Workshops & classes · Multi-week course
How to Create a Photobook
Three-week course at Belfast Exposed on creating a photobook, from editing and sequencing to design and publishing options.
About it
The three-week ‘Creating a Photobook’ course is perfect for people who are considering creating a photobook. The course will look at the different elements involved in creating a photobook from an initial edit, through to a meaningful sequence and design considerations. The course also covers a variety of publishing options, including self-publishing, short run and on-demand printing, and working with a publisher. Participants will leave with an understanding of photobooks as a concept and a physical object, as well as the tools, skills and knowledge required to design and bring their own photobook to publication. What You Will Need Laptop – can be provided upon request. A printed selection of 15 to 30 images, which you would like to make into a photobook. These images should be printed at a maximum of 6 x 4 inches. They don’t need to be fine art prints – photocopies, shop prints are fine e.g. Tesco, Boots, Snappy Snaps Low-resolution JPEG files of all the images you want to include in the book. These images should be a maximum of 2000 pixels on the long side. In the first session, you will use the digital images to provide a short presentation to introduce and discuss your project. Text and any other components that you intend to use in the photobook. Photobooks – if you have used any as a reference. Adobe InDesign installed on your laptop. A free alternative is Bookwright, which can be downloaded here – https://www.blurb.co.uk/bookwright. What You Will Learn An understanding of the photobook as a concept. Elements involved in photobook design. How to create a photobook. Strategies for editing images. How to sequence images to communicate your ideas. Introduction to photobook dummies. Photobook production considerations. An insight into working with a publisher. What’s involved in self-publishing your photobook.
The three-week ‘Creating a Photobook’ course is perfect for people who are considering creating a photobook. The course will look at the different elements involved in creating a photobook from an initial edit, through to a meaningful sequence and design considerations. The course also covers a variety of publishing options, including self-publishing, short run and on-demand printing, and working with a publisher. Participants will leave with an understanding of photobooks as a concept and a physical object, as well as the tools, skills and knowledge required to design and bring their own photobook to publication. What You Will Need Laptop – can be provided upon request. A printed selection of 15 to 30 images, which you would like to make into a photobook. These images should be printed at a maximum of 6 x 4 inches. They don’t need to be fine art prints – photocopies, shop prints are fine e.g. Tesco, Boots, Snappy Snaps Low-resolution JPEG files of all the images you want to include in the book. These images should be a maximum of 2000 pixels on the long side. In the first session, you will use the digital images to provide a short presentation to introduce and discuss your project. Text and any other components that you intend to use in the photobook. Photobooks – if you have used any as a reference. Adobe InDesign installed on your laptop. A free alternative is Bookwright, which can be downloaded here – https://www.blurb.co.uk/bookwright. What You Will Learn An understanding of the photobook as a concept. Elements involved in photobook design. How to create a photobook. Strategies for editing images. How to sequence images to communicate your ideas. Introduction to photobook dummies. Photobook production considerations. An insight into working with a publisher. What’s involved in self-publishing your photobook.
