Vanity Press

Technology has come a long way and anyone of us could “publish” a fab coffee book with just a few mouse clicks. Photography is a big source of joy to me, so when combined with my other favorite hobby (fashion) and a great Groupon deal, it led to a very fun project, courtesy of Mixbook.com.

Yes, I’d had the Groupon voucher for almost a year before I finally got my act together and uploaded the photos into a 12″ x 12″ book about 24 hours before the coupon expired. I even splurged for a leather cover! Not sure why I thought the leather cover would have the photos on it but they were of course printed on the dustcover instead.

It took me almost five hours to compile the pictures into different configurations that sort of told a story. You might call it my first attempt at editorializing! There are numerous other vendors that offer these photo books, and I’m certain some of you are pros at this already .

My dad would probably chuckle and call this project vanity press, but what I know is that when I’m 80 and can’t fit into my skinny jeans anymore, I will flip through this book and smile, dentures and all.

February 21, 2012