Thin - Attractive - Affordable
Essence albums are made with your choice of professionally produced photographic prints on your choice of Kodak Endura (lustre surface) or ink jet art paper (matte surface).
Prints are flush mounted onto rigid 2mm thick pages. All albums are 100% made in Australia.
Available in Vertical, Horizontal and Square formats in the following sizes:
5x7” 5.5x7", 7x7", 7x10", 10x10",11x11",12x12, 10x14”, 11x14", (15 3/4 x12" Horizontal Format
Only) and Micro 4x4" & 5x7
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Album Specs
The following list shows the file sizes required for each of the components of the Essence albums.
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Cover Materials
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Natural Grain Leathers
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| Matte Black |
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| Chocolate |
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| Navy Blue |
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| Post Box Red |
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| Vanilla |
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Natural Grain Leathers are cut from the finest upholstery grade skins available in Australia. Natural Grain means that the texture of the hide is natural, rich and full bodied. The ‘imperfect’ pattern of the hides prove that they are the real thing. They look, smell and feel of quality and character.
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Distressed Leathers
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| Mocca |
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| Stone |
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| Black |
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As its name implies, ‘distressed’ leathers are anything but consistent.
They are trendy and highly fashionable with many visible and distinct aberrations that give them their unique character and desirability. These characteristics appeal to a trendy - young market!
Special Considerations:
• | Product displays different levels of distress from hide to hide which is part of the nature of this material. Returns related to the high or low degree or the placement of distressed areas of the leather are not accepted under the product warranty. |
• | We highly recommend that you advise your couples of this when they order. |
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Prestige Venetian
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| Venetian Ebony |
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The Ultimate in luxury! Venetian Leathers are created from the softest most supple hides and go through a unique process that changes the texture of the surface to create the pattern shown in a fine suede that is “oh so smooth” to touch.
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Bonded Leather
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| Black |
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| White |
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Bonded leathers are made from genuine leather and provide a more consistent and refined grain pattern in their presentation. Made from re-constituted leather particles in a man made process that provides a leather cover option at an economical cost. Available in Black or White.
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Linen
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| Salt n Peppa |
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| Sable |
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| Wheat |
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| Poweder Blue |
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| Silky Olive |
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| Silky Gold |
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Linen cover materials are made from natural cotton. Great care is required to clean. Clean with a damp soft cloth to remove dirt and dust. Never use strong solvents. Best to you use a lint brush to remove surface fluff which can appear from high use.
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Bookcloth
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| Black |
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| Silver |
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| Pearl |
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Cotton based fabric, coated to protect the cotton fibre. Available in Black and Pearl.
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Impulse
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| Peru |
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| Roja |
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| Royale |
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| Sand |
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| Black |
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Impulse is a superior man-made material. It’s surface is not overly shiny when viewed under a specular light. It also has excellent embossing characteristics.
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Leather Like
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| Champagne |
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| Shimmer Blue |
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| Diamondback |
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| Nero |
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| White |
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Leather-like materials are man made. They provide a grain texture with a warm and supple feel.
White and Champagne Leather Like colours do not emboss consistently and we recommend that this service not be used with them.
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Super Suede
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| Blue |
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Soft and supple to the touch. A great album comer material. Available in: Plum, Electric Blue, Slate and Green.
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Australian Bush Timber
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| Australian Bush Timber Finished |
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Our timber upgrades for the Essence range of albums and print mount presentations are made from aged fence palings in your choice of natural or finished states. An affordable option that will impress many of your most discerning clients.
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Cover Enhancement Options
Cover enhancements enable you to personalise each album, and add value to your professional products and services.
Cover Embossing
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Personalise any album with names, dates graphics or studio logos. Choose your preferred cover location and use practically any font style.
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View House Fonts
Choose to have your cover message in any of the following fonts which we keep on file. Just supply your message along with your chosen font and embossing colour.
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| House Fonts @ 48pt |
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Graphic Personalising
Enhance album covers with graphic designs. Simply provide us with a black and white image file @ 300 dpi in a .tif or .pdf format file.
Images which are larger than 9cm wide by 6cm tall will attract additional production costs. Email files to orders@albumsaustralia.com.au
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| Supply Your Preferred Graphic File |
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| Mix Graphics with Text |
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| Black Embossing on Leather |
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Font Colours
| Silver on Black & White |
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| Gold Foil |
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| Blind |
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| Black Foil |
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| Laser Etched |
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| White Foil |
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Embossing Cover Locations
Personalising locations include front or back covers, album spines the inside of a cover or on either front or back fly pages. Various colour foils are available to choose from.
(*Thin scripts are not practical with some cover materials)
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Bottom Right Corner
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Bottom Centre
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Bottom Left Corner
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Above Centre
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Dead Centre
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Below Centre
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Elegance Wrap
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Make your album presentation into a special gift. One that builds excitement like opening presents on Christmas day.
Elegant wraps hold the album closed by wrapping the back cover onto the front and then surrounding it with it's own ribbon. Available for most square and horizontal format albums.
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Acrylic Photo Covers
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An impacting presentation using your image printed onto Metallic photographic paper and bonded behind a 4 mm clear acrylic cover. The back panel of this cover is made from our Fusion metal material but can be custom made with any cover. Together they provide a simply stunning album presentation!
