Wild Magnolia Albums available now at Pilster Photography!

When we first ran across these albums we fell in LOVE! They are so unique compared to anything else we have seen out there. One of the most unique things is their 10x15 album.

If you love a more antique "look and feel" for your photo albums, or if you are an environmentally conscious couple, the Wild Magnolia album might be just what you've been searching for!  Made all natural with an organic vintage cover, the 100% hemp canvas cover features one panoramic image wrapped around the entire album, front and back.



Offered in 10 x 10 sizes, the natural process involved in the creation of the Wild Magnolia paper creates a natural textured image, and is treated with a light archival fixatif to prevent ruboff.



The inside cover features a gorgeous black and white wild magnolia design silk-screened onto cream lokta paper, a material known for its soft and cottony feel.



Each album includes 18 full page spreads, or 36 sides, with the option to add more at an additional cost.  There are no seams or spaces in between pages, so designs can be spread easily and aesthetically across the page fold!





This album is truly a beautiful, not to mention environmentally friendly, option with a rustic antique feel - literally!  It certainly is a perfect way to preserve the memories of your special day.

Storybook Album Designs

You feel the sturdy weight and smooth leather in your hands as you pick up your album. Turn each page and the day comes back to you; the tears that started to roll down your face as you turned the corner to see all of your friends and family with your man waiting at the end of the aisle; a tune by Duke Ellington coming out of a saxophone while you dance for the first time with your new husband; the cake which you scoured everywhere to find ideas for designing and then the taste of the white chocolate pieces as they melt in your mouth; and so many other memories.

An album is magical. It brings the story of one of the most important days in your lives back into the present. In 100 years when your grandchildren are wondering about the love of their grandparents, you can pull out this book and show them. You don't have to turn something on or find a file. At 12 inches tall, and 40 pages thick, it will probably be the biggest book on your shelf if it's not still sitting on your levitating coffee table.

We give you some options for telling that story. Each design conveys the story differently, so how do you want your day to be remembered?

P-1 - This is as simple as it get's. This is our proofing album. We include one full-frame image on each page. This is our beginning design and included with many of our Real Life Portrait Sessions. (20 pages/10 spreads will have 20 images)



P-2 - A modern and simple design. We use lot's of white space, double truck images, BIG images and no overlaying images. We will also fill pages with some images, making them square. This is great for guest books or if you are looking for a more modern feel. Each page tells the story from just one or two images. (20 pages/10 spreads will have 18-30 images)



P-3 - This step-up from P-2 includes more images on many pages. There is not nearly as much white space, images will overlap and whole parts of your story will take part over each spread. (20 pages/10 spreads will have 35-90 images)






P-4 - This is the king of our outside the box. We just tell our designer to go all out! He typically adds many graphical elements to really tell the whole story and really capture the couples personality. (20 pages/10 spreads will have 35-90 images)

Canvas prints by Pilster Photography

One of our favorite offerings is these amazing canvasses. The canvas material is stretched over a wood frame. It has the feel of a painting and only solidifies that your gorgeous photo is a work of art.

These are great to print as a 30x40 and just let them dominate your living room. You could also put together a bunch of 8x8 square prints and build a collage on any wall.





Here you can see what a couple of our past clients have done with them!

Key West Louvre Album of Tracie and Scott

Our Louvre album is the highest quality that we offer. The leather cover makes it feel like it could last forever.

This is a flush-mount album which means that each image is actually printed onto archival photo paper and then laid into this album. This gives each page a very heavy feel.

Additional options like a cutout image on the front and different colors are also available. We offer it in an 8x8, 10x10 or 12x12.

Signature Albums by Pilster Photography - Press-Print and Lay Flat pages

With our wide range of albums, the Signature press-print album is the perfect one to use as a guestbook, a real life portrait sessions, an engagement session or possibly duplicate your album and give to your parents. This album stands apart because the pages actually lay flat. The pages have a much more solid texture than your basic glossy paged book book.

We offer it in a 10x10 or a 12x12. A wrap-around photo on the front cover makes this the perfect choice to make this stand out.

Other Highlights -

•Available in 10” x 10” or 12” x 12”.

•Full-wrap photo-printed hard cover. Choose from glossy or satin finish.

•Any book length from 10 to 62 spreads (20-124 pages).

