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The unofficial 2011 convention guide – Book books and more books

Submitted by on January 13, 2011 – 10:00 am3 Comments

Storybooks, photo books, albums, call them what you want but this years’ SWPP convention seems to have more companies that ever offering us their versions.

With the trade show starting tomorrow, here’s a few to look out for:

Bespoke Photobooks

Bespoke Photobooks is a Family business dedicated to expanding and enhancing the range of high quality affordable Photobooks available to the industry.

Loxley Colour

As leaders in the Professional Photographic Industry and innovators of emerging technologies, Loxley Colour is firmly positioned at the top of the social photography ladder.

Mazda Imaging

Mazda Imaging a company with a reputation for quality imaging built over three decades in the photo business. They offer you the finest combination of experience and quality for the complete range of imaging services and products. From regular photo prints to the finest quality customized photo books, large format archival prints, photo gift items and a lot more all under one roof.

Album Epoca

Album Epoca will introduce to the attending public the new 2011 Collection, with its brand new covers and the new products which enrich its professional range.

PhotoValue

Offer a beautiful range of both traditional and modern digital wedding albums which are handcrafted in Italy by I Nobili. There is a large variety of styles to choose from to satisfy all tastes and budgets. There are also a range of complmentary products such as parent albums, CD/DVD presentation cases and of course a variety of overlays to choose from for the traditional styled wedding album.

Queensbury

Everyone has a unique story to tell. The purpose of a Queensberry album is to tailor your photographs into a story told the way you want to remember it.

Sim 2000

Sim2000 Imaging is dedicated to supplying you the best in photographic and press-printed products, essential for enhancing your business.

Spectrum Photos

Offer the unquie Asian collection. Spectrum Photos are the only manufacturers who provide actual authentic Indian clothing material as covers. This subtle element adds a unique touch to your album.

AsukaBook

AsukaBook breaks the mould for typical photographic image presentation with state-of-the-art 6 colour printing technology, bookstore quality, coffee-table book styling and single copy production.

Colorworld

Colorworld are now the official UK and Ireland distributor for Seldex Artistic Albums.  Seldex are well known for quality and beauty.  An exciting range of albums that combine both matted and  flush mounted pages.

Crown Manufactory

Crown are major distributors for G.F Smith and Mario Aceboni weddings and portraiture albums. These range from traditional styles to contemporary formats in many designs and materials.

Folio Albums

Folio Albums is based in the UK and is dedicated to creating high quality fine art albums. The albums are handmade using beautiful papers, fine leather covers and are printed with outstanding clarity. They are quite unique. Their founder Stewart Randall is concerned about the impact the company has on the environment and is focused on producing albums that are as environmentally friendly as possible. It’s his goal to be the greenest photographic album manufacturer in the UK – if it’s not already

SWPM

SWPM UK Distributor for Jorgensen albums of Australia.
Jorgensen Albums are the professional’s choice for contemporary albums that stand out from the crowd.

Couture Book

Our mission at Couture Book is to create luxury handmade Coffee Table Books for your digital photos. We combine old-world binding techniques coupled with the latest technology in printing to create stunning, one of a kind, heirloom books. Choose your favourites from many different book styles and paper types!

MTA

Manufacture high quality albums that fit photographers’ needs and their clients’ expectations.

One Vision Imaging

One Vision Imaging the UK’s leading professional photographic laboratory will once again be showcasing their unique and innovative products designed specifically for professionals.

Parker Photographics

Mario Acerboni albums have been making albums In Italy for nearly 50 years. Their experience in binding and handmade covers makes their digital albums stand out from the other companies in today’s market place. All their albums can also be made with many other page formats such as slip in, matted, panoramic and traditional interleaved.

Photostorie

Photostorie is the latest exciting development in digital wedding albums. Offering Photographers an unrivalled range of cover designs at affordable prices with exceptional quality. Order your free 30cm x 40cm (11.82″ x 15.75″) Sample Album with a free wooden-framed Personalised Box

PR Imaging

PR Imaging is a one stop shop for photographers offering a range of products produced to the highest quality to ensure that a maximum return can be made from sale to your customers. UK based, visits can be made to their London showroom with your clients negating the need to buy large amount of sample books. Specialists in high-end photo books they also supply canvases, acrylic frames, print enlargements, presentation products, bespoke framing, aluminium blocks, design software solutions and the support of professional editing department to assist with image editing and file preparation.

