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Presenting one of my first hand-bound (by me!) in-studio wedding albums:
A staid gray cover on the outside.
White core flush mount pages.
I chose a fun bright green for the fly pages, to offset the more traditional gray cloth on the cover.
A peek at one of the spreads. See more here.
One of the new greener products we are offering this year are Fine Art Folios. Below are a few images of a sample 5×7 Triptych.
Continuing the Ars Magna use of twill tape (thank again for casual yet elegant idea, Thinkside).
Here the twill functions as an enclosure for a 5×7 fine art triptych with a red silk cover.
The Folio folds shut and ties.
Foil stamping on the interior in silver.
Prints in the Fine Art Folios sit in museum window mats.
Open, the Fine Art Folio can be displayed on a mantle or shelf.
Another example of a hand-bound in-studio album, this one featuring a selection of Ars Magna family and children photography from the past year.
Again with the gray fabric (I know, I know), but a cream fabric spine this time.
Title page.
Album pages fanning open.
Close-up of one of the children’s portrait album spreads, this one featuring the gregarious and upside-down Emily.
I’ve been experimenting with taking album creation in house. Still working out a few kinks in the process, but having a wonderful time getting away from the screen and back to the workbench. This is a small panorama album that features full page spreads from a few of my favorite engagement sessions from the past year.
This album is a horizontal 4×12″, and the open spreads showcase a full-frame 8×12.
Check out this intimate album that an Ars Magna bride gifted her groom. We had a great time at the shoot. The bride walked in with bags of clothes and costumes and props.
The nondescript kraft wrapping:
a small peek at the interior:
Just a quick share of Zoey and Scott’s wedding album before I ship to it down to them in Santa Monica. I chose a duo of warm brown leathers to work with the colors in the interior spreads. Happy Ides of March!
Sending out Jana and Nii’s album this week. It’s always wonderful to relive the wedding through the narrative of an album. The energy and mood of the day comes through as you turn the pages and interact with each images individually and in sequence.
Here a few images of their album, and some spreads that I love:
