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Squared Goodness

I absolutely LOVE albums. I mean, look at those luscious, thick pages, printed on Fuji papers. And, those gorgeous bindings with a custom cover. Oh, the design and goodness of a square album.

I don’t sell enough of them. But, I intend to. I think when people see them, they are in awe. They fondle them and want to hug them, just like I do. Okay, so maybe that’s a little over the top, but some things just do it for me. It’s the perfect way to display your entire session, especially when you aren’t sure how you’re going to decide just which images to purchase. I shoot a lot. I offer a lot of proofs. I want my clients to have all their images. This is probably the most affordable way to get them, and have something amazing you can treasure for years to come.

Dream albums are my favorite squared albums. This new company started this year, and when I got my first sample, I died (in the words of Rachael Zoe). I did, I die!

The insides are always custom to fit your images, but the outside, I like to have a few, amazing options pre-designed and have been planning on doing this for my Client Lounge for some time now. So, I present my first design. Photogs can buy this design at Pink Ink Studios if they want. My clients, you can choose this for your square album cover. It’s designed for a 12 x 12, 30-page album which retails for $990. It can be resized down to a 9 x 9 ($750) or a 6 x 6 w/ 20 pages ($450). This one came to me because of being inspired by Brittney’s dress. The warm tones, with the woodgrain texture – perfect!

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Anyway, I just love albums. You can see that it’s a perfect keepsake from your session!

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St. Louis Photographer | Albums Part 2

Oh, yes! My Dream Album arrived this weekend. If you remember this post – this is a Dream Album.

I ordered a 6 x 6 album for baby Mia’s photos we took in the studio. This is the PERFECT album! It’s small, and great for large photos rather than a lot of small ones. It’s perfect for people who can’t decide which photos to choose from their session. Newborns, senior portraits, family sessions. Just a fun way to get a lot more.

It’s crafted very nicely and comes in this black box for protection:

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This one comes with a CD button for the inside so if you purchase a high-resolution disk of your images, you can just pop it in right there as an option! I love that!

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As you can see, the pages are really thick! My favorite kind of album! And…

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The cover print can go all around the book! I love designing book covers and this is so perfect!

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The print quality is really nice too. The pages are coated and printed on Fuji paper. Gotta love that!

I give Dream an A+ and will be offering these along with Finao albums to my clients. This is a lower price point that Finao, but it’s also easy to design with less options to make it go quick! For a 6 x 6, book with 20 pages, my price is $450. I recommend people plan for these types of purchases ahead of time, that way, we can shoot with your book in mind. Building a real story with your pictures as we’re taking them!!!

Hope this helps out some other photographers!

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