So I found a way to get these great fair trade, handmade 13x11 inch albums. they are made completely out of natural materials like tree bark and leaves. I am going to be offering them filled with 80 4x6 photos for $150. let me know what you think of them!
Ya, we got suckered into buying one of those in Dominican. They're okay until you discover the insects you inadvertantly brought back with you...eating the pages.
We got one just like that in Ocho Rios on our honeymoon, what a POS dollar store product we bought! Unless the couple is a tree hugger, I think people would prefer a more classy, leather cover. Just my opinion.
I couldn't imagine these lasting very long . . . at all. Wouldn't the bark and leaves just start to wilt / deteriorate and crack? Even though they might get sprayed to preserve them, but, they look like they are just going to fall apart in 1 month.
Would then spraying them defeat the whole "green" appeal?
If you are selling them for $150, what is the cost?
McGrattan wrote:
Ya, we got suckered into buying one of those in Dominican. They're okay until you discover the insects you inadvertantly brought back with you...eating the pages.
I personally love them. I am not as much hooked on the fact that they are natural but more excited that they are fair trade. Oh well. I will still offer them!
I think if you promote them as fair trade (as you probably plan to do) you should do well and there is the 'interesting' factor.
I like this album and for 6x4's I really don't think the 'durability' matters so much. Its not like you would be promoting it as a wedding album. It would be more like proof album with a twist - I assume.
I'm not sure about the archival quality of these...But dry leaves, if not properly treated and protected will crumble. IF they are properly protected and treated, and the album is of archival quality, the album would look fantabulous with sepia tinted pictures. Even if you don't end up offering these, you can atleast create a studio sample to get your clients' attention!
bensassophotog wrote:
Wow! thats an overwhelming amount of "no ways!"
I personally love them. I am not as much hooked on the fact that they are natural but more excited that they are fair trade. Oh well. I will still offer them!
What's a "fair trade"? I like the cover. But I'm afraid I will ever get LIVE BUGS IN MY LENS!
My boss gave all his employees one of those when he came back from a trip. I would say within a year or two, it completely fell apart. Everything crumbled. And we're in a really humid climate, so I can't imagine what would happen in dry/arid areas.
