Early in its introduction, the cabinet card ushered in the temporary disuse of the photographic album which had come into existence commercially with the "carte de visite". Photographers began employing artists to retouch photographs by altering the negative before making the print to hide facial defects revealed by the new format. Small stands and photograph frames for the tabletop replaced the heavy photograph album. Photo album manufacturers responded by producing albums with pages primarily for cabinet cards with a few pages in the back reserved for the old family "carte de visite" prints.