How I Created a Photography Book
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
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It's been a year since my book's release and 6 years since I started this CZcams channel! This feels like the right time to have an overview of how I created my first self-publish photography book. I don't believe in step-by-step guides, but an overview which will hopefully get you thinking about what's right for you and your next project. Hope you enjoy it!
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Gathering Time has been a source of Inspiration to my own Woodland photography, especially after my Workshop with you. I have come to compose my Images more freely, concentrating rather on the bigger Scene and its mood than on a single element. It has been changing my Style of photography in a way I really appreciate.
Hi Daniel! That's great to hear. Thank you very much :) Hope you are keeping well!
I want to thank you Simon. I have been trying to develop a book and after watching your video, I came up with a theme and how to make it work for my project.
It was good to hear your thoughts and progress behind the the book I really enjoyed reading it when I bought when I have some time over the festive period I will need to get it down from the book shelf and have another read.
Glad you enjoyed both the video and the book, Alan! Hope you the second read is enjoyable too :) Many thanks
The book is nothing short of gorgeous. I feel your connection to the trees and that resonates with me.
Thank you very much 😃
Perfect cozy video to come home to after spending a few hours in rainy and eventually foggy woodland. Best wishes!
Your book is honestly awe inspiring, from the quality of the printing/processing of the images to the storytelling of the text.
It's made me think a lot about how I present and talk about my own photography even when just uploading online
I briefly had a chat with you when I picked up a copy earlier in the year at the BBQ in Laskill and I literally went out the next day scouting for woodland locations locally.
I've found places I didn't even know existed and I'm really enjoying a new photography challenge and just spending more time in these places.
I can't recommend it enough for anyone looking for some inspiration in this area of photography or just photography/art in general!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind feedback and also hearing that it's helped to get you excited about local woodland photography :)
Very insightful! I appreciate the method that you used to produce a book of your art. I enjoy your book very much. Thank you.
Great video Simon and I pleased to have a copy of your book on my shelf
Thank you for sharing this Simon. Your book is such a joy to immerse yourself in. Your writing fits so beautifully with your photography, the book flows so well, and the design has a wonderful, open feel to it that fits perfectly with your style.
I decided a few months ago to start putting together a book, thinking it's something I can work on over a couple of years to create, and it's amazing how curating your work into something cohesive that tells a story makes it come alive! I didn't really know what the over-arching theme of the book was when I began but once I started putting it together a working title emerged on its own and has given the project more focus and made me really love working on it.
Your thoughts have given me some things to ponder, particularly around chapter themes, so thank you for giving me more food for thought. And thank you for the delight your book brings to read!
Thank you so much Lisa! It's great to hear that you have a book coming together and you're enjoying the process. Best of luck with it :)
I thought your book was incredible anyway Simon, but hearing you explain the thoughts and processes you went through to achieve it, is even more inspiring. Your book truly will stand the test of time and to anybody who doesn't already have a copy, I would urge you to pick one up.
That's very kind, Stuart! Thank you very much :)
thank you, very informative to share your experience
Thank you, Simon! This video is very inspirational to me. I think your vision on doing things that you are truly passionate about don't only apply to photography but to life in general, also to other jobs. I think this is what I needed to hear right now because I am facing some decisions I have to make.
Thanks for the video, very insightful! I actually just got a copy of your book as an early Christmas present. It’s beautiful! I look forward to exploring it through the holidays!
Thank you very much Caleb! Hope you enjoy spending time with it :-)
Great video! Thanks much. Best wishes.
Thanks for the video Simon. Your book is on the way but I can't wait to get my hands on it!! :)
Your photographs have had great appeal to me from day 1 of watching your vlogs. The photography was for me the main method of receiving a message. Today however I realized what a powerful message you put forward with the spoken word. Bonus! Thanks Simon.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!
My favourite book this year (bought six)! Mes hommages!!
Merry festive season to you Simon. I treasure my copy of your book and the images that you share across different social media platforms.
Many thanks and all the best :)
Thank you so much for creating this video! This is exactly what I needed to hear/see right now. I hope my own book can come to fruition sooner than later...
Thank you for the background on the book, Simon! I appreciate how you approached every detail on the the project to make it your story!
