SoFoBoMo 2011 - Solo Photo Book Month

07/06/2011 08:39:51 PM · #52

Nice, Skip!! Makes me wish I'd gone to see the fireworks here somewhere but I sat at home instead (one cat gets quite frightened - the other seems to enjoy the noise.)

I like how the feeling goes from light and airy to downright angry with a couple of those. Love the wide, thick brushstroked captures. Those are quite amazing!

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

07/06/2011 09:22:27 PM · #53

Originally posted by Skip:

Thanks. But how do you print them? What software do you use to create them?

07/06/2011 09:42:33 PM · #54

Blurb has free software you can download - I use it to make my books. Then I upload the book to Blurb, order it, and they print it - even just one copy - and send it to me. Visit the site and take a look around. Give it a try!

There is other software you can use; Skip used something other than the Blurb software, but I don't recall what - preview his book, it's in the credits.

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

07/06/2011 10:31:19 PM · #55

Originally posted by Melethia:

Oh, great! I am already using Blurb, I am just finishing my mother's-in-law autobiography - 252 pages of it! I haven't printed yet - is the quality OK? With 252 pages standard paper is the only option. I hope it will look OK as it is a present for her (the original was typed on a typewriter and photos photocopied with old fashioned A4 binding like those used years ago for Master's thesis).

I might join SoFoBoMo in future. Sounds like a great idea.

07/06/2011 11:06:54 PM · #56

I've never done a text book, only photo books, but have done five so far, in all different sizes, papers, cover types. Very pleased with the quality in all cases. Awaiting my latest creation - due in on Friday. Ordered copies for relatives.

07/07/2011 05:30:22 AM · #57

@deb: thanks!

Originally posted by MargaretN:

is the quality OK? With 252 pages standard paper is the only option.

Margaret, I did a 198 page book of text and photos last year and was thrilled. I really loved the way the photos turned out, as well as the insane price of $6.95 each!

I use adobe InDesign with the blurb.com plug-in, mainly because I'm able to generate a pdf that can be used online, as well as for print production.

07/07/2011 02:41:43 PM · #58

Hey, Skip...getting started on my little book, I borrowed the language from your "page two" regarding copyrights, etc.

Then, after reading what I had 'borrowed' it occurred to me that I might want to ask permission of the author?
:)

What do you think of this:

All content, words and images are copyright Â© 2011 by Alice Steele
All rights reserved
Unauthorized reproduction, duplication or distribution is strictly prohibited.
Commercial usage prohibited without appropriate licensing.
Reprints are available from:

AWE Gallery
678 Portola Drive
San Francisco, CA 94127

Or contact
Alice Steele
SFAlice@aol.com

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

07/07/2011 04:07:27 PM · #59

lol, alice! that's all generic, boilerplate language ;-)

i've seen some a lot denser and wordier, and i've seen some with nothing more than an 'all rights reserved'.

you might want to flip open a two or three or four of your favorite coffee table books and compare their language and layouts.

glockguy

Canon EOS-7D

07/07/2011 04:19:01 PM · #60

Just signed up!

Now what?

hajeka

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

07/07/2011 05:31:09 PM · #61

Originally posted by glockguy:

Just signed up!

Now what?

Simple! Make at least 35 photos and put them in a pdf book, upload it and you're done. Almost as easy as entering a challenge.

Edit: Almost forgot. It has to be done in 31 days and entered before the end of August.

Message edited by author 2011-07-07 17:33:25.

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

07/13/2011 08:04:36 PM · #62

So, how's everybody doing? I'm up page 18 and have lots yet to go.
But dang, this is fun. It is like putting the pieces of a very
complicated puzzle together.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

07/14/2011 04:04:58 AM · #63

Well, I guess I'm a glutton for punishment, I signed up to do 2 books, one in July and one in August. I need a project for the summer months. This weekend is the start of my July fuzzy month. Topic is Festivals in Finland. Kicking off with Tammerfest in Tampere, then we have the Pori Jazz Festival also this coming weekend, the Flower Festival then the following weekend etc, etc. So I thought I'd try a documentary approach for this one. Let's see how it goes. Pori will be interesting as it attracts some big bands (not always anything to do with Jazz mind you!)

