http://www.karendahlquist.net Album Design for Professional Photographers Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I first started blogging I was so excited to use the 'comments' feature ... and I did for a while. UNTIL I started getting inundated with literally thousands of spam attempts so since then I've sadly had to keep the comments turned off.  If anyone has found a solution ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/04/06/side-note-comments-feature/ I was happily surprised to discover that Jason and Darcie of Revival Arts Studio (British Columbia, Canada) took the time to feature 3 of the albums that I worked on for them on their blog!! :D Most of my photographer clients keep me a 'secret' ;) ... so the ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/04/06/hfd-designs-featured-on-revival-arts-blog/ It's no secret - we adore Ben. And it seems that we're not alone ... :) Ben Chrisman (Ben Chrisman Photography) was honored by the WPJA as the 2007 Photographer of the Year! (see WPJA story here) Congratulations Ben - you're not only an exceptionally talented photographer - but you are also a ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/04/04/congratulations-ben/ I receive quite a few inquiries about logo design - and I only take on ones that I feel I can connect to on a deeper level. I am very 'old school' when it comes to logo design and I truly believe that they MUST mean something on a conceptual ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/03/19/fresh-logo-design-for-martha-manning/ The wallet that I have had for too many years to count should have been put out to pasture long ago. Today we went to the Scottsdale Fashion Square and we picked up this Hamptons Leather Tote Slim Envelope Wallet from Coach. The leather is buttery soft and feels great ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/01/14/splurge-new-coach-wallet/ I love working with Charlie Johnson (www.charliejohnson.com) with every album order I get the most thorough, and often entertaining, summary of the wedding day. This dear couple does it all ... they run an inn, they have horses, the groom is a song writer, musician, magician and baker. The ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/01/03/asuka-book-ex-for-uk-photographer-charlie-johnson/ I am often asked which format is the 'best' .... square, vertical or horizontal - so much so that I think I'll write a little something on my blog about it. :D Of all the albums that I design - I'd say in order of popularity: 1. square 2. vertical 3. horizontal Square being about ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/01/03/does-sizeformat-matter/ Our best wishes to you and your loved ones for a fun and prosperous 2008! Karen + Chad http://www.karendahlquist.net/2008/01/01/happy-new-year-2/ My first project with photographer Sean Slavin of California was soooooooo fun - when he asked if I would be interested in designing an LC3500 featuring his Samoan Surfing adventure ... I said YEEEEEES !!! Send it over NOW! :D The really interesting aspect of designing this album was that ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2007/11/10/happyfish-designs-a-samoan-surfing-adventure-story/   Recently JewelBoxing.com contacted me after seeing the package design I did for Ben Chrisman on my blog. I was really excited to hear that they loved what we did and wanted to feature Ben and I on their blog! So here is a link to the story ... it doesn't ... http://www.karendahlquist.net/2007/11/10/jewelboxingcom-blog-features-happyfish-design/