Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information