The latest version of the photo book software is available. We have enhanced the performance in a number of areas enabling the photo book software to perform to much greater levels. No great changes in functionality just making what works better. Enjoy. Go to photo book area on the site and download FREE.
I am beginning to get obsessed with taking pictures. Before they use to go in a box or on my wifes pc. I now publish the pictures using the free software and I can explain what I am trying to do, or what is happening, or just have a bit of a laugh. I like the new software they have released because now I can make even better books. Is the ISBN number on the books mean I have a full formal published book.
I keep finding myself looking at ever more complicated cameras and staring at books in WHSmith and coming up with new pictures and new books I can create.
Anything new anybody else has done or tips please put a comment
Our very popular FREE photo album creation software has been enhanced to incorporate some great new features.
The changes are firstly quality changes at our end giving even better quality. We have also added new functions in the photo adjustments tool. Click on the spanner icon in the editor and you will now have the ability to control contrast and brightness, flip the picture horizontally and vertically and a nice new feature is the ability to add shadow to your pictures. Another great new feature is the edit photo tools which is accessed by double clicking on any of your pictures in the editor. This now has the ability to use masks which allow design features to be used such as the heart mask which places the picture inside a heart shape. Try it and see how you can design even better albums. We have also enhanced the preview screen giving you a better feel for the complete book, it really is now a proof of your book.
Download the FREE software and create even better albums
We are very pleased to announce a pre-launch of a childs education book.
Is your child starting school next year or has just started school this year?
Are you a little apprehensive about his or hers introduction and initial achievement in that most important subject - READING. Do you want to ensure he or she starts reading confidently, with enjoyment?
Has your child started school already, but makes excuses and starts to fidget when asked to read at home.
All childrens reading schemes have a family character but these characters initially have no meaning to the child, how much more sensible is it to begin reading with familiar characters. This will create a confidence and enjoyment in reading and an “ownership” which will hopefully carry on to the childrens writing when they create their own stories for others to read.
The book provides:
We will initially be launching four books
All you need to do have is 17 pictures within the context of the book and simply provide us with the name. We also include names of brothers and sisters.
For example the Going On Holiday Book will have a picture of the child (with brother or sister) laughing and the text is the names or names are happy. The book also has simple adult tips to help you achieve the most out of the time you spend reading the book.
This product will be on this site to buy shortly. If you are interested in pre-ordering please contact us at
customersupport@reflectionsofyou.co.uk
An added benefit is the book lasts. It is a record or album of your child in a particular exciting time. You will keep the book and in years to come still keep looking back at when your child first made steps in learning.
Very young children learn faster from picture books that contain colour photographs than from books with colour drawings, according to research.
The findings suggest that the beautifully illustrated and iconic pictures in classic children’s literature, beloved by parents and grandparents alike, may appeal more to the parent than the 18-month-old child.
Psychologists say their study shows that illustrated books play a much greater role than simply entertaining toddlers, by helping them understand how the world works.
It was well known that picture books helped four- and five-year-olds learn, they said, but until now it was harder to assess what toddlers actually learned. For the study, researchers read toddlers a picture book that described how to make a toy rattle.
Thirty-six children aged 18 months were then asked to mimic actions that had been shown in the book using three objects - a wooden ball, a stick attached to a plastic lid and a plastic jar. The children scored twice as well when they had looked at a colour photograph book of a rattle being made than when they looked at a book with coloured pencil drawings.
While none could make the rattle, most put the ball in the jar and about half tried attaching the lid to the jar.
Gabrielle Simcock, of the University of Queensland, and Judy DeLoache, of the University of Virginia, said: “The younger the child, the more difficult it is to appreciate the relation between a symbol - a picture - and what it stands for.
“And if there is any difference between the mental image they form from looking at the picture and the real objects - as would be the case with drawings, but not photos - they failed to see them as related.
“So the nature of pictures in children’s books can play a crucial role in learning.”
The National Literacy Trust said that while a photograph may help a child learn a specific action, it could not convey the depth of meaning of a Quentin Blake-style illustration.
“Maybe if you want to instruct a child to do something, a clear picture is better. A child will learn in the pure sense of the word,” said the trust’s Liz Attenborough, a children’s publisher for 24 years. “But if you want to tell a story, and stimulate the imagination, how dull is a photograph of a series of posed ‘fairies’ in a fairytale, for example?
“If you are a small child, often you will see things in a drawn picture that the adult will not see - the subtext, if you like, the small animal or character at the back. And how would you take a photograph of a fox striding past a chicken?”
Many publishers of children’s books have turned to photographs to appeal to youngsters who have been introduced to the character through a television series.
The research is published in the journal Developmental Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
We have been sent images already to create memory books from the game yesterday. Apparently without sleep and far too much lubricant people can create photo books. Hats off to the England Rugby fans, not a light weight amongst them.
I have been asked by Reflectionsofyou to put down my thoughts on their servcie. I am a photographer and I have been using an Itaian company for years. They produce expensive but great books. However the market is changing and for weddings, corporate events and portfolios (people and products) the customer wants more than one book and they want different books in different styles for the different people involved.
Reflections have delivered this and the quality and service are beyond what I expected.
JW Image Art
ReflectionsOfYou.co.uk are pleased to announce the introduction of a new Photo Book. The new book allows the design of the front cover to whatever you want it to be. You can place pictures, text or backgrounds to give a polished and personal book cover. The quality and design that can be created are second to none and we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.
Download the FREE easy to use design software and start getting all those memories in to a book that tells your story.
The Free easy to use software available from ReflectionsOfYou.co.uk has now been upgraded to enhance a number of tools and to add new features in to the software.
The most important aspect of the upgrade is the compatability with Vista. As a moving beast Vista has not been easy to create a fully enabled and reliable integration. We have upgraded .Net to version 2 also to bring the software right up to date.
Some of the features that we have improved on include the preview screen is now a much improved representation of the book you will get produced. The page layout has been improved by adding the ability to save your own designs allowing for much improved designs for YOU to create.
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