Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks Nathan... you are very thoughtful, and I am looking into these possibilities... Steve On Aug 14, 2005, at 10:14 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Everything Ted says here is true. But I would also suggest that one > source of support, both in terms of buying the book and getting it > published in the first place, should be the medical profession. I > can think of no better advertisement for 21st century American > medicine than what Steve is showing us every week. > > So I would approach the AMA, the state medical association, the > specialty association that Steve is a member of, for financial > support in getting the book published. Once published, I think that > besides other photographers, doctors, nurses and other medical > professionals would be a good target market. I have given four > copies of Ted's books as gifts to doctors, both within my family > and to our family physicians as parting gifts when we were leaving > Belgium in 2000 and Switzerland in 2003. > > A final idea: does the state of Arizona have a department of > cultural affairs, and might such a body also be interested in > supporting what is a major home-grown piece of work? > > Nathan > > Ted Grant wrote: > >> Gene said: >> >>>>> Any publisher who would not jump at publishing your phots is >>>>> crazy. Hey Ted, >>>>> >>> >>> how about your publisher?<<<< >>> >> Hi Guys & Gals, >> This response is for all the folks who are onto Steve about doing >> a book! At the moment he's amassing as much material as he can and >> one of these days we'll be making a several hundred 11X14 prints >> to present to a publisher. >> It isn't as easy as many of you think! Period!!!! >> The book publishing industry is some what in the dump due to the >> internet, video games and all those other electronic thingies >> people play with. ERGO! People don't buy the number of books they >> once did. Yes it may look like new books are being published >> daily, they are.... but would you buy most or any of them? >> Besides "photo books" are almost a non-seller to the everyday >> public, but are predominantly purchased by other photographers. >> Unfortunately most photographer's buy the books of long dead big >> name photographers whose work has been brought to everyone's >> attention for the past 80 years or so. New guys and gals? Don't >> hold yer breath unless it's about sex, politics and Hollywood whores! >> If one has tonnes of money and can afford to do their own book, as >> some wealthy photographers have done, it's merely a glorified >> portfolio and not what Steve and his work is about. But how many >> of you on the list have the kind of money and distribution >> connections to do so? Not likely too many. >> No denying Steve's pictures of kids in hospital aren't heart >> warming and certainly emotional as they're the best I've ever >> seen. He is amazing shooting in the hospital environment day in >> and day out. And what he produces is quite phenomenal under the >> circumstances with children. When he has some connection in their >> care. >> But before a publisher gets wet knickers with excitement to >> publish they want to see, in this case, probably hundreds of >> photographs and everyone a heart moving image! >> But not every child picture works as much as many of you viewers >> get excited about and say so. The most important thing for the >> book is... "they cannot illustrate a child in pain or showing any >> kind of visual hurting because that's a turn off for most readers >> or viewers when it comes to kids." >> One "negative emotion picture" when someone is looking through the >> book before purchase and it can almost assure a non sale! :-( >> Now without knowing Steve and his work and you're looking at a >> book in the store would you purchase a book about sick kids in a >> hospital? Careful now as it's not an easy question to answer when >> you know him and his work on the screen nearly every week. >> Not only that, look at the picture books for sale and ask yourself >> why you don't walk out with an arm full because some are >> sensational. How about the competition book to book? And think >> about the "would you buy a book about sick kids in hospital" no >> matter how good it was? And of course you don't know the name >> Steve Barbour from a hole in the ground as the book in your hands >> and it's Kids in Hospital subject. It's a tough call both for the >> publisher and book sellers when it's kids in hospital. >> We know they're smashing good photographs, but is it a topic the >> public would rush to buy? Given the lousy book buying at the moment. >> However, one of these days when he has enough "Oh my gosh what a >> great picture of that kid!" printed and your heart goes pitty pat >> with emotion I'm sure there'll be a book. Of course everyone of >> you will be sent a copy as soon as your cheque arrives for a >> signed copy! And he expects a sale to one and all. ;-) >> Hopefully this explains a little about "the life of a >> photographer getting a book published!" Another aspect is... they >> don't happen over night because just in the shooting alone it can >> take 10 years amassing the very best material for success. And yes >> my publisher has seen a presentation but for the moment has >> said... unfortunately... "No." :-( >> I'm still hoping we'll turn him around with more material. Or >> we'll find another. >> ted >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >