Hi faithful readers!
An unfortunate new trend has popped up lately. SOME photographers are showing "Sample Albums" that are just that. Samples from the album distributor. The photos in the album are not the images that the photographer actually captured. MOST photographers will show you the actual photographer sample. Sadly, some are showing deceptive album distribution samples.
If you are unsure if you are seeing a "distributor sample" or an actual "photographer sample", just ask the photographer to see the original photographs that went into the album design. If the photographer actually took the photos, they should be readily available.
Better safe than bewildered. :-)