How To Make A Photography Zine
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Here is every step that I took to create my first photography zine, 30 days in Mexico. By the end of this video, you will have all the knowledge you need to start creating yours. (30 days in Mexico was an edition of 100 copies and is sold-out).
Follow me on Instagram: / kamvachon
My website: kamvachon.com
The graphic designer I worked with: @studiocardinalstudio
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Find your subject
01:00 - Create the layout
03:30 - Designing the zine
05:15 - Find a local printer
07:09 - Packaging and shipping
Best explanation of the process I've seen! Thanks for sharing! As a designer, I actually recommend that my clients find a printer before I start designing. In my experience, different printers like their print files formatted in different ways, so it's nice to start working with their formatting in mind. The choice in paper weight and book binding can also affect the file formatting so I also recommend nailing that down before working with a designer. Local printers are some of the kindest people and love talking about what they do, so don't be afraid to reach out and meet with them! They are also a great resource to walk you through the different paper weights and finishes available and how they affect cost. When it comes to printing, the physical experience is SO important so I definitely recommend splurging for the nice stuff.
Thank you so much!! And yes that makes a lot of sense! I had to go back and fourth with my graphic designer because the format was wrong. So that's a very good advice :)
Haha amazing! I was just going to chime in with my perspective as a designer. Fun to see this comment first. Totally agree with that! A good local printer is a make or break step of the process in my opinion. I have a huge appreciation for the work they do to get a quality product in hands with the best possible colours given the files. And yeah, they’ll often go out of their way to make sure you’re on the same page. I once had an amazing experience sitting down with some of the technical staff and had them calibrate my display to their press sheets so when I was doing all that colour work on my side, I knew the colours I was seeing were going to show up on the proofs and in the book. Ah, love books! Would love to design another.
That zine looks phenomenal, and as a person who has been in publishing for more than 20 years, I can say this is an excellent guide to creating your own publications.
Wow thanks Jamie, that means a lot :)
@@KamVachon You're welcome! :)
Extremely important to share this content with people. Doing research before printing is essential!
Thank you for the genuine inspiration! I am ready to witness the magic of my own work, in print
What a great step by step. Your zine looks great.
Congrats Kam!!!
This was great to see your approach as a photographer! Love seeing people make cool stuff when they aren’t coming from a design first background! Wonderful work and thanks for sharing your process.
I have been inspired by your passion and sincerity in your creations
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for sharing! You inspire me to make my own zine.
Very Useful take on making photography zines 🙏🙂
Probably one of the best videos on how to make a zine. Your explanation of the process is really helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Oscar! Hope it helps :)
The zine looks great Kam. Thanks for explaining everything 👍
Thank you so much :)
This was a great video. I look forward to seeing your channel grow.
Thanks so much :)
Félécitations ! Tellement agréable de voir la passion qui vous anime, merci.
Merci Alain :)
Really loved this Kam, and I checked out your portfolio - some really really beautiful images.
Thank you, I appreciate it :)
very helpful video- hopefully I can buy your next zine before it's sold out
J'adore la vidéo Kam !
Merci Vincent :)
This is amazing, Kam - thank you for showing us the detail in creating your Zine. I have looked at Blurb as an option to create a personal photo book on family. The process (different types of paper, size selections, textures etc) can be daunting, but I think it's worthwhile to pursue. I appreciate what you've done here, and hope my final book comes out as well as yours. All the best!
Thank you so much! I hope you have fun making your zine and I'm glad I could help :)
I've been thinking of creating a photography zine of my own. Your video is super helpful so thank you!
I'm glad it can help!! Thanks :)
This is so cool! Definitely going to give this a try✨
Please do! It's such a rewarding process! :)
This is brilliant, going to Chile next week and i will now be creating a zine, such a cool project! Cheers!
I'm happy you are!! Glad I could help :)
Very inspiring video. Hopefully I can make my 1st Photo Zine. ☺️
That hat is awesome! Great vid as usual.
Thank you so much Mika :)
Very thankful for this video, will save it for future reference! :)
Thank you! Hope it can help you :)
I want to do something like this so badly! And I love the design of yours :)
GO AHEAD! :) thank you!
You can be proud of yourself. 👏
Thank you so much :)
Fantastic! I used blurb and just had them print but I can see the benefits of using a local printer for sure! Amazing! :D
Thank you Teri :)
Really great video - you have inspired me!
