Wednesday, September 26, 2007

New "Simulated Leather" Albums





A new flushmount album has become available and it's a really nice one!

These albums are less expensive than my standard leather albums and about $100 more than the bordered vinyl albums; but their simulated leather look (ok... it's vinyl too) is much nicer looking and feeling than the older vinyl albums.

These albums have padded and textured vinyl covers and have less of a "sheen" to them compared to the other vinyl albums. The corner edges are rounded too, just like the leather albums. And, because they are true flushmount albums, you can easily put panoramic page spreads on two pages as well! The photos go from page edge to page edge... no borders to mess with. Another nice feature is the gutter (the space between panoramic prints.) It's the smallest spaced gutter I've ever seen... even smaller than the leather albums!

Construction of the albums seem to be very high quality as well.

I think you will really like these albums. For 2008 weddings currently booked, the new 11x14 album has already outsold all other album sizes and types and I haven't even had a demo until now! These albums are available in 10x10, 12x12 and 11x14 sizes. Cost? Well, the large 11x14 album is about the same price of the 10x10 leather album! Keep in mind that a panorama print in an 11x14 album measures 22x14 in size! That's HUGE!

You may be wondering why someone would buy the leather 10x15 album since this album is so great. Well, the leather versions do have advantages. They are a little narrower and a little longer. There is a bunch of leather options (standard leather, glove leather, suede) and a bunch of color options. The vinyl only comes in black, slate or brown. Also the leather album has a front cover cameo option at no additional cost. That's not available on the new albums. And you can specify the gilding color (page edges) on the leather album but not on the new albums. You can also add additional pages to the leather albums if needed, whereas the vinyl albums are only available in 12, 16 and 20 page varieties. Lastly, the leather albums have spray coating protection on the pages. That's an option on the new albums.

So the choice is yours... leather or simulated leather (vinyl). Either way, I think you'll agree that both albums are top notch!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Every person that has seen this album is in awe of it. They all want to know, "who is this photographer". People actually wanted to borrow my daughters wedding album (take it home) to show someone else. I couldn't do it. They said the wedding album belongs out and should never be put away. I think that they are right!!
Thanks Russ.
Laura

russlowe said...

Thanks so much for your kind comments! And thanks for sharing the album with friends too! Often the wedding albums do get put away just for the bride and groom to remember their wedding day. But really, it should be shared with family and friends.

Keep spreading the word. That's how I stay in business!

Thanks again.

Russ