If you can't make it to a workshop and are interested in learning how to bind a flush mount style album on your own please see my Guide to making a Flush Mount Album.

Please feel free to email me if you're interested in any future flush mount album workshops.

Creating your own albums isn't just about saving money for your studio. It's about having control over the creative process and offering your clients a product that is unique to you and your studio.

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What is a flush mount style album? A flush mount style album is an album where image layouts are created digitally and are printed directly to the album pages in spreads (two facing pages). These spreads are folded (images facing in) and adhered together, with or without a page stiffener, to create the album block.

When:

Where: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Presented by: Jacqueline Poutasse, TJPhoto and Book Arts, LLC

Investment: The cost of the two day flush mount album and box making workshop includes a spiral bound manual, all materials needed as well as lunch and snacks both days. The workshop fee also includes email and phone support after the workshop for as long as you need it as well as access to a private forum where you can share notes, ask questions and chat with your fellow classmates.

Who is this workshop for?: This workshop is for working photographers who are interested in creating their own albums so that they may offer a unique product to their clients, as well as binders looking to add an additional service to their bindery that would benefit photograhers in their area. Flush mount style albums are also a great way for artists to present their work when submitting portfolios to prospective clients.

This class will be "hands on" meaning students should come prepared have fun, learn alot and spend two full days making your own flush mount albums and matching drop spine boxes from start to finish. Class size will be limited to 10 participants to allow for individualized instruction for each student.

What will I learn?: The emphasis of this class will be on learning how to make your own unique custom albums and boxes with a minimal amount of equipment. No prior bookmaking experience is required.

Do I need to bring anything?: Students will need to provide their own photo spreads. Details will be included in the registration packet which will be sent out at the end of June. *Please note that binders wanting to take the workshop may use blank pages as a substitute for the printed spreads.

This is a great opportunity to learn the flush mount style binding as there is little information available on creating these books.

Below is a basic overview of the two-day workshop schedule. (Please note that activities may be changed or rearranged as needed on the days of the workshop.)

Day One:

• Overview of the binding process, terminology and tools
• Preparing fabric for book and box covers
• Preparing album pages with end sheets
• Pressing & trimming
• Break for Lunch (We'll break for lunch around 1:00)
• To headband or not - how to make them and when to use them
• Measuring for covers and cutting board pieces
• Preparing covers
• Casing in album

• Paper slipcase demo
• Overview of the box making process
• Measuring for box pieces
• Cutting boards
• Glueing
• Break for Lunch (We'll break for lunch around 1:00)
• Covering boards

Additional Details:

The workshop site is only a 20 min. drive away from the Virginia Beach resort area as well as close to Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown.

For students coming in from out of the area, Norfolk International (ORF) is the closest airport. There are also several hotels within 10-15 mins of the workshop site and arrangements can be made for rides to and from the workshop both days if needed.

Accomodations: The closest hotel to the workshop site is The Founder's Inn. There are also several hotels with 15 mins. Here is a map of hotels near the workshop site The hotels on Woodlake Dr, Crossways Blvd., or old Greenbriar Rd. are in the reccommended area. They are all very near each other and the interstate.
The oceanfront is only an easy 20 minute drive away from the workshop site. If you'll have a car you may want to take advantage of the after summer rates and stay in a hotel right on the beach. It'll still be warm enough here to swim.