I'm glad I did!! Thank you :)
I love how informative this was, it was really good advice! I enjoyed seeing the passion you have for what you are doing so you get a subscriber and follower from me 🔥✌🏽 take care and keep up the good work!
thank you so much :)
So I've decided to get back into photography. When I did. I kept getting recommendation's on CZcams of this "Zine" topic. I didn't understand it until watching this video. This is such a cool idea I can do. Thank you for the video and information. Keep it up!!!
I'm glad this video helped you!! Thanks so much for watching :)
Amongst most other "film photographers" here on CZcams, your photos are very interesting and well composed. Not just Gas Stations and random shots through a bunch of people. I just watched all your videos - keep it up that way, very enjoyable.
And congrats to the Zine 👏🥳
Thank you for the kind words! :)
Thank you for making this so easy to understand. I'm excited to make one... 😶
Thank you!! :)
Great video... push me to go forward 😍 I have a bunch of nice photos from different trips. I should do something. Congrats and thank you.
I'm glad it did!! thank you :)
I need that hat!!! Great video Kam!
Haha thank you! :)
Can we talk about how rad that cap is?!
haha thank you!!
thanks for very easy guide! one of my goal is to make my very first photography zine!!
You're welcome :) thanks for watching!
Thanks for this! 👏
Thanks to you for watching :)
Great video, Kam. You should definitely print some more copies! 🤗
Thanks Emilio! Maybe I will :)!
yooo that hat is fire!!
Thanks for information and inspiration, my goal this year is to create my first photography project
I'm glad it could help you! Thank you :)
Great info from a fellow Canuck.
Thank you :)
Prettiest Zine ever!!!
Thank you ❤️
New subscriber here. Amazing videos, Kam! Loving all the colors, the composition, the photos, the tips but, mostly, the relaxing way you explain everything . Thanks for that! PS: wich camera do you use to record these indoors videos? I think that's the only info that I couldn't find haha
Thanks so much Rafael! Glad you like it :) I use the Sony A7iii!!
Color match is always a good thing.
that hat is fire
Very interesting !
Thank you Manon :)
Congrats on the zine
Thank you! It was so fun to make :)
Your hat is so cool
thank youu :)
Wow! Tellement cool! En tant que graphiste/photographe, c'est 100% les bonnes étapes à suivre pour la création d'un zine! Je suis curieuse de savoir chez qui tu as imprimé au final :P C'est super de voir des femmes qui font de la photo :) Keep it up!
Merci beaucoup c'est trop gentil! Chez Caïus du Livre :)
This is so inspiring. I enjoy creating books and slides out of my photography. I spent the entirety of last year shooting every event and holiday and then gifted books of it to my family. It was such a long process and I can't even imagine doing it on film. It's amazing you spent an entire month shooting in that medium. Your zine is gorgeous. Are you selling the pdf or are you going to print additional copies?
Thank you so much! Shooting film is very rewarding! I will not be selling a pdf or printing more copies, but I'll make more zines in the future about different projects :)
Thanks for sharing your zine-making experience! Did you scan your negatives to digital, or did you use a contact printer?
Hello! Love you video, it has everything I wanted to know. One question, how did you go about marketing your zine in order to get those sales from other countries? Thank you!
Thanks so much! I marketed my zines on my social media, mainly Instagram and Twitter! Having a little following/community helps a lot :)
Great video on your process and I learned a lot. I'm wondering how you handled photo releases for those you photographed in public. My understanding is that in Mexico a realese is required once you publish an image.
Thank you! I don't have any release from the people in the book!
This is such an inspiring video, thank you for this! Also, your zine looks amazing. Congratulations!
I wonder: what would you say is the difference between a photo zine and a photo book?
Thanks so much! I'd say the difference is that a photo zine can be about a smaller project, where as a photo book is often time a project that took many years to accomplish :)
@@KamVachon Thanks! Yeah that makes sense. Now after watching this video, I'm planning to do a photo zine of my own and will follow all your advice :) Merci!
Nice one Kam !!! I'm a bit late but Is there any way to get the zine ?
Merci Jonathan!! Le zine est sold-out :(
Thank you for the video. Would love to learn about the cost of that specific Zine. Thank you.
