Gloss, Lustre or Matt? All About Paper Types for Your Photo Books 

If you just want to see the gloss differences go to 6:04

Very helpful! Was looking for the differences between types of paper finish (5:45)! Thanks!

Thanks a lot for the detailed information, helped me a lot for my initial decision for the paper.

Thank you for this video. This is probably the best video on the kind of info I was looking for - the different paper/finishes from different companies.

Thank you. This was super helpful! I read several other explanations describing photo sheen, and yours is definitely the clearest and most helpful.

thank you, i am very informed about peper types.

Very helpful video! Great job!

Great explanation. In process of creating a wedding album so needed this info 👍

Great video, im going into custom digital portrait printing in the very near future and i honestly had no idea about paper and altho my prints wont be in books.. this was a great video to help me understand alot about paper that i didnt know about. Thanks!

Excellent videos on paper for photobooks - very helpful! Must watch

Thanks for doing this video. It was really helpful.

Good information with examples to see, thanks a lot!

Thank you.. This was very helpful in deciding what to choose for my v first photobook.. I chose lustre..

Hi mate. I just wanted to reach out to you to say thank you so much for sharing your knowledge here for us. The mere fact that you mention which grammage most photobook companies use saved me so much time and effort. That simple thing, that no one talks about, was enough for me to give you a thumbs-up and a subscribe. Thanks for making my day.

Dwight Shrute would be proud. Very helpful video!

Thank you brother. Big love from Amsterdam😘

very nicely made! thank you!

Thank you! Your video really explained and gave examples that I was looking for. Very informative.

im about to do my 1st photobook and this help a lot.thanks

thank you very much bro! your video is very informative and useful:)

holy shit this is super useful! haha tq so so much. youve saved so many people from making mistakes and spending wayyy too much. thank youuuuu

Amazing video, thanks so much!

Thank you so much!!! u saved my life....

very informative video !

Awesome video, thanks!

Thankyou Very much, Hope your channel will grow ☺

Thank you!

Very helpful, thankyou!

thank you! great video :)

Thanks for explanation 👍

Thank you so much!

Great videos. Do you have a video on zine’s? I am a photographer and am now printing my first zine with Mixam. The paper choice they offer is satin I am hoping it is like lustre. Any advice you can share about a zine?

Stephan please do a video of your photography gear, camera, lens you use, etc. And of course some tips for travel photography.

Making my own 2 photobooks. B&w. And one of my color work.

you just saved me!!!! I have an assignment where I have to submit a travel photobook. can you let me know which is better, silk or lustre, for a travel photobook which will include text as well?and which binding technique?

Thanks man! Really helpful! 🤗😊

Very good video!

I need help I use Orion's high gloss paper and it doesn't dry whenever I touch it the ink gets smudges

Thankyou really helpful

Very helpful. Thank you 🙏

thank you!

What do you recommend at mpix for a night time firework picture that will be in a glass frame?

Really helpful! Thank you :)

hii which is better for a travel photobook? silk or lustre?? and what bind would probably be better?

I hate those unwanted shines or glares. But I prefer better colors and dynamic range/contrast. Which type of paper is suitable for my need?

What is the best place to print landscape pic will hang on the wall and what is the best kind of paper suitable to pop the pic and decrease the glare and reflection in impix

You're the best. Thanks for doing this!

I'm glad I didn't go cheap & get the matte for my college graduation pictures lol

WHichone is best for a wedding guestbook? where people cn write on?

Quick question : Which is the longest lasting paper in your opinion? Have you ever noticed that any particular type of photo paper getting fused together in a photobook? I have two books from Adoramapix - they are fuji photo paper - high gloss and other one is luster. Last year I noticed that couple of pages within both of these book got fused together in small patches. It didn't go worse, may be because I open them once in few months to check. However I print photographs of my kids so it is important to me that the pictures look good for decades.

What kind of paper did you use for photo book

hii would silk around 150- 180 work for a travel photobook?

Can u do a comparison review on the new mixbook layflat premium luster layflat book and the other premium matte layflat. I also would like to know how the new luster layflat compares to saal’s books. I Love your video’s!

Hello, this video was incredibly helpful! I am a new to phonebooks and would like to get the best quality I can. I was on the Saal webpage and I didn't see the lustre paper option. It is just their matte? You're help would be extremely appreciated!

Such an informative video, it has made me realize the depth of how poor quality the photobook is that I purchased from Photobook Canada, I went for Lustre paper but the outcome is sooooo rubbish, I am convinced there is no finish coating and the pages don't even stack up properly, they're uneven and wrinkled, the actual print is worse than a basic home printer!!! Any advice would be much appreciated?!

If every company offered you a free photo book but you could only choose one, which company would you choose and what kind would you go with? I’m looking for archival, high quality prints and excellent construction of the book. Either a lay flat or flush mount with luster or matte. Probably a leather cover. The last thing I want to do is spend $500 on a photo book and have it come apart.

Yeah this is my buddy Matt, he's a type of photo print paper

what about cd inserts/booklets?

Fantastic video. Would I be right in using silk 170/180 GSM for a cook book?

That Saal book looks awesome

Hi! Could you please share the company name of the photo book with the glossy tiger (on 7:32)? Is it Saal?

Am I arty-farty? I'll have to think about that. : ) The reason I like the uncoated paper is because I see glossy images all the time. Photos generally don't move me on an emotional level the way a painting might. The lack of gloss, glare, and reflection allows me, for me anyway, to enter the image, or to feel what it's tryjng to convey. Too much shine makes an image noisy(?). How do I hold the photo so it doesn't glare? The photo of the reclining Buddha(?) not only was the page shiny, but so was the statue, and then there was the orange wall. So much intensity. Those bright, crisp, contrasty colors are nice, but they also feel...too perfect, and static. Thanks for this video. I learned a lot about paper, and why I like what I like.

Have u mention the lustre paper ?

I came here to find what poster I should order

Awasome.

nice

Thicker paper naturally has a higher GSM. Cavemen were using the thickest paper ever when they were carving on trees.

What is no binding mean? And standard on cover finish and on page finish? It’s my first time ordering in shutterfly, and I don’t know what that means. Please help..

3:25 for who looking for layflat

Please Help me. min 8:18 Could you be so kind to provide a link from amazon ebay or any store where i can buy exactly that brand of luster paper?? Please help me. Thank you

For Fine art wedding albums do they use Matt finish?

Which is best for birthday mettalic papaer, texture paper or 300gsm

thanks for explaining this!=)

Which is best for wedding album gloss or matte

MAT is the best for the fingerprint

does anybody know where you can get these papers in bulk thanks!!!

I have to respectfully disagree, in terms of “high gloss” being the #1 choice. Most professional photographers choose a high quality matte, fiber or metallic. I rarely print my landscape images on high gloss. Sometimes I’ll use luster.

These paper are suitable for inkjet printer?

Hi is satin and silk the same?

Will glossy prints stick together overtime?

Is satin and silk the same?

Please what do you recommend for black and white photo books ?

does laminating pages necessary?

i want to print pictures of album covers to put on my wall and i wasnt sure what type of paper to have it printed on lol definitely won't be choosing gloss

nit: Can you only talk about the content that same as your video's topic?

Just designing a photobook in Saal and silk paper is the most expensive. This video states that it's cheapest. What?

Wish I had watch this video before I ordered. I choose Matte. :(

here cuz i wanna print kpop photocards 👀

video title is very misleading. I clicked to see gloss versus matte finish. And over half the video is unrelated

I hate those unwanted shines or glares. But I prefer better colors and dynamic range/contrast. Which type of paper is suitable for my need?