•Printed with “true color” ink for deep, rich colors.

•FlexbindTM technology allows every page to lay perfectly flat.

•110lb. acid-free archival stock with a soft feel and satin or gloss UV-protective finish for the pages.

•Includes an elegant presentation box with embossed cover.

Signature Photo Books use a special “Flexbind” paper and binding process to allow pages to lay perfectly flat when the book is opened. Pages feel soft and turn effortlessly. There is mini- mal image loss between pages, so you can have panoramic two-page spreads with a “wow” effect. Printed with cutting edge digital printers, your photos display true, rich colors, and the special acid-free archival paper preserves those colors for a lifetime.

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Keepsake Albums by Pilster Photography - Press-Print and Soft Pages

With our wide range of albums, the Keepsake press-print album is the perfect one to use as a guestbook, a real life portrait sessions, an engagement session or possibly duplicate your album and give to your parents. With it's soft pages it compares to any high quality coffee table book.

We offer it in a 10x10 or a 12x12. A wrap-around photo on the front cover makes this the perfect choice to make this stand out.

Some of the highlights are.

•Available in 10” x 10” or 12” x 12”.

•Full-wrap photo-printed hard cover.

Choose from glossy or satin finish.

•Any book length from 10 to 62 spreads (20-124 pages).

•Pages printed on archival quality paper.

•High-quality digital printing and long-lasting “perfect” binding.

A step above traditional photo books, Keepsake Photo Books offer state-of-the-art digital print- ing at a value price. Each book can be customized to suit any taste or occasion. Keepsake Photo Books are the perfect all-purpose photo books that everyone will love.

Griffin and Seana's album!

The album is an opportunity to share your wedding day with elegance.

Pilster Photography's designer James, our associate storyteller, and our lab help to take the photos beyond digital. They make sure that no matter how big or small an album is it looks spectacular.

James has a great talent of carrying Pilster Photography's style onto the pages while piecing everything together to tell the wedding day story.

The lab gives options so the album has a great look and feel when you hold it in your hands.

So congratulations Griffin and Seana, I hope you enjoy this beautiful album!



The pages are so thick it feels like the book will last forever!



The feel and the smell of these leather covers is just awesome. You really need to handle one of these books to experience it best.









If you were wondering just how big a 5x5 album is, this will give you a really good idea.



(Yes I still have film around. I am actually planning to shoot more soon. You know me, I just like to be different! Be sure to look for the upcoming blogs on it!)


051609 Griffin and Sena Wedding Album - Images by Chad Pilster

Pilster Photography's Louvre Wedding Albums

One of my favorite things that we offer at Pilster Photography is our Louvre wedding album. I think it is such a spectacular piece, which shows off all of your photos in a stylish and high class way, that everyone should have one.

Sure you can see lot's of your images on DVDs and online, but when you hold the album in your hands it can bring emotions that you just don't get from looking at a screen.





When I ordered my first sample album I was probably as excited as the bride and groom! This portfolio of memories is so stunning.



To make the albums just scream magnificent at you, I have found James, our Associate Storyteller, who is an awe-inspiring album designer. He surprises me all of the time with his creativity and talent. No matter how small the album is, I make use of his talents because I believe in everyone deserves this high quality product.



Look at these flush-mount pages. They are so thick and such high quality. These coffee table style-albums are designed to last for generations.



All of the packages include 20 sides/pages, which is 10 spreads, with the option of purchasing up to 70

The intro to our albums is a handcrafted and genuine leather cover. They are
available in 16 colors. You can also ask about adding two tones or a cameo cover (One with the front picture showing through) to them.





See how flat this lays!



Also with our albums are some choices. Just let us know which ones fit you.


Here is the impressive layout done by James. He makes the Pilster Photography photos just jump!


Kime Wedding Album - Images by Chad Pilster

Griffin and Seana "Remember the Day" Signed Print

Choosing one photo of the thousands I shot on a wedding day is tough. I put so much passion into making every image and I wish I could give Griffin and Seana all of them! Our "Remember the Day" signed print turns a photo from just being a photo to being a signed work of art.

I do a lot of thinking before I decide on a print. The look on their faces, the awesome light and the moment that they were sharing guided me to this one. I hope it finds a place on their wall next to many of the others!




Look how gorgeous this 3/4" Standout mounting looks!