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Enhance Your Print Presentation with QT Print Case, Leather Print Envelope, and Clamshell Window Print Boxes

As photographers, delivering beautifully captured memories to your clients, is one of the most rewarding aspects of your work. The presentation of your prints can significantly enhance the client’s experience and leave a lasting impression.

Today, we explore three exceptional products designed to achieve just that:

  • QT Print Case

  • Leather Print Envelope

  • Clamshell Window Print Box

QT Print Case: Sleek and Compact Elegance

The QT Print Case offers a modern alternative to traditional print boxes, boasting a sleek and compact design that exudes elegance. Available in sizes tailored to different print dimensions—4x6", 5x7", and 6x9"—this case accommodates various types of prints including Deckled Edge Cotton, Cotton Paper, Matte Paper, and Photographic prints.

Key Features:

  • Sizes: 4x6", 5x7", 6x9"

  • Capacity: Holds up to 20 prints (13.5mm depth)

  • Cover Options: Natural Linen, Premium Pastel Linen, Eco Velvet

  • Personalizations: Standard, Custom, and Premium Embossing options available for a personalized touch

The QT Print Case is available for individual purchase or in discounted sets of 5, making it a versatile choice for presenting a small set of prints effectively.


LEATHER PRINT ENVELOPE: Luxury and Protection Combined

Crafted from luxurious Hazelnut Genuine Leather, the Exquisite Pouch combines sophistication with practicality. It is designed to hold up to 20 prints and includes a protective vellum insert to ensure prints remain in pristine condition during delivery.

Key Features:

  • Sizes: 5x7", 6x9"

  • Compatible Print Sizes: 4x6", 4.5x6", 5x7", 6x8", 6x9"

  • Cover: Hazelnut Genuine Leather

  • Insert: Protective vellum insert for print protection

Ideal for photographers aiming to deliver prints with a touch of luxury and ensure they arrive safely and beautifully.


Clamshell WINDOW Print Boxes: Timeless Elegance

For those who prefer a more traditional presentation, the Clamshell Window Print Boxes offer timeless elegance. Handmade from solid wooden board and covered in a range of exquisite linen options, these boxes are available in various sizes and depths to accommodate different print quantities and sizes.

Key Features:

  • Sizes: Ranging from 4.5x6" to 11x14" (standard sizes) and customizable depths

  • Cover Options: Natural Linen, Lux Linen, Premium Pastel Linen, Eco Velvet, and more

  • Personalization: Overprint, Standard and Custom Embossing, Pre-designed Stamp options

The Clamshell Window Print Boxes are designed with discreet magnets to securely close them, ensuring your prints are both beautifully presented and well-protected.


what to choose?

Choosing the right print presentation solution can enhance the client experience and elevate the perceived value of your work. Whether you opt for the modern minimalism of the QT Print Case, the luxurious protection of the Leather Print Envelope, or the timeless elegance of the Clamshell Print Boxes, each product offers unique features designed to cater to different preferences and needs. Choose the type of print box that will work well with the rest of your offer and the overall style of your brand. Choose what you like and sell with ease!

Investing in quality print presentation not only showcases your photography in the best possible light but also ensures that your clients receive their memories in a package that reflects the care and attention you put into your craft. Explore these options and discover how they can add significant impact to your print deliveries.





Make More Money in 2021 - You Deserve It.

2020 is finally over and it’s safe to say we could all use a fresh start. Whether you’re creating a sample for the first time or just want to freshen up your existing displays, now is the time to do it. If you haven’t quite figured out what you might need, we’ve compiled a few tips to help get you started.


Check out our NEW YEAR SAMPLE OFFER - get a free* studio sample!


Provide albums for different budgets

Not all of your clients will want to spend a lot on an album, but some may want to go all the way and choose the highest-end option. Be prepared to meet their expectations and direct the majority of your clients to your middle option that you’ve set to be your sweet-spot by offering 2-3 options. If you think of a small/medium/large scenario, you might look at the PrimaBook or BloomBook as your starter option. These albums are very affordable because they are streamlined for simplicity meaning you also won’t have to invest much time into customisations. For your standard album option, most opt for the Classic AriaBook or Matte Paper ArtBook which, in addition to a wide range of sizes and cover materials to fit your needs, also include personalisations such as embossing or a cameo image to make the album feel special. Now, for your top option, you could explore using a combination of larger size, more pages, and/or more customisations such as a custom stamp or UV ink to make their album totally unique. Or, you can go above and beyond to offer something totally different like museum-quality cotton rag paper with optional hand-torn edges available in our Cotton Rag ArtBook or Journal ArtBook.


Show what you love - it’s easier to sell it that way!

