Classic Album Bindings

Classic photo albums are bound in a variety of ways and each offers different options for your photo project. Here are a few questions to ask yourself when choosing an album:

Do the Pages Lie Flat? – Flat pages are easier to work on when assembling your album.
Does your album have page protectors? Page protectors are plastic sleeves that slide over the whole album page to protect against spills or messy hands.
Will the album size fit all the photos you have? Albums come in a variety of sizes. Make sure that the pages in the album you choose are large enough to accommodate your photos.

Once you’ve thought through the basics, here’s a handy guide for choosing the binding style that suits you and your photo project best.

Book Bound

A more formal album bound just like a book. Pages can’t be expanded, but are extremely durable and classic.

Post Bound

Covers joined by metal posts that can be extended to add additional pages.

Strap Bound

Flexible plastic straps in the cover run through wire loops embedded in each page. This binding is also expandable.

Spiral Bound

Bound with a traditional spiral method, this style album comes with a set number of pages and isn’t expandable.

Ring Bound