Create a Coffee Table Book (Portfolio)
Here’s a quick tip for putting together a professional presentation of a like-kind collection. Lets say you want to promote your “Seniors” sitting packages. Get together about 20 or 30 of your best Senior images and turn them into a hard-cover coffee table style book!
Most photographic printers, such as MPIX, offer this service for around $30-$50. Applications like Apple Aperture (and iPhoto) will let you order books right from the application.
You can create a custom cover, and even have a little promotional blurb on some of the pages. Most printers offer a choice of paper and cover styles, as well as sizes (5×5, 10×10, 8.5×11). Mix it up a little and use an 8×10 on one page, with a couple of smaller images on the facing page.
This is a great way to display your collection in a unique format, that you can leave out in your sitting area of the studio, or take with you to meet a client.
Think about using this for Publicity Photos, Modeling Headshots, Commercial Products, etc.
If you have any other unique formats for promotional items, let us know!