Our Coffee Table Albums come standard with 20 pages and can averagely fit 80-100 images. I would classify my layout design as classy, clean and contemporary. I also like to keep my layouts simple, and free from unnecessary cheesy texts and motifs.
When it comes to designing albums, I usually allow my clients to select their favourite photos for their album. Lately, I’ve been receiving lots of “complaints”, saying that there are just too many awesome photos to choose from, and selecting just 110 images out of the hundreds is almost impossible.
Hence, here are some tips to reduce your ’stress’:
1) Quantity vs Quality
I’ve been designing albums for years and I can confidently tell you that quantity does not mean that you’re getting the most out of your money. The keyword here is to strike a balance between quantity and quality. Through my experience, 80-100 images are usually sufficient for a typical wedding. Any more, you might end up with a cluttered and messy layouts with tiny images everywhere; and it won’t make your album look classy.
2) Include some backgrounds in your selection
Take a look at the layout below.
Most people tend to select images that has a face in it - it’s just human nature. You might want to include a background, scenery or even details so that it adds ambiance into your album. Won’t you agree that by looking at the layout above, makes you feel as if you were there?
3) You can’t have everyone in your album
Keep it simple and be reasonable. You can’t have every single person’s face in your album. Select only those who are important to you such as the bridal party and your immediate family. It’s your wedding album and the main focus should be on the both of you.
4) Choose ‘Story Telling’ images
You do not need to choose every photos to describe an activity from A to Z. Based on the layout above, you’ll roughly know that the groom was at the door, trying to claim his bride and we did it with no more than 6 images.
5) Sequential images
It may seem that selecting images that are somewhat similar is a waste of good space, but it doesn’t.
Sequential images help us match and balance colors, and to my opinion, it also gives your album a contemporary look. Here’s another sample below
If you do select sequential images, make sure you select a minimum of 3.
6) If you’re not sure, let the professionals do it
There are many other factors to be considered when designing an album. Apart from taking photographs, designing album is also an important service offered by Whizarts. If it seems difficult, let us choose your photos for you.
Ke Wynn on November 6th 2008 in Whizarts Writes
