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Award Winning Wedding Photographer increases his profits tenfold using dg Foto Art

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Keep your Photos Visible and Accessible

A personal Message to Serious Amateur Photographers

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A Personal Message for Photo Hobbyists

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Ten Tips to transform wedding photos into wonderful preserved memories.

How wedding Photographer Gary increased workflow efficiency by 700%!

OPUS Albums for the Official Photographer at at Wedding

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Enjoy those prcious moments of your baby's life for ever

Your 2008 holiday story - relive your vacation

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Capture the 2008 football season - and other sporting events

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OPUS e-Book "How to make a Great Album (or Digital Scrapbook) yourself" How to design a good inkjet photograph album - digital scrapbook or photo story book. - The definitive guide to making a first class digital photo album. Three e-books in one.

Albums for Weddings Ten Tips to transform wedding photos into wonderful preserved memories. There’s nothing like a wedding for creating photo opportunities. Here is advice for the bride and groom, the parents, guests (especially camera-buffs), and even somebody who wants a novel wedding gift idea.

Wedding Official Photographer OPUS Albums for the Official Photographer at at Wedding

Albums for your 2009 holiday story The events of a holiday form a story. Whether it is a three week adventure or a three-day short break, there is plenty of material to put it into a form that you will remember – and can look back on after years.

Albums for Parties A party can be a simple gathering, or it can be a lavish or formal event. It is about people – and activities. All these produce memories - albums for you, for your hosts and for the guests.

Albums for Baby There is only one opportunity to capture the key events in your new baby's life. Once captured OPUS is the ideal medium to keep and share those precious moments. See ten tips for baby albums

Albums for the Family Adults love children’s parties as much as the children. They are the ones too who enjoy looking back at a well produced record of that delightful birthday party or other event. Here are some tips to guide you in creating an album – for your own record – or for the parents, grandparents for that occasion.

Albums for Wildlife/Bird enthusiasts

Albums for Family History

Albums for Sport fans Print photos and story of 2007 football in OPUS photo album. Photos of champions league, FA cup, chelsea, manchester united, goal, pass, save, fans, red card.

Produce your own Recipe books

Resources

OPUS e-Book "How to make a Great Album (or Digital Scrapbook) yourself" How to design a good inkjet photograph album - digital scrapbook or photo story book. - The definitive guide to making a first class digital photo album. Three e-books in one.

Don't lose all your photos through obsolescence or hardware/service failure! People wish to keep their photos and their records for lifetime or even generations, yet many appear unconcerned about the fact that in a few years' time current devices and on-line services may no longer be in use, and even the file formats might not be supported. Old fashioned printed books and documents are still the best. Fortunately they are much easier to produce now.

Blogs & Resources Ideas for all album makers, scrapbookers and every user of an inkjet printer from the hobbyist to the Pro

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Paper Specifications Innova Art Paper - Specifiations for OPUS albums and cut sheet Paper

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OPUS E-book - Make a Great Photo Album yourself

The deiinitive guide to making a great photo album at home

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FREE E-book: Your ACD Guide to Digital Photography - normally £4.99

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Photo4 Photosoft PC - Template driven software to make Photo 4 creations so easy.

This FREE software tool enables you to produce Photo4 Accordions, Greeting Cards, CD wallets and labels, Business cards, Envelopes, Place settings simply and easily. Select the appropriate template. Drag and drop pictures, replicate and adjust images, add text. Then print.

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Tips and ideas for the Serious Amateur

Think about it Why albums are better than 6x4 prints, the danger of committing your photos to electronic media, improving your image, enhancing your techniques and even saving money!

Think 15 years ahead In 15 years time will your computer read today's DVDs - will Windows 2022 support JPG files?

Don't let your Memories Rot We look forward to going back over our photographic memories. Our photo album collection is the most accessible. Boxes of transparencies, photo prints, videos are not – and will be ignored. The same applies to the digital age. Photos left on computers, CD’s and online services are as invisible and subject to commercial failure and technological obsolescence. Only an easy computer printed photo album is secure. With modern software and supplies it is so easy and effective.

A photo service fails On line photo server Photo Club went out of business in April 2007. How many people lost years of photos?

Work with the Specialists With OPUS Albums you are working with the spcialists.

