blurb photo book contest...

VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
edited March 31, 2008 in People
I'm thinking about creating a photo book with about 300, mostly candid portraits I have shot... let me know what you think? I know the competition will be pretty stiff... here are some examples of a few and a link to my people gallery... I'm also having a hard time with a title, any suggestions there as well would be most appriciated...

http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2554094_zJicC/1/134357400_E9gVd

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Thanks for looking!
Winston
http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Hi Winston,
    what are your own ideas for a title?

    If you could verbalise about theme, content, intention it'd be helpful for suggestions.

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

    http://www.behance.net/brosepix
  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    NeilL wrote:
    Hi Winston,
    what are your own ideas for a title?

    If you could verbalise about theme, content, intention it'd be helpful for suggestions.

    Neil

    I was thinking something simple, 1 or 2 words... like "Humanity" or "Humankind" I'm thinking no captions, and grouping photos roughly by age group? Or should I do short captions?

    I have gathered most of the images I will use and put them in one place on my computer, the next step is going to be sizing for the blurb book page and post processing... I will probably go with black page background and blured edge around images...
    http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    VisualXpressions wrote:
    I was thinking something simple, 1 or 2 words... like "Humanity" or "Humankind" I'm thinking no captions, and grouping photos roughly by age group? Or should I do short captions?

    I have gathered most of the images I will use and put them in one place on my computer, the next step is going to be sizing for the blurb book page and post processing... I will probably go with black page background and blured edge around images...

    Do you mean by captions, titles-short descriptions for each pic? That could be a lot of work for 300 pics, but if successful could enhance the book tremendously. Other option is to organise the book into chapters and write a short essay to introduce each chapter set of pics. Essays could be whatever is appropriate to the pic set in any one chapter eg technical challenge/technique, cultural, travelogue, personal significance - a variety through the book. Indeed, this could be an alternative way to organise the pics to the chronological idea you have described.

    Tell me more.

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

    http://www.behance.net/brosepix
  • SaltForkSaltFork Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Diversity!

    (with or without the exclamation point...)
    James --- www.SaltForkImages.com
  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Hi there. a bit off the topic. But have you used blurb before? I had some really bad experience. They had to reprint one of my books 3 times until it was finally ok. I am not a picky person, but the 1st book fell apart because of the bad binding, the second book had really horrible printing lines & the black and white photos came out blue (it's not like I printed b&w photos for the first time) .... Honestly, I would make a thin book first, before you get the big one out.

    The customer service was good, they are really nice and were good about replacing the books. And maybe I just had bad luck, but make a test-drive first.

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  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2008
    Agnieszka wrote:
    Hi there. a bit off the topic. But have you used blurb before? I had some really bad experience. They had to reprint one of my books 3 times until it was finally ok. I am not a picky person, but the 1st book fell apart because of the bad binding, the second book had really horrible printing lines & the black and white photos came out blue (it's not like I printed b&w photos for the first time) .... Honestly, I would make a thin book first, before you get the big one out.

    The customer service was good, they are really nice and were good about replacing the books. And maybe I just had bad luck, but make a test-drive first.

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    I have made several books and have'nt had any problems... maybe your books were published on Monday mwink.gif Any way this is for the $25000.00 contest they are running... link: http://www.photographybooknow.com/ I guess I am looking for some feedback as to weather or not a street portrait book would be a good entry... and of course some honest impresions of some of my work, do the shots have impact? are they good enough, do they grab you in any way... ? here is another gallery with people shots that would probably go in the book...

    http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2409530_kdX4L#126317348

    http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2421357_ep7U8#P-2-12

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    Winston
    http://www.vxphotography.smugmug.com/
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