All Photo Books & Calendars require 5 business days
for production.
Additional charges will apply when using prints, negatives,
or slides.
In-Store Ordering at a Creative Kiosk
Our in-store Creative Kiosks are powerful computers that are created
specifically for ordering products like photo books or calendars.
Sit down and follow along with the kiosk as it walks you through the
building process step by step. Our staff will also be on hand to
help you create your custom products.
Online Ordering
Ordering online can be very simple - however it all depends
on factors such as the quality of your computer, your
Internet connection, your image file sizes and the quantity of
images you are using. We recommend following the TIPS below before
building your photo book online.
If you are having difficulties creating a book or calendar online, we recommend
coming in to one of our stores to build your product on an in-store
kiosk.
Tip #1:
Organize your images first
We recommend organizing all your images into one
location/folder on your computer or media. You may even want to
rename them numerically so they appear in order when it’s time to
create your book or calendar. You are able to choose the placement of the photos
on the pages, however, having them in order before you start creating will save you time.
Tip #2:
Check your Image file sizes We suggest having image files between 1-3MB (2200x1700
pixels per image). It is very important that your image
files are not too large for our building software to
support, large files will slow the process of both uploading
and creation.
(Downsizing your files will not affect the
quality of your book when it is printed.)
Drag and drop JPG files or folders
with JPG files on the application icon.
The tool will resize JPG images and
save them next to the originals. Names of the new
pictures will be based on the original names, with a
suffix indicating their size. For example, the resized
version of MyPhoto.jpg will be called MyPhoto-1500.jpg,
where the number 1500 indicates the size of the picture.
This size is more than sufficient for book or calendar
creating.
Tip #3:
Limit text
Simple, meaningful text can enhance the look of a photo
book, however too much text can really take away from the
quality of your piece. We suggest limiting the text you
place into your book to less than 3 lines per page. Remember
the photos are what tells the story.
Sorry, text is not available on calendars at
this time.
Tip #4:
Limit editing We recommend pre-editing your images before beginning
your project. Intense editing can slow down the building software if you try to edit your images at the same
time you are creating your custom product.
Every computer monitor is unique - therefore your final
photo product may look different than it did on your
monitor. Our digital artists will examine each image on
every page and adjust color if needed.
All Photo Books & Calendars are
available from your Harold's Portrait
images for an additional $20.
