the look book as a magazine-style product catalog….can be printed in short runs with our recommended printer (we have included a coupon too!)

great for those who do not have in-person sales, and also for those who like to give clients lots of ideas for buying!

the look book as a press printed 30 page 8×12 book….perfect for having in your studio or with you at order appointments(we have included a coupon too!)

every single page spread is a work of art and 100% flexible…we have even included professionally written product descriptions and suggested pricing for every single item!

When we say “big” we mean superfantastic, rock-you-sales, blow your clients’ minds kind of big. This 30 page, 8×12 catalog template has literally been in the making for FOUR months…created by a team of professional photographers, graphic designers, and writers to help you show and sell products with easy panache. Inspired by our Dream Product contest grand prize winner, Meg Sexton, we think the Studio Look Book© will become an instant must-have for today’s successful studios. We created and photographed over $25,000 worth of the highest quality portrait and wedding studio products including framed prints, canvases, standouts, coffee table books, press printed books, session albums, image boxes, notecards, speciality items, DVD cases, and real life rooms with stunning photo displays for our extended version.

The Studio Look Book© comes in two versions, with high res images or without. Both versions include 30 pages, plus book cover, of layered PSD files with completely customizable  layouts, embellishments, text, colors, and design elements. Use just some of our included coupons and save hundreds or thousands on our favorite studio products!

Exclusive Vendor Coupons included in both guides:

• buy one 8×12 press printed book and get one free at WHCC

• $50 gift certificate to either Simply Canvas or Simply Color Lab

• 20% off your 1st order of magazines at our favorite printer, Copy Craft

• 20% off your first order at Framatic

• Get a free frame for every $250 you spend at Obrien Scridde

• $60 off any order at Wild Sorbet.

• 20% off your entire first order of fine quality books at Album Crafters

• 30% off each sterling silver piece and 25% off 14K gold pieces in your first order at Romero Designs

• Save $50 on any order at Strategy Avenue

See all the info right here! Special introductory pricing this week only~

Chris Cornwell shares this  Interactive Guest Book that she uses for her engagement clients. She writes, “This particular couple is set to marry June 5, 2010 and they’re definitely IN LOVE. I thought a book like this will go well together with their very elegant English garden theme wedding and reception at the local park. Her colors are cream, green and brown. She comes from a family of interior decorators, florists, and event planners, so I’m sure the wedding will simply be divine!! I can’t wait to design a SENIOR Autograph book!! Wish me luck!”

I’m a minimalist to a point and love clean designs for a timeless look. The templates are easy to customize and I can add/ take away elements to suit my style. I believe my clients will LOVE this guest book and this will definitely ADD to the theme of the event. No more plain sign-in books!

The album:

12”x 12”

Layflat book with glossy finish (durability)

Miller’s Lab

15 pages, 30 sides

Custom canvas cover

Galina Sullivan shares her gorgeous product shots with us today. She writes, “I love the great inspiration that comes with Design Aglow!  By mixing and matching various elements from multiple DA products I am able to create beautiful and unique session albums for my clients, which they absolutely admire!  Portfolio Image Boxes: Series 1, Fun & Flirty Save the Date Card Collection, Artist’s Studio Elements and Beautiful Mats are just some of the gorgeous Design Aglow products used to create the albums in the pictures (above).  Thank you Design Aglow!”

If YOU would like to share with us, we need 12 inch wide/72 dpi images of real products (not digital layouts) and some words from you on how you use our products. If we publish your share, you will win a $75 gift certificate to the Design Aglow shop!

Wow, look at this huge share from the wonderful Amy Vining today!

Amy writes, “I recently moved into my first studio – so excited!  It’s a tiny little studio overlooking downtown Portland, Oregon with a view of the river.  I love it and it’s not quite finished enough to send you any wide shots of the studio – it’s pretty empty at this point!  However, I wanted to tell you how lost I’d be without my Design Aglow designs to guide me through getting my studio outfitted with products and samples.

