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I was going to buy the digital files and make an album myself, but like you I saw that it was really expensive. It ended up being cheaper to just order an album from the photographer. I don't know how your photographer works. Mine invited me to her office to looks through all the pictures and pick out my favorites. Then she formatted them and sent me the file for final approval before ordering the album. It came out great! She even packaged it into a pretty box with a cute little bow.
I have scanned other pictures into my computer, and didn't have any problems with it. Then again, they weren't professional pictures, so I didn't have high expectations. However, for my photographer, the prints were really expensive- just one 5x7 was $15. So to get enough for an album would have been more expensive than to order the album. But that depends on your photographer.
I plan on doing a book. As you said, buying the rights to the pictures is really expense. If you were to get the 5x7's, where would you display them?
Also, isn't scanning photographer prints into your computer copyright infringement?
@coffeegal85: Probably your best bet is to order the album from your photographer, it will probably be the best quality too.
I think it would only be copyright infringement if I claimed ownership of the scanned photos or tried to sell them. I'm now frustrated because I agree with you all about the book, but it looks like the specific location where my photographer is located doesn't do the book feature. Gah.
I don't exactly know what I would do with 5 x 7s, probably do a scrapbook sort of thing...?
@Valdrine: You can buy a nice album at Michaels where you can slip in photos. That's what I would do with 5x7s.
For myself, I chose a BD Photog based on the fact that my $150 package included 25 pics (I ended up with 50 though) in a High Res version on a CD. I ordered an album from her but I was dissapointed in the quality. So I got a groupon from printerpix ($9 for a 8x8 leather bound album) and I designed my own book. I plan on wrapping a bow around it, maybe getting a small box and then I'll hand it to my FI the night before so he can have sweet dreams (or should I say wet lol) and hot feet :)
Yes it's copyright infringement. You are getting around purchasing something along with the rights to the material by making an unlawful copy (scan).
One of my bridesmaids was a photographer and she took my boudoir photos for me. Her wedding gift to us was a 5 x 7 flush mount "little black book"
Well, reading this I think need to look at other photographers and try to find someone who can do a book, and includes more of what I'm looking for in their fee! I should be able to get a Groupon refund.
@USER876: thanks for clearing that up. I will hopefully find a different photographer who can make me a nice book.
@danicalifornia: thanks for sharing your experience! Maybe I could find a good deal on a photobook, too, if I just buy the rights...the "hot feet" idea is great!
Thanks guys, it seems like a book is the way to go!
WHEN are you guys giving it to your groom? Right before the wedding so the photographer can capture his reaction? Or at a different time in person to avoid any potential awkward sitruatiions? My wedding is soon and I can't think straight....any advice?
I was lucky enough to get full rights to the photos. So, I created a "little black" album for DH for our first anniversary. He loved it!
@sparkellet: Haha, oh gosh, I could just imagine. For us personally, I don't think giving him the photos immediately before the ceremony would be very comfortable for him. Why not give it to him on your honeymoon?
I'm ordering a little black book from teh photographer. The night before the wedding we are spending together, and I am planning to give it to him then
Either an album, or have the photos printed on matte board (or matted), and present them in a nice photo proof box.
I'm leaving Fi's book on his pillow in the hotel room for our wedding night.
I'm going to give it to him the night before we get married. No rehearsal dinner, but I'm sure we'll have a family dinner, and I'll slip it to him (wrapped) before he leaves to open when he gets home :)
I bought a 20 page 4x6 black book from the photographer. I'm going to give it to him during our first look so the photographer can get a good picture of his reaction.
I ordered a book through my photog. It was fantastic quality, and cost somewhere around $50. We spent the night before the wedding in seperate hotel rooms (due to logistics) but we had some alone time before bed, so I gave it to him then. The look on his face was priceless -- surprise and glee all mixed together :)
I considered just ordering prints and putting them into a book myself, but I the professional presentation and high-quality paper was more appealing to me. If the cost to make the book had been higher, I would have gone with the prints instead, or possibly framed one of the beauty shots and given the rest of the prints to him in a little book.
I *almost* had the photog make up a calendar with them, using one pic per month... and in fact, I still might. Then I could see the pics more often!
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Hey bees---
For those of you who have done boudoir photos, how did you package them up to give to your fiance---loose photos, a book, framed pictures? I'm trying to decide what to buy after my shoot to give to my fiance as a wedding present. I would prefer to buy the computer files and do something myself, but the files are very expensive to purchase. (I got a fabulous deal on makeup/hair/photo shoot through Groupon, but it's with a chain photography studio so I don't have as much flexibility on the products I purchase). Has anyone maybe bought 5 x 7s and scanned them to have a computerized version?
I'd love to hear about any of your experiences on how you made the final product. Thanks!