When you decide to offer albums and other printed products to your clients, you are essentially becoming a salesperson, and this requires some skill. You need to have knowledge about your product offerings and most importantly, you need to love the products yourself. Think about how much easier the words come when you are talking about something you love or are passionate about. Get passionate about your products! You will exude natural confidence which is very important when your clients are looking to you to be the expert and guide them in their purchase decisions.


Take beautiful photos of your products!

When you receive your studio sample albums - and client orders as well - the best thing that you can do is to take beautiful photos that you can use on your website, and most importantly on your social media. Create a webpage dedicated to albums and give your clients all the information they need to make their choice. Regularly prepare some Instagram posts and stories to keep reminding your followers that you offer albums and to plant the seed to new prospects that this is a normal part of what they can expect from you. You can always use the tools that we have prepared for you in our sales kit like stock photos of our products.


Meet with clients to let them experience the printed photography!

Times have changed, and we don’t know when we will be freely able to meet again. Face to face meetings are the best for being able to touch and feel, but we need to work with what we have, and being able to see the samples with your eyes is better than not at all. Online meetings can also be successful and you can still showcase your albums, plant the seeds early and make the sale.

Don’t worry if you can’t make the studio sample order now and avail of the NEW YEAR SAMPLE OFFER. Our regular studio samples are always discounted by 50% so you can order any time.


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Holiday Campaigns with Pic-Time

The Holidays are close and with your clients eager to shop their gift list, now is a great time to launch engaging campaigns and up your revenue.  

With our products being readily available through the innovative gallery platform service, Pic-Time, your clients can shop straight from their galleries for meaningful Holiday gifts. We know that those who host sales are selling more, so why not join the party? Pic-Time offers ready-to-use Holiday Campaigns so you can implement an offer with just a click.

Holiday Albums Sale: We recommend you start and end this campaign between November 10 - November 22. 

Get our albums under your client’s trees in time for the Holidays. Our album deadline is November 22nd (November 29th with EU rush shipping) so starting an early album sale is key. Pic-Time got you covered with their Holiday Albums Sale campaign app. It’s all there - the emails and banners just set your dates and discount! 

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Be sure to start your Album sale soon and end it before November 22nd in order to meet our shipping deadline! 


Classic Holiday Sale 

Phase 1: Black Friday, November 26 - Cyber Monday, November 30 

Phase 2: Holiday Sale, starts on December 2nd and lasts for a week

 

The Classic Holiday Sale campaign app includes a teaser email and two phases: Black Friday and Holiday campaign. This app starts with a large Black Friday/Cyber Monday storewide discount followed by a smaller Holiday storewide campaign.

You can skip the teaser to avoid too many emails (if you made an album sale first).

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The app features a festive gallery and email banners, so your clients can get into the Holiday spirit and get excited!

Based on last year’s data, each phase includes a set of optimised email send dates & times in order to boost your sales.

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Our friends at Pic-Time have really thought of everything in regards to Holiday campaigns, so you can have an automated, hands-off marketing approach this season and spend time where it matters the most- with your loved ones!

Shop for Prints - we have refreshed the stores!

Ordering prints from QTAlbums has never been easier!

Good news! We have made some changes in our onlines stores (USA & EUR) to make the prints ordering process as smooth as possible. We have added some new photos too, that will let you see the different prints we offer.

The prints listed below are available with white frame or in a full bleed version. You can set the digital frame yourself, or you can pick an option, where we will add the frame for you. Simple!

Prints Sizes

  • Photographic Prints (Fuji Lustre & Fuji Silk) (4x6”, 5x5", 5x7”,6x8", 6x9”, 7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”,10x10”,11x14”,12x12”,12x18”,12x24”)

  • Matte Paper Prints (4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”)

  • Cotton Rag Paper Prints (4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”)

  • Deckled Edge Cotton Paper Prints(4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”,8x8”,8x10”,8x12”

 

Apart from the prints listed above, we have some beautiful Matted Cotton Prints, which can come in a deckled edge version, and we also offer Wide Format Prints (in matte paper, cotton paper and deckled edge cotton paper).

  • Matted Cotton Prints (4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”)

  • Matted Deckled Cotton Prints (4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”)

  • Wide Format Prints (4x6”,5x5",5x7”,6x8",6x9”,7x10”, 8x8”,8x10”,8x12”)

TEST PRINTS - try your own photos on all types of paper we offer!

Test Prints

A little while ago we have introduced the sales kit, with Product Catalogue (pdf), pricing spreadsheets, swatch cards, stock images and more to get you started. Now, we have added TEST PRINTS into our online shops (USA / EUR) so you can try your own photos on all types of paper that we offer. TEST PRINTS are a fantastic way to work out your color management and monitor calibration, as well as to judge which paper types work best with your style of photography.

