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Subject: [Leica] Finally! My Iraq photo book is done
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:52:10 -0800
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can't seem to see the photos/text enlarged, is it just me?  How about a book 
 7" x 7"....?

that would be cheaper, and the photos there would be larger than they are 
now,


Steve



On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Phil Forrest wrote:

> Montie,
> I did lay it out with the journal broken up into parts but it created a
> disjointedness since there aren't specifically photos which go with the
> context of the journal. I felt that it watered down the journal by
> segmenting it. There are also only two places where it can be broken up
> effectively but then the visual element of the journal photos would
> have had to have been omitted.
> 
> Thanks for the praise!
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:19:55 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> +1  Some good work, Phil, and agree with Charlie's comment on
>> the Diary!  Have you considered alternating the Diary pages with
>> the Photography?  Kudos for hanging in there and getting it done!!!!
>> 
>> Montie
>> 
>> 
>>>> Phil,
>> 
>> Great set of shots. I like the diary at the front too. It helps weave
>> a real story.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> Charlie Chan
>> Cheltenham, UK
>> 
>> topoxforddoc at btinternet.com
>> www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk
>> www.charlie-chan.co.uk
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 15 Dec 2011, at 19:42, Phil Forrest wrote:
>> 
>>> As many here know, I was an independent duty combat photographer in
>>> the US Navy attached to NMCB-4 (Hoorah Seabees!) from 2003-2005. In
>>> August of 2004 I deployed with the 'Bees to Fallujah, Iraq and
>>> worked to show the infrastructure work the battalion was doing. We
>>> worked with the deployed battalions of the 1st Marine Division as
>>> well as US Army combat engineers among others. I was in-country
>>> from August, 2004 until the first week of January, 2005.
>>> 
>>> This last few months I have been working on compiling a book of
>>> photos that I took with my Leicas while there (my work camera was a
>>> Nikon D2h.) It's finally done and I'm putting this out to hopefully
>>> generate a buzz to get a sense of the viability of doing a first
>>> print run of at least 30 copies. As the book is 166 pages, the
>>> single-print cost on Blurb.com is prohibitive for the would-be
>>> buyer and I don't want to price the book out of reach.
>>> 
>>> So here it is:
>>> http://issuu.com/phil_forrest/docs/fallujah_a_photographers_perspective
>>> 
>>> Feel free to let me know what you think of it and next week I think
>>> I'm going to begin taking orders.
>>> 
>>> Thanks all!
>>> Phil Forrest
>> 
>> 
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