Michael Going has been a photographer since grade-school, but there were a bunch of years in there where he didn’t pick up the camera at all.
“My black-and-white photography class as a child is my fondest memory of that age, but there were no artists in my family … photography wasn’t something that my parents could [...]
Tag Archives: bookmaking
A lot Going for him
July 31, 2008 – 1:44 pm
Book of the Week takes it to the street
July 30, 2008 – 2:40 pm
Rio de Janeiro is a tough place to hang-out, at least in the exquisitely photographed, deeply disturbing historias do rio.
Photographed by acclaimed photographer Lorenzo Moscia, with text (in Italian) by Matteo Gennari, this book is chock-full of sex, slum, and implicit violence — shot with a gritty, evocative eye and an amazing resonance with [...]
Where are you going?
July 29, 2008 – 3:09 pm
Wherever you’re headed this summer, take your camera — and make sure you read Adorama’s Top Tips for Travel Pix before you leave. You might also want to take a peek at the rest of the articles in their Hit the Road! series for insights on best travel cameras, preparing your gear, and portable storage. [...]
Tip — changing photo sizes in BookSmart
July 28, 2008 – 4:45 pm
You can resize your photos in BookSmart without pulling an Alice. In fact, we highly recommend that you do your resizing before you eat anything marked “Eat Me” … or drink anything at all.
There are three ways to resize your photos in BookSmart.
Use the Zoom/Crop tool:
1. In the main edit area, [...]
Skateboarding is not a crime
July 25, 2008 – 4:19 pm
At least, not when it produces photographs like Lia Halloran’s. Read more about Lia’s Dark Skate exhibition here.
Then take a look at the Shutter Sisters blog. This group found a great way to leverage San Francisco’s recent BlogHer event — and they’ll be making a Blurb book from the results of their experiment.
On the Blurb [...]
Tip — adding text over photos
July 24, 2008 – 3:00 pm
Using text over a photo or illustration can add real impact to your book. The BookSmart designers have provided several layouts that make it easy to add this design element — the hardest part may be finding the perfect image to go with that quote from your favorite 80’s movie.
Chapter titles and [...]
Book of the Week brings us to LIFE
July 23, 2008 – 3:03 pm
Crime bosses, politicians, movie stars, artists. JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, Andy Warhol, Vince Lombardi — LIFE, in fact, for the last fifty years … as represented by LIFE magazine photographer Bill Ray.
This astonishing work of photojournalism is a literal jaw-dropper … I’ve been drooling on my desk all day. The photographs, naturally, are amazing, but [...]
