I’m sometimes asked for design advice and the first question I ask is what kind of album the person is designing. The aspect ratio of the album will have a big influence on the design. To illustrate how this works, I’ve designed 3 album spreads all with the same images. First of all, I’d like…
I’m halfway through “The Personal MBA” by Josh Kaufman, and I’ve already gotten my $15 worth from the book. This is a fantastic book on the foundation of just what a business is and how a business becomes profitable. Are you more of a photographer than a business person? Are you new to photography as…
ProDPI has just upgraded its canvas printer to the latest, fanciest, new-fangled printer on the market. We had our own family photos printed on the new canvases (a special thanks to Amy and JP Prutch for the photos) and they turned out awesome. Check out how cool they are in this video, then head on…
Jim Garner, along with Bambi Cantrell, has produced a fantastic inspirational guide. You’ll want to check out this video if you need some inspiration with your wedding photography. I enjoy posing the bride and posing the groom separately, but when you stick the two of them together, I get lost quickly. Then add on groups…
High-end portrait sales are a great source of income for studios. But sometimes the big ticket items create sticker shock for the client. [break] Using Finao 3ditions (three albums exactly the same in a matching box) is a great way to bring profits into you studio. Watch this video with Fundy explaining a simple payment…
Michael Corsentino Yet again, we are proud to feature our friend and amazing photographer Michael Corsentino’s work with Album Builder. Michael describes his style as a mixture of the following: dramatic, edgy, stylish, contemporary, editorial, fashionable and fun. We can definitely see that played out in his work and we’re excited to have him featured….
Hi all, as many of you know, I lived in Japan for 13 years. My wife is Japanese, both my kids were born in Japan and even my dog was born in Japan. As all of you, we are heart-broken by the tragedy in Japan. We’re doing all we can to help out the people…
Hey all you Fundy Peeps, we have an awesome review of Forbeyon Albums for you. Forbeyon is our latest album company to add its album sizes to Fundy Album Builder. We couldn’t be happier. Jay, from Forbeyon, was kind enough to send us along some samples. And they are beautiful, from the custom boxes and…
High-end portrait albums are tricky for me. A lot of the flush mount albums out there come with a minimum of 20 pages (10 spreads). For my style of shooting and designing, this is just too many pages for me. Finao has a great solution: the Elements series. I can do a minimum of 10…
We at Fundy Software took a trip down the road to our friends at Rice Studio Supply. Rice is one of the top places in the country for custom branded packaging for professional studio and wedding photographers. They even ship internationally and have a number of clients in Europe and Australia. What I love about…