RECEIVED MY POD BOOK FROM SHUTTERFLY. As is always the case inamuch as I always spec their 6 color printing option, the print quality is excellent. Shutterfly is highly recommended.
Writing of books, I have approximately 50 photo books of pictures made by other picture makers-monographs, exhibition catalogs, and the like. iMo, photo books are the second best manner for the viewing of photographs, second only to prints on a gallery wall. On the same level as photo books, but rarely encountered is a portfolio of original prints.
What all of these viewing experiences have in common is that each manner of presentation / viewing: a) places an actual thing in front of the viewer, b) encourages the viewer to focus all of their attention on the thing in front of them, and, c) in most viewing cases, the viewing environment is generally conducive to quiet contemplation.
Considering the above, I am forever at a loss for words with the idea of, why does anyone make images but fails to print them in some fashion?