Saying Thank-you A great way to say 'thank-you' for a friend's hospitality - using Print&Bind or PhotoAccordion

Autumn Colours - Some Tips Last Saturday (3rd November) was a glorious day for colours. Despite winds this weekend looks good too. You don’t have to go to New England. In the South East, Sheffield Park – near Haywards Heath in Sussex is gorgeous. Here are the PhotoArt and Print&Bind albums from this event.

Celebrate Britain's Golden Weekend with an Album Aldington, Romero, Ainsie, Smith and more – winners. Paula Redgrave – valiant try against the odds of injury.These are heroes and heroines who will be remembered for bringing Britain back into Olympic glory after years in the doldrums. I’ve done one using Print&Bind and Fotoslate4 from OPUSalbums.com

Albums for Silver Surfer

Business Opportunity for Bloggers Blogger Blog: Business Opportunity for Bloggers

Tips & Ideas Great Tips and Ideas from Print-your-own Specialist OPUSalbums.com

April 2007 Product updates Viral marketing, Photo Clubs, FAQ, testimonial call

Gifts for Dad If Dad is keen on photography and you don't know what to get for father's day - what about a pack of inkjet photo albums from OPUS - with Fotoslate 4?

Albums or 6x4 Prints? A pile of photos - or a well-designed album which you can be proud of - Which would you prefer?

OPUS albums are not expensive A Print & Bind picture can cost you 7½p or less - compate that with an instant service mini-lab or your own 6x4 photo printer. Compare it with your priceless memories!

Cost of Printing

My Photo Accordion - the Ultimate Business Card My Photo Accordion – the ULTIMATE BUSINESS CARD Frasser Hay says "Print your business card on both sides" – mine is printed on ten sides. You can get your whole message across – or several messages. Your problem is being remembered – you have to stand out and be a bit different. Fold a photo accordion dramatically in front of your prospect – you will move along the sales cycle immediately.

Choose the right Album

Work with the Specialists With OPUS Albums you are working with the spcialists.

Are your Photos Invisible?

Needs and applications Still to write

Laying out your OPUS Album Frankly I don't worry about the templates at all. Whatever program I'm using - dg Foto Art, Fotoslate4 or Photoshop I just make sure that there is a 1" binding pages. If double sided this will be on the left hand side for odd page numbers and the right hand side for even pages. If you have a background then it is best if that fills the whole A4 sheet.

Best Album Software

Which Digital Photo Paper - Innova or Olmec

Product Variations

Photokina 2008 Report

Fibaprint vs Olmec

Save with Quick-Buy Programme

Photo Organisers

Facebook & Wordpress Be part of the Innova Art Community with Facebook Innova Users Group & Wordpress Innova Art Blog from OPUSalbums.com

Photo Art or Pics Book Which Print-your-own Album should I use. Should I use the OPUSalbums.com Photo art or Pics Book Album?

Facebook & Wordpress Be part of the Innova Art Community with Facebook Innova Users Group & Wordpress Innova Art Blog from OPUSalbums.com

Digital Photo Paper Comparison

The Value of Social Networks Social and social-business networks (Facebook, Myspace, Linked-in, Xing or my favourite Ecademy) are proliferating – and are increasingly becoming messaging networks. Meanwhile messaging networks such as Twitter are becoming social networks. Also databases – especially photographic databases such as iStockphoto and Flickr are putting in networking (forum) facilities and messaging capabilities. How does the photographer use these to advantage?

Make a Wedding into a Story Whether you are the official wedding photographer or just a family member or friend taking pictures remember that there is far more to the occasion than getting some good formal or posed pictures. The story book should reflect the spirit of the occasion.

More Effective Marketing One effect of the advances in software is that all of us have become creative designers. Maybe we are not good as the pros – but with the wealth of templates etc we can produce well balanced and well laid out documents. So how do we stand out from the crowd, in an ever increasingly competitive market? The quality of printed documents must be one way. Here are some suggestions using the products from opusalbums.com – documents you can design and print yourself with limited investment.

Public Domain Posters OCTOPUS blog: Gallery Prints and prints made from fine art or historic photos can be an amazing form of personal expression. - They can be printed in any format from a 6x4”/A6 postcard up to a 60” wide mounted picture. - They can be mounted or bound in an album. - And the original can be FREE Produce them on Innova Paper from OPUSalbums.com

Subjects for Albums

Marilyn Taylors Testimonal I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with Essentia FotoArt. I have put a wedding album together for my partner's daughter as a trial - 300 images into 110 pages. Lovely. I had been using Photoshop for putting together photobooks, from holidays, birthdays, etc, and, in general, it was taking about 10 pages an hour.

