appreciated before. In the lab I learned a few things about colour management and the adjustments when automatic image correction is applied by CEWE. I enjoyed the event and would recommend it to others.” See the panel below for more on Andrew’s experiences with creating a CEWEPHOTOBOOK. Should users need help there is a manned phone helpline until 10pm every evening including weekends. Having such service is unusual nowadays and having instant help is a bonus. Every CEWE PHOTOBOOK comes with a 100% satisfaction

CEWE was delighted to offer the camera club a full tour of its facilities and learning from Tony what was desired it planned a tour of the production facilities looking at some of the high-tech machines used in book reproduction accompanied by a company expert. Such was the visit’s popularity that the club’s membership was divided into two groups, with the groups swapping over at half time. So while one part of the clubwas touring the factory the other half enjoyed a demonstration of its book creating software – it’s free to download from the CEWE Photoworld website and available forWindows andMac. The book-producing experience among the club members varied enormously but one thing that came across from the visitors was the appreciation of the very easy-to-use but incredibly versatile software. Andrew Bell is a regular user of the CEWE Photobook Creator software: “I found the whole event very useful. Although I have used

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Hands onwith CEWE PHOTOBOOK

We asked twomembers of Leamington Spa Photographic Society to produce a photobook each and report back on their experiences

Tony Peck “I enjoyed the tour of the CEWE facility and I know the members did because they are still talking about it two weeks later. Thanks to all at CEWE who made it happen. “I have used CEWE for photobooks before so I know a bit about the software. Our visit confirmed to me that the Creator software is one of the best producing softwares around. It’s so intuitive to use and it is also very flexible. I like that on the website you can lodge a finished book in the Inspiration section to share your ideas with others. It’s a source of ideas too, plus it means I can share my books with family and friends. “For my test, featuring pictures taken in Mauritius, I used the True Matte paper option. With the variety of pictures – buildings, people and landscapes – I wasn’t sure if it was the best choice. Now I have the finished book in front of me I must say the results are phenomenal. The reproduction and resolution of the fine detail and texture is amazing. The colours are rich, perhaps marginally more saturated than on my screen but they look accurate. I am delighted with the result.” AndrewBell “I found the CEWE Photobook Creator software very intuitive and easy to use, it was very stable with no unexpected glitches. Actually, I think it is the easiest to use and most versatile book software I have experienced and I have tried several companies. “A vast range of templates can be selected for page layouts from a drop down menu. You can either stick with these or if you feel that you would like to change the shape size or layout of pictures on the page this can be done simply by dragging the corners of the pictures. Your own folder of pictures is displayed on the left of the screen and you simply select the ones you want in the book and drag them onto the page. “The eyedropper tool is great too. You can produce text and borders of the exact colour as in your pictures with it. “I used the helpline too. Being able to speak to a human being at CEWE up to 10pm is very useful indeed – much better than an email help facility. “Basically, the Creator software lets you can do everything you can think of – I couldn’t think of a single extra facility I’d need from a photobook printing software.”

Images The group got the chance to see the whole CEWE Photobook process from start to finish.

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