Print Yours

For a truly original and luxurious addition to your Portrait, Wedding or Fine Art photography, why not add a hand-made album to be treasured forever, complete with beautiful images on double-sided Fine Art Cotton Rag paper.

WHCC

WHCC provides Press Printed Books and Albums that are unmatched in print quality, craftmanship and turnaround time.

Albums Australia

Australia’s largest wholesale manufacturer of wedding and portrait albums individually handcrafted for quality and excellence

Bob Books

Bob Books offers Photographers the perfect platform to create a beautiful book for their clients and for themselves. Our books come in Hardback, Paperback and the seamless lay flat Premium Photograhic paper books.

Booked Images

Hand-crafted, hand-stitched photo books are perfect for any occasion where quality matters. Whether you have a wedding story to tell, a life story to celebrate or a business story to share, Booked Images produce the most beautiful coffee table books that you can find.

QtAlbums

QtAlbums is a company based in Poland set up by a wedding photographer Marcin Bittner
Operating in Poland since 2006 and on the base of great reviews of brides they decided to offer books to international customers (photographers only).

Essegicolor

Italian company specialises in the production of leather photo albums

EverLeaf

UK based distributor of quality art books, unique handcrafted albums and stylish camera accessories for photographers in the UK and Ireland.

Foto Source Ltd

Foto Source and Tony Sarlo have worked together in the UK for five years, providing the quality and service that Professional Photographers require. Catering for all budgets of weddings – quality and beauty need not cost a fortune as you will see if you come and visit our stand.

Unicolor

Unicolor, based near Venice, are one of the largest photographic companies within Italy, specialised in the highest quality bespoke crafted ‘Storybook’ style, wedding albums and accessories. They are reknown both for their product quality and personal service,
They simply want to offer the best products on the market hence they have commisioned “Pignatelli”, a leading Italian designer to create unique album covers & accessories such as bookboxes and stunning wedding album bags to present Unicolor Albums in a unique and personalised way.

mmmmm the choices!

I make that around 30 different manufactures for your consideration. We’re certainly not short of choice!

We love to hear any feedback or experience you have with any of these suppliers.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TLITU5JJWO3A5TWVS3QUHQ6JKU Tim Hoy

    I’m surprised you didn’t advertise GF Smith http://www.gfsmithphotomount.co.uk/ or theimagefile http://www.theimagefile.com/ as they are the two companies at the trade show I reckon I’ve used most since the last convention. Sim2000 is the only one you have listed who I do fairly regular business with. Their communication has been very good, although I’ve encountered software problems with their ftp.

    I know my computer resides in the Bermuda triangle of Willesden’s PC owners, but when we had similar difficulties with theimagefile uploads and settings, they sorted them out without batting an eyelid. My transition from film to digital came a lot later than many of my peers – I’d invested in brand new medium format and thought that digital would be for enthusiasts only (yes – I’m a great prophet – don’t give up your day job mate).

    I digress, the point I’m making here is that there are plenty of decent photographers out there whose ability to get it right in camera is not matched by computer skills. theimagefile staff can talk to old farts like me without tutting and offer solutions in lay terms – that alone is worth signing up to them. The do all my icommerce stuff too – Want to buy one of my images? Go to the site click “buy the really big one” please. Pay securely by paypal or credit card and by return of post you get my lovely images which I took as always with love. I get notification it’s done. Even the thank you email is done for me. This is what suits me and I know of many others who want their sites to be so more controlled and personal.

    My greatest shame in all this is that I signed up for the bells and whistles service from theimagefile and to date I haven’t had the time to sit down and take any benefit from this.

    We all have things to do. I’d better get on and do some of mine.

  • http://www.memorygate.co.uk/ Michael Shilling

    I think I mentioned a supplier for GF Smith on there somewhere but good shout out for TheImageFile.

    On my way to the trade show now so I might see you later Tim.

  • http://www.moderngreetings.com Photo Books

    Simply a smiling visitant here to share the love (:, btw outstanding design and style .