Everyday life can be complicated and messy but that doesn’t mean capturing your everyday adventures in a creative way has to be!
These Life Captured 8×10 Photo Book Templates include everything you need to capture a snapshot of your everyday life right now in a clean and simple way.
These Blurb-ready templates have been custom designed to work with Blurb.com’s 8×10 Standard Hardcover Image-wrapped Photo Book. No need to worry about bleed or trim when you’re ready to print, I’ve done all that work for you! Simply add your photos and journaling to the templates, crop and upload your pages to Blurb and before you know it, you’ll have a finished photo book delivered right to your doorstep.
What’s included in the Life Captured 8×10 Photo Book Templates:
The Life Captured 8×10 Photo Book Templates are designed around a seven day week. Each day includes three templates for a total of six pages per day. Use all three or leave out the second or third template for a custom look. It’s totally up to you and what works for your life.
Each photo-friendly week day template is designed as a two-page 10×15.75-inch spread which can be easily cropped to create two single pages. Also included in the templates are four two-page highlight pages to summarize your week, as well as single-page front and back cover templates and intro and end page templates to complete your photo book.
Included in the download are:
- 25 10×15.75-inch layered Photoshop (.PSD) templates:
- 21 weekday photo-focused templates, three templates per day for a total of 6 pages
- 4 themed highlight pages for capturing your favorite moments. Themes include: fashion, home design, tech and week highlights but can be customized to fit your needs
- 2 7.877×10-inch intro and end pages to complete your book
- 2 Blurb-ready cover templates for creating the front and back of your Blurb photo book cover
Please note: These photo book templates have been custom-sized for printing with Blurb.com’s 8×10 Standard Hardcover Image-wrapped Photo Book. If you choose to print with any other photo book printer, please check their requirements for bleed/trim and adjust your pages as necessary. Always double-check for proper sizing before printing your book. No drop shadows are included in these template files.
Digital Requirements:
- Mac or PC
- Software that can open and manipulate layered Photoshop (.PSD) files (Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements recommended)
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) Is there a square version of this template set available?
At this time these templates are only available in the 8×10 portrait size.
2) Why Blurb?
I used Blurb.com for printing my 2011 Week In the Life Photo Book and I was so impressed by the quality and ease of the process that it was a no-brainer to me to double-down on Blurb for these templates. For the size, quality and price, they’re hard to beat.
3) What will the finished size of my photo book be?
The Life Captured 8×10 Photo Book Templates have been custom-designed based off Blurb’s full bleed specs for their 8×10 Standard Portrait Image-wrapped Hardcover Book. The finished size of the printed cover is 7.99 x 10.00 inches and the inside pages are 7.88 x 9.75 inches. If you use all 29 included templates, your finished photo book will be 52 pages long.
Any other questions? Please contact me and I’ll be more than happy to help you out.