Wedding Photo Album Order

How do you lay out your photos in a wedding album? Let?s say you

shoot before wedding shots. (Let?s say bridal party at spa.) It

happened before the ceremony but do you put them in the front of the

album? I imagine you?d want the nicer, more formal ceremony pics up

front but then where would you put those shots that happened before

the ceremony?

 

Thanks!

usually i do those in a seperate albumn or not in one at all.

Some of them get selected (very few) and I liket o begin with a shot of either the bride alone or B&G engagement shot or a detail shot. Then I try to make the whole album an interesting story of their day that carries an emotional impact to the client. That will sometimes mean the "second" shot in there is a getting ready or some such.

 

Its all about what your clients expect from you/what you sold them.

 

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Thank you both. Very helpful information. Great shot! I'm learning more about this so I have more to offer than just a proof book.

I often shoot the bride/groom getting ready right to the end of the reception, so my albums tend to go chronologically - storytelling in a way. I think it important to start and end the album with powerful shots, so like Michael/David, I usually start my albums with a detail shot that "introduces" the story and try to end with a really nice photo of the couple.

Do you show a proof book first and then design the album with the photos the B&G picked?

Yes, however, if you make the proof book up, using only images that you are happy to have in their album (for others to see) then the end results are usually pretty close to your own idea of what is should look like. :-)

I concur David/Michael :)

 

I give the couple a proof album, and let them choose which pictures they want in their album. While in some ways it makes it easier for me, in others I think having absolute control over the album design/layout would be easier. Lately, I've been finding that with the effort I put into organizing and making the proof album look decent, I usually don't hear back from the couple for quite a long time - maybe I should make the proof album uglier :)

Do you give the proof book to the client or is sort of on loan for them to pick the photos to be enlarged for their album and wall art?

Re the proof book:

 

Mostly (and hopefully soon to be totally) I have shown/sent a cd with low res proofs (about 400 pixels on the long edge). This is plenty big to "see" what they need to and not quite enough to go and print at costco.

 

On the other hand, if you sell the full res images (assuming digital is used) as part of the package, and you are paid already, you can just send the full size shots and you have one less cd to burn.

 

I still do a proof book for some clients as they want to see "real" pictures. It is included in the price and is theirs to keep. I usually (depending on the package purchased) give about 100-200 4x6 prints.

 

Hope that helps. I am sure others hrer have many ways to share too.

 

Regards.

I do a detail shot as the first image and a walking together - shot from behind as the last image... The rest is sequenced in order from getting ready until the cake cutting and dancing. <p>I give them the proofs and with it they get a Mezzo album (Art Leather) with blank black pages and a spiral comb binding. I always get doubles and then I take 40-50 of my favorites and put them in story order in this "companion" album. I cut some down to 3x3 and put 3 or 4 on a page...or have some standing alone 4x6. Sometimes I even do a 3x6 from a 4x6 and various other interesting sizes. I adhere them with Herma fix. I show this after they've seen the proofs. Most of the time - later that year or more - they come back and want a larger version of the small book as a formal album with additional pics. I don't include the formal family shots in the "companion album".... So it is usually those that they add. I find it improves my album sales.

"I have shown/sent a cd with low res proofs (about 400 pixels on the long edge). This is plenty big to "see" what they need to and not quite enough to go and print at costco."

 

You better rethink what you think you know! Id take a look at this post I made last week:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=009Bbh

As someone else suggested a detail shot makes a good first album picture. In our albums we typically will do a shot of the brides flowers with an invitaiton or program leaning on it. Makes for a great opening shot. We then go mostly based on the timeline, bride getting ready, groom getting ready, ceremony, formals, reception, ending with either a cute dancing or walking secuence of the bride & groom.