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ALBUMS - ALBUMS - ALBUMS - Not All The Same
ALBUMART DESIGNS Flash Slide Show Example: Then add album costs for the book or album.
So you need to add:
Print
Costs:
Album Mounting and Binding Costs: Zook Book | Classic
DETERMINING ALBUM COSTS: Add up Design Costs with Print Costs to Album Costs to obtain total album costs....some albums priced out as one price! If e-mailing for information please be specific. Give some details as it shortens the number of e-mails back and forth.... Copy and paste these into e-mail and spell out....
We look forward to helping you through the whole process. -Rick Taylor KEEP SCROLLING FOR MORE INFO PLEASE |
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DETAILS
- Retouching available at $15/10 minute increments
- Album Design Will Be E-mailed For Approval
- Rick Taylor has taught Photo Design at many local Atlanta Photography Institutes
- We use three of the latest Album Building Software from the Book Album Manufacturers, adding more...
- Along with PhotoShop CSII to design your album
- Also independent album building solutions.
- Seven software in all
- Consider Australian Designs if demand warrants more graphical elements, with more complicated designs.
- American Style Designs are elegant, simple and timeless, more about the images than the graphic design effects
- Text on pages - Some extra charges apply for certain album companies, AlbumArt adds some for free.
- Conversion of Color To B+W/Sepia/Blue tones free
- Edge effects, soft focus, simple tasteful page effects, background images lightened, all at no charge
- AlbumArt Designs use $10/change to create Version 2.
- Use on almost any album, obviously the software depends on album manufacturer and size/shape of album and their limitations.
The most often asked question is obviously what is the price of a given album.
It is hard to answer until you pick your images for use in the album and decide what images are to appear together on any given page. Since Book and Flush albums use digital image files any number of images can be designed on a page.
ALBUM PAGE DESIGN SERVICES
AlbumArt offers Album Design Services as a way to bring the price down a bit from what manufacturers need to charge. Bear in mind they are worth it. They have large facilities and staff to support. We are small and can do a limited number of projects at a time and then have a waiting list. Most everyone takes quite a while to prepare for the making of a book album so we don't see this as a problem for the short term.
DESIGN
COSTS: AlbumArt charges $2.00/image for Color Managed Images designing
the album. OR
AlbumArt charges $3.00/image for Uncorrected Images designing the album.
Getting
Color Managed Images from your photographer saves you money. Someone has
to do it...
STYLES OF DESIGN:
[tip:use the Browser Back Button to return or Bookmark to Return]
Australian Page Gallery TM Designs: http://www.albumart.com/textfiles/jorgensen_Ebooks_homepage.htm#PG
Whole
Wedding we designed recently PDF: http://www.taylorweddings.com/MichelleRodneyV2b.pdf
(Bookmark to Return)
View at 100% or smaller magnification for sharpest image. Contains 118
images. First spread is a Book Jacket design so back cover is first then
the front cover. Then the first spread is shown. We e-mail you the PDF
for your approval with GraphiStudio Albums.
FLASH SLIDE SHOW OF 40 PAGE PAGE GALLERY DESIGN: Use Back Button To Return
Simple Designs with some graphic elements and use of a few background images. http://www.albumart.com/textfiles/AlbumDesigns_PJ1_Nour.htm
DEFINITIONS are in order so you know what We are talking about.
A page is half of a spread. It forms either the right or left side of a book.
In most FLUSH albums the front inside cover is on the left so page one is on the right side, and page two (an even number) is on the left when the Leaf is turned. Page three is across from page two. The number three is an odd number. So odd numbers are always on the right side of the spread. Make sense? Just like a book you read. So a spread forms two pages. This is important in understanding what images appear on what page and also reading price lists.
In most BOOK albums the pages start as a spread of two sides. In this case page one is on the left and page two is on the other side of the spread on the right page. So we think of spreads....with two sides opposite each other.
Page = Sides = 1/2 Spread
Again: More and more companies are making these digital albums as Spreads, so page one now actually starts on the left with the reverse side a blank.... so side one is on the left and side two is the second part of the spread on the right. Before designing, choose an album company then check in to see how they want it!
