I know all the usual arguments for photographers selling wedding albums over digital. I’ve probably even used them myself. I recently read that we should be afraid of what might happen if DVDs or USBs become obsolete, what would we do then with our files? To be honest I don’t believe that one morning we will wake up to find that the World’s DVD players have ceased working or that all USB drives have changed shape. We are just talking about storage. Storage – CDs, DVDs, USBs, etc. have and will change. However the files themselves are digital and that’s not going away for a long while so no need to worry.
I may be a heretic but I don’t have a problem with digital. I think the issue really is this – If all you have is a DVD of images, even if you have backed up and copied on to the computer, they do lose some value. Somehow people aren’t as interested in seeing your slideshow as they are in looking through a physical album. When you look at an album you study every image, you see the expression on people’s faces and you see all the details. That tends to get lost when you look at it on a screen. An album is a beautiful thing. It’s something that will make you smile and make you happy just because you have it. It feels nice.
Give your album to your Mum or a friend and they will take their time and look through it. They will feel and study the cover. It’s a conversation piece and a conversation killer at the same time. The same attention will not be given to your slideshow or your Facebook album.
I always tell my couples that I spend a long time looking at albums; at the quality of the printing, the pages, the covers and the way it’s put together. The albums I have chosen for my clients represent the best quality to display your wedding images that I can find. The Queensberry Duo is a traditional matted album. The mats overlay the pages and beautifully frame the images. The Duo is our *top offering. A contemporary leather cover and thick pages with images printed on silver halide paper. It’s a modern classic; A luxury album that looks and feels extraordinary. It’s an album to hand down.
Below are a couple of my most recent arrivals. Both have a mini replica – An album small enough to keep with you at all times. Top is Jules and David who’s wedding I photographed in September and below is Marcus and Kelly who had their wedding at Riverstation in Bristol.
*I say “top” but we also do the Musée. The Musée is a exquisite piece of art. If you truly want something exclusive then please ask. It’s expensive. It’s decadent. It’s something very few others will have – but will certainly want once they’ve seen yours.
