Embroidered Collage

My cousin (father's brother's son), Shane Oborn, gave our grandmother a beautiful book of his photography for her 80th birthday.  The party was the big event that I traveled to North Carolina to attend, but it had the wonderful side effect of being able catch-up with family that I hadn't seen for a decade or so. 

Shane published a book showcasing his striking nature photography, interspersed with quotes relevant to him and to the works that he presented.  Some of the colors were fantastic and the layout was very well done, with full-page photos and shadow-boxed partial page phots varying the viewing experience.  He's a web developer by trade and currently has a site for himself under development at www.obornphotography.com, which includes a link to the book. 

In addition to his images I was interested in his satisfaction with lulu.com, since I have some thoughts for future projects that involve publishing full-color books in  a similar fashion.  He's pleased with the service they provide and I was happy to see how well one of the books turned out.