Looking for a simple but equally effective app for creating and printing a photobook from scratch or using ready-made templates? Check out my study of the Mixbook vs Shutterfly confrontation and choose the best app for your work.
Mixbook is a web-based image creation product and online photo editing service based in Redwood City, California based upon the Photoshop software. With the help of this software you can easily edit, enhance, crop, resize and create your own professional looking digital photo images.
Shutterfly is an American photo, photography, and video sharing business, based in Redwood City, California. In addition to offering Shutterfly studios and other services, Shutterfly also offers a number of features and tools to help photographers to optimize and improve their photos.
The unique feature of the Shutterfly stock photography tiles is that they are not part of any one company's product line, but instead are offered in a large number of different licensed designs by various photographers. For each individual photographer, there will be a specific license granting them the right to use the image for commercial purposes in whatever way they see fit.
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The pages of the MixBook can be arranged by size (i.e. largest to smallest), by topic (subject, event, holiday, etc.) or by year. Some mix books are available in both formats, but they're not as flexible as a photo book.
The professional services offered by Mixbook include basic editing options such as image removal, resizing, adding text, background adjustments, adjusting brightness and color and others that can be easily customized according to the customer's needs.
In addition to all these features, it also includes a few interesting features that make editing your pictures fun and easy: the ability to make thumbnails, a color palette, the ability to add journaling or embellishments and, possibly most importantly to photographers, the ability to export your work in different formats.
The Shutterfly website offers everything a photographer would need to manage and organize their images, with online tutorials, photo books, free photo editing software and other goodies. The website also offers a complete kit, which includes everything a photographer needs to make the most of their images from weddings to baby showers to corporate events.
Among the features of the kit are photo calendars and photo gifts, as well as complete instructions on how to use all the features of Shutterfly. This kit also includes a digital camera, so that photographers do not have to leave the comfort of their homes to take photos.
In addition to the kit, Shutterfly offers other tools and features for photographers who are interested in maximizing the full potential of their pictures. One of these features is Shutterfly photo shop, which allows photographers to purchase and print their photos directly from the site.
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