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

07/14/2011 09:07:20 AM · #64

good luck, sarah & alice & everyone else! charge right in and it will get done!

hajeka

Canon EOS R5

07/14/2011 05:43:40 PM · #65

Just finished with the photos. It was delicious :) Now I have some post processing to do and make a book. Lots of work but it can be done in 2 weeks (I think)

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

07/17/2011 02:22:41 PM · #66

Well, I learn something new every day. Sometimes two things! Like today.
I did my 'book' in Microsoft Publisher and then found it was not exactly compatible with BLURB,
(I chose 8 inches square; they like 7)
and then decided to just make a pdf - and stick it on my rudimentary blog.
Anyhow, after a lot of huffing and puffing, it's done and it may be that this link will get you a chance to look at it.

The little town I chronicled is about 45 miles down the coast and I made some five trips down there.
Heh Heh, 500+ miles is not a hardship along the beautiful Pacific coast, even in our July foggy weather.

hajeka

Canon EOS R5

07/17/2011 02:33:10 PM · #67

Nice work Alice. I like the photos and the layout (just had a quick look). Don't forget to upload it to SOFoBoMo :)

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

07/17/2011 10:25:07 PM · #68

I'm about 2/3 of the way through editing my pictures (about 75). Book layout is what I do ... I should be able to finish by my deadline of 8/3 ....

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

07/18/2011 01:54:58 AM · #69

Originally posted by Skip:

Originally posted by EL-ROI:
So, for those who posted about making books, have there been any sales??

Melethia?
Skip?
Karmat?
Vlado?

not for me, but i didn't do it for sales. i did it for the experience, the education, and to have something i could flip through. it was more than worthwhile all the way around.

I'll second all of that

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

07/18/2011 02:36:44 AM · #70

Alice, well done. Nice collection. Hope you get it printed at some point.

caseyface

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/23/2011 12:10:22 AM · #71

I am busy taking pictures and trying to figure out the book making aspect of this. I actually got motivated by the DPC challenge for diners, drive-ins, and dives. I am taking photos of some diners in CT.

I am using Scribus for the first time. If any of you use it, can you help me figure out how to create a cover page with text? Thanks. So far,I have 27 images on pages with no text. I uploaded it, without realizing that it now says Complete next to it. Oops. I'm almost done. Hopefully, I can go to one or two more diners before the month is up.

Also, how do I use the pdf to quickly make a Blurb book? I have been making a separate Blurb book, but that just seems redundant.

Thanks so much. Congratulations to those of you who are finished or working on this too.
Sincerely,
Marina

07/23/2011 01:34:03 AM · #72

Alice, what a delightful book!! I really enjoyed that - thanks so much for sharing that with us. Looks like it was a pleasure to "research" and shoot as well!

Marina, very much looking forward to yours - good luck and have fun!

Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II

07/23/2011 07:10:06 AM · #73

@alice: what deb said! what a great little book, very well done! and now that you've done one, you can start a series ;-)

btw, you need to upload an image for the book thumbnail...at the moment, your book is one of the featured books!

@marina: i've never used scribus, but i've done a lot of pdf-to-book projects, using blurb for printing (in fact, that's one of the reasons i use blurb: i don't have to use their bookmaking software). the trick is that you have to produce a pdf to their exact specification in order for it to pass pre-flight. i use adobe InDesign, for which blurb supplies a complete set of automated templates. i don't know what other platforms they support with templates. good luck!

dtremain

Canon EOS 80D

07/23/2011 08:46:44 AM · #74

Originally posted by salmiakki:

I'm looking forward to your finished work - sounds like a great subject, with lots of potential for great photos!