Great Album Idea - Party Time
Parties are great social occasions- times to meet friends and family – to make new acquaintances. A printed record of the event and the people make so much more.
A party can be a simple gathering such as the one here – or it can be a lavish or formal event. It is about people – and activities. All these produce memories.
Indeed there are so many excuses for a party! To name a few - a birthday party, christmas party, anniversary party, stag or hen night, bar mitzvah party, graduation party, Eid, Divali, Easter, Independence Day - or any other celebration party - these all produce memories worth putting in an album or story book.
You have the ability to put these into such an attractive format – for yourself, for your hosts and for your fellow guests.
Our recommendation - with OPUS Albums.
(of course we are biased!)
Start with Print&Bind – quick, easy and economical; functional and, above all good looking – even beautiful. 15 (expandable to 30) pages of quality photo-glossy paper, neatly bound into an elegant compact plastic cover. Pages can be added or removed at will. Using Fotoslate 4 – or your favourite editor, make up one or more pages for each event – print and add to your expanding record. Add your story line too. Whenever you have something more then get the camera out – shoot, edit print and add a few pages. It’s so easy, enjoyable – and gives such pleasure.When you are confident about your albums - or want to be more ambitious - for a small extra investment you can have the high quality OPUS Photo Art album. We recommend soft textured paper.
Ten Tips to make a turn Party Time to a life time Memory
OPUS Album Tip 1 Remember that you are primarily a party guest.– You are there to imbibe the spirit of the party, to enter into the fun. Taking pictures needs to be seen as an ‘incidental’.
OPUS Albums Tip 2
Whilst the other guests drink you take your pictures. Tip is to be the driver as well – so can’t have more than a drink or two. You can be sharp when the others become less inhibited. But – unless it is just for yourself – don’t put embarrassing shots in the album. OPUS Albums Tip 3 Use flash – but don’t keep flashing the same person. That is unless he/she wants to be the centre. Then flash that person as much as you like – you don’t have to use all the pictures you take. Do the opposite with the camera shy. Make sure you have one or two good photos.
OPUS Albums Tip 4
Feature the hosts They have put a lot into the party – work and money. Show them up to their satisfaction – especially for the album you give them. (Assuming that you do).
Feature the meal – My wife always takes photos of the meal. Dishes make good pictures – they are colourful – and you can go back and remember – What did we have at that party?
Feature the events Try and cover as much as possible.
OPUS Albums Tip 5
Use a wide angle lens. Whilst the temptation will be to use telephoto to get the candid shot, wide angle ensures that you can get close-up groups in. For the longer distant shot the resolution will still be good enough even if you crop out quite a small bit. The exception to this is, especially if you are outside, when you can get candid groups from a distance using telephoto. OPUS Albums Tip 6 Add other material – the invitation – about the venue. Google the distinguished guests and get some interesting notes that nobody knew before!
OPUS Albums Tip 7
Only now decide what the album is for. Don’t do an album if the material is not good enough. However if you are missing a shot or two maybe another guest can help you out.Here are ideas for the albumsYour own record – make sure that the things that you will not remember are documented. Most important are those new people you met and you will want a record for next time. A “thank-you” present for the hosts - Put yourself in their shoes so that you make them feel pleased with what you have given. There is no need to go ‘over-the-top’. They will have not seen anything like what you have given them before. However – check your facts – don’t get peoples’ names wrong etc. If you are unsure ask them to make the changes and reprint the album with a correction. For the other guests This could even be a saleable product! They would expect to cover your costs. And they don’t know what your costs are.
OPUS Albums Tip 8
Add anecdotes. What happened – the circumstances
OPUS Albums Tip 9 Embellish the album but do not clutter it up.
OPUS Albums Tip 10
Group the events – Not necessarily a chronological record. Make sure that it is balanced – not too much on one aspect – but not too little either.
Finally - Enjoy yourself – don’t make heavy weather of the album. After all you are doing it for your own pleasure too!
PS – And don’t forget to tell the other guests about OPUS Albums – and have them register with us quoting your e-mail address!
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