Great War Portraits blog

The final lap - printed sheets arrive

keith — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:01:40 +0100

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

Display Banner

keith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:08:20 +0100

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

Great War Portraits Mailer

keith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:59:47 +0100

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.

Dotting the ‘t’s and crossing the ‘i’s

keith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:53:34 +0100

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.

Selecting the trimmings - there's more to book publishing than meets the eye

keith — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:15 +0100

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.

Final proofs arrive - a last check before the book goes to press

keith — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:59:22 +0100

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.

The first printers proofs arrive

keith — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:15 +0100

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.

The cameras - and still going strong

keith — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:20:12 +0100

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.

The original material - where it started

keith — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:12:39 +0100

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