I’m Making a Book! You Should Too – SoFoBoMo
- At May 31, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Projects
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I’m back!
It’s been an extremely busy couple of months, but I won’t go into that right now. More importantly I have to tell you about a cool project I’m participating in, and invite you to do the same, before time runs out!
It’s the SoFoBoMo, or Solo Photo Book Month.
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This fantastic idea gets photographers to produce a book from their work, within a one month period. The book is intended to be an electronic book in PDF format, so there is no printing expense. There is no competition and no prize, just the satisfaction of seeing your work in book format, and displaying it to the world along with all the other participants. You can read the full details here: http://www.sofobomo.org/2009/.
For the lazy, here it is in short:
- Photographers have one month to produce an electronic book featuring their work.
- There is a two month window, ending June 30th.
- Sign up at the above site to participate.
- Upload your PDF to the site when you’re done, to share with the world!
I’ll be posting my book here, of course, and anyone readers of this blog who participate, I’ll feature your book here in a post as well! There’s only just over a month left, so you’d better get started! Sorry I left it so long to let you know :)
The topic of my book is the driving holiday Naomi and I just came back from. The image above is one of the photos that is likely to appear in my book. I can’t wait to see yours!
Cain Doherty
Maybe a deadline like this will motivate me to give it a go – thanks for the prompt. All I need now is to decide on a subject. Kangaroo Island is an interesting place hey?! Did you walk on Australia’s best beach (Vivonne Bay)?
Neil Creek
I did, and it was nice, but I have to say, overrated. I’ve been to many more spectacular, beautiful, relaxing, or just better beaches: http://neilcreek.smugmug.com/gallery/8300218_TcXuj#545119220_UDCMA
Best of luck with your book! I really hope several readers participate as well. It’ll be fun to have our own little segment of the SoFoBoMo community comparing and discussing our work!
Mandy
Wow Neil, a challenge I like it! I’m in…
I did say I wanted to challenge myself with my photography, and try to take it to the next level – and I think this fits into that category.
It’s sounds like fun and also sounds like I’ll learn alot (I feel a blog post coming on!). Better get a move on…
Cain Doherty
I felt the same about Vivonne Bay but it was the middle of winter when I was there.
Just letting you know I’ve finished my book:
http://www.sofobomo.org/2009/books/Cain-Doherty/acoustics-laboratory/
Kerwin
Neil,
Your book is really nice. I feel like I was on the trip with you. I will have to get mine together. What did you use to produce the book before you PDFed it?
nousha
thanks for mentioning it. I hope i’ll have time to give it a shot :)
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