Keeping up with Dane Sanders

Designing to me has to be one of the most relaxing things, I would say it falls right under running:) Designing is also very exciting as well. I love receiving an order and opening the folder to see what that photographer has captured for that event. One photographer that always inspires me and blows me away is Dane Sanders. Dane travels all over for wedding photography and I love seeing where he's been. For the last two weddings he was sent to Hawaii for one and Mexico for another. The images were breath taking and I can't wait to post the Mexico wedding as well. Not only is Dane busy with weddings, but he also runs a forum, keeps up with his blog and just finished writing a book called "Fast Track Photographer".

For Dane I design 10x14 vertical flushmount, LeatherCraftsmen albums. LC does a great job and I would highly recommend checking them out.

I'm always asked what album company I would recommend and as of right now I would say that Leathercraftsmen and Kiss Wedding Books are two of my favorite album companies. I'm also looking into the Couture Books. As a designer I don't really get to see very many of the end products but I saw a few of their albums at WPPI and I was impressed.

For this album I designed the Le MIx album design style, just in case a few of you were wondering:)

Enjoy! Also, don't forget to check out Dane's amazing website and blog. Definitely watch the beginning intro to his site:)

Dane's Website

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Love at first glance:)

A photographer that I've been fortunate to work with is John Lyons. Albumesque just started designing for him this last year and right away I knew I was a huge fan the moment I glanced at the first photograph:) I love the expressions, fashion and drama that his photography reveals. Here's a recent album that we designed for John. Amazing work John, and I'm excited to be designing for you:)

- Amy (Albumesque Designer)

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Branching out and LOVING it:)

A couple of weeks ago I finished an album design for Me Ra Koh. When Me Ra approached me with this album she said she wanted me to try something a little bit different. Large images, a few small and the bride and grooms vowels throughout the album is how she described her vision for the album design. The Kennedy's have an album very similar and after seeing their book I thought it was a great idea and worth branching out of my design comfort box:) (As I like to call it}. With the Kennedy album style in mind and a little bit of "Amy Flare":) this is what I came up with.

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The images that I was working with were amazing and very inspiring. I'm not a huge fan for including words in an album but as soon as I started reading their vowels I again realized that they had to be included because it described the love that the couple had for each other and it brought the album to life.

I think it's so funny how I was hesitant to branch out and try something new but once I started designing I was very thankful that I stepped out of the box and hope to do it more often:)

-Amy (Albumesque Designer)

Blown away again:)

Christopher Duggan is another amazing client that I feel very fortunate to work with. His photography business, Threshold Visions, is located in New York and I'm always so excited to see the work that he sends me. I can tell that he really puts an effort in building a relationship with his clients and it's shown in the images that he captures. Christopher I truly love working with you and the kindness that you show is truly appreciated:) It's clients/photographers like you that make me LOVE what I do:)



Here's one of the most recent designs that I finished for Christopher. This is a Graphi 44page, 9.5x9.5 flushmount album. Love love love the beach shots!!!!


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Summer Spotlight

Our featured photographer for the month of June is the one and only, Sara France! Boasting with style and personality, you are surely missing out if you have never met her! Outgoing, funny, and always ready for a good time—she is an instant magnet. Her albums are a joy to design, as she never fails to leave me in awe with the amazing photographs she is able to capture of the bride and groom. She has been a spokesperson for Apple, had her weddings featured on Wedding Channel, published in Ceremony Magazine, and the list keeps going. This girl is one busy bee and is hard to keep up with! Speaking of BEE, she just launched amazing product called GOBEE! Not only are the bags perfect for shooting weddings, but also just so stylish. So check them out!


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Sara France Photography

www.gobeebags.com

Simple + Clean = Fashionable

I've always been a huge fan of matted albums but now I'm really into flushmount albums that are designed very simple, clean, and contemporary. No layering will be found in these albums:) Jasmine Star has me design all her albums this way and I think it really goes extremely well with her beautiful work. Here's an album design that we just finished. I try to make the strong images more prominent so they stand out, but as you can see all her images are amazing so the most difficult time I have is trying to decide which one to enlarge.

Jasmine also just launched her new blog which I'm in love with so definitely check it out!

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Click here to see Jasmine's Blog

Lovin' the color

This last week I finished designing an album for Jared Wilson, who is a incredibly talented photographer. A couple of things that I absolutely loved about this wedding was the location, architecture, and amazing color. It looked like it was an amazing wedding and I truly enjoyed designing the album:) For the design style I did a "Le Mix" which I think fit the couple extremely well.

ENJOY!


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What's your style?

While our hope is that you love and enjoy all of our designs, we understand that not everyone shares the same design preference. That is why Albumesque is happy to offer three different types of design styles, and we leave it to you to decide which one best fits your needs! So, what’s your style?


Le Simple
Some believe that less is more! Simple designs, simple borders--or no borders at all!...it’s your call! :) With no overlapping or layering, this classic design leaves lasting impressions.





Sara France
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Le Layer
Layers can be fun! This design option utilizes more complex layouts, creatively layering images and including fades. With the addition of colors and borders, you can add a whole new dynamic to your album!






Bauman
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Le Mix
Mix it up! For the indecisive, or for those who simply love the look of both! :) Le Mix is our "combination" design, offering elements from both Le Layer and Le Simple. With this design you will find overlapping, but no fades.





Jeff Youngren
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Dane Sanders
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