Wedding Venue Sample Album for Lucy Struve Photography
Austin wedding photographer Lucy Struve did a really smart thing.... She asked us to design a next-level sample album for one of her favorite Austin wedding venues -- The Arlo.
Lucy is a preferred vendor at The Arlo and she wanted to provide them with an album to showcase the beautiful space, as well as her work. So we made sure to select images that would show off her best work and especially highlight the unique beauty of the venue. As Lucy shared with us, "The venue is such an important part of how a wedding day looks and photographs. My hope is that if a client sees this album and then chooses to book both me and this venue, then they are someone who places a high priority on photography!"
This design was ordered and brought to completion in one week! It is a 15 spread design and Lucy chose to print it through RedTree. What a beautiful gift and smart marketing move on Lucy's part!
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:
Lucy is a preferred vendor at The Arlo and she wanted to provide them with an album to showcase the beautiful space, as well as her work. So we made sure to select images that would show off her best work and especially highlight the unique beauty of the venue. As Lucy shared with us, "The venue is such an important part of how a wedding day looks and photographs. My hope is that if a client sees this album and then chooses to book both me and this venue, then they are someone who places a high priority on photography!"
This design was ordered and brought to completion in one week! It is a 15 spread design and Lucy chose to print it through RedTree. What a beautiful gift and smart marketing move on Lucy's part!
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:
To see the design in full, click through the slideshow:
Thank you, Lucy, for entrusting us with your beautiful images!
Thank you, Lucy, for entrusting us with your beautiful images!
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Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Rainy New York Wedding Album Design for Samantha Glennon Photography
Today's featured wedding album design is SO special! New Jersey wedding photographer Samantha Glennon is uber-talented and we adore her dark and moody photography style! This album has it all -- sweet family moments, a spread dedicated to the couple's pup, rainy-day portraits that are magical, and minimal, cohesive spreads.
This design is a great example of our Simple design style -- it incorporates 1-4 images per spread (with just a few spreads with more) with clean white space that provides room for them to breathe. The design ended up being 22 spreads, which is a nice size for telling the story of a wedding day without the design feeling too condensed and crowded.
Another exciting fun fact about this design? It was approved with NO REVISIONS! We always do a happy dance when that happens!
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this lovely design:
This design is a great example of our Simple design style -- it incorporates 1-4 images per spread (with just a few spreads with more) with clean white space that provides room for them to breathe. The design ended up being 22 spreads, which is a nice size for telling the story of a wedding day without the design feeling too condensed and crowded.
Another exciting fun fact about this design? It was approved with NO REVISIONS! We always do a happy dance when that happens!
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this lovely design:
To see the design in full, click through the slideshow:
Thank you, Sam, for entrusting us with your clients and your beautiful images!
Thank you, Sam, for entrusting us with your clients and your beautiful images!
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Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Simple (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
When Should You Update Your Sample Album?
Showing a studio sample album is crucial to selling albums. Seeing and holding a sample album allows clients to visualize their own album in a way that no amount of description can do! Many photographers understand this and create a studio sample album when they first begin offering album. But as their business progresses, they become unsure of when to update it. So how DO you know when it's time to create a new sample album?
Here are four indicators that you might need a new sample album:
1 -- Your style has changed
Photographers may be entrepreneurs, but we're also artists. As such, our style and skill level develop over time. When you reach a point where the images in your sample album no longer represent your current photography, it's time for an update! For example, when I shifted my photography focus from digital to mostly film, my sample albums no longer reflected my work. I got new sample albums and loved the way they were a reflection of my best, most current work!
2 -- Your album offerings have changed
This one might seem like common sense, but it's important! Your sample album is there to provide an example of what you offer. When your clients feel the weight of it, touch the pages, stroke the cover, admire the design -- all of those should be indicative of what their own album would include. So if you change the dimensions, cover materials, etc. of the primary album you offer, you should also get a new sample album to match. This is especially true if you change album companies!
3 -- Your target client has changed
As I mentioned in my blog post, How to Choose Which Wedding to Feature in Your Sample Album, your studio sample should feature a wedding in which the details and couple are relatable to your ideal clients. If your ideal client changes -- if you now want to attract clients who are edgier, more traditional, more whimsical, etc. -- those are the kinds of images you should be showing in your sample album. That way when you have those kind of clients in front of you, they will resonate with the work you show them and be more likely to both book with you AND purchase an album.
4 -- You're tired of your old sample album
Sharing your passion for albums is so important in helping your clients to value them! Your enthusiasm shines through! Similarly, if you're feeling stale and bored with your sample album, that feeling will come through to your clients, as well. So if you look at your studio sample and feel just "meh", refreshing your sample album is sure to revitalize the way you share albums in client meetings!
If any of the four indicators above are true in your business, it would be wise to get a new sample album -- one that represents your style and skill level, your album options, and your ideal client ... and that also makes you excited about offering albums!
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Here are four indicators that you might need a new sample album:
1 -- Your style has changed
Photographers may be entrepreneurs, but we're also artists. As such, our style and skill level develop over time. When you reach a point where the images in your sample album no longer represent your current photography, it's time for an update! For example, when I shifted my photography focus from digital to mostly film, my sample albums no longer reflected my work. I got new sample albums and loved the way they were a reflection of my best, most current work!
