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Discover the different ways you can preserve your family's memories. Join photobook makers Lisa Hardie and Natasha Lee as they talk through the process of making a photobook and why it can be so meaningful to have and make.
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - About Lisa & photobooks
3:12 - Are you the family photos keeper?
5:32 - Who are you doing this for?
7:09 - What happens when you don't go through your photos?
11:47 - Generational impact
13:59 - Challenges of traditional photo storage
17:08 - What we want with a photobook
18:20 - Inspiration
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The art and craft of bookmaking long predates photography as an expressive medium. Like any discipline, book design/publishing comes with its own nomenclature. Below are some common terms that you may encounter when you begin making and publishing photo books.
Accordion (Concertina) Fold: Parallel folds that open up like an accordion.
Addendum: Information added to the end of a book after publication.
Appendix: Supplemental information added to the end of a book (tables, glossary, bibliography, etc.).
Awl: A tool used for piercing paper
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Many photographers dream about making a photo book. Meryl Meisler’s first photo books “A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick” (Bizarre Publishing 2014) and “Purgatory & Paradise SASSY ‘70s Suburbia & The City (Bizarre Publishing 2015) received international acclaim. Meryl learned a lot from other published photographers who shared their advice. Now from personal experience she has lessons learned and tips to share with you about planning, proposing, producing and publicizing your dream book.
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