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Magazine Style Photo Albums


[magazine style album with pages fanned open]

Magazine Style Albums are a fully handmade photo album quite different from the usual pre-made self-mounted style of album


[magazine style album with gatefold]This is a distinctive product for discerning people, ideal for display on the coffee table, at dinner parties or in the boardroom.

The client supplies prints of virtually any size. The prints themselves are then made into pages of a book that open perfectly flat. The photos are laminated onto a backing page with a special pressure sensitive low moisture content glue.

Once the book block is made, it is then bound into a hard cover and covered, usually in buckram or leather. The result is a professional looking book suitable for presentation at the highest levels.


[magazine style album opened flat]

The pages lay perfectly flat when opened and do not cockle (warp).


Some other points to mention about the albums are:

The albums are made at a very reasonable price.

Almost any size can be produced, limited only by the size of our guillotine. Very large sizes can still be done upon request. No size is too small.

The albums open absolutely flat with no cockling (wrinkles) or warping.

Bound in buckram (durable book cloth) or leather with a choice of plain or distinctive end papers.

Covers can be inlayed with a cameo photo insert

Covers can be inlayed with leather inlay of almost any design imaginable. The client can supply an image of almost any type, or we can design an image specially for the book. It is popular to adapt an image from inside the book to display on the cover in a leather design.

We bind any matter. We provide a discrete service for sensitive subject matter. No subject is too dull or too raunchy to bind into a beautiful album. Just bring your images in and we will do the rest.

Names and logos can be embossed on the spine or the cover, in gold, silver or blind.

Gatefolds. These are an extra page that open out like a gate to form a three page spread for panoramic or group shots. A four page spread is possible

[magazine style album front cover with spine showing]
[magazine style album with gate fold]

Get an idea of pricing.



About the Images
These images are of a customer's album. The customer had snapshots only. She had prints made from the negatives and they were bound as shown.
Professional Photographers
The potential is great for customized layouts of images with inserts and various arrangements. You are limited only by your image manipulation skills. Comes and see us for a sample of what other photographers have done.