I recently purchased the LARGER THAN LIFE templates and they are a huge hit with my clients.  I finally also got around to getting a Finao book with my Inspire Guide inside.  And without the album templates and other fun stuff I’ve purchased from you over the last 12 months, I don’t know where I would have started when it came to designing my pricing and gift certificates.  It took a daunting task and turned it into fun.  Thank you so much for all you do!”

Thank you for these beautiful shots of your products and congrats on the new studio. We are so happy to play a part in your success!!

Julie Butler sends us these fantastic product images AND real room shots today!

She says” When I first saw the Canvas Inspire Guide, I was soooo excited!! I knew this is what I needed for my business to step up a notch in sales!! Once I got the templates I couldn’t wait to get them on my walls!!

My bride & grooms get so excited when they see these!! They can’t stop staring at them .. And they are equally excited when I present them with a mini layout album!! They LOVE leaving the studio with this in hand once they have booked me to photograph their wedding!!”  Thank you again for sharing, Julie.  We love seeing how our products actually help save you time and make you money~

If YOU would like to share with us, we need 12 inch wide/72 dpi images of real products (not digital layouts) and some words from you on how you use our products. If we publish your share, you will win a $75 gift certificate to the Design Aglow shop!

Kelli Dease shows off her stunning product images here today. She says, “One of my goals for 2010 was to create a modern, stylish line of products for my clients. The box templates and image borders from Design Aglow fit in perfectly with the look that I was going for. I’ve incorporated them into almost all of my new products – from image boxes to brag books and albums, and I couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out! See  more proof borders and portfolio box templates in the shop.

We are currently seeking submissions for our newest creative posing guide for brides and grooms.  If you have a talent for posing your wedding couples in a very unique, creative, outside-the-box way, you could be featured in the guide and get a lovely Design Aglow shopping spree to boot~

Our guide will also include imagery by acclaimed Design Aglow contributors Anna Kuperberg, Laura Novak, Susan Stripling, Tinywater, Jessica Johnston, Amber Holritz, Chenin Boutwell, Christa Hoffarth, Red Leaf Studios….and possibly YOU too!

The contest is now over. Thanks for all the fantastic entries…(we have received well over a thousand images!) and will be in touch within the week to announce the winners.

Amber Snow shares her inspiring Welcome Box with us today. How cool is this? She says, “I love Design Aglow’s article collections and awesome products, and attached are some images of the Portrait Agreement, which I easily customized with my logo and colors. This has been a huge help in creating my business, as I didn’t even know where to begin to compile this kind of information when I first started my studio. I print the contract myself on linen paper, and include it in the “Welcome Box” that I give to new clients, along with paper samples, session information, and my price list. It’s really great to have a contract that ties in so well with my brand. Thank you so much for creating this!”

We have received  so many kind words about our Legal Portrait and Wedding Contracts…they are really bullet-proof, yet simple to understand and still beautiful like everything we create. Make sure you always protect your business and yourself when you are on the job!

I just made these adorable little 5×5 linen notecards for one of my favorite clients today using the new Sweet 16: Fleur template. For the back, we just picked one of our favorite “fleurs” and added color to the edge rather than the inside. I would also love this template as a supersize canvas…

Kate Austin shares her photobooth marketing ideas with us today using two of our favorite products, Mr. Big and Beautiful Mats.

She writes, “We run a photobooth hire company called ‘In the Booth’ in Brisbane, Australia and I had been looking for a great way to display some of our booth images.  We take the booth to a lot of bridal expos and I wanted something eye catching to hang as part of our display.  Mr. Big was the perfect solution!  I had it made as a 30”x45” canvas and it now hangs in our reception when not on display at expos. We get so many comments on it and a few clients have already asked if it’s available for purchase after their booth event!

Our photo booths were at a large scale event last year where guests could purchase instant enlargements of their booth photos as well.  We used the Beautiful Mats to dress up their enlargements before printing and the guests absolutely loved them!”

I just thought you might like to see how Design Aglow products have been used in the not-so-traditional photography sense J  I’ve also attached a photo of our booths so you can have some understanding of what I’ve been rambling on about!