Ring Bearer storytelling album layout
Ring Bearer storytelling album layout, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley. In this 4 image layout showcasing the ring bearer delivering the rings and the ring exchange by the Bride and Groom the layout highlights the action captured by the two photographer perspective. Photographer 1 captures the ring bearer in action as he steps forward and reaches into his pocket. Photographer 2 captures close-up framings of the ring coming out of his pocket and ending up on the bride’s finger. The next page turn reveals the groom’s expression and the bride’s responses during the ring...
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Charlotte North Carolina Artistic Wedding Album Design, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley. In this simple two image page layout, I added a dynamic element to the interplay of the two images by using two elements: A full page texture, which I call a ‘lighting overlay’ placed in Overlay Blend Mode The second, horizontal image is placed on the dark brown background in Lighten Blend Mode. The Overlay texture has the effect of a full page vignette and makes those lightening markings between the photos. The Lighting Overlay Textures are available for purchase at MakeLightReal.com....
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Outdoor wedding photographers album Buffalo NY, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley. In this horizontal spread, I cropped the images in a tight panoramic 1:5 format to show the tight moments of the bride and groom placing the rings on each other’s fingers. The tight spacing and blurred edges allow for a quick ‘read’ of the eye across the page and back – that emphasis is heightened by the horizontal bars of color running through the background of the image. Those lines were drawn from the implied continuation of line I ‘felt’ between the photos after laying...
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mountain_album_02.jpg, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley. Good design should be so subtle it’s obvious
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