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Eric Ronald on storytelling + albums

Melbourne photographer Eric Ronald has won the AIPP Australian Album of the Year Award in 2017, 2018 and 2019, not only due to his cinematic photography skills, but his careful planning, shooting with intention, and skill in laying out the photos and pages to maximise emotion and tell the full story of the couple’s day. Read on for enlightenment.

Melbourne photographer Eric Ronald has won the AIPP Australian Album of the Year Award in 2017, 2018 and 2019, not only due to his cinematic photography skills, but his careful planning, shooting with intention, and skill in laying out the photos and pages to maximise emotion and tell the full story of the couple’s day. Read on for enlightenment.

This article was written by Peter Eastway and originally published in the AIPP Journal July 2019 edition.

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Photo books for fine art photographers

New Zealand portrait and fine art photographer explains how she created a limited edition album, softcover photo book and greeting card series for an exhibition catalogue, and to share her work with a larger audience. Read on to learn about photo book editing, pricing and sales.

Catherine Cattanach is a Wellington-based portrait photographer, wife, mother and coffee aficionado, who was named NZIPP Wellington Photographer of the Year 2018 and NZ Creative Photographer of the Year in 2016. Recently she ventured into the world of photo book creation with two stunning publications Eryngyium and Homage. In her interview she reveals the process and valuable lessons from her experience.

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‘Year of the Monkey’ by Formist Editions

We take an inside look at the bespoke publication crafted by Formist Editions and Momento Pro for illustrator Paul Garbett. It’s signature is the unique layflat binding with a striped fore-edge.

 

Just in case you didn’t know, in addition to our standard book range, we also produce custom books in bespoke sizes, cover materials and packaging for publishers, artists,  designers and corporates.

One of our favourites is Year Of The Monkey, a collaboration between illustrator Paul Garbett and Formist Editions, an indy publisher of books and collectibles for lovers of art founded by Mark Gowing.

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Wedding albums are better than French Fries

Learn how to design and sell wedding albums at The Album Atelier workshop in Sydney, 24 and 25 June 2017, to increase your profit, reduce your work hours and provide a lasting record that your couples deserve.

 

While many may prefer the family slide night to remain a thing of the past, it’s rare to find people who don’t enjoy flicking through the wedding album of their parents or grandparents to see how they scrubbed up on their special day.  It wasn’t until the arrival of the digital camera that albums were relegated to the status of ‘french fries’ in wedding photography packages, and the upcoming Album Atelier workshop may help reinstate the album to ‘essential’ if your mission is to generate profit, reduce work hours and provide a record that will last for generations.

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