color correction and into a program for a slide show. (Note:For this process,
it really saves time to get your cropping and white balance as close as possi-
ble in the camera.)
We need something to talk about during her session, so I always make it
a point to find out what kind of music she likes. Our studio has a fairly ex-
tensive music library, so we set the show to music she likes and project it
on a 9-foot screen. With the excitement of the session still fresh, the slide
show can be overwhelming—especially if you’ve made her look better than
she expected.
“Which style session book do you prefer?” I’ll ask. It’s sales phraseology,
a “choice” question versus a “yes or no” question. The session’s impact is
often so powerful the sale is pretty much automatic—she wants it. Even
though she may have done the session to make a gift for a significant other,
most women purchase the book as a keepsake for themselves.
My studio offers two types of session books: a photographic style and a
printed style (isn’t digital technology beautiful?). The photographic books
have fixed mats and hold one image per side, two to a spread. The printed
styles are produced on a digital offset press and come in horizontal or verti-
cal formats and in a variety of sizes. My favorite has a glossy book cover that
we can design using her favorite images.
Designer Albums.Designer albums are the most complex presentation
offered at my studio. The albums have leather covers and feature flush-
mounted pages that showcase some or our best work using Photoshop,
Painter, and other graphic-design programs.
After reviewing a clients’ images, together we pick the images for the
album and determine which images will go on what pages. Next, I (or my
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ABOVE—One of my favorite types of session
books has a glossy cover that we design using
the subject’s favorite images. FACING PAGE—
Brooke is a singer for a regional rock act, a
real beauty and free spirit. The examples are
some of her favorite pages.