Wedding Albums and Wedding Photo Books will help you share and remember all of the beautiful pictures you had taken at your wedding. You can spend over a $1,000 or as little as $100 for a treasured memory of your wedding day. Here is a Guide to help you plan all the photographic needs of your wedding day.
Choosing the Photographer
Choosing the wedding photographer is your first step. You can hire a photographer or have a family friend take the pictures. While the wedding photographer may be a large part of your wedding budget they should have experience working a wedding and have plenty of pictures to show their work. A family friend may be a great photographer, but they may not have experience setting up group shots. They may also be more interested in the festivities than they are in the actual photography. If you choose a family friend make sure they have adequate equipment and a working knowledge of the type of pictures that a bride would like.
Another difference in photographers is how they provide the images to you. Some professional photographers will provide a certain numbers of pictures and a wedding album for you. If this is the case, make sure the products they offer are something that you like. Another way photographers work is to provide you with the digital rights to all of the photos and give you a digital copy of all the pictures. This is a major difference and needs to be decided before you hire someone.
It is important for you to create a list of pictures that you want taken. This will be an important tool for communicating with your photographer. A professional may have a list of possible shots for you to review. Be sure to review this and think what you want. If you do not think about it you might miss a shot that is
important to you.
Choosing the Wedding Album or Wedding Photo Book
If your photographer provides you with your wedding album you will not need to make any more choices for the main album. If you receive a digital copy of your photographer's pictures you will need to choose how to print these pictures.
High quality prints of your picture can be inserted in a standard wedding album. There are many different quality levels of albums that you can purchase. There are many different styles of wedding albums that you can find on the internet. If you want to have a printed photo book then you need to decide on a printer, the quality, and sizes and prices of the photo books available.
The wedding photo book can be any size or quality level. A standard 20-page book that is 11x8 in size can cost anywhere from $29.99 to $59.99. If you are more interested in a a high quality photo book you can also create a book with thick pages and lay-flat binding.
Designing the Wedding Photo Book
If you are creating your own photo book you will have the option to design the book yourself. If you do not have your own design software you can use free photo book software that is provided by many of the photo book printers. This design process can be very simple if you use a template with the pages already
designed and just waiting for your pictures. Or, you can use an autofill option where you choose the pictures you want in your book and the program will automatically fill them into the book for you.
Most brides will want to design the books themselves or have someone design it for you. There are many backgrounds and layouts offered, and your choices are wide open. Many of the printers have galleries of books that have been designed by other customers and these are a great starting point for creating your designs.
Your wedding is such a photographed event - and one that can provide you with years of memories if you choose your photographer and wedding albums or wedding photo books carefully.
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