The course will look at the different elements involved in creating a photobook from an initial edit, through to a meaningful sequence and design considerations. The course also covers a variety of publishing options, including self-publishing, short run and on-demand printing, and working with a publisher.
3 Day Course:
Session 1: Saturday 6th June
Session 2: Saturday 13th June
Session 3: Saturday 20th June
What You Will Need
Laptop – can be provided upon request.
A printed selection of 15 to 30 images, which you would like to make into a photobook. These images should be printed at a maximum of 6 x 4 inches. They don’t need to be fine art prints – photocopies, shop prints are fine e.g. Tesco, Boots, Snappy Snaps
Low-resolution JPEG files of all the images you want to include in the book. These images should be a maximum of 2000 pixels on the long side. In the first session, you will use the digital images to provide a short presentation to introduce and discuss your project.
Text and any other components that you intend to use in the photobook.
Photobooks – if you have used any as a reference.
Adobe InDesign installed on your laptop. A free alternative is Bookwright, which can be downloaded here – https://www.blurb.co.uk/bookwright.
What You Will Learn
An understanding of the photobook as a concept.
Elements involved in photobook design.
How to create a photobook.
Strategies for editing images.
How to sequence images to communicate your ideas.
Introduction to photobook dummies.
Photobook production considerations.
An insight into working with a publisher.
What’s involved in self-publishing your photobook.
Tickets: £150
