CLASSIC
FLUSH ALBUMS

Prints Mounted On Page With No Mat Borders
Perhaps The Best Choice When Price Is A Concern
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CLASSIC ALBUM Our top of the line custom library bound album feature only the very best in materials and handling. A very high quality album since 1952. Each album is fabricated by hand, allowing for every photograph to acquire the personal attention required for a custom fit into the album.

Leather cover color choice are many. The Standard Leather cover has natural leather lines that can with stand family viewing. For a more refined very smooth leather, the Napa Leather should be ordered.


Hingeless Binding - has 3mm split between pages

 

The inserts are permanently sewn into the cover. No metal edging on the insert pages.

Imprinting on covers available in gold, silver or black at extra charge.

The Hingeless Binding is now the best choice for today's digital albums.
     
Classic Album's Leather Library Bound FLUSH Albums

 

THREE SERVICES OFFERED

  • OPTION 1: You Design, You Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints   
    so you know how many sides you need. Use Pricing Charts   

    MONITOR CALIBRATION - USE SPYDER OR FOLLOW THIS

  • OPTION 2: You Design, AlbumArt Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints   
    so you know how many sides you need. Use Print Prices   

  • OPTION 3: AlbumArt Designs, AlbumArt Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints   Start reading immediately below. 

         A good guideline if we do the design:

         Every book has an even number of pages/sides. A Pages = A Side = 1/2 Spread

Bear in mind that most people want a mix of image sizes in the album so the above 3 image per side is an average number of images per side. Some sides would have a single full size image, others sides with one or two small inset detail shots, some with a mix of two to six images per side. Maybe a few sides with more images. The higher the number of images on a side the smaller the images are displayed.

We have found estimating price of a digital album using 3 images per side works well in determining the number of sides of a well designed album.

Until the design is finalized and approved you will not know the exact number of sides or spreads in the album. So be open to small changes. Album Design is not an exact science by any means.

Select your images, you should edit them to insure there are not too many shots duplicated. Photo series 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. 

Determine number of images selected for album.

If AlbumArt Designs: Figure DESIGN FEE:

Album Design Fees $2/image for PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Album Design Fees $3/image for Page GalleryTM Designs

Example:

72 Images x $2/image = $144 Design Fee - Use for 24 Page Album -12 Spreads
72 Images x $3/image = $216 Design Fee - Use for 24 Page Album -12 Spreads

Design Fees Quick Look

10 side books ( 5 spreads) can have from 10 to 30 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $20 to $60
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $30 to $90 Page GalleryTM Designs

16 side books ( 8 spreads) can have from 16 to 48 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $32 to $96
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $48 to $144 Page GalleryTM Designs

20 side books ( 10 spreads) can have from 20 to 60 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $40 to $120
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $60 to $180 Page GalleryTM Designs

24 side books ( 12 spreads) can have from 24 to 72 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $48 to $144
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $72 to $216 Page GalleryTM Designs

30 side books ( 15 spreads) can have from 30 to 90 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $60 to $180
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $90 to $270 Page GalleryTM Designs

36 side books ( 18 spreads) can have from 36 to 108 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $72 to $216
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $108 to $324 Page GalleryTM Designs

40 side books ( 20 spreads) can have from 40 to 120 Images
Design Fee Ranges from $80 to $240
PhotoJunction, JAD Designs
Design Fee Ranges from $120 to $360 Page GalleryTM Designs

Add Design Fee, Album Prints, Album Cover/Inserts, & Binding costs from below charts to determine album final estimate.

Once the album is designed you know how many pages or sides are needed.


Example: 72 images has 24 sides using 24 prints. Select album size. Perhaps a 10x10 album. Using chart below do the simple math. 24 10x10 prints @ $7.50 each = $180

Now figure Album costs.

 

ALBUM PRINTS
8x10 & 8x8 Album Prints
8x10 Page
  $4.00
16x10 Spread
$12.00
20x8 Spread
$12.00
10x10 Album Prints
10x10 Page
$7.50
20x10 Spread
$15.00
10x15 Album Prints
10x15 Page
$11.25
20x15 Spread
$22.50
30x10 Spread
$22.50
11x14 Album Prints
11x14 Page
$11.50
22x14 Spread
$22.50
28x11 Spread
$22.50
12x12 Album Prints
12x12 Page
$10.00
24x12 Spread
$20.00

 

Prints must be sent to us to be permanently mounted in the album by Classic Album.

