Great War Portraits

The moment of truth, the printed sheets have arrived, called f&gs (folded and gathered) essentially the book pages prior to binding.

As well as the A6 mailers I've designed a roller banner that I can use on promotional events.

To help in the promotion of the book I've designed a A6 (postcard) mailer. This promotes the web site and the download of the FREE PDF of the book.

Searching the text for errors and inconsistencies takes far longer than I expected. Providing an accurate commentary throughout the book is a very important element.

It's not just the text and photographs that need serious consideration. The trimmings and packaging are equally important. How the book looks and feels is part of the overall experience.

The 'bluelines' have arrived. Proofs of all the pages, containing text and the photographs in place. This must be throughly checked and corrected before the final phase, printing, takes place.

An exciting moment, the first printers proofs have arrived. All 82 images have to be inspected for imperfections. Re-touched if required and then sent back to Italy.

Over thirty years ago I purchased two 35mm Single lens reflex Pentax SPF Spotmatic Cameras. I attached a 28mm wide angle lens to one, the other was used with a 50 or 135mm lens.

On my first week-long trip with the veterans I took a note pad to record what they had to say.