chisel
16th of August 2009 (Sun), 19:01
I've just published a book about the monumental cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Italy. Most of the 300+ photos were shot with a G9, although some were done with an EOS-1DS Mk 3 and a few with an SD1100 IS (a surprisingly good little camera).
My publisher normally puts a flipbook of the entire book on his site; he feels that helps generate word-of-mouth. We had long discussions about that; I feel it's "giving away the store". The book is 88 pages, I convinced him to reduce the flipbook to just include 20 pages, as you can see here (http://edgecliffpress.com/SAMC.html). I think that is plenty to give a sense of the book. I'd like to hear your opinions on our debate.
An alternative presentation is the simpler one on my website (http://stonecarver.com/Staglieno.html), where I have 17 small jpegs to give a taste of the book. Do you feel that is less effective, or does the simplicity help keep people focused on the subject?
Camposanto di Staglieno in Genoa is one of Italy's greatest hidden sculptural treasures, filled with incredible marble statuary. Part of my goal with this book is to help people understand how these works were created, explaining a bit of the technique and process of marble carving. I explain about the different specialties within the carving profession, the tools they use, and I tried to select photos which convey the mastery of those artisans one hundred years ago.
My publisher normally puts a flipbook of the entire book on his site; he feels that helps generate word-of-mouth. We had long discussions about that; I feel it's "giving away the store". The book is 88 pages, I convinced him to reduce the flipbook to just include 20 pages, as you can see here (http://edgecliffpress.com/SAMC.html). I think that is plenty to give a sense of the book. I'd like to hear your opinions on our debate.
An alternative presentation is the simpler one on my website (http://stonecarver.com/Staglieno.html), where I have 17 small jpegs to give a taste of the book. Do you feel that is less effective, or does the simplicity help keep people focused on the subject?
Camposanto di Staglieno in Genoa is one of Italy's greatest hidden sculptural treasures, filled with incredible marble statuary. Part of my goal with this book is to help people understand how these works were created, explaining a bit of the technique and process of marble carving. I explain about the different specialties within the carving profession, the tools they use, and I tried to select photos which convey the mastery of those artisans one hundred years ago.