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I.   Love the rich feel of paper photographs?

         extra prints EXTRA PRINTS & ENLARGEMENTS

II.   Need to extend our photography services an hour or two?

         extra prints RESERVE MORE SHOOTING TIME FOR YOUR EVENT

III.  An alternative to our high-end (and high priced) custom "Albums"

         extra prints PROOF PORTFOLIOS

         extra prints HARDCOVER PRESS PRINTED BOOKS (below)

IV. Protect your priceless memories

         extra prints EXTEND YOUR SECURE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPH BACKUP SERVICE

 

hardcover books

 

spiral proof portfolio leather covers

As an alternative to our high-end (and high priced) custom "Albums," we offer two economical yet attractive products, either our "proof portfolio" or "hardcover press printed book", to serve as a viable alternate. "Proof Portfolios" are most economical (lower cost binding and cover, but higher end photographic paper) while "Hardcover Press Printed Books" are slightly more expensive (higher quality cover & binding, but lower quality paper).

The hardcover press printed book is a wonderful option when compared with our proof portfolios. We've partnered up with our lab to provide a leather hardcover press printed book which features your images on double-sided paper (as opposed to the single-sided proof portfolio products). These hardcover books are printed on heavy (120# cover weight) paper that measures 12" x 12" square and is "hinged" so that the book will "lay flat" on a table (see inset picture above of binding).

Images will be aligned in in a standard "grid" pattern (see picture of the spiral proof portfolio as an example) and placed on top of a plain high-contrast black background. Each image will have a thin white "stroke" around it (fyi, a "stroke" is simply a border) to enhance the image's contrast. Unlike the proof portfolio, there will be no file names/numbers below each of the images. Thus, this line of hardcover press printed books is not suitable for proofing and picking out which image to enlarge & make prints of.

Press printed hardcover books may accommodate between 10-40 pages (20-80 sides) and utilize a durable leather cover which is available in a number of colors (as displayed below). In terms of the quality of leather, this is an economy line of leather products and is akin to that found in a university library. For a more elegant and personal option, we suggest you utilize a custom canvas cover (this is only for the front of the book; the back and spine of the book will be one of the following leather colors). You may select any image from your event to serve as the custom canvas cover.

hardcover press book colors

IMPORTANT NOTE: Our hardcover press printed books are not printed on photographic paper; instead, they are printed on a heavy smooth cover stock (120# cover weight / 320 gsm . . . fyi, a business card is typically 65# cover weight). Each page, after printing, has a glossy coat applied which is akin to that of a magazine cover. Accordingly, since this is not photographic paper, your images will not look as good as our Proof Portfolio or Album product lines (both these lines utilize professional grade photographic paper and consequently display the pictures with full color accuracy & fidelity). By using heavy glossy paper we are able to offer a hardcover product at a fraction of the cost of a full-blown hardcover album.

 

Table 2: Pricing for Hardcover Press Printed Books
Hardcover Press Printed Book Pricing & Optional features 12" x 12"
10-page (20 sides) Hardcover Press Printed Book (leather cover) $100.00
additional 1-page (2-sides) - (price per page)** $10.00
Optional 12" x 12" Custom Printed Canvas Cover $70.00
Flat-rate Ground Shipping Fee (contiguous United States); per book $10.00
   
Paper: Smooth Cover Stock (320 gsm / 120# Cover) included
Paper: glossy coating applied to each page included
Image names/numbers displayed beneath each image not included
Number of images displayed per side 9
Number of Images Displayed per Page 18
Background color of pages black
Stroke (a.k.a. "border") around each image thin white

* Image name/number is printed beneath each image; pages are consecutively numbered at the bottom.

** A maximum of 40-pages (80-sides) may be bound in each press printed book. If you need more pages, simply order a second book. Be aware that each book has a minimum of 10-pages (our binding process cannot accommodate fewer than 10-pages).

NOTE: California sales tax (7.25%) is required when client has a California based billing and/or shipping address.

Carmel and Monterey Wedding, Special Event, Family, and Baby Photographer / photojournalist.