Publishing your Photography book

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Wednesday Jun 6
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Publishing your Photography book
With Theresa Escobedo
June 6, 13 and 20, 7:00 - 9:00pm
$125 HCP Members/ $155 non-members
Level: Advanced
Class Size: 7 Students

Description:

Self-publishing a photographic body of work can hold many benefits and possibilities. It can function as a personal photo album, promotional tool or sold as an artist book through numerous outlets. During this course, we will discuss the benefits of self-publishing, when it is appropriate, and how to lay out and design a professional, cohesive book. Students will gain hands-on practice by creating their own books.

This course includes outside-of-class assignments to practice what you’ve learned.

This course includes:

• Discussing uses for self-published books

• Overview of the top online self-publishing companies

• Lecture on principles of book layout and design

• Discuss the influence of typefaces and how to lay out text

• Hands-on practice

• Group feedback prior to submitting layout for publication

What to bring to class:

• CD or flash drive with 10 or more images

Pre-requisites:

Students taking this class should have a working knowledge of Photoshop and a group of photographs they want to publish.

The following HCP courses are recommended pre-requisites:

Beginning Digital: Photoshop Basics

The course fee includes all 3 days.

Early Registration (May 11- 17) is for HCP members only.
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Registration for the general public begins Friday, May 18th.