favourcomplementarycoloursand styles,to enhancethe
quality of the imagery.
Whenthephotographerofferstheirclientssignaturepieces
thataremorefineartinnature,whetherthesepiecesare
framed,mounted orwithinanalbum, theyshouldallbe
treated in the highest quality possible to represent the
photographerandtheirwork.Ifthestyleofworkisofa
morecontemporarynature,thenasimilarformofdisplay
medium should be chosen;in contrast if theimagery is
natural and classical, a more pure and restrained style
should be used.
Albums
Deciding how you want to represent the work is an
importantconsiderationhere;thereisnothingworsethan
producingawonderfulsetofimagesforyourclient,only
for them to be incorrectly printed and poorly displayed.
Albums can be a wonderful way to display larger
collectionsandseriesofimages.Whenchoosingalbumsor
booksthehugeamountofvarietycanbedaunting.Some
are bespoke hand-made and hand-bound, with fine art
paper,andcancreatearealimpactthatmatchesthequality
of the images; others are intended more as keepsake items.
Thepages should be designedsimultaneously with each
other,oftenasadoublepagespreadsothealbumflows
aesthetically from page to page. Taking care to
sympathetically place images next to others that
complementeachotherwillallowtheviewer’seyetoread
the images throughout the album with ease.