The more images you have on a page the smaller they become. One image can fill a whole page of be the size of a wallet with a lot of negative space. Two images become smaller. Imagine 9 to 12 images on a page. Small!
A good guideline if we do the design:
Every
book has an even number of pages/sides.
We have found estimating price of a digital album using 2-3 images per side works well in determining the number of sides of an album.
These do not apply to GraphiStudio if The Graphi Team designs your book. Use their Layout Chart to determine # of Pages for Number if Images for each of five design styles.
- 16 page books ( 8 spreads) can have from 16 to 48 Images
- 20 page books ( 10 spreads) can have from 20 to 60 Images
- 24 page books ( 12 spreads) can have from 24 to 72 Images
- 30 page books ( 15 spreads) can have from 30 to 90 Images
- 40 page books ( 20 spreads) can have from 40 to 120 Images
- 50 page books ( 25 spreads) can have from 50 to 150 Images
- 60 page books ( 30 spreads) can have from 60 to 180 Images
- 70 page books ( 35 spreads) can have from 70 to 210 Images
- 80 page books ( 40 spreads) can have from 80 to 240 Images
Bear in mind that most people want a mix of image sizes so the above 2-3 images per page is an average number of images per side. Some pages would have a single full page bleed image, others the same with one or two small inset detail shots, some with a mix of two to six images per page. Maybe a few sides with nine images. The higher the number of images on a side the smaller the images are displayed.
Select
your images, you should edit them to insure there are not too many shots
duplicated. Photo series are fun and can be included to add some fun and
life to the design. Think of scene setting shots and details for background
images if you like that kind of design. Close Up details shots
are nice often run small or as a background image.
DESIGNING YOUR OWN ALBUM:
Calibrate Your Monitor is the first step!
If pre-designing your own designs, please ask about the specific album brand you want to use to make sure you know where page one starts! This is important so particular images are on spreads opposite each other, making the story easier to comprehend giving a better overall design effect. Some albums start/end with solo sides.
- Supply Color Balanced Digital Image JPG, TIF or PSD Files Hi Res 200 to 300 DPI at 4 - 50 MB
- Use sRGB Color Space
- In PhotoShop these are your settings.
- Set up canvas to size of album. a 10x10 album uses 10x10 and 10x20 Photo paper.
- In PhotoShop set up like this.
- Design your album. Save each solo page as 001.jpg, 002.jpg up to 100.jpg
- Spreads are saved as 02-03.jpg, 04-05.jpg to designate pages/sides.
- It is best to color manage all the images in the album before beginning.
- Also do any retouching wanted. Then design the album. Tweak if the images need it.
If you want to try it we suggest Luma Pix for $119 Pro Version needed for His Res Output. Limits Canvas size to 13x19 ....too bad not 20 inches. So mostly you will do solo pages. 11x14 is a nice option if you don't mind higher costs in printing and album related costs.
Pros use Photoshop 6, 7, CS or CSII. Using a program that allows color management is important to the prints look great!
PREPARING THE IMAGES:
Preparing the images for different uses you may want to create folders much like below illustration. Always leave a master set of files unaltered. Just copy and paste them into new folders as needed. If you work on them in PhotoShop or JASC than always SAVE AS and create new file name. Like 0001a,jpg or 0001BW.jpg or 0001sue.jpg
METHOD ONE: The easiest to prepare.
- Sort your proofs in order of appearance in album.
- Label them with Post It Notes using # 2 Pencil. NOT INK PEN.
- Find matching jpg image and copy into new folder called ALBUMIMAGES
- Burn these to CD /DVD. Close session on burner software interface so own computers can read the disc.
- AlbumArt will renumber all jpg to match your proofs @ $0.15 an image i.e. 70 images x 15 cents = $10.50
- Print out Album Order Form and select your options to make the album your own, just the way you like.
- Send to AlbumArt.
METHOD TWO: Easy to prepare. Saves 15 cents per image renumbering fee.
