Note: 1 Book per order. Priced as SCM. Lab color corrections, auto retouching, spray and texturing available at additional charge.

Proof Books, Details and Prices

Proof Books, How To Get Started ordering.

Getting started is very easy. First, using ROES and our 6x16 templates, just drag and drop your images into the picture openings or modify to meet your needs. Second, complete 10 +/- 2 pages, 15 +/- pages, etc. Third, select the cover color and image to be adhered to the cover. Your done. It is that simple to add value to your product line. Remember a senior is a one time customer, so make the most of the opportunity.

Hand Made Bound Proof Books Photo Albums are 8x6 (horizontal) with 6x16 (un cut) panoramic photo prints which provides an open canvas for studio designed presentations for seniors, weddings, family & children portrait sessions. Or, simply use our Roes Templates. Linen covers are available in a variety of colors:black, chocolate, navy blue, silver, gold, burgundy, light green, baby blue, and baby pink. A 3.5x5 photo adhered to the front cover is optional.

Our hand assembled proof books use acid free, thin panel boards. Please allow an 1/8th inch on all dimensions of print designs for trim application. We suggust full bleed out and avoidance of both image or border placement that would be trimed off or would appear to close to edges once trimed. Note: final book page is 5 3/4" by 7 7/8". Page assembly is same sequence in which pages were submitted. Spray is optional.

Prices are based on (SCM) studio color management. Studios requiring lab color management (LCM) will be assessed $0.20 per image for color corrections. Auto retouching ( $3.50 per head) is available for studios wishing to market our bound proof books as a totally finished product. Please designate which files will need auto retouching. Note: in most cases only close ups will require any enhancements.

ROES Templates are available in our ROES Designer to design your own unique pages.

When ordering please follow our specific guidelines. Orders accepted from Roes, LabPrints, FTP or Disk as either SCM or LCM. Specify cover type and color. Leather covers use thick pannels and Linen covers use thin pannels.

SCM: studio color managed prices are stated above. Our price is turn key: album & prints. As usual, SCM orders will be treated as ready to print without questioning, and as such, "make overs" will be charged at full price.

LCM: lab color managed will incur an additional charge for color corrections: $0.30 per file. We prefer that studios approve representative color samples (indoor, outdoor & reception prior to crafting albums.) Once approved, production can commence.

General Information: Elegant’ Albums

1). Printing and Binding only:
Photographer provides album design. We recommend the use of our ROES Designer Module which is FREE to Pechman clients. Please note: Because album pages are ‘full bleed,’ you will lose approximately 1/8 inch of image on three sides of an open spread (panorama) during the binding process. Please leave an adequate amount of image area to correctly crop for heads, feet, shoulders and important objects. Because all of your prints are panoramas (10x20, etc.), there is zero image loss in the center of the spread (panorama) where the two pages meet. Beware of image placement where the center fold occurs.
 
2). Photo Album Information:
(All album pages lay flat when opened except for USA leather covers because of the round spine.)
 
Our photo albums allow for full panoramic 2-page (continous) spreads only for all pages. No center cuts which results in an eye pleasing presentation , and as a result, the photo album is first choice with most brides. Pages are approximately 3/32 th of an inch thick, very ideal for 10 (20 sides) to 20 (40 sides) pages. Two (2) additional pages can be added or subtracted: 2 pages, 4 sides, 2 panorama prints.
 
Our ‘Thin Style’ photo album pages are approximately 1/32 th of an inch thick. Thin pages are available for 8x8 or smaller Linen photo albums for that "book look." Thick pages are approximately 3/32 ths in thickness.
 
3). Photo Album Covers:
Photo Album covers are Italian or USA leather and Linen. Leather (black) & (Ivory) without picture window cover. Linen available in various colors: Black, Brown, Gold, Silver, Burgundy, Pink and Sky Blue. Note: Price in cludes covers and prints. Price for dust jackets on Linen covers are priced separately---call for size requirements. Special order photo album colors and or sizes: please call customer service for cover availability.
 
4). Submitting Orders:
Turn around time is approximately 4 days. No rush orders.

Please coordinate your first few album orders with customer service. SCM: No free remakes: keep in mind, it is your design & layout and your color & density, not ours. Photographers using our ‘Lab Color Management (LCM) Services’ & Pechman’s ROES ProPreferred software, FTP or Disk must sign off on our color match prior to printing. Please allow additional time for this process.

We also design albums for those studios not familiar with software on a per hour basis. Experienced software users are welcome to use our (free) ROES Designer Module and design their own unique albums. Call 800-777-0221 for more information.