The COUTURE BOOK Blog - Announcements

Back from New Orleans and Pictage PartnerCon

Rafael Loureiro! — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:45:32 GMT

Wow, what an amazing show!

So many good speakers, and it was so great meeting everyone out there, seeing old friends, and catching up... And of course New Orleans itself is FANTASTIC!

We even have a nice video shot by our friend Jaci Clark: www.jaciclark.com showing our books.

We also launched our first show special, which was a great success. Make sure you keep your eyes out for us at future shows, and don't forget to ask us about the new show specials.

Hope to see everyone again soon, and looking forward to New Orleans again next year!

COUTURE BOOK is coming to the Dallas/Ft. Worth PUG meeting next week

Rafael Loureiro! — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:55:32 GMT

If you're in the DFW area and want to check out some of our books, come on down to the PUG meeting next week: http://dallaspug.wordpress.com/

Kristin Greenlee, http://www.kristingreenlee.com, has been gracious enough to have invited us out to show our books, and talk about book design and binding. The meeting is open to everyone, so even if you aren't a Pictage member, you can still come out and hang out with all of us.

The meeting is on October 8th, starting at 6:45pm, and here's the location:
McAlister’s Deli

100 N. Kimball Ave., Ste. 109
Southlake TX 76092
store phone: 817-310-5570

http://www.mcalistersdeli.com/locations/zipcode.asp

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Hope to see you there!

OC PUG meeting tonight with Sara France and Aperture demo

Rafael Loureiro! — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:30:10 GMT

We're heading to Orange County tonight to check out Sara's Aperture book building demo. If you are in the area, make sure you swing by Lauren's studio at 7:00: http://ocpug.wordpress.com/

Location:
Lauren Hillary’s Studio
1834 A Newport Blvd
Costa Mesa CA 92627

949-280-8037

On the road again! Heading out with the Photo Fusion Tour

Rafael Loureiro! — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:52:05 GMT

COUTURE BOOK is hitting the road again this year!

We're teaming up with Celebrity Photographer Robert Evans and Award Winning Film and Television Producer/Director/Editor Curt Apanovich for two-day intensive Photo Fusion Workshops all over the country: http://www.photofusiontour.com/

We're kicking off the tour in Los Angeles in April, and heading out to the rest of the country from there!

At the two-day intensive Photo Fusion Workshop, you'll learn:

1. How to work with and direct clients to achieve the best images possible
2. How to effectively shoot photos AND video together
3. Photography workflow & prep for video use
4. Final Cut Pro video workflow and editing
5. Final Mastering for DVD, Ipod, Web, etc.

At the end of this workshop, you'll know EVERYTHING you need to start creating your own Photo Fusions, even if you have a separate DSLR and video camera.

Get signed up ASAP as each workshop is limited to only 50 people!

Hope to see you there!!

Heading to WPPI in a couple of weeks

Rafael Loureiro! — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:14:11 GMT

Are you planning on attending the WPPI show in Las Vegas in two weeks (www.WPPInow.com)?

If so, we’ll be teaming up with HP again and sharing their booth, booth 101.

We’re going to have a ton of new sample books, and we’ll be officially launching several new collection styles at the show, so make sure you come by and say hello.

We’re looking forward to another great show this year, and I hope to see you there!

Earth Collection Books are now available to everyone

Rafael Loureiro! — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:01:28 GMT

Just in case you haven't noticed yet, as of January 2009, you are no longer required to use Adobe Lightroom and the Lightroom plug-in to order the Earth Collection.

You can now place an order for the Earth Collection books without having to use Adobe's Lightroom to upload your project.

Imaging USA here we come!

Rafael Loureiro! — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:54:10 GMT

Happy New Years everybody!!

I was just starting to recover from the busy holiday season, and the next thing you know the Imaging USA show is here: http://www.imagingusa.org/

We aren't going to be hosting a booth at the trade show this year, but I'll be at the show all three days with a ton of sample books.

If you haven't seen the books in person yet, and are going to be in Phoenix between the 11th and 13th, shoot me an email: support@couturebook.com. I'll be setting up personal meetings with folks during the day to check out the goods, and hope to catch up with everybody.

Hope everyone had a fantastic Holiday season, and we're looking forward to a great New Year in 2009!

Introducing the Book of the Month

Rafael Loureiro! — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:10 GMT

I'm fortunate enough that I get to see a ton of amazing books every month. With that in mind, I thought we'd add a new feature to our blog today: the Book of the Month. With the Book of the Month, I can start to share some of these highlights that I spot, give you a little background about the book and the photographer/designer, and hopefully inspire all of us to keep creating amazing works of art.

To kick things off, I'm excited to show you a really cool book created by Maria Mayer over at Threestone Books:
www.ThreestoneBooks.com . This was a special project for a client of hers, highlighting their trip to India.

