Clamshell Boxes: Perfect Presentation

  We are so proud of the albums we produce here at Folio Albums, it would only seem right to offer beautiful packaging to preserve, protect and personalise them! Earlier this year we launched our upgradable Clamshell Boxes available for both the Fine Art Books and Matted Albums. Designed in house by our super talented team, the boxes are hand-made …

Awesome Album: Daniel Sakal

An album that really caught everyone’s attention here at Folio Albums belongs to Daniel Sakal of D&A Photography. Dan is a professional photographer based in Essex and has a natural, documentary style of shooting that captures the most beautiful moments for his couples to cherish. This album showcases a gorgeous wedding on a summers day on the coast of Devon. …

Meet the Photographer: James Tracey

James Tracey is a modern documentary wedding photographer based in Manchester. Working quietly in the background, James’ style is relaxed and natural, capturing those ‘in the moment’ shots. We caught up with James to find out his top tips and what inspires his photography.   James Tracey   How long have you been a working as a photographer? I’ve always …

#FFF: Animal Kingdom

Occasionally we see some amazing images featuring all types of different animals and we just love them! We hope you enjoy looking through these beautiful shots of animals and the interaction between them and their human friends.   Eleta Newby Photography   Savo   Esme Ducker Photography   Evabloem Weddings Fear Photography   Lauren Rutherford Photography   Lydia Stamps Photography …

Print Box to beautifully display and hold prints

Prints Boxes: The perfect keepsake to showcase your prints

At the beginning of the year we launched our Prints Boxes at the Societies’ Convention and since then we have received some amazing feedback. It’s been so great to see the images of your Prints Boxes via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, keep’um coming as we love to see your take on them! With a world full of all things digital …

Meet the Photographer: Rico, Sai Cheong Tsui & Caroline Sze

Rico, Sai Cheong Tsui is a passionate portrait and wedding photographer and his wife Caroline Sze is a creative make up artist and stylist based in Hong Kong. The couple have worked together for 10 years and with a background in advertising, graphic design, styling, photography and make-up hair-styling between them, the creative pair have turned their love for photography …

Jess’s Tech Tips: Updated Designer Features

Since the launch of our new web based Album Designer we have been working hard on some new exciting features. I am delighted to share with you a few of our most recent updates that may be beneficial to your album designing process!   Client Gallery My personal favourite addition to our Album Designer is the client gallery. We have …

Awesome Albums: Oliver Jones

  An album that captured our imagination recently belongs to Oliver Jones, of Oliver and Ruth Photographers. Oliver, who is based in South Wales, has a documentary style of shooting, which is what caught our eye in this outstanding album. The album showcases a beautiful wedding which took place at St Peter’s Church in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan, …

#FFF: Photographers have more fun!

With April Fools’ Day around the corner we wanted to share some Friday fun! We’ve spotted some great images that have really brought a smile to our faces and what better time to share them with you. These images have captured silly, fun and even tense moments from days full of laughter. We hope you enjoy them as much as …

Reminder: Folio Albums Studio Software is expiring on 25th March 2016

  Since we announced in October the retirement of our downloadable design software on 25th March 2016, time has flown by and it’s nearly time to say goodbye! As much as we like the simple functionality of the software, unfortunately it has proven limiting in functionality when it comes to creating new products and services we would like to deliver …

#FFF: Fireworks

  It’s that beautiful time of the year, when leaves are falling off the trees and the streets become filled with orange and brown. With autumn comes great holidays such as halloween and Bonfire night! In this weeks FFF we wanted to showcase some stunning images of fireworks to celebrate those lovely autumnal colours and of course the anticipated bonfire …

Introducing our new Online Designer for Fine Art Books!

  We are happy to announce the launch of our new Online Designer for Fine Art Books. To help out we have created a handy ‘How to Guide’ as well as a video tutorial by Stewart himself! He will talk you through all the features from upload to export and show a 15 spread design in under 7 minutes! You will …

Folio Focus: Fine Art Panels!

  This week I wanted to put the spotlight on our beautiful, ethically sourced Fine Art Panels. Our panels are the perfect way to showcase any type of photography to give a real ‘wow factor’. Positioned horizontally or vertically on a wall or table, they are versatile to match different needs. Each panel is made from ethically sourced birch plywood …

Christmas Deadlines 2015

  The C word already!? Christmas may feel like a lifetime away but it is approaching and fast. So here’s our all important Christmas cut off dates, to make sure we get your orders finished to perfection! Please note: For the below deadlines, we need print-ready files. Any delays in getting print-ready files to us could affect the order shipping …

Awesome Album: Yvonne Lishman Photography

  This album, produced by alternative wedding photographer Yvonne Lishman for a couple taking part in the BBC’s ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ series, caught our attention immediately.   ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ is a reality television show where couples are given £12,000 to spend on their wedding. The bride and groom are separated for three weeks, in which time the …

#FFF: By the sea

  Summer is coming to an end, so what would be better than reminiscing over the past season; we would love to showcase these stunning images taken by the sea! Please enjoy this wonderful collection of images to celebrate the last little bit of summer we have left! :)     Albert Palmer Photography David Stubbs Photography Lucy Shergold Photography Matt …

Introducing our FREE Matted Album Design Service…

    After Speaking to many of your at our recent tour locations, we discovered that sometimes the album design process can be a bit of a chore, especially during the busy season. We would therefore love to provide a helping hand. As of this week we now offer a FREE album design service for Matted Albums using our new …

Jess’s Tech Tips: Bespoke Album Design

    The facts The busiest time of the year for wedding photographers can often mean time is limited for designing albums. If you feel like your designs are being put on the back burner then we would love to help free your time! Our Bespoke design service is exactly that, a design individually tailored to showcase your images, taking …

Meet Photographer Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy is a wedding photographer based in County Clare in Ireland. He recently won the SWPP’s Overall  Photographer of the Year award in January 2015 and is known for his personal and fun style. We caught up with him to find out what inspires him and what his favourite part of being a photographer is.     How long …

#FFF: Man and child

  To celebrate Fathers Day we have found some beautiful images of children with the men in their lives. The earliest findings of Fathers Day were found 4,000 years ago in the ruins of Babylon where a young boy carved a message in clay to wish his farther good health. Today we celebrate the roles and love our fathers and …