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Our Japan trip in a book, using BookSmart and Blurb

Yay, our book has finally arrived!
After Bram and I came back from Japan I set out to gather our photos into a book as soon as possible. In fact we always plan to do this, but never get around to it. So I promised myself this time would be different and I thought using Blurb might help.

First some stats:
– Made 2838 photos in only 2 weeks. Crazy, but loved it!
– Selected 658 of those to process. This includes Bram’s groovy moves, promise I’ll show those off in another post later.
– And 472 of those made it into the book. I know, a LOT.

This makes for a total of 150 pages. Photos only, no text. Seems I need to sharpen my editing skills a bit more. It is almost impossible to sift through your own pictures and stay objective. Kind of like having gangrene and the doctor makes you choose which limb to chop off. Kind of, sorta.

Book Preview

Here is a preview of the final result. My thoughts on Blurb below.

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Every night should be Slow Music night

There are not many Famous Belgians, but Adolphe Sax is one of the lucky few.  In 1841, he invented the saxophone, an unique combination of power and agility.  Yet a contra-bass saxophone still weighs in at a whopping 20 kg – and only around 25 exist in the world today.

All the more reason to be absolutely amazed by bass saxophonist Colin Stetson‘s solo at the beginning of the night!  First, Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) opened the evening, seated at the piano, urging us to ‘Slow Down’ with her enchanting voice.  In case anyone was still unclear about the theme of the night, Colin was there to reinforce the message. Like a snake charmer, he hypnotized the audience. One minute became five, five turned into ten and then time just stopped. Continue reading Every night should be Slow Music night