Category: Photography
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Printing a photozine
I’ve made a few zines before, mostly for close to zero budget. For this project, I wanted the reproductions of photographs to be good, and also wanted to make a lovely object, so I had to spend some money to get it commercially printed. But printing (even digitally) in small quantities is very expensive, so […]
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Editing, sequencing and layout
After an initial edit of all the photos for the project on the computer, I tried making book dummies (AKA maquettes) to get a feel for how the zine could flow. My default way of working is to think with my hands. So I started by printing off small images of all the photos in […]
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Laser-engraving the covers
I have access to a laser cutter, so my plan was to use coloured paper for the covers and engrave a typographic design. Coloured paper generally lightens when engraved with a laser, giving an effect that is difficult to achieve by any other means. However, getting a good result requires some experimentation, and all lasers […]
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Prototyping a bound booklet
There are loads of good YouTube videos that show you how to make your own saddle-stitched zine. I found these ones to be pretty good, and they covered the two options I was considering for the saddle stitch itself: DIY Staple Saddle Stitch Bookbinding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BysUiyjB0jY DIY Saddle Stitch Bookbinding with Thread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHkY5jOoqM I made a […]
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Printing test pages and spreads
Adobe InDesign is the standard layout software for printed publications, and has a handy tool to help you test a book layout before going to print: Print Booklet (https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/printing-booklets.html) The Print Booklet feature lets you create printer spreads for professional printing. For example, if you’re editing an 8-page booklet, the pages appear in sequential order […]
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Finishing
I’m at the stage of finishing this project. I know from experience that finishing stretches off into the horizon, eventually becoming not finishing. So I was struck by this passage by Richard Misrach on finishing his projects, in the book ‘On Landscape and Meaning‘: I knew the project was coming to an end when I […]
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Public Space
I’ve started collecting photos of things people leave in public spaces. I don’t know what will become of it, if anything, but I want to acknowledge the impetus to record the moment, without needing to have a plan in mind for what I’ll do with it. It’s about finding that balance between risking a banal […]
Andrew Sleigh 