Thank you! I sold it for 25$ :)
@@KamVachon Thank you, and how much it cost you per copy to have them made?
quick question-How did you get 100 clients?Great video.Thanks
I used to use the built in printing modules in lightroom and aperture to make photobooks for my family. Sometimes I went to Kinko’s, sometimes I used the built in printing service (apple). My family really appreciated the books. It was a lot of work! This is a more professional approach, and your results reflected that. You are a wonderful photographer and I am sure the owners of the zines are really enjoying them. Thank you for sharing the process. One question tho: What was the purpose of the pinterest step? I’m an old fogy and I didn’t understand that part of the process.
I think the Pinterest step was mostly used for inspiration and a direction that she could work from.
Thank you so much for your kind words! And yes, Pinterest is used as an inspiration board that I could send to the graphic designer :)
This is dope from a business standpoint I’d love to know what the quotes were for 100 copies and how much you sold your books for. This is a goal of mine to do in the future thanks for sharing.
Hey Regal! I won't share the specifics of the number because it was a deal between me and my printer but I sold my book for 25$ and made a tiny bit of profit :)
@@KamVachon understandable and dope much respect
I’m working on mine now. Did the layout myself in design software. Took five hours haha. I’m only doing digital for now because I’m on the road and not sure of a reliable print shop that offers drop shipping :/
Haha yeah that's why I did the design with Blurb, it was quite fast! I think digital zine are very interesting too :)
Did you use the pdf export from blurb to get it printed by a local printer?
This is very helpful for me.also I have questions regarding how many page is too many for zine?
Thank you Brian! I wouldn't say there is an amount of page that would be too many. You can have as many as you want! :)
Good video, very informative. Could you give me a ball-park figure of the total cost to produce 100 books? And what are you selling them for? Just curious...
Good job. Thanks for the video, it’s very inspiring. Just as a piece of advice, it’s just my opinion but I think working a little bit more on the copy/text/story will bring a lot more value and life to your work. For instance, I believe « 30 days in a destination »sounds like the most impersonal thing yo me. I would rather look at a magazine with words that describe or suggest a little more from your feelings and interpretation of the world.
Not hating, just saying. I appreciate your work, keep going !
Thank you Eric! I agree with what you said, but the reason I decided to name it 30 days in Mexico was because the photos in this zine are my first look into Mexico, it's nothing deep or incredibly personal and therefore I wanted the title to be true to that. Another ''deeper'' title could of suggested a second meaning to the story, when in reality it's all super simple. :)
Vidéo très intéressante, voulant faire un zine ta vidéo ma beaucoup aidé, j’avais une question par rapport à la reliure, il me semble que pour une reliure dos carré collé il est nécessaire d’avoir un nombre assez important de pages pourtant je pense pas que ton zine en ait beaucoup je me demandais quelle était le type de reliure pour ton zine stp ? Bravo pour ton travail
Salut! C'est une reliure allemande :)
@@KamVachon merci beaucoup
what type of paper did u use for your zine?
nice design :) where do u sell your photobook?
Thank you! It is sold out :)
by the way, where did you get the cap???? I seriously want one😤
haha I got it from a guy who sells hats here in Montreal! But check on eBay :)
Where did you get your hat from 🎩
Loved your video! What is the size dimensions of your zine?
thank you! it was 8.5 inch by 8.5 inch :)
too bad the Zine is sold pout, are you going to produce more? I wish to buy one. If not, can i buy a copy as pdf?
I Live in Sweden.
Salut! Quel était le nom de l'imprimerie à Montréal stp :)
What was the issue you found with the first “proof” print?
The colors were not accurate :)
Awesome video. Can we still buy a zine?
Thank you Perry! Unfortunately it's sold-out!
@@KamVachon congratulations!
link for zine
Thanks for a great informative video
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
I need a copy! :(
It's sold out :( but I might do another run soon!
@@KamVachon please do!
Where can I get that hat??
Haha I bought it from a guy who sells hats here in Montreal!
Do u have a pdf format
Not for sale, no :(
@@KamVachon why not?
@@budakart I intended for this zine to be a printed limited edition. I prefer print over digital zine :)
A 100 more? 🤞
Haha maybe one day :)
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Stop sounding so pretentious, Its called a Magazine.
You sir have absolutely no idea what a zine is. A quick google search might help you with that. Cheers ✌🏼