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Photo Covers
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Virtually any image can be used and you can cover up to 3/4 of the cover area (or any width smaller).
Prints are laminated during production to insure it is durable and protected for the life of the album.
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Photo Strips
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Personalise album covers with printed image strips. Different than photo covers as the print is surrounded by cover material on both sides and laminated in a special process which retains the print texture.
A special process enables us to retain the print texture with images printed on 'fine art' rag papers.
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Printing Options
Kodak Endura
Lustre Surface
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This is the default print media supplied when we are not advised of a preference.
All Kodak Endura Professional Papers are
designed to last for more than 200 years before
noticeable changes occur in typical home dark
storage environments, such as albums. In the typical
home display environment, the new papers will last
over 100 years before noticeable changes occur
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Epson Enhanced Matte Ink-jet Printing (optional)
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For photographers seeking a flat matte surface, EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper is the ideal choice. This bright white paper is perfect for images that do not require gloss. It yields highly saturated images, while maintaining excellent highlight and shadow detail. Designed primarily for use with UltraChrome™ Inks, EPSON Archival™ Inks, and DuraBrite™ Inks, this versatile paper can also be used with dye-based inks. Hobbyists, professional photographers and digital artists alike will find EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper a remarkable solution for any project.
EPSON ENHANCED MATTE PAPER 189gsm is a bright white paper that is perfect for images that do not require a gloss finish.
It yields highly saturated images, while maintaining excellent highlight and shadow detail.
Considerations
• Ink-jet prints are more delicate than traditional prints. The Enhanced Matte surface is more scratch resistant than normal ink-jet papers but not as robust as silver halide prints.
• Select the "enhanced matte paper" option from with in the ordering screen of the TDA when you go to order or advise us in the comments box when you order.
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Album Packaging
Album Box
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All of our albums come packaged within a black presentation box to protect them during shipping and handling.
The box is made of a two piece design that allows the top half to float (adjust) to the varying heights that our custom designed albums can come in. It is sturdy and covered with a black textured “scratch resistant” material that minimises scuffing marks caused from normal handling.
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| Standard Two Piece Album Box |
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Album Cases
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An attractive and convenient way to transport and protect your album for many years to come.
Its solid construction ensures that the album within will be protected during transport or when packed away in a home for extended periods.
Cases are highly recommended for our overseas clients as they add the maximum level of insurance that the product arrives undamaged from potential rough handling during transport.
They also encourage couples to travel with their album and share their them with family and friends.
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Album Photo Box
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Personalise your album boxes with photographic images.
A new dimension of personalisation is offered with the release of the “Photo Box”. Available as an upgrade option for all album, proof and print presentations boxes we offer.
The photo prints cover approximately 2/3rds of the top lid of the box. Prints are laminated with a matte surface protection for maximum durability. To order simply download the template file for the box size you require.
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| 3/4 Photo Box |
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| Full Cover Photo Box |
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Visage Box For Premium Albums
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The new Visage presentation boxes bring a refreshing new look for premium albums. Ideal when you want to impress your high end portrait or wedding clients.
A one piece clam-shell design covered in your choice of Linen or Bookcloth material. Top & bottom halves fit snugly inside one another and are secured by a silk ribbon bow. Visage boxes provide strong protection for your album and enhances its impact. Available in two box depths for albums containing up to thirty leaves (60 page sides).
Note: Visage Boxes are available in the following sizes.
• | 16x12" Mark 4 (vertical & horizontal) |
• | 14x11" Mark 5 (vertical & horizontal) |
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| Visage - Premium Album Boxes |
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Cover Materials For Visage Boxes
Linen
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Rich textured Natural Linens. Chosen to compliment most modern home decors.
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| Linens |
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Silky Linens
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Genuine Japanese Asahi silk linens. A luxurious material that add class and an additional depth to the albums presence.
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| Premium Linens |
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Book cloths
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An attractive yet durable material. Great when cost is a consideration.
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| Bookcloth |
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Clamshell Boxes
(For Essence
12x12 / 10x14" / 11x14" Only)
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Enhance the presentation of your Essence albums with linen covered clam shell boxes.
The interior is lined with luxurious black flock material.
Available in Salt n Peppa or Sable black linen material
• Personalise covers with photos or name embossing
• Brand them with your logo under the lid
Use our templates to create graphic images that will add impact to your album presentations
Album Size
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Print Required
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Viewable Area
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12 x 12“ Essence
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390 x 353
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340 x 328
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10x14" 11 x 14"
Magazine/Essence
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438 x 325
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388 x 300
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| Photo Cover - Salt n Peppa - Sable Covers |
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| Logo Embossing Under Cover |
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Slip Cases
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Hand crafted and tailor made to fit each individual album like a glove. The Slip Case dates back to the beginning of modern bookmaking. It is a statement of high quality and well worth consideration for when your customers want only the best.
Slip Cases can be made from almost all of our range of soft cover materials. Each is made by hand and can only be made once the album is complete.
Easy access ribbons make it easy to remove the albums from the case.
Up to two albums can be presented within one slip cover.
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| Double Album Slip Case |
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