London book

[mich8261]

Last spring I went to London for a few days and made it a film and rangefinder only adventure. I have previously shared some of the picture here. Now I have created a photo book using Adorama and taking advantage of a 50% off coupon that Ken Rockwell posted on his site. After seeing some of the samples at their store I am pretty excited to pick mine up. Feel free to have a look (http://www.adoramapix.com/london/book/london) and comment on layout or pictures.

http://www.adoramapix.com/london/book/london

Cheers,

[brainwood]

Thanks for posting. Its a nice portrail of a city I know very well. There are enough iconic London images without treading on too many tripod marks, its different enough to make it interesting.

Well done

Chris

edit - nice website as well - I like the photobook concept

[Michael Markey]

I agree ,very enjoyable.

[Bobfrance]

I agree with the above - it is a good selection of images.
On a slightly more technical note, my only reservation is the amount if images that span both pages. Although I don't know how this book will be bound, all books suffer a degree of 'gutter loss' which means that the shot will probably not be seamless as crosses the centre. This can be distracting and break up the composition of the image.
However I am sure you will love the finished product - it is a very satisfying experience.

[mich8261]

Thanks all for the comments.

Bob, a couple of things on the Adorama books. 1. unlike other book creating sites/software you are limited to 26 or 50 pages (you can't add additional pages for a per page fee). 2. They use some special binding process where each double page spread lays flat no matter if you are on page 2-3 or 22-23, each is a centerfold. I went to the store to check out the claim and it really works. Also, the 26-page minimum was a challenge for me as I didn't really have that many pictures to chose from. I picked a smallish square format book (8" x 8") intentionally so I could spread out some of the landscape images to take up most of the 2 pages. I'll take some pictures of the book when I have it. With the 50% and no shipping since I am in NYC, it will cost me only $15.

I agree with the above - it is a good selection of images.
On a slightly more technical note, my only reservation is the amount if images that span both pages. Although I don't know how this book will be bound, all books suffer a degree of 'gutter loss' which means that the shot will probably not be seamless as crosses the centre. This can be distracting and break up the composition of the image.
However I am sure you will love the finished product - it is a very satisfying experience.

[Bobfrance]

That sounds like a novel binding process Michel. Please do take some pictures of the book, I'd be interested to see them.

[Mauro]

Congratulation Michel, your pictures are really nice!
I see that you have used the Ektar print film: what is you opinion about it? I have not seen it in Italy so far, but I would like to have a try.

[mich8261]

Mauro, I have used Ektar a few times. I like it quite a bit. It is very saturated for a print film. When I want colours that pop, I usually go for slide film (Velvia, Astia, etc.). Because of that, I do not recommend it for portrait work.

Cheers and thanks for checking out my book.

[HelenOster]

Last spring I went to London for a few days and made it a film and rangefinder only adventure. I have previously shared some of the picture here. Now I have created a photo book using Adorama and taking advantage of a 50% off coupon that Ken Rockwell posted on his site. After seeing some of the samples at their store I am pretty excited to pick mine up. Feel free to have a look (http://www.adoramapix.com/london/book/london) and comment on layout or pictures.

http://www.adoramapix.com/london/book/london

Cheers,


As a British ex-pat, I was blown away by this; thank you so much for sharing it.

How would you feel about us sharing your book with people who make enquiries about them?

[mich8261]

Helen,

Thanks for the comments. I would like to see the finished product before I respond to your question. I'll contact you then.

Cheers,

[HelenOster]

Helen,

Thanks for the comments. I would like to see the finished product before I respond to your question. I'll contact you then.

Cheers,

Fair enough; look forward to hearing from you

[Austerby]

Excellent work - I particularly like the one on page 19. An everyday scene (for me) but I've not seen it so well captured.

[kully]

I'm looking forward to hearing whether the black and white shots came out neutral (not looking slightly purple or green).

[mwooten]

I'm looking forward to hearing whether the black and white shots came out neutral (not looking slightly purple or green).

Yes, I would too. I want to make a book for some close friends of their wedding. All shots are b/w. I was going to use blurb, but have read that much too often there is a noticeable color tone to what should be neutral images.

--michael

[kully]

Michael, Hahnemuhle make a 'do it yourself' book which is very nice. Of course, this is if you have a good printer to use.

http://www.hahnemuehle.com/site/en/215/inkjet-photo-albums.html

[mwooten]

Thank you kully. That might just be the perfect thing. I do have a dedicated b/w printer.

--michael

[Dave Wilkinson]

Well done Michael...very nice!, next time around go north to Yorkshire - for some stunning subject matter! ;)
Dave.

[yanidel]

Some great pictures (the cover is amazing) and a few good pairings (7-8, 9-10, 17-18, 19-20), but overall I don't see any coherence in the whole series and it ends abruptly. It will probably be a great repository of a wandering memory for you, but you lose me in your laberynth with too many different styles. Hope this helps.:rolleyes:

[mich8261]

yanidel, thank you for taking the time to look at the book and provide a critique. Calling the book London Wanderings was a cop out due to the fact that there is no central theme to the book (except for general location). I suppose the closest I come to a theme is shapes. I didn't intend on making a book when I went and actually came home with few images (3 rolls of film I think), so the book was part experimentation as I state above and part souvenir for me. On the pairings, my favourite is pages 11 and 12. p11 is outside the British Museum and p12 is inside. I can't take credit for it though, my wife suggested it. Creative a narrative without words is a challenge for me, when you say that it feels like it ends abruptly, what sort of sequence of images would you suggest to close out the book? I mean what subjects, lighting or other element would you use?

Cheers,