Beautiful book/shots
Your photos always have something etherial, a certain magic, you don't see that much around with landscape photos
Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much :)
So helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your work with us Simon. Hard to believe that your channel is 6 years old ! I've a sneaking suspicion that my dearly beloved has bought me a copy of Gathering Time for Christmas. I hope I'm right ! All the best to you and yours for Christmas. Thanks again.
Thank you very much, Tim! She'll be in trouble if she hasn't :-P All the best!
Got the book today. Absolutely beautiful images!
Thank you very much Simon!!
Thank you for this instalment Simon, I found it extremely helpful :) I have bookmarked this to watch again.
Your book is fabulous as are your photos. Thanks for your thought on the process of publishing a book, I recognize a lot from when I did my own book, a much smaller project than yours, but as exciting, stressful and satisfying as you describe.
Thank you very much Wim! Always appreciated:-)
Thank you so much for sharing your very wise words on the creation of your book. I will be taking many of these thoughts with me for an ongoing long term book project of my own 😃
Wonderful to know the journey of creating a book. Another year ends and I thank you for sharing your valuable photographic work. Also I want to wish you a wonderful Xmas and all the best for 2023 with lot of 📸
Thank you very much and all the very best to you and yours :-)
Beautiful images and I am sure your book is outstanding, however I am sure its challenging to create a sustainable business with a niche genre. I have followed you for a number of years and I wish you all the best for 2023.
Just about the best value landscape photo book about at the moment, in terms of content and purchasing cost….🎉❤
Your book is very inspirational. I'm really proud to own a copy of it.
Thank you very much :)
I like how even when you shoot a video in your living room, you make sure to have a tree in the background ;) Merry Christmas!
PS: Bought your book last year already and I'm still enjoying it!
Hehe :-D That's great to hear. Thank you!
Thanks Simon for sharing your thoughts on publishing Gathering Time. When looking through the book, I wondered how you had put it together. Love this book
Thank you very much Keith 😊
I was thinking of doing something like this.
Very interesting. I must admit I really have enjoyed your collaborations with Jo Cornish. You seem a natural fit! With every good wish for your next project…and happy Christmas.
That's great to know. Many thanks and all the best 😃
Not sure if I ever congratulated you on releasing a book Simon, so huge congratulations :) The book seems beautiful and inspiring, and made for the right reasons. Which is key.
I will add it on my whishlist for the holidays, hehe. I also just released my first photobook, and it's a collaboration with a poet I know. He wrote poems for 44 of my photographs and it was
a moving experience for me as a photographer. You often wonder if you manage to convey feelings in a photography, and to see a fellow human connect to many of the same emotions was powerful. And what you said about having a local printer, I'll sign under on that. Made all the differece. I think I ran a total 4 testprints, they were very patient, hehe! Happy holidays Simon and all the best!
Many thanks! That's a great collab to have. A friend of mine had some poems written for his book and it worked very well indeed. Congrats!
I've had two photography books printed by BLURB. The quality was far better than I expected. Love them.
Hi Simon , I am aware of the extreme difficulty in creating a book like Gathering Time and I admire your determination and lucidity in doing this, but the result is something that will last until there will be humans that love woodland , good photos and persons like you that successful devoted their lives in doin' that
I wish you and your family and Meg a Merry Chirtmas and happy new year ( I've had a little trouble in translating my thoughts but I hope that you understand that my heart is there)
Thank you very much for your kind words and continued support, Enrico. It's much appreciated 😊
Awesome info. Thank you very much.
Fantastic insight into the creation of your book Simon..I will soon be ordering a copy for myself as I love your channel and I love woodland photography myself 😊
On a side note I have my first exhibition in January albeit a small one and super excited 😊
Thank you very much Brian! Best of luck with your exhibition :)
I loved my copy of Gathering time, Sadly I was recently moving house and had it packed away in a box in my garage. There was a big storm and the roof leaked. I found the box the next day and saw that it was soaking wet. My copy of Gathering Time was on the top and was drenched. The cover absorbed most of the water so is completely ruined. The only good thing is that it was on top of my wedding album and managed to shelter that from the storm.
Oh no! Very sorry to hear that but I'm glad your wedding album was unscathed!
Remember, about 3 years ago, you did a vlog on the aftermath of a forest fire.... did it it start to recover?