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to all you wedding photogs
Dave Doonan, Photographer
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Kingston | TN | USA | Posted: 4:23 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> a friend approached me about shooting a wedding for her daughter. The problem is that I am looking for a quality lab for prints and a site to purchase albums and pages. Can anyone help?
Thanks. |
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Craig Mitchelldyer, Photographer, Assistant
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Darren Whitley, Photographer
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Maryville | MO | USA | Posted: 5:17 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> Zookbinders
Albums Inc. (look into the Renaissance Ventura self-mount albums) You can put one together with careful planning for about half the cost of a Zookbook or Pictobooks. A self mount book does not have the fit or finish of a Zook or Pictobook, but they are close.
Mpix.com aka Miller's Lab.
Graphistudio is one of the best, but too expensive for my circle. |
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Dave Doonan, Photographer
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Kingston | TN | USA | Posted: 5:38 PM on 05.19.09 |
| ->> You have given me a huge selection to work with thanks a lot! |
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Derek Montgomery, Photographer
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Carlos Delgado, Photographer
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Long Beach | CA | USA | Posted: 8:39 PM on 05.19.09 |
| ->> I use pclwest.com for albums, and printroom.com for lab. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 8:59 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> +1 for White House Custom Color. I'll vouch for them day and night. Great quality and good people.
Albums Inc for raw materials for you album needs. |
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Tyson Trish, Photographer
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Blairstown | NJ | | Posted: 9:15 PM on 05.19.09 |
| ->> Anyone out there use pictage, if so why or why not |
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Stephen Lam, Student/Intern, Photographer
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 9:24 PM on 05.19.09 |
| ->> I use Vision Art Book for albums. |
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Mike Brice, Photographer
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 9:32 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> Yikes. Stay away from Pictage - they will end up making more than you will.
whcc is great for prints.
Imagecapsule is great for albums. |
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Tom Weis, Photographer
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Forest Hills | NY | United States | Posted: 10:41 PM on 05.19.09 |
| ->> Agreed, Pictage is way overpriced unless you are doing $10,000 weddings. I have used Zookbinders for albums but will cease using them after they fraked up two of my orders by putting the pages in the wrong sequence... even though I labeled them correctly. That's just inexcusable. I'll try GraphiStudio next. |
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Dave Amorde, Photographer
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Lake Forest | CA | USA | Posted: 11:14 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> When a friend asks me to shoot their wedding, I say "I'd be happy to."
When a REALLY GOOD friend asks me to shoot their wedding, I say "I'd be happy to recommend a photographer who specializes in weddings."
If this isn't something you do on a regular basis, finding a decent lab is the least of your problems. And frankly, no matter how good the lab, if you don't have an established relationship with them, you simply will not get the attention that their bread-and-butter customers do. And these days, fulltime wedding photogs ARE the bread and butter of your local lab. |
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Danny Gawlowski, Photographer
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Bellingham | WA | USA | Posted: 11:23 PM on 05.19.09 |
->> WHCC does a good job and includes a Tootsie Pop in each box. Yum.
Asuka Books are absolutely beautiful.
Allowing clients to order their own prints through PhotoShelter is great and incredibly convenient for you and your clients. |
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Thomas Campbell, Photographer
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 4:26 AM on 05.20.09 |
| ->> pclwest.com |
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Darren Whitley, Photographer
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Maryville | MO | USA | Posted: 9:38 AM on 05.20.09 |
| ->> I've heard horror stories about Pictage. Do your own research on that. For the common photographer, it's not supposed to be very equitable. |
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Jon Wright, Photographer
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Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 10:18 AM on 05.20.09 |
| ->> I have been with ACI in Iowa for many years. Their work is awesome! Not only can they process your images they also handle any press printed needs you may have. |
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Wes Hope, Photographer
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Maryville | TN | USA | Posted: 10:21 AM on 05.20.09 |
->> Dave, you don't need all the hassle of researching labs and album companies. Not to mention the stress of shooting the wedding, all the time you put into editing and toning and designing the album, all the business and tax paperwork. It can add up to over 40 hours for one wedding if you're not used to the workload.
Shave years off your life by living stress-free and just send her to me. :) |
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Landon Finch, Photographer
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Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Posted: 10:52 AM on 05.20.09 |
| ->> www.millerslab.com for prints and albums. |
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Adam Vogler, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Kansas City | Mo. | USA | Posted: 11:48 AM on 05.20.09 |
| ->> Millers/MPIX but I'm bit biased having spent the better part of a decade in a darkroom there. |
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