Help with Digital Wedding Album Layouts... (New pages added, would love more suggestions)

Original post by Sonicstef

May 26, 2003 07:04 PM

This is my first run at the first few pages. Any feedback is welcomed.

Keep in mind that:
a) the photos in the 'opening page' layouts are just placeholders...i may use different ones depending upon how the rest of the album comes out
b) The images you see below are spread across two pages..so this is both the left and the right side of the page.
c) The book is much larger than these images...about 12 inches wide (24 across two pages) by 16 inches high.

Digi Wedding Album Layout

What do you think? Do you think its too 'boxy'? How about the photos selected for the veil page and the getting ready transition page? Which version of the opening page and transition page do you prefer?

Thanks!

Sonicstef Posted: May 27, 2003 11:48 AM

Re: amazing.

Its a tie between the LOVE pages and the single photo opening...any more votes?

Transition Page 2 wins by a landslide.

What do you think about the font? I tried a bunch but Im still not in love with how this one looks.

ChristineC68 Posted: May 27, 2003 11:53 AM

Re: amazing.

I like the singe photo for the opening page but would like to see a bigger version of he LOVE square. Since that was the theme of your wedding it seems like an obviouse choice. So I don't know yet But I agree with everyone else about transition v.2

shamma Posted: May 27, 2003 01:25 PM

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Very nice. Will the love be over the pix like that, so I cannot see the pix clearly. Each pix will be on its own like that or will they overlap your veil pix, in your getting ready segment???

Sonicstef Posted: May 27, 2003 01:29 PM

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Shamma: What do you mean?

shamma Posted: May 27, 2003 01:31 PM

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Do you remember the girl from wedding Channel, you and I posted her album here a few times, she had like a main pix in the back ground and then all the others were sorta on top of it, is that how your page is going to be??? I guess I am referring to page 2 where you are in the street and then there are small square pix of your hair being done and the cat etc, are those going to be next to each other like that?? or are they going to be over one main pix???

Sonicstef Posted: May 27, 2003 01:33 PM

Re: amazing.

No, it will look exactly as you see it here only bigger.

So when the book is open, the collage with the 9 photos will be on the left side and the full page photo will be on the right side.

Does that make sense?

shamma Posted: May 27, 2003 01:33 PM

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ex, will you make the big b&w pix above the background and the little ones below on top of it, or will they be just the way we see it now???

shamma Posted: May 27, 2003 01:35 PM

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I posted as you were posting, so I guess that answers my question. Thanks

jlf41 Posted: May 27, 2003 06:12 PM

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Amazing work Stef, really amazing.

The font is perfect. Elegant and reminiscent of the fonts from your wedding material.

At this size, I agree the LOVE layout is a little hard to make out and almost distracting to the eye. But it may look different larger.

I too love the 2nd version of the transition page. And the veil page is great but I am not crazy about the first picture on the left on the bottom.

Sonicstef Posted: May 28, 2003 09:29 AM

Re: amazing.

Not really crazy about this layout but I want to 'tell the story' of the moment if that makes sense. Any suggestions?

Here are the love squares close up:

Also changed this page as per suggestion: Veil Re Do

michele31 Posted: May 28, 2003 09:36 AM

Re: amazing.

LOVE the red layout, v3.

Veil Redo is MUCH better with the old hair photo removed and the mirror photo added.

And to quote Scott who just saw your layouts 'Wow. Those are beautiful'

dgtlsunshine Posted: May 28, 2003 09:36 AM

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Nice I like it.

Is this going to be your album from Mark Kauffman? Or is this something else you are doing. I really like it.

michele31 Posted: May 28, 2003 09:37 AM

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The LOVE square should be the cover of the book Stef. It would be perfect.

ChristineC68 Posted: May 28, 2003 09:46 AM

Re: amazing.

I like the black & white photos in the LOVE square. The red overlay is pulling out all the reds in the color pictures.

I like the third picture for the first meeting. The color tone makes the other pics pop a bit on the page. The sequence does tell the story.

You're doing such an amazing job!

Sonicstef Posted: May 28, 2003 09:52 AM

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Thanks Michele (and Scott).

Dgl: This is my album from Mark Kauffman. It will look something like this:

dgtlsunshine Posted: May 28, 2003 10:01 AM

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Oh wow I really like that.

I think the LOVE would be nice on the cover as well.

shamma Posted: May 28, 2003 10:13 AM

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I like the veil Redo, can you space out the 2 scenes, of him first seeing you, I do not see the difference. I love the LOVE cover. The 2nd one is my favorite.

alina Posted: May 28, 2003 10:34 AM

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Stef, I actually really like the Luke and You meeting at grand central, version 1 on your site or the 2nd posted on here (the one with regular black and white, and blurry picture in the background).

Of the two love pictures (and I am still not crazy about either) I like the color back ground photos better. I feel that b/w is too much contrast.

Sonicstef Posted: May 28, 2003 11:24 AM

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I couldnt put the love thing on the cover without making it very small and that would look too muddled to me.

Shamma: What do you mean space out the photos?

februarybride Posted: May 28, 2003 11:27 AM

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Stef it looks amazing! There was a layout I saw where they blew up the picture sort of faded in the background and then used the same picture only smaller and put it on the same page. I t was a beautiful technique. Another they called the Sunday morning affect where the picture looked like it was painted.