2 -- Your album offerings have changed
This one might seem like common sense, but it's important! Your sample album is there to provide an example of what you offer. When your clients feel the weight of it, touch the pages, stroke the cover, admire the design -- all of those should be indicative of what their own album would include. So if you change the dimensions, cover materials, etc. of the primary album you offer, you should also get a new sample album to match. This is especially true if you change album companies!
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3 -- Your target client has changed
As I mentioned in my blog post, How to Choose Which Wedding to Feature in Your Sample Album, your studio sample should feature a wedding in which the details and couple are relatable to your ideal clients. If your ideal client changes -- if you now want to attract clients who are edgier, more traditional, more whimsical, etc. -- those are the kinds of images you should be showing in your sample album. That way when you have those kind of clients in front of you, they will resonate with the work you show them and be more likely to both book with you AND purchase an album.
4 -- You're tired of your old sample album
Sharing your passion for albums is so important in helping your clients to value them! Your enthusiasm shines through! Similarly, if you're feeling stale and bored with your sample album, that feeling will come through to your clients, as well. So if you look at your studio sample and feel just "meh", refreshing your sample album is sure to revitalize the way you share albums in client meetings!
If any of the four indicators above are true in your business, it would be wise to get a new sample album -- one that represents your style and skill level, your album options, and your ideal client ... and that also makes you excited about offering albums!
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And exciting news! If you're a photographer who wants to start offering albums without investing hours of guesswork and trial and error -- we have a solution for you! Check out the Album Start-Up Kit and start maximizing your profit today! Note: This Kit INCLUDES a beautiful custom designed sample album!
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Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Family-Centered Georgia Wedding Album Design for Abby Byrd Photography
Today's featured album design is a beauty! We have SO enjoyed working with Georgia wedding photographer Abby Byrd Photography for the past three years. Her images are gorgeous and she does such a beautiful job of telling the story of a wedding day visually.
Abby shared the following insight about this family-centered wedding weekend:
"Savannah and Carlos had a whole wedding weekend planned. Her parents hosted the rehearsal at their home and had the event catered. There was a bar on their back deck and speeches around the family table dining room. They were married at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church followed by a reception at Ivy Hall in Roswell. They also had an after party that I photographed in a "hidden" speak easy bar in Alpharetta! They truly partied all night long. Family was truly at the center of the whole day for them both."
It sounds like it was SUCH a memorable wedding weekend!
Abby prefers a mix of white space and images bleeding to the edge of the spread for her designs. After two rounds of revisions, this design was approved by Abby's clients and it was printed as a 10x10 Redtree Album that they will cherish for generations to come.
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:
Abby shared the following insight about this family-centered wedding weekend:
"Savannah and Carlos had a whole wedding weekend planned. Her parents hosted the rehearsal at their home and had the event catered. There was a bar on their back deck and speeches around the family table dining room. They were married at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church followed by a reception at Ivy Hall in Roswell. They also had an after party that I photographed in a "hidden" speak easy bar in Alpharetta! They truly partied all night long. Family was truly at the center of the whole day for them both."
It sounds like it was SUCH a memorable wedding weekend!
Abby prefers a mix of white space and images bleeding to the edge of the spread for her designs. After two rounds of revisions, this design was approved by Abby's clients and it was printed as a 10x10 Redtree Album that they will cherish for generations to come.
Here are a few of our favorite spreads from this stunning design:
To see the design in full, click through the slideshow:
Thank you, Abby, for trusting us to be a part of your team!
Thank you, Abby, for trusting us to be a part of your team!
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Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Design by: Rachel (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Opulent Panama Wedding Album Design for Ruben Parra
Every page turn of the album we get to share with you today will make your jaw drop wider and wider until it is on the floor by the end! It is truly spectacular!
It was our pleasure to design this album for talented Panama wedding photographer Ruben Parra. We have designed 30 albums for Ruben over the past 3 years and he is an absolute joy to work with. His work is stunning and he is so kind as well.
Ruben had this album design printed through Dreambooks and sent us some beautiful images of the final product so we could show them off to you! Check out this beautiful wood box that holds the leather album:
It was our pleasure to design this album for talented Panama wedding photographer Ruben Parra. We have designed 30 albums for Ruben over the past 3 years and he is an absolute joy to work with. His work is stunning and he is so kind as well.
Ruben had this album design printed through Dreambooks and sent us some beautiful images of the final product so we could show them off to you! Check out this beautiful wood box that holds the leather album:
As you can see, this is a horizontal album. Most of the designs we do are square, but horizontal albums are so beautiful and really lend themselves to story-telling.
This design was finished and approved by the client in less than a month with just one revision round. The final design came in at 20 spreads/40 pages.
Scroll down to see some of our favorite spreads from this beautiful design!
This design was finished and approved by the client in less than a month with just one revision round. The final design came in at 20 spreads/40 pages.
Scroll down to see some of our favorite spreads from this beautiful design!
To see the design in full, click through the slideshow:
Thank you, Ruben, for trusting us to be a part of your team!
Thank you, Ruben, for trusting us to be a part of your team!
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Design by: Shannon (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
Design by: Shannon (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Melissa Jill
