Case Studies, News & Stories

This first article appeared in the AOP May 2019 newsletter. It asks the question of photographic commissioners and photography agents, the importance of a photography portfolio book and ultimately, what makes for a good photography portfolio. Here they offer their insights and advice.

These custom made ring binders contain the history and technical data of a very special car, The owner ensured that the portfolio covers matched the exterior colour of the car and the inner covers matched the interior detail.

These small A5 exposed screw post binders were custom made for Woolacombe Bay, a beautiful hotel in the most gorgeous of all the English counties, Devon.

A lot to say in a single portfolio, but in a organised fashion, where presentation is key - Yup, it has to be a double portfolio binder in one.

A presentation portfolio has to have some impact and if part of your companies branding or identity is illustrated with a fabric like tartan, then it must be used as part of the portfolio cover!

Like all our leather document wallets this one was hand cut and hand stitched. This one belongs to a much loved 1960 Austin Healey Sprite currently residing in Arizona.

We just love the way this photography portfolio is going to be presented in its battle scarred aluminium briefcase. An A3 clamshell box snuggly nestled into its foam enclosure, which in turn is being securely protected by its sturdy metal briefcase - What stories it must be able to tell. 

A custom bespoke box binder for fabric, with a big 100mm ring binder mechanism and personalised cover is what was required by London fashion house, Nassa Denim.  

Placed in our possession was a large pile consisting of vehicle documents, posters, magazines and photographs. From this we were to create order and semblance by creating an organised home for it all, with a ring binder file for the vehicles documents and history and an album for its restoration. For the posters and plans a leather scroll. 

A brief from a customer, for a bespoke leather portfolio binder, to exact measurements that has been completely hand made and hand stitched and features a 3 ring 5cm binder mechanism. A secure metal zip with a debossed coat of arms in the bottom right hand corner.

Actually these were very simple menus, but being in thick, veg tanned leather with a blind debossed logo stamped on the front, very simple menus become very sophisticated and luxurious menus. 

Box binders can quite often be in austere colour choices, so it's just really nice when we get one that jumps out at you! It's a 3 ring binder so it's heading to the U.S. and the colours or Platinum and Calamine (not pink!)