Bennmiller Resort Wedding

The possibilities are endless when it comes to page design.  This wedding book has large pages and page 14 looks right in the context of the book. I never overanalize how something should go together when it comes to design. Like my photography I "just do it". I start working on putting the images into the pages, work from one end of the book to the other,  and it just seems to work. I am not about things bring "right" or perfection - - - just about what feels good and is visually pleasing. I print out the pages as I design them - so I know exactly how they will look as the process goes along.

I know that there are many who do not agree with my approach of "no client input" in the wedding book design process - - - but I can tell you factually that not one client has ever complained about what I have provided or asked for something to be changed. The typical response is the same as it was with the Vermont bride whose album this thread is about. I received this email from her a few weeks  back:

   

I truly believe that the clients who seek me out and hire me, know that I do things differently - that is what appeals to them and they implicitely trust my artistic vision and the images and products that I will provide them. I also think that most of the worries photographers have related to keeping the client happy by either giving them everything they demand or allowing them to control all of the processes involved, are in many cases unfounded fears that will not result in loss of a client if they really respect your work and want you to be the one providing the images of their special day.

The customer selects the images they want included

Hello Robert,

my wedding book dedign is quite different than yours. Maybe I will post one of my books here as well.
I want every book to look different qua style. Not just the design they can get at other photographers.
I use also the thin lines in one color and use full pictures as background.
Or a white background with a small strip of the dressing gown or flowers on it.

The basis for my book is always a square of 30 x 30 cm or fullsize printed pages of 36x36 cm

if you are looking for another album design package:

AlbumDS of spanish origin - http://www.albumds.com/

I am still testing it but results are good.

By the way, how many do you spend on making the design of your book. For me it is mostly 8-12 including the generating of the TIFF files for the montages. For selecting photos I use JPEG proofs generated directly from the RAW-files.