- Sort your proofs in order of appearance in album.
- Label them with Post It Notes using # 2 Pencil. NOT INK PEN.
- Find matching jpg image and copy into new folder called ALBUMIMAGES
- Renumber jpg images in order of appearance matching proofs order. 001.jpg to 100.jpg to 150.jpg Be sure to use three digit numbering system. NOT.... 1.jpg to 10.jpg to 100.jpg They do not sort properly.
- Burn these to CD /DVD. Close session on burner software interface so own computers can read the disc.
- Print out Album Order Form and select your options to make the album your own, just the way you like.
- Send to AlbumArt.
METHOD THREE: Put images into sub folders grouping images you want on same pages.
- Most importantly sequence the images for the album. Renumber as explained in Method Two.
- You can create sub folders for the pages.
- Copy and paste the images you want to appear on the same pages in the same folder. Say you want getting ready shots of 001.jpg, 010.jpg and 021.jpg on page one. Just copy and paste these three images files into Page1 folder. Simple.
Be sure to mark each CD/DVD with your name and e-mail address and contents using an Ultra Fine Point Sharpie.
Mark each like this:
1 of 4
2 of 4
3 of 4
4 of 4
We prefer CD's / DVD's. Floppies are too small as you know. Do not send any camera media cards like smart cards, SD cards, CF cards or the like. We cannot be responsible for them. CD's are the cheapest way to go. You will have a copy on your computer. If one gets damaged, lost or whatever, it is a simple matter for you to burn another one. Never send original image files! If necessary have the lab make duplicates for you if you don't have a CD burner.
Only send images you want in the album. You can have a folder called EXTRA_IMAGES or MAYBES if you like some but don't know where to put them of if there is room to fit them in. They may not be used at all. So bear that in mind. So if you really want an image in the album put it on some page and include instructions with file name and page location. Indicate that it's location in the album can be anywhere it fits.
FAQ:
DUPLICATE ALBUMS
12x12 > 10x10 > 8x8 > 5x5 > 3x3 Are all the same proportion square! So 5x5 is a perfect parent size especially if not too many pages as it can fit in a purse. The more images per page the smaller they get to fit them in. 5x5 duplicates all have pretty small images reproduced so parents with bifocals - poor eyesight would appreciate a 8x8 size instead. They need bigger images to look at. Much like large type for reading.....paperbacks are out for some....
11x14 Primary Album > Best Duplicate Size is 5.5x7 = Same Proportion
10x15 Primary Album > Best Duplicate Size is 5x7.5 = Same Proportion
8 x10 Primary Album > Best Duplicate Size is 6x8/4x5 = Same Proportion
Many companies do not offer these above duplicate sizes, so square is the way to go!
GUTTERS: Center of the album has a gutter. Any Issues?
The gutter width is dependant on the thickness of the mounting board for ANY given album company or album "line". The thicker the boards the wider the gutter.
Some album companies do not cut the spread prints. They score the print, then mount the full print then fold the print. Over time a pink line will appear showing the emulsion substrate. So most think the cut method with gutter is better and lasts/looks better.
Most album companies now have the gutter down to 2mm thick. So not a problem running images across it except for small faces. Try to have the gutter run across a shoulder in this case. All Flush Albums of any brand trim the edges regardless. This is how flush is made. You wouldn't want one print sticking out more than another. Bear in mind all this is done by hand. There is "Slop" in the method and sometimes mounting is not quite as accurate as you would hope. Hence the 1/2" inset from the edge for Type and important Inset photos. Full Bleed images to the edge should go all the way to the edge. 1/8" to 1/4" will get trimmed on all three outside edges of the prints. = Flush.
Spreads designs printed are cut by the album company so they can align them perfectly. So the front page is designed solor (i.e. 10x10, 12x12 whatever size you want...) , then all spreads if you like or a mix with solo page designs then ends with a solo print.
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Bear in mind our albums are discounted!
We look forward to helping you with your Book/Flush Album project! -Rick Taylor /owner of AlbumArt/Webmaster/Photo Designer
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