Wedding album binder for ink jet prints?

[MattBeardsley]

Hello LL,

I shoot about 20 weddings a year and sell albums to most clients. Currently, I send prints from my Canon iPF6100 to Zookbinders to be made into very snazzy leather-bound books. I like them, but am interested to find a more local place to save shipping, speed up turn-around, and be able to discuss projects in person. Any recommendations for an SF company that can turn a stack of prints into awesome albums?  Thanks!

[neile]

Hello LL,

I shoot about 20 weddings a year and sell albums to most clients. Currently, I send prints from my Canon iPF6100 to Zookbinders to be made into very snazzy leather-bound books. I like them, but am interested to find a more local place to save shipping, speed up turn-around, and be able to discuss projects in person. Any recommendations for an SF company that can turn a stack of prints into awesome albums? Thanks!

You might try the Moab Chinle product, http://moabpaper.com/chinle-digital-book-v2/. Then you can assemble it all yourself.

Neil

[Dick Roadnight]

Hello LL,

I shoot about 20 weddings a year and sell albums to most clients. Currently, I send prints from my Canon iPF6100 to Zookbinders to be made into very snazzy leather-bound books.

All the Album printers seem to produce utter rubbish, and I would like to find a binder in the UK who could make books from ink jet prints...
¿anyone know of anywhere?

[natas]

Hello LL,

I shoot about 20 weddings a year and sell albums to most clients. Currently, I send prints from my Canon iPF6100 to Zookbinders to be made into very snazzy leather-bound books. I like them, but am interested to find a more local place to save shipping, speed up turn-around, and be able to discuss projects in person. Any recommendations for an SF company that can turn a stack of prints into awesome albums?  Thanks!

I do one of two things. For very high end clients I actually print and bind my own books. I make everything from scratch (I even make my own bookcloth now). I use Epson Exhibition Fiber paper or Hot Press Natural (depends on what they want). These albums take me about 4-8 hours to do. This option gives me full creative control and I have even pulled off 50 spreads using this method.  I use Colortac to adhere the spreads to a acid free paper to thicken the pages up. With this option I can get the highest quality book, and best print output.

For cheaper albums and quick turnaround I use http://blackriverimaging.com/ . They make excellent albums and usually finish in 3-4 days. Great service. The image quality is pretty much the same as all other album makers out there. I would rate it at about a 6-7 of 10 on print quality.