Public Domain Photos If you make Photobooks of topics of interest, people will read and buy them. With Photobooks you can offer download versions - but people really want the hard copy. But where do you find good photos free? You can get excellent topical pictuest legally and honestly with public domain information. Or you can supplement your own work with free sources, especially if you are making photobooks. This blog looks at the various sources - from the US Government and elsewhere.

Tips and Ideas for the Photo Hobbyist

Work with the Specialists With OPUS Albums you are working with the spcialists.

Think about it Why albums are better than 6x4 prints, the danger of committing your photos to electronic media, improving your image, enhancing your techniques and even saving money!

Think 15 years ahead In 15 years time will your computer read today's DVDs - will Windows 2022 support JPG files?

Don't let your Memories Rot We look forward to going back over our photographic memories. Our photo album collection is the most accessible. Boxes of transparencies, photo prints, videos are not – and will be ignored. The same applies to the digital age. Photos left on computers, CD’s and online services are as invisible and subject to commercial failure and technological obsolescence. Only an easy computer printed photo album is secure. With modern software and supplies it is so easy and effective.

Are your Photos Invisible?

A photo service fails On line photo server Photo Club went out of business in April 2007. How many people lost years of photos?

Saying Thank-you A great way to say 'thank-you' for a friend's hospitality - using Print&Bind or PhotoAccordion

Autumn Colours - Some Tips Last Saturday (3rd November) was a glorious day for colours. Despite winds this weekend looks good too. You don’t have to go to New England. In the South East, Sheffield Park – near Haywards Heath in Sussex is gorgeous. Here are the PhotoArt and Print&Bind albums from this event.

Celebrate Britain's Golden Weekend with an Album Aldington, Romero, Ainsie, Smith and more – winners. Paula Redgrave – valiant try against the odds of injury.These are heroes and heroines who will be remembered for bringing Britain back into Olympic glory after years in the doldrums. I’ve done one using Print&Bind and Fotoslate4 from OPUSalbums.com

Albums for Silver Surfer

Business Opportunity for Bloggers Blogger Blog: Business Opportunity for Bloggers

Gifts for Dad If Dad is keen on photography and you don't know what to get for father's day - what about a pack of inkjet photo albums from OPUS - with Fotoslate 4?

Albums or 6x4 Prints? A pile of photos - or a well-designed album which you can be proud of - Which would you prefer?

OPUS albums are not expensive A Print & Bind picture can cost you 7½p or less - compate that with an instant service mini-lab or your own 6x4 photo printer. Compare it with your priceless memories!

My Photo Accordion - the Ultimate Business Card My Photo Accordion – the ULTIMATE BUSINESS CARD Frasser Hay says "Print your business card on both sides" – mine is printed on ten sides. You can get your whole message across – or several messages. Your problem is being remembered – you have to stand out and be a bit different. Fold a photo accordion dramatically in front of your prospect – you will move along the sales cycle immediately.

Choose the right Album

Work with the Specialists With OPUS Albums you are working with the spcialists.

Needs and applications Still to write

Laying out your OPUS Album Frankly I don't worry about the templates at all. Whatever program I'm using - dg Foto Art, Fotoslate4 or Photoshop I just make sure that there is a 1" binding pages. If double sided this will be on the left hand side for odd page numbers and the right hand side for even pages. If you have a background then it is best if that fills the whole A4 sheet.

Which Digital Photo Paper - Innova or Olmec

Make a Wedding into a Story Whether you are the official wedding photographer or just a family member or friend taking pictures remember that there is far more to the occasion than getting some good formal or posed pictures. The story book should reflect the spirit of the occasion.

More Effective Marketing One effect of the advances in software is that all of us have become creative designers. Maybe we are not good as the pros – but with the wealth of templates etc we can produce well balanced and well laid out documents. So how do we stand out from the crowd, in an ever increasingly competitive market? The quality of printed documents must be one way. Here are some suggestions using the products from opusalbums.com – documents you can design and print yourself with limited investment.

Subjects for Albums

Public Domain Photos If you make Photobooks of topics of interest, people will read and buy them. With Photobooks you can offer download versions - but people really want the hard copy. But where do you find good photos free? You can get excellent topical pictuest legally and honestly with public domain information. Or you can supplement your own work with free sources, especially if you are making photobooks. This blog looks at the various sources - from the US Government and elsewhere.

