This is probably the third or fourth album company I have tried. In the past I was happy with Finao, but they have about 1,493 options for the cover. I wanted something a little simpler for both myself and my clients. The quality is on par with the new company I am going to be using, but the process feels a bit easier to me, so I’ll be sticking with this company for now.
The company is Leather Craftsmen, and the album I have chosen is the 3500 Flush Series.
First of all, they come in a box. I know that doesn’t novel, but there are some album companies where you have to pay extra for a box, and it is not cheap! Plain, black, box with their branding on the outside in gilded lettering. I think I can have my own branding stamped there (obviously extra), so I’ll definitely be looking into that. Once you open the box, the album is wrapped in a swanky velvet black bag. Just something to protect it, it’s a nice added touch.
The covers come in a choice of leathers or Japanese book cloth, which is pretty classy looking. Looking forward to getting some samples of that. There is also the option of a photo inset (above), which can be placed in a few different places. Personally I think it looks best centered, but that’s just me. They also offer embossing, on both the cover and the spine. You can see an example of this on the spine below.
The pages are thick, making the album pretty substantial. All in all, it is well bound, with amazing print quality. It does have a small gutter (the space in between the two pages), but this allows the album to truly lay flat, without any color bleeding that often happens when the photo gets creased in the fold.
 
Overall, I’m very happy with the quality of this company, both the albums themselves and the customer service. Currently this is the only kind of album I offer, but I’ll be adding to the line hopefully next year, with some really unique coffee table style albums that start at 100 pages. They’ll be an album upgrade, but I am sure when people see and feel these albums they will want one! But I’m getting ahead of myself here. This is a great album, I hope my clients love them as much as I do!
Nearly two years ago, I had the privilege of photographing one of the handsomest baby boys! He’s been all over my website and Facebook page, so you’ve probably seen this photo before if you’re a regular (say hi if you are!).
Well, he is lucky enough to have a new baby sister, and I was invited back to photograph her. At nearly 8 weeks old, I was a bit nervous to photograph her. If you haven’t had a baby or tried to photograph one at this age, let me tell you, they are probably the most difficult age to work with. They are past the sleepy newborn stage, which makes photographing them in sleeping poses nearly impossible. In case you didn’t know, you want newborns sleeping through the whole session so you can pose them and get them all peaceful and sweet looking. They are usually not strong enough to be able to hold their heads up, so that cuts out photographing them like you would a 3 month old. I lucked out with this one! She had an amazingly sweet and easy going personality, which made her a pleasure to photograph. While I wasn’t able to get some of the more traditional newborn photos, I think we were able to capture some pretty adorable shots!
  
Two-year-olds are difficult to work with on their own, but trying to force them into poses is another challenge all on its own. I took the above photo at the beginning of the session, when I knew he would be at his highest tolerance of the shoot. We kept dragging him into shots, and was so tired out by the end! He wasn’t in much of a smiley mood towards the end, but I did manage to catch some sincere serious faces that I just love…he’s grown up quite a bit, but still just as cute as when he was a newborn
Today I had my first engagement session of the year, and after a few months hiatus, think it went pretty well! I’ll be doing a full post in a few weeks, but I am really excited about how this one turned out, so I had to share immediately. Enjoy!
When I was younger, the thought never crossed my mind that this might be the last time I wake up on this couch; the last time I drive around town aimless with my best friend; the last time doing nothing was something. But somewhere along the line, the sleepovers became fewer and fewer, and the nights became late really early. Somewhere along the way we grew up. My best friend from high school moved out to San Diego a couple years after college, and I only see her once a year, at most. Which wouldn’t make me as sad as it does if she didn’t have kids, but she has two now. The few hours I get to spend with them each year are priceless, and I am thankful I at least get that time. She just had her second child, a little girl named Anya; the complete opposite of her brother in every way, but just as cute. I could tell you all day how cute they are, but why would I do that when I can just show you?
    
See, I told you they were cute
There is no getting around it: Taco night is the best night of the week. There is no problem too big that can’t be made better with a taco. There is no debate, it is a well known fact. It’s especially magical when it ends up being Taco Tuesday, and that’s just what tonight was.
Now, usually we make our own tacos, and they are fabulous. Last week I made Mahi Mahi tacos, which, while eaten in a taco shell, lost some of the innate taco-ness of a beef taco. Regardless, they were amazing. This weeks taco adventure landed us at Taco Bell. I don’t care what you say, I love me some Taco Bell. And they’ve done it again: invented a new kind of taco! The latest invention teams with the minds of Doritos, and brings us the Doritos Locos Taco: The Crazy Doritos Taco. It carries the tag line, “Taco Bell on the inside, Doritos on the outside”, and it is exactly what it sounds like: Amazing! And, because this is a photo blog, here a photo, taken with my favorite app, Instragram:
I know, it’s kind of blurry, but you get the gist. Happy Taco Tuesday!
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