what are the common prints you provide to the client?

what are the common prints you provide to the client?

What album size do most clients want ?

I don't "provide" prints as in proofs. They order what they order. In spite of the fact that I price my prints to encourage large print sales (4x6's are kinda expensive while 8x10's are kinda cheap), most of my print sales are 4x6 and 5x7.

I typically work only in square albums and do a pretty equal business between 10x10 and 12x12. My average album size is 40-50 pages. Some try to keep it to 24-30 and I've done a few 90 pagers.

Peacefield wrote in post #11754742
I've done a few 90 pagers.

Nice! Kinda makes my head spin a bit though I've never done anything larger than 30 spreads (60 pages)...and that's big enough...I like to keep it to 20-25 spreads if possible.

To the OP, I actually stopped offering regular print packages. I only do albums and large specialty prints like canvas wraps and metal mounts. Small print packages just got to be too much of a headache.

On line viewing is the way my clients see their proofs. I, like Peacefield, work in square albums as a standard but always cater to the clients wishes if they want something different. My basic album is 30 pages (15 spreads) with a per page price to enlarge the album. About 80% of the time, there are upgrades to more pages.

sorry if I didn't state clearly.

What is the size of album do you give to client ? What about the digital negatives on CD/DVD ? Do the digital negatives have to be at certain megapixels ?

picard wrote in post #11755533
sorry if I didn't state clearly.

What is the size of album do you give to client ? What about the digital negatives on CD/DVD ? Do the digital negatives have to be at certain megapixels ?

10x10 and 12x12 albums for the main albums and 8x8 for parent albums.

I export final client images at 3000px on the long edge and also give them a separate low res folder for web use.

helloagain36 wrote in post #11755570
10x10 and 12x12 albums for the main albums and 8x8 for parent albums.

I export final client images at 3000px on the long edge and also give them a separate low res folder for web use.

why do you provide 3 albums ?

my cousin only received 1 album for his wedding. I think it was 12x12.

picard wrote in post #11757019
why do you provide 3 albums ?

my cousin only received 1 album for his wedding. I think it was 12x12.

Three options, not necessarily 3 albums per client

Red Tie Photography wrote in post #11757097
Three options, not necessarily 3 albums per client

Exactly

Do you guys make your own albums or do you have someone make them for you? If you have someone make them who do you use?

unlimited6986 wrote in post #11757376
Do you guys make your own albums or do you have someone make them for you? If you have someone make them who do you use?

I design my own albums but send them off to get printed and bound at Millers.

Likewise, I design them myself using FotoFusion and have them produced by Zookbinders.

10x10 as standard album with an upgrade as a 12x12. I do the designs and have them made through a company in North Carolina. They print and bind with a mini sample album to me first for approval. Parent albums are either 5x5 or 8x8.
FotoFusion rocks and has made my design process much easier.

unlimited6986 wrote in post #11757376
Do you guys make your own albums or do you have someone make them for you? If you have someone make them who do you use?

Like everyone above I design my own layouts also. I use Photojunction and then send the files off to KISS Wedding Books for printing and binding.

how do you send off photofusion to them ? do you send the CD for album to be print ?