Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here:) We had every intention on taking an Albumesque Christmas picture but we are running out of time so this will have to do. Last week Janey and I went to the Santa Barbara Pug Christmas Party which was held at David Jay's house. It was so great to meet up with everyone and to meet some new faces as well. Tons of food, great company, and a photobooth, what else could you ask for:)

I also wanted too let you know that Albumesque will be closed the 21st through the 2nd. We will be accepting orders but the deadlines for those will be extended. If you need it right away just send me an e-mail and I will see what we can do:)

Thanks to all of you who have made this year so amazing. We are thankful for every single one of our Albumesque clients and have enjoyed getting to know you this past year. Can't wait to see what 2008 has instore:)

Love Amy!:)

Still Amazed

WOW, I can't believe how long it's been since I've updated our blog. Well, I have lots to post so keep your eyes open this week for designs that the Albumesque team has been working on. When you become an Albumesque client you get to work with one designer the whole time. Depending on the type of design style you like, determines on what ALbumesque designer you'll be paired up with. Sara France is a photographer that I'm privileged and excited to be designing for. She likes simple, clean designs with very little layering, which is exactly how I love to design. Every time I design an album for her I am blown away by the images that I get to work with. Here's one of the many albums that I've designed for her over the past couple of months.

More soon -
Amy (@lbumesque designer)



Click here to see her WEBSITE

Click here to see the Album Slideshow

Party Time:)

For those of you that are going to Partnercon LA, you won't wanna miss this party. Kiss Wedding Books and Showit are throwing one crazy/fun party and I'll totally be there.

I'm sure you've all heard about Kiss Wedding Books, if not definitely check them out, because you are soooo missing out. They offer an amazing product and I recommend that everyone order an album through them. Albumesque will also submit the order directly to Kiss for no extra charge. YAY!

Showitfast.com is an amazing slideshow program, and if you don't have it already get it. It's perfect for portrait slideshows, weddings, birthdays, etc etc etc. It makes a slideshow in minutes. It's so easy.

Click here to see the party details.


Hope to see you all there!

Breathtaking!!!!!

If I had to use one word to describe this engagement session, photographed by Chris Humphreys, it would be BREATHTAKING!!!!! I'm always impressed and wowed at all the images that Chris sends me. Actually picking the images was the hardest part because every image that Chris gave me was album worthy, however, there wasn't enough room for all of them so I had to close my eyes and pick...haha j/k:) Great job Chris, and I look forward to working with you again soon!

To see the whole slideshow, check out the link below.

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The design is very clean and simple with room for writing.


Click here to see his website:)

Michelle Meyer:)

A photographer who does an amazing job at capturing details, emotion, close ups, overall shots, and everything else is Michelle Meyer. As I was designing for her recently I was in awe on how she captured everything so beautifully. I truly enjoyed designing this wedding album, and working with Michelle was such a joy and delight.

Take a look at her album and her website and you'll be in awe too:)

Click here to see her album

Click here to see Michelle's Website

The most amazing engagement session:)!!!

Engagement albums are something that photographers often forget about, and very few even offer them. For those who do offer them, I love hearing the success stories and impact that they have on their business. They serve as a great marketing tool to get your name out and get people talking about you and your work. Jasmine is one photographer who has started offering engagement albums to her brides. When Jasmine contacted me about this album, she mentioned that she wanted a very simple/clean design since it will be used as a sign-in guest book. When designing this album I totally fell in love with her photography and felt very fortunate that she hired me to design this album. If I was getting married I would definitely hire her to photograph my engagement session. She's amazing!!!!! She also just launched her new blog so don't forget to check it out.

If you'd like to start offering engagement albums in your business and don't know where to start. Send me an e-mail and I'll walk you through the process and help you get started!

Click here to see the album slideshow


Click here to visit Jasmine's website

Amazing Photography

"Just recently, I was lucky enough to work with some of Rachel Priddy's amazing images. Her talent to capture emotion and grace completely stunned me and at times made it difficult for me to pick just which image I would use next. As the pages started to come together and the album came to a close I was wishing there were more-even just to look at! I was so inspired to shoot my next event with a whole new eye and hopefully bring my own style up to par with her beautiful imagery.
Rachel, your work is amazing and I can't wait to get started on the next album for you!" -Tara (Albumesque Designer)

Click here to see the album:)

click here to see Rachel's website

ANOTHER AMAZING CLIENT

This week I had the oppertunity to design an album for an amazing photographer by the name of Mary Basnight, who is located in North Carolina. Not only is she one of the nicest ladies that I have ever worked with but her work blew me away. She attended the Extreme seminar that was hosted by LIANA LEHMAN and JESSICA CLAIRE, which is how she heard about Albumesque. THANKS GIRLS:) Mary captures detail shots that are out of this world. My mouth dropped open several times because of her amazing talent:)

Mary, I'm very excited to meet you at WPPI, and I'm very thankful to be working with you:) Your kindness is appreciated and is what makes my job so enjoyable:)

CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW

MARY BASNIGHT

Going the extra mile:)

When designing albums, the first thing that must be decided is the design style. There are so many different ways to design an album and it all comes down to personal preference. Albumesque caters to lots of different styles from complex to extremely simple. I always discuss in detail with each of my clients what style would compliment their work the most and please their clientele.

I just finished designing an album for Geoff Johnson, who is an amazing photographer from Omaha, Nebraska. For this particular album he wanted no background images. However, he emphasized that he thought full bleed images and panos were the style of this particular bride. Overall, he wanted a very simple album design, which is extremely classy in my opinion. The bride loved it and ordered the album as is with no changes. I was impressed that Geoff knew this bride well enough to know what kind of album design would fit her style.

So, the more you know your bride and what makes them happy, the easier album designing will be!

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Geoff Johnson's website:) Enjoy!

No Limits for Albumesque:)

I receive e-mails from people all over the world who ask "can Albumesque work for my business even though I live in a different country". The answer is absolutely!!!! Brigitte is a wedding photographer located in Switzerland and we've been designing for her photography business the last couple of months now.

I love getting to know all the photographers that I work with. One thing that stands out about Brigitte is she's very involved in the photography industry in Switzerland. A group of them have actually put together a website where they can refer weddings to each other. Her attitude is amazing when it comes to the photography industry and I admire that.

Stay tuned for more info on Brigitte:)

Don't forget to check out her album and website:)

Brigitte's Album

Brigitte's website