Photo Paper Sizes List of Standard Photo Paper Sizes - R Sizez, 7x5, 10x8 etc from OPUSalbums.com

2010 Year Book Album You want a book that 1. Reminds you of the family – or events of the past year. 2. Gives you an year planner for 2010 3. Good to give to your friends, customers etc. Then here is a quick, easy and economical method using Print & Bind or Pics Book Jr

Give an Album for Christmas For Christmas consider a Year Book, Unibind Calendar, Greeting Card, give software ike dg foto art or Fotoslate4 or a range of albums to produce or make up for your friends

Tips and Ideas for Professional Photographers

Professional Photographers

Save with Quick-Buy Programme

Wedding Official Photographer OPUS Albums for the Official Photographer at at Wedding

Printing Art for Profit Fine art printing is a good source of income. you can do a lot yourself. This is especially true if you wish to give fast turnaround service and your customers want pictures of size up to A3. Besides the printer and ink paper is important and we recommend you look at the Innova canvas effect, polycotton canvas, textured fine art photo paper and cotton photo art paper.

How Paul Callaghan increased profi 10 fold Using Dg Foto Art wedding photographer Paul Callaghan was able to increase throughput, increase the price of an album by 60% and sell more.

Cost of Printing

The disappearing darkroom Eric Kunsman writes “The next generation of inkjet papers are here! We are getting closer to saying goodbye to the darkroom. The introduction of new papers from Hahnemuhle, Innova, and Museo have everyone scrambling for these papers, as they are suppose to be the reason to finally come out of the darkroom. After all, B&W silver gelatin paper manufacturers are starting to disappear, causing more artists/photographers to convert to digital printing.

Giclée Paper for Fantastic Results Blogger Blog: Print your own elegant digital photo albums. OPUS Albums use glicée paper for fantasitc results!

OctOPUS Pro Blogs Blogs for Profssional Phtographers and serious Amateurs on the use of OPUS albums and Innova Papers

Printing on Canvas

The Source for Photographic Papers With our close relationship with Innova, we are able to bring you the full range of fibre, cotton and textured papers to you, the professional photographer and serious amateur, with the full support of the manufacturer economically and consistently. We provide the full range of sizes from A4, A3, A3+ and A2 – with roll formats available on request

Photokina 2008 Report

Do a Day's work in an Hour with dg Foto Art dg foto art v. photoshop cs

Fibaprint vs Olmec

The Pro Challenge

Innova vs Hahnemuehle A brief look at the new Innova Fine Art Photo inkjet papers, and how they rate compared to the Hahnemuehle and Canson/Arches papers.

Photo Organisers

Photo Art or Pics Book Which Print-your-own Album should I use. Should I use the OPUSalbums.com Photo art or Pics Book Album?

Facebook & Wordpress Be part of the Innova Art Community with Facebook Innova Users Group & Wordpress Innova Art Blog from OPUSalbums.com

Freelance Photo Job Life Cycle

Digital Photo Paper Comparison

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The Source for Photographic Papers With our close relationship with Innova, we are able to bring you the full range of fibre, cotton and textured papers to you, the professional photographer and serious amateur, with the full support of the manufacturer economically and consistently. We provide the full range of sizes from A4, A3, A3+ and A2 – with roll formats available on request

Innova Paper - Epson, HP, Canon, Ilford, etc. Alternatives Epson, Hewlett Packard etc each has a range of advanced papers. There are no direct equivalents, but here are the products that the OEM's sell Epson Adanced matte Premium luster Velvet fine artHewlett Packard Aquarella Hahnemühle Smooth Fine Art Paper Watercolor

Giclée Paper for Fantastic Results Blogger Blog: Print your own elegant digital photo albums. OPUS Albums use glicée paper for fantasitc results!

The Pro Challenge

nature photography Tips and Ideas for Nature, Scenic, Sports and Evens

Albums for Wildlife/Bird enthusiasts

Albums for Sport fans Print photos and story of 2007 football in OPUS photo album. Photos of champions league, FA cup, chelsea, manchester united, goal, pass, save, fans, red card.

Books for Business

Presentation Albums

My Photo Accordion - the Ultimate Business Card My Photo Accordion – the ULTIMATE BUSINESS CARD Frasser Hay says "Print your business card on both sides" – mine is printed on ten sides. You can get your whole message across – or several messages. Your problem is being remembered – you have to stand out and be a bit different. Fold a photo accordion dramatically in front of your prospect – you will move along the sales cycle immediately.

