The Photo Hobbyist

Albums and Photo Creations to be Proud of

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Albums, Creative and Photo Papers for the Photographic hobbyist- and for the 'non-pro Creative Type' who wishes to produce books, pictures and creations for business or pleasure

For the photographic hobbyist who wishes to keep his or her precious memories for years – in an elegant well laid-out and compact home printed album giving pleasure to all. Two styles are available - the popular Print&Bind album and the elegant PhotoArt with archival papers loved by the professionals. We also recommend our Fotoslate4 software.

For the creative-type who wishes to create versatile photo accordions , correspondence sets, photo-easels, totems and of course home-printed digital scrapbooks.

For the business person, architect, consultant or engineer making illustrated books product and portfolio presentations, - even heat sealed bound books and photo-accordions as aide-mémoires, conference documentation and – the ultimate personal introduction. - Try us out today!
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Our Products

Print&Bind Albums Create beautiful, memorable records of your holiday, wedding or party pictures, All you need is a digital camera and an inkjet printer.

QualityPhotoArt Albums OPUS PhotoArt Albums are ideal replaceable-sheet albums for the 'pro' or serious amateur, using the highest quality archival cotton or textured papers.

Creative Software Whatever your Budget design your Albums and Scrapbooks like a Professional In keeping with our aim to be the premier supplier of print-your-own albums, scrapbooks, digital photographic and creative papers, we want you to have the fullest range of software products to enable you to use what is best for you – from the lowest priced download to the most sophisticated professional products.

The Photo Accordion Pocket photos, aide mémoire, product guide, conference programme - My accordion - the ULTIMATE business card! Take a pre-cut A4 sheet, using a template provided, mount up to ten photos or text images with the help of Photosoft PC, fold along pre-scored edges, snap out the corners - and voilà! Photo accordions are so handy for handbag or wallet.

Correspondence Set Not just greeting cards - but a complete correspondence set. cards, envelopes, postcards, RSVP cards. For a party invitation, for example, you have the correspondence card for the invitation itself. To match it you have an envelope - printed with the a welcoming picture. Then for the RSVP you put in a postcard. Soon coming the table place-name tag as well. For christmas, birthday etc you have the card and the envelope too.

Choose the Photo Paper you Need Choose the Photo Paper you Need For Professioanals and Amateurs INNOVA Paper - Professiuonal Archival and Digital Fine Art for use with most modern dye and pigment based inks.' HAHNEMUHLE paper - Photo Rag and Cellulose papers from a company with 425 yearss' experience OLMEC TETENAL & €CORAG Papesr - The highest quality premium Digital Photographic Papers

ACD Fotoslate4 Need to print your photo collections quickly and creatively? FotoSlate 4 Photo Print Studio is the answer. This easy-to-use software is perfect for home users and digital enthusiasts alike, putting you on the fast-track to creative photo calendars, photo albums, scrapbooks, contact sheets, CD and DVD covers, and even T-shirt transfers.

Art Explosion Scrapbook Facotry Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory claims to be America’s #1 best selling scrapbooking softwar and has everything you need for scrapbooking. It offers the ultimate collection of templates for scrapbooks and other keepsake projects, featuring beautiful photo-realistic graphics sure to capture the excitement of any occasion or event. It lists 5000 projects, 3500 photorealistic embellishments and 40,000 graphics. It is – however optimised round scrapbooking rather than photo album production.

Our resources

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

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.

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

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

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

Albums for Silver Surfer

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

Tips & Ideas

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.

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.

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