The parents flew the kids in to have their marriage blessed...set up everything...including picking the photos for the book. Worked with what they wanted.
There's no doubt they'll love it. I like the layout. Simple, but elegant. How much input do yo usually have the client do? We usually prepare an album and then show it to the client without their input, then incorporate some of their suggestions.
Strat60 wrote:
What's funny is that as a photographer I probably would not have picked the images you did. But so many clients want the type of images in this album.
The posed, "boring" shots we so often hate, are the ones they order as 16x20s.
im sure all of the shots look like those
What do you do when people pose themselves?...and "cheese"... Not take the photo? Stop the flow? I'd rather just go with it...give them what they want.
I'm a graphic designer--so please take my criticisms with a grain of salt.
Not crazy about the drop shadow. Also, there's inconsistency with borders--some images have it, some don't. On the whole, I feel the album is cluttered...way too many images on all the page. Having multiple images on the same page is fine for a few pages...but every page has three or more images. It would be stronger if there were a couple of pages that just focused on one strong image.
Nice photos, awful awful font. Why a drop shadow? The layout feels very cramped - you'll find clients need to be educated that more photos does not = better album.
Amanda09 wrote:
I'm a graphic designer--so please take my criticisms with a grain of salt.
Not crazy about the drop shadow. Also, there's inconsistency with borders--some images have it, some don't. On the whole, I feel the album is cluttered...way too many images on all the page. Having multiple images on the same page is fine for a few pages...but every page has three or more images. It would be stronger if there were a couple of pages that just focused on one strong image.
i'm sorry but that second album you posted looks like a cheesy scrapbook to me. i'm sure the couple loved it, but it's just not an aesthetic that resonates with me as "elegant".
as to your question, the drop shadow on both the font and heavy around the images is distracting