Celebrate Britain's Golden Weekend with an Album Aldington, Romero, Ainsie, Smith and more – winners. Paula Redgrave – valiant try against the odds of injury.These are heroes and heroines who will be remembered for bringing Britain back into Olympic glory after years in the doldrums. I’ve done one using Print&Bind and Fotoslate4 from OPUSalbums.com

Tips and Ideas for Wedding Photography (Pro and Amateur)

Wedding Albums

Albums for Weddings Ten Tips to transform wedding photos into wonderful preserved memories. There’s nothing like a wedding for creating photo opportunities. Here is advice for the bride and groom, the parents, guests (especially camera-buffs), and even somebody who wants a novel wedding gift idea.

Wedding Official Photographer OPUS Albums for the Official Photographer at at Wedding

Choose the Right Album Software You pay your money, you get your choice - but there s a beneift from getting quality album printing software. The cheaper ones are not good on printing.

Do a Day's work in an Hour with dg Foto Art dg foto art v. photoshop cs

Dg Foto Art - SWPP

Wedding album in 2009 Why you should use Dg Foto Art for your Weddings in 2009

How Paul Callaghan increased profi 10 fold Using Dg Foto Art wedding photographer Paul Callaghan was able to increase throughput, increase the price of an album by 60% and sell more.

For Weddings Make your own Wedding album - Print your own wedding photo - Design your own wedding invitation from OPUSalbums.com

Focus on Gold Dg Fot Art - Special offers at Focus on Imaging 2009

Make a Wedding into a Story Make a Wedding into a Story

Marilyn Taylors Testimonal I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with Essentia FotoArt. I have put a wedding album together for my partner's daughter as a trial - 300 images into 110 pages. Lovely. I had been using Photoshop for putting together photobooks, from holidays, birthdays, etc, and, in general, it was taking about 10 pages an hour.

Tips and Ideas for Family Photography - parties, holidays and of course baby

Albums for the Family Adults love children’s parties as much as the children. They are the ones too who enjoy looking back at a well produced record of that delightful birthday party or other event. Here are some tips to guide you in creating an album – for your own record – or for the parents, grandparents for that occasion.

Albums for Parties A party can be a simple gathering, or it can be a lavish or formal event. It is about people – and activities. All these produce memories - albums for you, for your hosts and for the guests.

Albums for Baby There is only one opportunity to capture the key events in your new baby's life. Once captured OPUS is the ideal medium to keep and share those precious moments. See ten tips for baby albums

Albums for Silver Surfer

Albums for your 2009 holiday story The events of a holiday form a story. Whether it is a three week adventure or a three-day short break, there is plenty of material to put it into a form that you will remember – and can look back on after years.

Albums for Family History

Give an Album for Christmas For Christmas consider a Year Book, Unibind Calendar, Greeting Card, give software ike dg foto art or Fotoslate4 or a range of albums to produce or make up for your friends

Subjects for Albums

All our Blogs

OctOPUS Pro Blogs Blogs for Profssional Phtographers and serious Amateurs on the use of OPUS albums and Innova Papers

OctOPUS Trade Blogs Blogs for OPUS Partners in computer consumables, photography, scrapbook supplies, wedding supplies, stationery etc.

OctOPUS Blogs - Paper

OPUS e-Book "How to make a Great Album (or Digital Scrapbook) yourself" How to design a good inkjet photograph album - digital scrapbook or photo story book. - The definitive guide to making a first class digital photo album. Three e-books in one.

Saying Thank-you A great way to say 'thank-you' for a friend's hospitality - using Print&Bind or PhotoAccordion

Don't lose all your photos through obsolescence or hardware/service failure! People wish to keep their photos and their records for lifetime or even generations, yet many appear unconcerned about the fact that in a few years' time current devices and on-line services may no longer be in use, and even the file formats might not be supported. Old fashioned printed books and documents are still the best. Fortunately they are much easier to produce now.

Wedding blog - Photographing a wedding Photographing a wedding Posing and Photographing the Bride The Bridegroom and Groups Photographing the Wedding Cake Ceremony Photographing after the Ceremony

Albums for Weddings Ten Tips to transform wedding photos into wonderful preserved memories. There’s nothing like a wedding for creating photo opportunities. Here is advice for the bride and groom, the parents, guests (especially camera-buffs), and even somebody who wants a novel wedding gift idea.

