I think its a much stronger and elegant set of layouts. Great job and use of constructive criticism. I'm personally working on one of my first as well now with a new company, so I hear ya with what you're going through! That church is gorgeous!
A few pieces of advice on camera angle...the picture taken above the bride in the yard (spread 4) has an awkward angle; in my opinion, if you take a picture above someone, do it fully above and not a little above. If it's just a little above, it creates awkward POV. Try taking it straight on next time. Also, I think I would have liked the picture of the bride at the altar alone centered under the metal artwork on the church wall, just like you did with the picture of the B&G in B&W...the picture of them together is framed very well with the artwork and they just look like they "fit" there. When she is not centered, it's not as strong a picture.
Looks much better......they'll love it..........just get rid of the cheesy pushing the golf cart images........yuch.....so 60's......i know clients want that stuff as i get those requests all the time..........i hate shooting them.......just my style.....
Much much much much better! And I have to agree with Cathy on your response to the criticism. I think this is a much stronger album. I will say this, though...
- Still unsure about the mix with the B&W background on 11. I don't know why this one sticks out to me and the other mixes don't. Maybe it's just me.
- Keylines. It looks like the images have them but the colors don't always create a level of separation. Look at 6 & 14.
I don't design albums for weddings, but have been doing collages for other events/activities since I was young. So, take this for what it's worth (not much? I'm not sure..)
On screen, I'm not wild about the washed out background pictures when they are primary photos of people. When the background photo is the wedding jewelery (or similar) and you tone it back to allow the smaller photos on the pages to be emphasized, that makes sense to me. But, later in the album when the background photos seem just as important in content as the foreground photos, I'm not sure they will look right when printed. My suggestion would be to do the background B&W and the foreground photos color, or vice versa.
But again, maybe this is pretty standard and looks good on paper? Just my thoughts...
Firstly, it depends greatly for me on the content.
If you are mostly using content that is staged/posed or traditional, you will find the layouts are stiffer and probably lend themselves to more simple design. Dark backgrounds are good for that type of shot. If the shots are fun, spontaneous and unscripted, the use of lighter backgrounds works well.
On the whole, I did not connect with the style of design (but it may just be a taste thing). I find myself over stimulated by busy pages. I prefer simple layouts that are uncluttered (You have hit that one mostly), but too many images on top of each other can become frustrating as you try to imagine what lies beneath.
Looks very good but seems still a bit busy and cluttered to me. Perhaps less is more? Pick the winners and showcase your best instead of trying to get everything in.
