Posts Tagged ‘zookbinders albums’

“The Photographer’s Christmas”

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

‘Twas the photographer’s Christmas and all on my mind
is the fact that my samples are so twenty-o-nine.
“The season’s best images I’ll gather with care,
so I can display them at the next bridal fair.”

And mom in her ‘kerchief , and I in my cap
won’t have any time for a long winter’s nap.
Designing an album can be such a pain.
Hours in Photoshop can drive you insane!

When all of a sudden I arose from this fright,
and remembered that Zookbinders can do this stuff right!
They’ve got a design service just for us pros
they’ll make this so simple, no need to use ROES!

To start a new order set up your account
no need to make phone calls or lay anything out.
Two design styles to choose from, just tell those clever elves
they come in three sizes: get 8’s, 10’s or 12’s.

First answer some questions about how you roll
so our designers can exceed your creativity goal!
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
but an e-mail from Zookbinders – just three days and it’s here!

I followed the link to a virtual album
that to my delight was perfectly awesome!
So classy, so chic, so remarkably quick;
I could ask for revisions, or approve with a click!

‘Twas the photographer’s New Year, and January’s snows
had only just arrived when the Fed-Ex man showed.
From the jumble of parcels wedged into his van
Out came a Zookbinders package so grand!

I cut off the tape and threw open the box,
and what I saw next just made my jaw drop!
“So finely crafted”, I said with elation.
The album surpassed my high expectation.

I just could not help look it over and over.
What I quite liked the most was the ReflectionZ cover.
In this new sample, my work looks so great!
I even got 25% off with thier sample discount rate!

The brides who see this, will all be inclined
to hire me at once and sign on the line!
My 2012 bookings will now reach new heights!
So Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!


The look of photographic paper at press print prices! How you can wow your customers and fatten your wallet!

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

At Zookbinders, we are constantly re-examining our product line in an effort to bring new innovation to our pro photographer customers. In the past year we have brought matte finish paper to PhotoBook / PhotoBook Plus; we introduced the photographically printed LustreBook line; we launched our design, print and bind service called zookie pro; and we’ve added folded panorama construction and upgraded packaging to Zook Books. Despite all this activity, we’re really just getting started!

This week we launch of our latest offering which is a satin paper finish for our press printed PhotoBook and PhotoBook Plus product line.

When we introduced digital press PhotoBooks in 2007, we did so with a high gloss, laminated paper finish that is durable and really makes color pop. While the attractive pricing opened up a wealth of new sales opportunities from companion albums to high school senior keepsakes, many photographers wanted something not so shiny and less prone to finger printing. After one false start in 2009, we re-introduced our current matte paper surface in mid 2010. This paper has a rich, pebble texture and an almost water color reproduction of color and contrast. This paper has high appeal for those looking to add an artistic touch to their imagery. Still, many photographers just wanted their PhotoBooks to look more like PHOTO albums.  

Our new satin finish fills that sweet spot for those who find the glossy too shiny, the matte too dull, and books with photographic paper too expensive. We believe it’s our most attractive look ever in a press printed book! It looks so much like e-surface photographic print that we can’t even show you the difference here online! We’ve already begun to see many orders for satin finish only 4 days into its availability. We’d love to hear from those of you who have placed the first orders once you have received your books. Add a comment below or on our Facebook page!

We at Zookbinders feel that our new satin paper surface is a big deal. After scores or tests involving dozens of papers and manufacturing techniques, we’ve hit upon the right paper and manufacturing formula to pass our rigorous environmental testing, and we know your clients will love it!

To order satin finish PhotoBook and PhotoBook plus, simply select “Satin Pages” from the page finish tab found in the cover options palate in ROES.

Folded Pano Zook Book update

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

In our recent blog article from June 13 descibing the new folded pano option for Zook Books, we recommended that designers begin and end their designs on a full panorama spreads (rather than half pano) in order to avoid black spacer pages.

We have made a manufacturing change that eliminates the need for the double-black spacer. We have added to the thickness of the first and last page of Zook Books making is possible for us to mount photographs back-to-back with the fabric moiré without risk of warping that page. All folded pano Zook Books will now open to {moiré – moiré} followed by a full photographic spread.

If designers begin a folded pano Zook Book with a right-side half pano, the sequence will be: {moiré – moiré} {photo black half – customer design half pano}

If you still have questions about folded Pano Zook Books, or any other Zookbinders products, call your customer service representatives at 888.326-0967 and they will be glad to help!

Twice the pro: zookie pro partners with SmugMug Pro!

Monday, July 11th, 2011

zookie pro and Zookbinders together with the photo hosting and marketing site SmugMug are proud to announce the best partnership since peanut butter met jelly!

 SmugMug is the web’s premier subscription site for photographers to upload, share and sell their images in a completely customizable, ad-free environment. SmugMug lets pros brand their sites around stunningly beautiful galleries and take advantage of a rich feature set that includes image protection.  Photographers can set pricing and security levels, track page views, even directly interface with social media such as Facebook and Twitter.  There’s a full complement of photo prints and greeting cards, plus MetalPrints and ThinWraps – innovative alternatives to the traditional mat and frame. Just select the products you’d like to offer, set your price, and SmugMug and their partners will ship the order and pay you your profit.

SmugMug does it all with a clever, tongue-in-cheek approach that will make users chuckle. In the SmugMug lingo, customer service reps are called “Support Heroes”,  IT techs are “Sorcerers” and each new addition to the SmugMug family gets photographed in elaborate face paint for their “about us” page!

 

With the launch of our partnership, zookie pro, the industry’s best design, print and bind service will be made available directly through SmugMug bringing top quality Zookbinders albums to their lineup of products.  Soon, you will be able to seamlessly bridge the gap between your online web hosting and your “prime deliverable” – your client’s photo albums, designed and crafted through zookie pro.

Special consideration for Folded Pano Zook Books

Monday, June 13th, 2011

By now you’re probably aware that the folded panorama Zook Book is here. It’s an option many of our customers have wanted for quite some time and we are happy to be able to fulfill that demand. There are, however, special considerations to take into account when preparing a folded pano album.

We strongly encourage you to begin and end your album with full panorama designs if you plan to select the folded pano option. For construction purposes, it is necessary that all pages be full pano spreads. If you begin and/or end with a half pano, we will add a photo black blank opposite your design image. All folded pano albums will open to a black fabric moiré left and right sides, then a blank spread of epic black material left and right, then  your design begins on the following spread.†

There are no changes to the split pano album. You may still begin or end your album either with a half pano mounted facing epic black, or with a full pano spread with an extra, epic black spread preceding it (or following it for last page). Split pano albums also maintain the ability to strip out and replace up to six half panos for repair.

Folded pano Zook Books are available in all sizes up to 12×12 on print-to-bind orders only.

† The epic black page is required on all albums to be mounted back-to-back with the fabric moiré. If photographs were mounted backing up the fabric moiré, the page would likely warp over time.

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