Wedding Official Photographer OPUS Albums for the Official Photographer at at Wedding

Albums for your 2009 holiday story The events of a holiday form a story. Whether it is a three week adventure or a three-day short break, there is plenty of material to put it into a form that you will remember – and can look back on after years.

Albums for Baby There is only one opportunity to capture the key events in your new baby's life. Once captured OPUS is the ideal medium to keep and share those precious moments. See ten tips for baby albums

Albums for Parties A party can be a simple gathering, or it can be a lavish or formal event. It is about people – and activities. All these produce memories - albums for you, for your hosts and for the guests.

Albums for the Family Adults love children’s parties as much as the children. They are the ones too who enjoy looking back at a well produced record of that delightful birthday party or other event. Here are some tips to guide you in creating an album – for your own record – or for the parents, grandparents for that occasion.

Work with the Specialists With OPUS Albums you are working with the spcialists.

Albums for Wildlife/Bird enthusiasts

Albums for Family History

Albums for Sport fans Print photos and story of 2007 football in OPUS photo album. Photos of champions league, FA cup, chelsea, manchester united, goal, pass, save, fans, red card.

Presentation Albums

Books for Business

Produce your own Recipe books

FAQ’s

Paper Specifications Innova Art Paper - Specifiations for OPUS albums and cut sheet Paper

2010 Year Book Album You want a book that 1. Reminds you of the family – or events of the past year. 2. Gives you an year planner for 2010 3. Good to give to your friends, customers etc. Then here is a quick, easy and economical method using Print & Bind or Pics Book Jr

Using the Unibind System

Best Album Software

Choose the right Album

Don't let your Memories Rot We look forward to going back over our photographic memories. Our photo album collection is the most accessible. Boxes of transparencies, photo prints, videos are not – and will be ignored. The same applies to the digital age. Photos left on computers, CD’s and online services are as invisible and subject to commercial failure and technological obsolescence. Only an easy computer printed photo album is secure. With modern software and supplies it is so easy and effective.

Think 15 years ahead In 15 years time will your computer read today's DVDs - will Windows 2022 support JPG files?

Albums or 6x4 Prints? A pile of photos - or a well-designed album which you can be proud of - Which would you prefer?

OPUS albums are not expensive A Print & Bind picture can cost you 7½p or less - compate that with an instant service mini-lab or your own 6x4 photo printer. Compare it with your priceless memories!

My Photo Accordion - the Ultimate Business Card My Photo Accordion – the ULTIMATE BUSINESS CARD Frasser Hay says "Print your business card on both sides" – mine is printed on ten sides. You can get your whole message across – or several messages. Your problem is being remembered – you have to stand out and be a bit different. Fold a photo accordion dramatically in front of your prospect – you will move along the sales cycle immediately.

Printing on Canvas

Choose the Right Album Software You pay your money, you get your choice - but there s a beneift from getting quality album printing software. The cheaper ones are not good on printing.

Laying out your OPUS Album Frankly I don't worry about the templates at all. Whatever program I'm using - dg Foto Art, Fotoslate4 or Photoshop I just make sure that there is a 1" binding pages. If double sided this will be on the left hand side for odd page numbers and the right hand side for even pages. If you have a background then it is best if that fills the whole A4 sheet.

Autumn Colours - Some Tips Last Saturday (3rd November) was a glorious day for colours. Despite winds this weekend looks good too. You don’t have to go to New England. In the South East, Sheffield Park – near Haywards Heath in Sussex is gorgeous. Here are the PhotoArt and Print&Bind albums from this event.

Are your Photos Invisible?

2008 Blogs +++++ 2008 Blogs

Do a Day's work in an Hour with dg Foto Art dg foto art v. photoshop cs

How Paul Callaghan increased profi 10 fold Using Dg Foto Art wedding photographer Paul Callaghan was able to increase throughput, increase the price of an album by 60% and sell more.

Blogs & Resources Ideas for all album makers, scrapbookers and every user of an inkjet printer from the hobbyist to the Pro

Customer News

Give an Album for Christmas For Christmas consider a Year Book, Unibind Calendar, Greeting Card, give software ike dg foto art or Fotoslate4 or a range of albums to produce or make up for your friends

Christmas 2008 Message

The Pro Challenge

Dg Foto Art - SWPP

Innova vs Hahnemuehle A brief look at the new Innova Fine Art Photo inkjet papers, and how they rate compared to the Hahnemuehle and Canson/Arches papers.

