Frank Salas is a Master Photographer and will be holding an awesome Master Class at WPPI 2011. We’re so happy to have him as our current featured photographer. How did you get started in photography? It all started in my high school freshmen year photography class. By my junior year I got my first photography [...]
Ever need to put together quick pricing for a client’s wedding package? Now you can with Quick Package Maker in Prosper. It’s just as easy as clicking on coverages, your preset album sizes and any other photos. Prosper will do all the math for you. What an amazing time saver!
After designing a page layout and reviewing the images, ever realize the people in your photo are facing the wrong way? You can quickly flip images right within the spread with Album Builder’s Flip Images button. It takes seconds because you’re right in Photoshop. Check it out:
This is a great tip that will add value to your business and is super cheap to do. You should take actual physical shots of your albums (not just the printer’s files) to post on your blog or web site. Do this for every album. Clients want to see what they are getting. If you [...]
Our friends at West Coast Albums now are offering full metal album covers. These unique albums allow for an edge-to-edge image presentation. They are beautiful, have great value and make for wonderful heirloom books. And they are at an affordable price point–only $80! For more, visit www.westcoastalbums.com.
Here are some quick tips for centering images in Album Builder. Check off under View>Snap to Guides and your files will automatically lock to your key lines. Play with Show>Smart Guides and View>Snap to Document Bounds. The handles on your photos can be centered on the key lines. Select your photos, line them up to [...]
Another great time-saving tip is to use auto file handling in Album Builder. This will shave precious minutes off each album design you do, adding up to hours or even days over a season. When you are done with a spread, hit save and next and it creates a layered Photoshop file. When you go to [...]
Recently I’ve been asked about album companies that offer fine art printing in their albums. Our friends over at Vision Art were kind enough to send us a sample book. I’ve been friends with Jim Thatcher (Creator of Vision Art) over at Vision Art Books for some time. He’s dedicated to bringing fine art albums [...]
We’ve just updated Image Brander. This update includes one bug fix and one enhancement. You’ll be able to tell if you have the newest version of Image Brander by simply looking at your panel. The newest Image Brander is labeled v1.1. Bug Fix Under select operating systems, batch processing and preview were not working with [...]
Are you meeting with a client and need to provide custom album pricing for them on the fly? Now you can with Quick Album Pricer in Prosper. Drag and drop your preset albums, click on upgrades and add any discount option. Prosper will do all the math for you. All you have to do is [...]