You can upload up to 3 images and select the papers that you want to test. We recommend that you test your own style of photos (both colour and B&W) to know the quality of the prints and albums in our offer.

Paper Types

We’ve worked together with an Italian photographer, Francesco Spighi, to create a new gallery of Paper Types where you can see the difference between papers and how it looks in colour and B&W. Pictures below by Fransesco - Thank you so much for all your help!

Example of Cotton Rag Paper Prints

You can test all the paper types listed below

Visit our online stores (USA / EUR)

Fuji DPII Lustre (AriaBook, Classic Prints)

Fuji DPII Silk (AriaBook, Classic Prints)

Matte Paper (ArtBook, Fine Art Prints)

Cotton Rag Paper (ArtBook, Fine Art Prints)

Fuji Crystal Archive (BloomBook)

Digital Silk Paper (PrimaBook)

Digital Satin Paper (Heirloom Book

Introducing AlbumWorks - by Maciej "Magic" Suwalowski

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FOR WALKTHROUGH

Fundy Software, the industry leader in design and IPS software built for professional photographers, just announced a new platform offering a low-cost online album design and design sharing service. Based on their ground-breaking Auto Design and Drop Zone technologies, AlbumWorks is a powerful web-based album design software compatible with over 150 album companies and labs worldwide. Priced at just $100/year with free flip-book sharing included, it's one of the cheapest options out there but with the control and ease we would expect from Fundy Software.

AlbumWorks is the perfect solution to create stunning looking albums in literally seconds. And with beautiful presentation link that you can easily share with your couples, it makes it a perfect solution to sell more albums.
— Maciej Suwalowski "Magic"
In these tough times, we wanted to share our patented technologies with more photographers, making it easier for them to generate revenue without a major investment or learning curve.
— Jonathan Main, CEO Fundy Software
 

AlbumWorks was launched July 1st, just in time for the wedding season, but you can sign up here to get early access and be one of the first to try it out.

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You can easily design

your vacation book, beautiful engagement shoot

For less than $10 a month, AlbumWorks allows photographers to literally take their images and create stunning, unique albums in seconds with its Auto Design feature. Then, using the Drop Zone technology built-in, photographers can easily adjust to fit their style; dropping in different photos with one click, swapping spread layouts automatically, scaling single images or groups by grabbing the edge and dragging while the balance of the images auto-adjust to fit the layout and page. One-click flipbook sharing with clients for approval couldn’t be easier.

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Boost Your Portrait Photography Sales with PrimaBook

Just a little over a month ago we introduced a new photo album called PrimaBook. The 3 sizes (8x8”, 10x10”, 12x12”) plus 10 velvety Flores Fabrics along with nearly 20 pre-designed, golden embossing stamps make this book suited to a huge number of occasions. In these few short weeks we have seen it being used as a portrait album for glamour and newborn photography, for family and lifestyle photography sessions, and even virtual boudoir sessions via video chat!

Just one month in and already PrimaBook is our best selling photo book for portrait photographers.

Photographers worldwide are raving about their new PrimaBooks - we hope you’ll join them! Riina Vaikmaa, who is a portrait photographer from Estonia wrote:

I LOVE MY PRIMA BOOK!
Mine just arrived and I love it! The quality is fantastic and it does look and feel expensive.

I absolutely love black and white photos that’s why I ordered my PrimaBook in BW, but I also had one spread in colour, so if my clients want their albums in colour, I would know how it prints. PrimaBook prints BW and colour equally great. Last year I ordered my first sample from QT- and after that, I will never order from anywhere else. I have never seen albums with such high-end quality. I will never ever order from anywhere else.

So, what I am planning to do, now that I have seen the product: I will contact all my clients from the year 2019-2020 and will offer them a high-quality album with a great price, and as a second option: a print package for 10x15cm prints. I know that most of my boudoir clients would love to see their beautiful photos inside a beautiful end product- inside a beautiful album. If they could not afford it before, then now it’s the time.

I can only sell what I love, I do love PrimaBook so I’m sure selling this product would not be hard. / Riina Vaikmaa


Sara Rodenberg Carpenter who is a photographer in Wildwood, Missouri was so kind to share two videos of her PrimaBooks. Sara, who recently celebrated her birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOTS OF LOVE ♥️♥️♥️ ) told us:

I have had 4 albums delivered this week and I’m in LOVE with all of them. I have sold 4 more between yesterday and today. Thank you for this option QT!

Click on the picture to watch the full video

I would like to take this opportunity and thank Riina and Sara for their help with creating this Blog. The constant support from our photographers is so important to us, especially now. If you want to read more about the new PrimaBook or get tips on albums sales, check out our recent Blog posts!