Back of prints must be clean from pen/sharpie markings, etc. OK for lab imprint. All other personal notations must be cleaned off. If prints are received with such markings, we will have to clean the back of the prints with PEC 12, an archival cleaning solution. It does not remove ink from writing pens. A cleaning charge of $25.00/hour will be charged.

If you have ink markings on back of prints, this will bleed through mounting process and appear on print! Reprint images with ink pen on back of print. Classic is proud of their albums, they may reject your ink marked prints! This will add expense and special couriers and delay your order.

Number prints on back with page number with a 6B pencil obtained from art supply store or use 3M Post-It Notes and put on print face using # 2 pencil. No ink pens please. Do NOT press hard as it will show through face of print and make your lovely album less than it could be. :(

CLASSIC ALBUM PDF All you need to know.

Once all this is done , the prints are then forwarded to AlbumArt for inspection, then to Classic Albums for permanent mounting in your album. The prints are sprayed with water based protective clear lacquer to seal the prints from damage.

NOTE: It is best if you have access to your negatives in case a print gets damaged in handling/mounting, or has a defect caught by Classic, so that a reprint can be made.
   
   
  • Prints are mounted and become the entire page.
  • Pages are hingeless.
  • Prints must NOT be pre-trimmed. All prints in flush albums must be full size prints measured to corresponding album size. i.e. 10x10 print in 10x10 album
  • Prints are sent to AlbumArt. We prepare all documents and forward to Classic Albums.
  • Classic will trim off 1/8" to 1/4" off all outside edges, so be sure you have enough room to allow this. They then spray and permanently mount the prints.
  • Insert page gilding in black, silver, gold, or ungilded for pinstripe look.
  • Album is available for Coverama Cover.
  • Maximum of 120 pages/sides = 60 inserts.
  • Rectangle Albums can be bound either Vertical OR Horizontal orientation. If you have mostly Landscape mode prints then bind your album Horizontally and have only a few prints mounted "wrong" direction.
  • Special size albums available. E-mail for quote.
  • Classic Albums Flush Album Link View examples on Classic Albums' website!


Classic Album's Leather Library Bound FLUSH Albums
ALBUM SIZE
COVER
INSERTS
PRICE
PER PRINT
TRIM/SPRAY/MOUNTING
CHARGE
10x15 - 12 x12 - 11x14
$250.00
$6.00
10x12 - 11x11
$225.00
$5.50
10x10*
$190.00
$4.50
8x10
$170.00
$4.30
8x8
$160.00
$4.10
6x8
$160.00
$3.75
5x7
$150.00
$3.75
5x5/4x5
$130.00
$2.80
*10x10 Flush Album can use a limited number of mats! Print Out PDF.

ALBUM COST

Once you know how many sides the album needs you can calculate album costs.

EXAMPLE:

10x10 Album Cover/Inserts $190
24 Sides @ $4.50 Each = $108
Name & Date Imprinting If Wanted: 2 lines @ $10 Each = $20
Album Cost: $318

Add Design Fee, Album Prints, Album Cover/Inserts, & Binding costs to determine album final estimate.

Simple Design Fee for 72 Images: $144
24 Photo 10x10 Prints $180
Album Cost $318

Total Estimated Costs for Complete 72 Image - 24 Page/Side Leather Classic Flush Album:
Option 3: $642   
AlbumArt Designs, AlbumArt Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints
Option 2: $498   
You Design, AlbumArt Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints  
Option 1: $318   
You Design, You Make The Prints, Classic Album Mounts & Binds The Prints   

Substitute Your Figures for New Estimate:

# of Images x Design Fee: =
# of Prints x Print Cost =
Album Cover Cost =
# Sides X Trim Charge =
Name & Date Imprinting If Wanted ($10/line) =

Total Estimated Cost:

 

 

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