What is your base album?

I was wondering what you offer as your base album or the album that is in your

lowest package? I currently offer a "proof" album of 4x6's of all wedding shots

of the day. I origianaly did this because this is what I received from my

wedding and I liked it. I am reconsidering that now because my own wedding proof

album only had about 200 pictures (back in the days of film!) and I run about

400-500 pictures which is impossible to find one album for. I am also finding

out that I dislike giving out all my pictures in this form because the aren't

all my "best" of the day and some of them are just ok.

 

I also offer a more traditional wedding album with 100-150 5x7's. I like this

much better because I am able to pick my best for this album.

 

I am also working on offering storybook albums.

 

So what do you offer for your lower package albums? I currently cosidering just

doing a simple coffee tablebook from either millers or askubooks with about 100

pictures in it. A templete book that is easy to put together on the computer and

realtivly inexpensive. A drag and drop book, black background. Good idea or bad?

 

My other question is how to you go about offering different ablum options if the

other things in your packages are the same. Should I offer one package with an

option to upgrade the albums? Or individual packages with different albums?

 

Thanks,

Katie

My base album is a 5x5 SharedInk linen album. Next up in quality is the leather cover, then something about that size from Leather Crafstman or Bon Match.

This year I started offering only one type of album, and that's the 'storybook' or 'magazine-style' album. Much like the one Graphistudio offers but then from a different supplier. Pages are printed on Kodak Professional Endura papers. Cliënts have the option out of 9 different sizes, starting from 12 x 12's alway the way up to 18 x 24's. I found out that my cliënts did not hire me just for my photographic skills, but more for my creativity in albumdesign...

So I know only offer this kind of album, because of the shear endless possibilities (design wise that is...).

With all of the business we are getting it is now 3rd base!