Rick Smolan, the talented Time and National Geographic photographer behind many large collaborative photography projects for books such as Day in the Life and 24/7 turned his camera lens on home life for his 2008 book, America at Home.
The photos in the book were taken over the course of seven days last September by 100 photojournalists, as well as thousands of amateur photographers. America At Home also features gorgeous photos, evocative captions, thought-provoking statistics, plus personal essays from noted writers such as Amy Tan, Dominique Browning, former editor in chief of House and Garden Magazine, Dominique Browning, Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and New York Times correspondent David Pogue.
What makes this book especially great for gift giving (think Christmas) is that you can upload a picture of your own to create a personalized book jacket. The entire process takes less than 5 minutes once you choose a cover photo (the digital file you upload must be high resolution.) If you already have photos in a Google Picasa Web Album or Phanfare.com photo album you can browse those albums from within their site and load them into their system. The possibilities are endless. You could choose an old black and white family photo, a favorite summer vacation picture, a picture of your children, your pets, or even your house.
Here are a couple I’ve created:
America At Home (including custom book cover) retails for $39.99.
Savvy Housewife is hosting an America at Home cover contest and one lucky winner will receive their own custom book! Upload your photo and create your cover at the America at Home website and then right click and save your cover and e-mail it to savvyhousewife at yahoo dot com by midnight September 18. I’ll narrow down the entrants to three finalists and hold a contest for the winner of the best cover; entrants must be U.S. residents.
I love this giveaway and I’m crossing my fingers! Here’s the link to our cover pic: https://www.myamericaathome.com/customcover/prepare?key=0.5143132195807993
Thanks!
I just sent you an email from the email us form on the website. Fun contest
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Here’s mine
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How are you guys getting it to be at high enough resolution? I have a pretty good digital camera, not one of those teeny ones, and still everything I load says it’s going to be at poor resolution.
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Thanks for the information. It would be nice if more people commented on this topic. It’s not too confusing if you read and understand then please teach what your learning..
Thank you, I really need to know this especially when my girlfriend birthday is coming soon. Hopefully I will be able to get the right birthday present for her.