It was bound in the East Hampton's book style, with the full wrap around printed cover image, and a linen slipcase with images. The design inside is very clean, and focuses on the images, just like a fine art monograph.

Here's a link to the inside of the book: India Book

The images are so bright and colorful (I would love to go to India just to shoot, even for just one day), and I thought the design was a really great way to show off all of those amazing travel images, as well as provide info about each image on the corresponding page.

Thanks Maria for letting us share your book with everyone!!

Come see us at the Apple store on the 24th

Rafael Loureiro! — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:46 GMT

We're heading out to New York next week to attend the PhotoPlus Expo (www.photoplusexpo.com). We've also been invited to show and talk about our books on the evening of the 24th at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue!

Check out this amazing store:

If you're going to be in New York next week, make sure you come by and say hello. We're going to be at the store from 7:00 to 9:00PM, and will then be at the PhotoPlus trade show the rest of the week.

If you can't make it to the Apple store, but still want to check out the books in person, please give us a buzz at support@couturebook.com and we'll be happy to setup a meeting time.

Can't wait to see everyone in New York!!

COUTURE BOOK Europe has launched

Rafael Loureiro! — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:30:50 GMT

I'm not sure if you made it to the Photokina (http://www.photokina-cologne.com/) this year in Germany, but if you had, you would been able to see our European kick-off.

Since my Spanish is very rusty and I don't speak German, nor French, nor the myriad of other languages spoken in Europe, we've teamed up with Keepsakes in Germany (www.keepsakes.de) to be able to bring better support and faster service to our European customers.

Check out the cool booth Keepsakes put together to show off the books:

Speaking of photography shows, we're also planning on being at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York in a couple weeks (23rd - 25th of October). We won't have a booth at the tradeshow, but if you're going to be in town and want to check out the books, give me a buzz to setup a meeting time: support@couturebook.com or 877.472.1710

Hope to see you there!!

Happy Holidays from Couture Book a.k.a. The Holiday Deadline Post

Rafael Loureiro! — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:15:13 GMT

I can't believe how fast this year has gone by, and already the holiday deadlines are nearing!

Here's our deadlines for holiday ordering:
-November 14th for the Spanish Madrid, all of the Italian books, and all of the Swiss books
-November 21 for everything else

If you have your order in by that day, we will guarantee that your book will arrive in time for Christmas. If not, we'll still try our best, but we won't be able to guarantee it'll arrive in time.

Let us know if you have any questions, and Happy Holidays!!

The EARTH COLLECTION

Rafael Loureiro! — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:14:51 GMT

UPDATE: As of January 2009 the Earth Collection is now available to all COUTURE BOOK customers!

Adobe Lightroom is no longer required to place your order.

It is finally here!! The worlds first "Green" photo book!!

Available exclusively from COUTURE BOOK and through Adobe LIGHTROOM! In conjunction with Adobe's support, we are launching the Earth Collection exclusively to owners of Adobe Lightroom software. These books will be available via export of images using our free Lightroom Plugin, available for download on the Adobe Lightroom Exchange. So if you want an Earth Collection book, then you've got to have or you need to get Lightroom. If you don't have Lightroom yet, why not? It rocks! And with our new plugin, managing your workflow has never been easier!

Please see this post on how to download, install, and use the Lightroom Export Plugin for COUTURE BOOK.

Our much anticipated line of books feature:

100% Post-Consumer recycled paper,
Environmentally sensitive cover materials like hemp, recycled kraft paper, and lotka paper
Green E-Certified Windpower and Carbon-Neutral,
5% of the proceeds going to replanting and reforesting and purchasing offsetting carbon credits.

Be a Part. Make a Difference. You can feel good when you purchase a book from our Earth Collection that you are making a difference for our planet.

Producing 1000 Earth Collection books will generate environmental benefits equivalent to:

Not driving 7070 miles in an average automobile

12562 lbs. net greenhouse gases prevented

96,152,000 BTUs of energy not consumed

6830 lbs. of solid waste not generated

135.74 trees preserved for the future

57,661 gallons of wastewater flow saved

391.97 lbs. of waterborne waste not generated

*Source: Mohawk Environmental Calculator available at www.Mohawkpaper.com. Conversions are provided by the EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) and/or the U.S. EPA.

HOW TO ORDER:

1.) If you don't have Lightroom already, get it here!
2.) Download our free plugin here.
3.) Export your images directly from Lightroom to COUTURE BOOK. Cool! Watch this short video on how to use the plugin. (Only projects you create and images uploaded from the plugin will allow you to purchase an Earth Collection book.)
4.) Your images will appear in your project as if you had uploaded them through our website.

We thank Adobe for their support of the Earth Collection and for their role in making our Summer Tour a great success!

Be a Part of a New Dance!

Be sure to not miss our "Be a Part of a New Dance" video below... Phyllis and Rodrigo (co-founders) are in it briefly, and Rodrigo works it!