Esque Proof Books | Custom Proof Books Made In the Style of You™

Cover Options:

Custom Design: Custom-designed covers allow you to design to your heart’s content.
These full-bleed covers are wrapped around your finished book allowing your design to stand out!

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Use the Esque Cover Builder™ to ensure your covers are just right.

Linen: Our linen covers lend an elegant look to your proof books. With a wide range of colors available, you will be able to select an accenting color that makes your pictures pop. Linen is
also a beautiful option for those of you who offer progressive and documentary baby sessions.

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Pink	Green	Yellow


Tan	Purple	Blue


Black	Grey

Bonded Leather: This bonded look will give your books the elegance of leather without the added expense. Currently this line is available in brown or black.

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Black	Brown

Genuine Leather: Yes, this is the real deal! When it comes to your premium clients, leather offers them a timeless elegance that will last for ages. Currently this line is available in brown or black.

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Black	Brown

Product Highlights:

Cover Flexibility
Layout Flexibility
ProofBook Architect™ at no charge
Esque Cover Builder™ at no charge
A Community to for Photographers to share templates they've created
No Memberships needed to order
No Min or Max # of images per page
No Min or Max on image sizes
Soft Cover books with up to 170 pages
Hard Cover books with up to 450 pages
Ability to add single pages rather than having to add in spreads
Ability to use other page generating software ex) Lightroom, Photoshop or other page builders

Esque Soft Cover books are a perfect solution for the photorapher looking for a fast, affordable and high quality proof book.

Common Uses:

What impact can proof books have on your business? Custom proof books offer you another way to put your art in the hands of your clients. In today’s world, we are seeing a return to craftsmanship, and clients are embracing the importance of memories and legacies.

Many of those in the Esque community use our books for:

Baby sessions
Senior sessions
Wedding sessions
Boudoir sessions
Generational sessions
Corporate Needs
Artist Portfolio Books

With Esque’s trademark products, you can create your books “in the style of you” for your clients.

Book Sizes:

Most traditional proofing options limit you on the number of images you can have on a page based on the size of the book you are ordering. A prime example is that if you order a 5x5 soft cover book, other album companies lock you into pre-set limits. We understand the frustration of being limited to a single image per page, or a set number of images per page as the sizes increase.

That’s why Esque stands out from the crowd. We give you the ability to build your books in a style that matches your work.

Hardcover Specs:
Sizes: 8.5x11, 8.5x8.5, 8.5x6
Min. # Pages: 20
Max. # Pages: 450
Turntime: books ship within 12 business days.

Softcover Specs:
Sizes: 8x11 8x8, 8x6, 5x5
Min. # Pages: 20
Max. # Pages: 170
Turntime: books ship within 3 business days.

Page Layout Samples: (click on images to view them larger)

These are just a small number of the limitless possibilities you can create when using
ProofBook Architect™

Esque Cover Builder™ v1.2

Use the Esque Cover Builder™ to ensure your covers are just right. We’ve created this script to actually build your cover template based on the exact page numbers you have, rather than having to download a template that’s been built for wiggle room. For example, in the past you may have downloaded a cover template for 20 to 30 pages, but at Esque your custom template builder allows you to design your proof book exactly as you envision it.

OS Supported:
Mac / XP / Vista

Version of Photoshop:
CS3 / CS4

System Requirements:
Nothing beyond what CS3 and CS4 require.

ProofBook Architect™ v1.2.1

ProofBook Architect™ gives you the ability to build customized book pages with mixed layouts, or have the program automatically build a book based on templates you choose.

This simple yet powerful plug-in has been created exclusively for our customers. We understand that any solution that warrants your time has to be simple and effective. This is why we have chosen to develop our plug-in to be used in Adobe’s Bridge application. ProofBook Architect™ also allows you to use existing templates or the ability to add your own.

We've developed a community area where you will be able to share templates with other Esque users. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us.

Click here to view some sample layouts.

OS Supported:
Mac / XP / Vista

Version of Bridge:
CS3 / CS4. Photoshop is also required.

System Requirements:
Nothing beyond what CS3 and CS4 require.