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Chris and I had so much fun designing this Album of Emma & Bubba's Lifestyle Shoot. For us, the album is what brings it all together. It is the icing on the cake. It is the fruit of our artistic labor, and nothing feels better than seeing our work in tactile story form.
When our buddy, Ken at Renaissance asked us to submit some work for their booth at the WPPI trade show, I knew that this had to be a shoot that turned into an album design. It was one of my personal favorite shoots of the season. Mostly because Emma and Bubba had raging chemistry, complete trust in us, a belief in our creative vision, and all of us just had a blast.
We get asked by other photographers a lot about our album designs so we thought we would share this design with you. Many of our couples opt to turn their engagement sessions into engagement books and I always love when they do. Our style caters to it. We're not "one shot" photographers. We are photographers who tell a story, capture an energy, a feeling, through a series of photographs.
We custom design all of our album designs in InDesign, it is the most fantastic program in the world for layout and saving you time. All of our designs are clean and to the point... much like our brand. I hope you enjoy and feel free to check it out in tactile form at the Renaissance Booth at the trade show in a few weeks. We also did a post a while back on our wedding albums that might also give some insight into how we do things for those that are still curious (check out the commentary in the comments section).
Who's going to be at WPPI?! We're excited to represent. It's always a good time.
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These are amazing!
Wicked set of images!!!
I loved that shoot! You guys are awesome! :)
YES
L.O.V.E. T.H.I.S. :)
I love your work! Oh I know what you mean about telling a story.
So awesome, thanks for the inspiration!
OH MY.. THIS IS AMAZING GORGEOUS!
s, i'm so with you on this. clean, simple design is so lovely and makes my heart go pitter patter. delivering a completed book to a client is the whipped cream topping ;). this is beautiful and perfect.
Wow. This is a kick-ass album design. That little splash of red on spread 9 is perfection. LOVE.
Your quirky style is your best asset. I loved this shoot, and I love this album as well.
I'll be at WPPI! I'll have to make sure I see this album in person!
Oh I love this shoot, but this album is amazing!!
Super sweet album design! Very clean and contemporary.
I'll be at WPPI. Wanna hang out? :D
LOVE IT!
This album rocks! My gosh I love it! I'm going to WPPI! I hope I get to meet you guys so that some of your talent rubs off on me hehe! :)
Awesomeness just happened over here at sarahrhoads.com! You guys are such an inspiration to artists in general. I had a question. Your albums look pretty square, are these 10x10 layouts or something else? Do you switch book dimensions or do you stick with a square format book?
Thank you for all of your wonderful insight and much continued success to you guys!
Sarah, I absolutely love coming to your blog and seeing what you're up to photographically. Lately, I've been on this "asserting myself" kick.... and I love that you do your own thing. Really. Seriously. Your work stands out because you strive to challenge yourself artistically away from the way everyone else does it. I love it. I look forward to the day when I can be as strong and creative as you. :) Keep it up!
i love all of the images! to each their own..if only done in best respects. sarah and chris i admire your work beyond words! im always inspired by your work.
WOW!!!! I'm in LOVE with this! It's so simple, modern & adorable! :D What does the cover look like?
WOW!!!! I'm in LOVE with this! It's so simple, modern & adorable! :D What does the cover look like?
WOW!!!! I'm in LOVE with this! It's so simple, modern & adorable! :D What does the cover look like?
such a fun session and beautiful album design. :)
Sweet! I love this shoot that you did. The quirky-ness of it is what makes us swoon!
Wow. I'm an artistic junky and lover of love and I can FEEL the LOVE and JOY in these pictures FULLY. One of my favorite shoots as well.
Way to knock it out of the park! Awesome layout! what size album is this for? Always encouraged and inspired by your design & photo skilz!
Wow, I'm an artistic junky and lover of love and I can FEEL the LOVE and JOY in these pictures FULLY!
This is one of my fav. sessions :) LOVE the album, so clean and modern!
Love it!
I like some of your style, however, pictures of sinks? I dont think so...where is the celebration of love and romance? You say you tell a story, but I dont see no story here, just a load of images in your qwerky style. OK it looks fashionable, but it doesnt celebrate love or even the engagement...
Sorry, some arty types may like it, but these people are often on a different planet and wouldnt recognise romance if it bit them.
Innnn love. These photos make me happy!
killlller!!! swoooning over spread04, graphically delicious. this shoot is seriously embracing your brand, can't wait to see the album @ wppi!!!
Beautiful album! I loved this session as well! :)
ahhh love it! ...if u sold your design templates, i'd buy 'em!
absolutely beautiful! I am also a huge InDesign fan, so lovely to hear other photogs out there love it to. I love your clean designs, and the links to your wedding albums. Thanks for inspiration!
lovely, Sarah!!
This book is KICK AWESOME! I love it! The story is clear and well told, but all the stuff you guys shoot is :)