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06/16/2004 07:57:23 PM · #1 |
Anyone got any suggestions for these?
I want to create myself a portfolio, just for fun, with prints of my bestest photos. Most will be the standard 5x7 (6x8, whatever) with the occasional A4 (roughly Letter I think for you American types).
So, what sort of an album will display them best?
I want to avoid the little plastic pockets and also the ones where you have a think sheep of plastic that sort of sticks over them, as I always think the plastic in both cases really ruins the photo in question.
The only other thing I can think of is a sort of scrap book, using photo corners, but I think that is just going to look tacky.
Suggestions?
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06/16/2004 08:57:18 PM · #2 |
The best types of albums are the ones with this thin whispy paper between each page.
They protect the photo's from damaging each other. (with their gloss finish sticking to each other)
As for attaching the photo's to the pages, I'm not sure. :)
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06/16/2004 09:03:27 PM · #3 |
There are inkjet printable photo album pages - you can print directly on to the pages and bind the results.
I like kolo albums, you could spray mount (3M photo spray glue) the images, but that is obviously not reversable (i.e., non-archival if you care)
I put a lot of images in Light Impressions portfolio books.
Another option would be a portfolio box. Individually mat each image, hand out the page at a time - looks very nice, not a book as such, but a collection of images in a box.
//www.lightimpressionsdirect.com
//www.kolo.com
Another option is to get album pages custom cut for your images, this allows you to define the layout up front, and you essentially have a 'mat'ed page. The page is two sheets of card, with a window cut in the top page, and you slide the photo in between the two - this holds the image in place.
Some have removable tape to stick the top layer to the bottom after the images are in place - that's how I did my wedding album.
I got this custom made in New Zealand and shipped over - real nice but quite expensive.
//www.queensberry.com/
NB the term for this is an overlay mount I think, from reading that web page - looks very good, certainly much better than photo corners or archival plastic pages.
Message edited by author 2004-06-16 21:09:29. |
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06/16/2004 09:19:51 PM · #4 |
Good point about the sticking there Wimbello.
Great links there Gordon, I'll have a full explore through there. the Light Impressions site looks particularly good, thanks :)
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06/16/2004 09:22:47 PM · #5 |
Here's a link to the printable albums.
No experience of using or seeing these, beyond web pages and adverts
//www.stoneeditions.com/ |
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06/16/2004 09:28:27 PM · #6 |
Photocorners do not look tacky.. esp. if they are the same color (i.e. black on black) as the background.
the most important thing to remember is that your album and adhesives and papers must all be acid free and lignan free, and photo safe to be archive quality.
Shutterfly does snapbooks. They are spiral bound, and they have many templates of styles to choose from. You can include text (in nice fonts) or not. I did one in a 5X7 size to keep in my camera bag to show people what I can do.... (this is page 1. Just click on "next" to see the whole book.)
It comes out quite nice! The quality is excellent, they have different sizes available, and are inexpensive. This and the cards at shutterfly are about the only thing I like about Shutterfly's service....just saying this to explain how picky I am.
SnapFish has a hard cover version. I have never used it, and they are a bit pricier I think.
Good luck!
Let us know how it comes out! :)
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06/16/2004 09:35:29 PM · #7 |
AHA!
Thought of another thing...
Mount your photo's between some Bainbridge (white core, black top) and some regular brown card for the backing.(the dense stuff.)
Make all of them the same size, so you can just punch holes through them all, and put in about 3-4 rings.
The thickness of the Bainbridge board will keep the photo's in good order.
You will need a sliding cutter with a blade at 45 degrees to make the windows in the bainbridge board.
In the end, after alot of hard work, you will have a brilliant looking book. Hard, solid and sleek as all hell.
EDIT: Just PM me if you need more steps, i 'spose.
Message edited by author 2004-06-16 21:36:21.
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06/16/2004 10:08:10 PM · #8 |
Check out Zook Binders, especially their Flush Albums (which are borderless; your pictures become the actual pages). Gordon's idea of "pictures in a box" can be done very nicely with a ZookBox.
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06/16/2004 11:15:00 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by wimbello:
Mount your photo's between some Bainbridge (white core, black top) and some regular brown card for the backing.(the dense stuff.)
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Just as an aside, a framer friend of mine mentioned that plain old brown corrugated cardboard is possibly the worst material you can put along side a photograph due to the very high acid content.
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06/16/2004 11:50:11 PM · #10 |
| Not to argue, because maybe I don't know the finer points, but 26 years ago I started storing my photos, slides, and negatives in clear plastic sleeves made by 20th Century Plastics. Those photographic products are still intact and undamaged today, even surviving warehouse storage and moves to Germany, Texas, the Northeastern US, and West Virginia. Since the business world has self-updated in this new millenium, the name of the company has changed to Century Business Solutions, but they offer what appears to be the same archival product line. Check them out at Century Business Solutions |
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06/17/2004 10:29:51 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by wkmen:
Not to argue, because maybe I don't know the finer points, but 26 years ago I started storing my photos, slides, and negatives in clear plastic sleeves made by 20th Century Plastics. Those photographic products are still intact and undamaged today, even surviving warehouse storage and moves to Germany, Texas, the Northeastern US, and West Virginia. Since the business world has self-updated in this new millenium, the name of the company has changed to Century Business Solutions, but they offer what appears to be the same archival product line. Check them out at Century Business Solutions |
I don't think anyone was arguing the archival aspects of plastic sleeves - just the reduction in presentation.
I'd rather stick the images in to an album and have them look better for a shorter period of time than archivally store them in something that I dislike the look of (with the assumption that they are inkjet prints from digital files that I own - I can always just reprint them). I have the same problem with photo corners, particularly for larger (8x10) images - the presentation never looks that good, the image bows off the page when you turn to the next page, they fall out etc. Bigger corners are obviously a solution but detract from the image, just in my opinion.
Overlay mat pages look fantastic, just a shame it costs so much!
Message edited by author 2004-06-17 10:53:31.
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06/17/2004 10:40:32 AM · #12 |
Or, you could try MyPublisher Photo Books. I've been thinking about doing this for our family photos, and possibly for gifts as well.
--Mick
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06/21/2004 09:01:08 AM · #13 |
Shutterfly (I guess recently, since it says "Introductory Pricing") now offers Photo Books up to 100 pages on archival-quality glossy paper stock. Might be worth checking out.
Edit: A little more info: They are 11.25"W x 8.75"H, and the special introductory pricing is US$20 "base price" (includes up to 20 pictures) plus US$1 for each additional picture.
Message edited by author 2004-06-21 09:11:22. |
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06/21/2004 10:55:42 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by EddyG:
Shutterfly (I guess recently, since it says "Introductory Pricing") now offers Photo Books up to 100 pages on archival-quality glossy paper stock. Might be worth checking out.
Edit: A little more info: They are 11.25"W x 8.75"H, and the special introductory pricing is US$20 "base price" (includes up to 20 pictures) plus US$1 for each additional picture. |
Those look quite professional on the website...I think that would be kind of neat for wedding or new baby pictures. My husband suggested having one made with flower pictures (some DPCers worst nightmares!). Kind of a personalized coffee table book! :o)
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06/21/2004 11:24:43 AM · #15 |
I've made a few calendars with shutterfly - print quality is quite good - certainly not up to professional quality photo printing, but good enough for a calendar. I hope that the book printing is to a higher standard though.
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