Links and info to photography book publishers / self publishing

http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/
http://www.photosecrets.com/tips.selfpublishing.html
http://www.blurb.com/
http://www.fastpencil.com/company/photo_book
http://www2.xlibris.com/full_color.html
http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/12/what-are-the-best-publishers-if-you-want-to-self-publish-a-photo-book/
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2008/05/21/photo-book-publishers/
http://msiba.org/photo-book-publishing/
http://www.shutterbug.com/newsletter/092909howto_1/
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/publishing-a-photography-book-the-traditional-way
http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Wayne-Turner-7390/cash-from-your-camera-91671.php
http://photocritic.org/self-publishing-photo-books/
http://www.smarter.com/publishing-book-reference/your-book-in-print-how-custom/pd--ch-1--pi-10784010.html





Links for photo books
http://www.photosecrets.com/links.photobooks.html
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001520.php
http://www.mypublisher.com/
http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?id=8534
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz6JmmOL_SE

Street Fashion

assignment: "shoot spring fashion. without people."

direction: displays and mannequins.

outcome: mannequins shot through city reflections on display's glass. 135 shots.

these images are achieved by shooting the display through the glass, not composites or double exposures. sans a little bit of processing there is no manipulation here.

Equipment:

• Canon 5D mkII
• Canon 17-35mm f/2.8 Lens

Selects:

this concept was simple; following through was not. my idea was to just shoot window displays: shows fashion and it won't have people. i wasn't aware that i'd have such a hard time shooting the displays with a wide lens and not show any pedestrian foot traffic. i headed eastward towards 5th Ave on 26th street when i reaching 5th Ave i zig-zaged uptown until i hit 56th street. eventually i hit a stride and before i knew it i had filled all my memory cards and went on a desperate search to store a to purchase another. I've noticed (and had it pointed out) that New York City architecture is a prevalent theme in a lot of my work and i feel that in some way some of the images can give a fleeting sense of a narrative. i feel like these images combine my normal street photography style with something maybe, somewhat, fashion related.

Afterwards i combined them in a manner that i feel somewhat reflects an architectural aesthetic:

Package Design by Jenna Gang

Allison's Package Design Shoot

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Seung's Package Design Shoot

street fashion (event)

so I will call this Communism fashion/ active sports fashion

everyone is wearing the same shirts, zyrtec event

shot using nikon d80 with speed lite 800, had little time to shoot but was able to run around the event with various other photographers fighting to get a shot.

fun experience overall

Street Fashion on the Steps to the MET

My location for the street fashion assignment was on the steps to the MET. At first I was trying to spot trends, people with similar glasses, hats and shows; as to represent two different stories/looks. After awhile, I just started to shoot interesting characters, people with a unique sense of style or lack thereof. Most people were willing to be photographed, and judging by this guard's snarl, he was not one of them.

Possible trends Spring 2010:Floral Patterns, Sketchers & Oversized Sunglasses!

Jolene Lupo in collaboration w/ Emily Conforti

I was lucky enough to be paired with a package designer who loves to cook. She baked bananna bread as well as apple, cinnamon, raisin pie. I decided to shoot with a Phase One camera so that Emily could see the images as they were being shot; and so we could re-arrange the composition as we saw fit. Also, the camera provided beautifully sharp focus. After shooting, we ate some of each dish, I think my favorite was the pie but it was hard to tell, as they were both delicious.

ASSignments