Custom Album Design
I have been designing and producing professional albums for weddings, portraits, families, children and high school seniors for many years and happy to design something that is tailored to you style and taste. The most popular is the Montage Artbook album with a leather cover (choice of color and texture) and thick base pages with true photographic prints mounted to them. These are not inkjet or dye-sub printing that many studios are selling these days. These are REAL silver halide, wet processed photographs (processed with developer, fixer, stabilizer, etc…real chemicals) not inkjet prints stapled in a binding like many are doing today. There is a huge difference in quality and longevity.
These lay-flat albums are the studio’s most popular hardbound style. This perfect bound book allows unlimited creativity and design opportunities for your wedding, family, children and wedding images with true panorama photographic prints spreading across both sides of the book.
Sizes available: 5×5, 7×10, 8×8, 10×10, 12×12
No. Good question though. I do NOT have to take these images. These days, many brides for example are given a disc of thousands of images and these poor brides have no idea what to do with them. Since many “photographers” dont want to mess with the albums, they hand over the high resolution images to the brides so I can take those high rez images and design something beautiful and mounted in these same Montage Artbooks. I do want to “look” at the provided images on the disc to make sure they are high enough quality to produce a very sharp, crisp, gorgeous product before we get started.
No worries. I can help. The first thing to do is bring the disc in and let me see the file sizes, quality, just what we are working with and I can tell you what we can do. Even if the images are not “perfect” or even professionally captured…I can many times do my magic on them and make them better than the original.
After I get the images (whether mine or yours) first thing I need from you is a list of favorites so I know what to work with. If you prefer I choose the best ones, I am happy to do that too…I know choosing hundreds of images (like for a wedding) can be daunting and I can do it all if you prefer. Once I create a layout of the album, this will give us a answer for how many pages it will take to “house” everything. The layout is then placed online (in client gallery) for you to see and proof at your own pace. This is the “editing” stage where you can add pages, delete pages, combine images, etc.. so we can get the layout “perfect” so I can send it off to my pro lab to print the panorama prints. I then get those back from the lab, check them, then ship them to the album maker to mount and bind into the cover you choose. Once we have an approved layout, I can usually have the album finished and delivered within about 6-8 weeks.
Yes..there are lots of cover choices – color, textures, image opening, 2-tone or solid. When you come to deliver the disc of images or when you come in for the presentation appointment if I am doing the images, you will see the album swatches to get a look and feel of the options. The 2-tone covers are very popular with 2 different color leathers. Textures can be ostrich, wood grain, matte, smooth, beaded, etc…
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We can design a “History” album for you with many different images of your life here in the area or a “Family Ancestry” album if you just have old family prints…which I can take high rez captures of to create the layout, so I can work from prints too…provided we have permission.
What clients say…
Best skill for photography I have seen but what’s better than that is he will edit the picture to make you look like you perfected! And he is the only photographer that you know by the magic in the eyes. Highly recommend.
I first found Paul in 1999 when shopping for a wedding photographer. We have used him for all of our family pictures both on location at the beach and in the studio. He is always professional and captures the most beautiful shots no matter what the circumstances. Love him!
Paul has been our family photographer for nearly a decade, and has perfectly captured moments that we will cherish for a lifetime. Paul truly is an artist.
We’ve worked with Paul for the past 10 years and have done numerous photo sessions with him. He is very professional and his pictures are amazing. You won t be disappointed.
Paul did a wonderful job working with our newborn and us to capture great pictures of her we can always treasure! Very easy to work with, he even dropped off my canvases since it was so difficult to travel those first few weeks of having her. Definitely recommend!
Paul has taken our family portraits for the past 7 years and captured the most precious images ever of my son. The details that he brings out through his photography is amazing.
Paul has taken all of our family photos and done each of my son’s six year old portraits as well as our daughter’s newborn pictures. He does amazing work and captures the best moments without much effort. He is very professional and is excellent at what he does. We will continue to use him as our photographer because of how pleased we have always been.
Paul Alford is the Best Photographer I have EXPERIENCED. He captures your best look in photos ! He is VERY PROFESSIONAL and makes you feel very COMFORTABLE. Every Photo was simply Beautiful !!!! My whole family was pleased with his work. Also, his prices were very AFFORDABLE. I can’t wait for our next photo shoot !!!!!
The photos are precious! We will treasure them the rest of our lives. Paul captured so many beautiful, real-life moments–even when I thought he surely must have missed all of them because my daughter was so energetic and full of movement that day! The photos capture so much love, joy, mischief, and everything in between. Thank you Paul for such a wonderful gift! We can’t wait for our next session.
Great product!
Great experience! Our newborn portraits turned out beautifully!!! Very professional and great quality. I have received so many compliments!
Paul cares to take the time and effort to capture the perfect moment. We were pleasantly surprised with his artistic eye and craftsmanship.
What a wonderful experience! Paul did a beautiful job capturing my twins on their first birthday. We will treasure these portraits for a lifetime! The hardest part was trying to decide which photos to order since we adored them all. Paul was willing to work with our schedule and even went out of his way to deliver items to my home understanding that life can get hectic with little ones at home. We look forward to scheduling another shoot with Paul in the near future!
Paul Alford did a wonderful job capturing some of the most precious years of our children! It is through his talent and creativity hung on our walls that are memories are so enjoyed!
We love our photos !! Paul is fun to work with and is amazing at capturing precious moments !
Traditional Style Art Leather Futura and Flora Albums
For those still appreciating the traditional, matted style albums, I can still those too. Quantity is limited though so hurry in.