Did you know? Album layout in Lightroom 3.

Did you know that you can design a simple album layout in Lightroom 3 with the print module? Yes, this feature is great especially for wedding photographers. You can customise your page size and layout. You can even add multi-pages into your layout. For JPEG output, you can print to PDF and export the PDF into hi-res JPEGs to be sent to your printer.

First, set your page size by going to "Page Setup..." (bottom-left corner button). Then, on the "Layout" pull-down on the right panel, select "Custom Package". Then, drag and drop your images from your set collection onto the artboard. Resize, position and off you go! Be sure to check out the extra options on the right panel as you go down the list. Go ahead try it.

Wedding Album

Hi,

There has been several types of wedding albums that I've done in the past for my clients, which includes self-adhesive albums, pocket albums, photobooks and storyboard albums (or some call it magazine-type montage album). Among the list, I've narrowed down to only producing the storyboard album, due to the fact that it's the most cost-effective for my clients and provides great colour rendition and durability.

Self-adhesive albums and pocket albums are now so cheap that it's cheaper if my clients print their own photos at the consumer photo outlets and mount it themselves. Whereas, the photobook manufacturer's print quality has been dropping over the years. The first few times I printed the books, they were totally awesome. But the latest book that I've printed has the colours and exposures mismatch and inconsistency, which forced me to reprint and stop their services completely (until I can find a truly reliable vendor).

Which leaves the storyboard album the most consistent(in terms of colour output), cost effective and durable.

For those who inquired regarding what kind of wedding album(s) do I make for their wedding photos? Here's what I'm only offering at the moment for my wedding packages:
- 10"x12" Storyboard album
- 20-pages printed on photographic paper, with UV-varnish, mounted on hardboard
- Black LV Synthetic Leather cover
- Opens flat for pleasant viewing of the album spread

Cheers!