Category: Photography
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Book #20: Mini-Accordion Photo Book
It arrived! My 20th book in mini accordion format manufactured by Mpix. Here are some baby pics: Thanks go to Steve Ballinger for sharing his mini accordion book and manufacturer with the Lyceum Portland photography salon last month. I was intrigued! If you like the book format, here are a few more posts you may find…
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Photo Book vs Photo Magazine
In my last post I wrote about finding a way to publish photo books cheaper as a magazine. In the process of creating a book and a magazine I learned a lot about the differences between the two. The medium really does matter! You’d think it would be easy to know the differences between a…
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PSR: Publish Photo Books Cheaper
Problem What problem was I trying to solve? Independent publishing of printed photo books is expensive. For example, I experimenting with the same book on 3 different services and the average cost was $63: On Shutterfly, my 10 x 10 hardcover photo book, Myopia in Italy, of 42 pages was $90 WITH a coupon. On…
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A Sedge of Cranes
Something I have wanted to do for some time is learn how to fold an origami crane. I did to! Thanks to You Tube and Dick Blick’s instruction and supplies, I have made over 25 cranes and sent 2 to my nephews! Absolutely made my week. What can we do to honor the things we…
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The Typewriter Revolution
When is old tech sexy? And to whom? And why? Typewriters are in and are selling for between $250 and $600 at Oblation Papers in Portland, Oregon. Creamy paper combined with darkest ribbon black and the slight indent of courier font leaves a sillage of nostalgia to the tune of a carriage return chorus and…
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Big Boy’s Big Brother
As a child we used to go to Big Boy for a special outing for desert. This lumberjack must be Big Boy’s big brother…or Big Boy all grown up.
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Pomp & Circumstance
Pomp & circumstance and ceremony emphasize presentation. When presentation and function amplify one another, you’ve got design. When presentation and function are independent, or one is more important than the other, you’ve got something else.