Photo Organisers

Wedding album in 2009 Why you should use Dg Foto Art for your Weddings in 2009

Focus on Gold Dg Fot Art - Special offers at Focus on Imaging 2009

For Weddings Make your own Wedding album - Print your own wedding photo - Design your own wedding invitation from OPUSalbums.com

Photo Art or Pics Book Which Print-your-own Album should I use. Should I use the OPUSalbums.com Photo art or Pics Book Album?

Facebook & Wordpress Be part of the Innova Art Community with Facebook Innova Users Group & Wordpress Innova Art Blog from OPUSalbums.com

Freelance Photo Job Life Cycle

Recession? What Recession?

Digital Photo Paper Comparison

Digital Photographic Papers Compared

The Value of Social Networks Social and social-business networks (Facebook, Myspace, Linked-in, Xing or my favourite Ecademy) are proliferating – and are increasingly becoming messaging networks. Meanwhile messaging networks such as Twitter are becoming social networks. Also databases – especially photographic databases such as iStockphoto and Flickr are putting in networking (forum) facilities and messaging capabilities. How does the photographer use these to advantage?

Adwords - I don't want Clicks Pay-per-click has its uses. When introducing something or making changes and wanting to test its effect on a volume of traffic it often fulfils a need. However for the most part PPC is a waste of time and more importantly a waste of money. I was paying £130 a month for 120 clicks a day – for browsers not buyers. I was going to can PPC completely then came up with a really good way of using Google Adwords. I cut costs by 80% - and increased conversions by 20%

Make a Wedding into a Story Whether you are the official wedding photographer or just a family member or friend taking pictures remember that there is far more to the occasion than getting some good formal or posed pictures. The story book should reflect the spirit of the occasion.

More Effective Marketing One effect of the advances in software is that all of us have become creative designers. Maybe we are not good as the pros – but with the wealth of templates etc we can produce well balanced and well laid out documents. So how do we stand out from the crowd, in an ever increasingly competitive market? The quality of printed documents must be one way. Here are some suggestions using the products from opusalbums.com – documents you can design and print yourself with limited investment.

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Public Domain Posters OCTOPUS blog: Gallery Prints and prints made from fine art or historic photos can be an amazing form of personal expression. - They can be printed in any format from a 6x4”/A6 postcard up to a 60” wide mounted picture. - They can be mounted or bound in an album. - And the original can be FREE Produce them on Innova Paper from OPUSalbums.com

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Marilyn Taylors Testimonal I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with Essentia FotoArt. I have put a wedding album together for my partner's daughter as a trial - 300 images into 110 pages. Lovely. I had been using Photoshop for putting together photobooks, from holidays, birthdays, etc, and, in general, it was taking about 10 pages an hour.

2009 Vacation Albums and More It's holiday time - and you will be taking a lot of pictures. These pictures are cherished memories. We have three economically priced albums, using our very popular and high quality Olmec double sided gloss paper. - Pics Book Jr with its unique invisble staple binding, Flexalbum - hard covers and no limit on the number of pages - and the very economical Print&Bind. All of these have special 2009 vacation deals.

Public Domain Photos If you make Photobooks of topics of interest, people will read and buy them. With Photobooks you can offer download versions - but people really want the hard copy. But where do you find good photos free? You can get excellent topical pictuest legally and honestly with public domain information. Or you can supplement your own work with free sources, especially if you are making photobooks. This blog looks at the various sources - from the US Government and elsewhere.

Photo Paper Sizes List of Standard Photo Paper Sizes - R Sizez, 7x5, 10x8 etc from OPUSalbums.com

Back from Australia Customer Letter - We're back from Auystralia full of Ideas

DHL UPS and Parcelforce are OK - DHL has let us down. Booked by Interparcel, Parcel2Go, Parcel2Ship

Christmas Letter 2009 Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2010

Christmas Message Daniel Roberts presents his Christmas Message to customers and friends.

January 2010-Sale January 2010 Digital Photo Paper Sale - Olmec, Innova paper from OPUSalbums.com

Greeting Cards at Spring Fair But what struck me about the cards: 1 The hand made cards were natty, 2 The wordy, hand drawn ones were amusing 3 The photographic ones were utterly boring. And of course none of them carried the message “This is from me to you” So much mord can be done with the 'Photo paper how you like it programme'

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