Hopefully this page will clear up a few misconceptions about 'Storybook' albums
From what I have learned over the past few months there seems to be some confusion between REPORTAGE, STORYBOOK & DIGIBOOK wedding albums. I hope on this page to explain what I see as the differences, and to show you some examples.
REPORTAGE style albums tend to be traditional photographs laid out in varying sizes with overlays, and in a manner that tells a story of the day. The albums are normally large format up to A3 in size, black in colour, and contain a large number of colour and black & white images.
DIGIBOOKS are A4 or A3 portrait or landscape albums of varying designs and colours, that contain digitised photographs, these are laid out in a more artistic way, and will normally contain subtle blends, pictures in pictures, duatone images, as well as a host of different digital techniques and text etc. Each page is made up of several of these themed photographs blended together throughout the album, and again telling the story of the day. These albums are normally very unique to each individual.
STORYBOOKS are, as far as I am concerned, hard bound professionally published books with glossy magazine pages. They are sometimes referred to as coffee table books. Storybooks make an easy to see, and easy to handle alternative to the traditional wedding album. Again they are unique to each couple, and can be made up of a combination of both the above styles of photography.
I have seen these storybooks being advertised by photographers for exorbitant sums. I prefer to use these books as an addition to the my Reportage and Digibooks. I am able to offer prices as low as £50 when combined with one of my wedding packages.
