Photographer's Guide to Wedding Album Design and Sales [Paperback]

Bob Coates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Full of instructive images and insightful hints, this book is indispensable for photographers who want to boost their wedding-album business. Showcased are the album styles of 15 top wedding photographers, with insight provided into each artist's creative process, client service skills, and album design. Examples include Michael Ayers's one-of-a-kind pop-up albums; photojournalism trendsetter Andy Marcus's magical designs; and Gigi Clark's unique presentation in an archival box. Savvy photographers will learn how to turn an album purchase into a multiple-album sale, how to add on à la carte images, and how to make networking and referrals generate business so they can concentrate on photography.

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About the Author

Bob Coates has written numerous articles for industry magazines such as Photo Electronic Imaging, Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, and Shutterbug. His photography has appeared in National Geographic, New York Daily News, and Studio Photography and Design. He lives in Sedona, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.; First Edition edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280980
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280989
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,352,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, April 2, 2006

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Dorothea Mcconnell "Teddie the Photographer" (N W Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This book profiles a number of successful wedding photographers, how they got started, and their styles of work and selling. I did get some helpful tips out of it and got to see some lovely photographs and album pages, but I wanted more how-to tips about planning photographs for and designing wedding albums, with information about the various computer programs available and the companies that sell wedding albums.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, January 23, 2006

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Robert F. Weir "robfweir" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was recommended to me by the photographer/designer that developed my website. As a wedding photographer I haven't seen a better book to determine and improve album design. Each segment is written by a different photographer with layout and supplier advice. Very well printed and an invaluable resource.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on the subject, August 20, 2003

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Neal Margolin (Sedona, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photographer's Guide to Wedding Album Design and Sales (Paperback)

When I first turned the pages, the creative elegance in the photos and album designs grabbed me. Initially, I went through the whole book just gazing at all the amazing work from these top photographers. It's very inspiring. On the second pass, I studied the invaluable business tips they shared with Bob who tells us all about it in a very easy-to-read flow.

What it boils down to is, if you're a wedding photographer who wants to get ahead in your career, this is one of those must-have reference books.