If you have a body of work, whether it be a friend’s birthday party, a high school event, a portfolio, or vacation pictures, you can now put this work together by publishing your own book at a very reasonable price. You can make a small 5” x 5 “ soft-cover book or large 12” x 12”  table top hard-back books, and many sizes in between. There are several self-publishing companies on the market these days, but none come with as much personal attention as you’ll get from our educational partner, A&I Photographic & Digital Services in Los Angeles.

For this five-day workshop, students should arrive with the free program already downloaded on a personal laptop, acquired by visiting JDPW Book Creator at www.jdpwbooks.com. The week is divided among learning the program itself, learning how to size photos properly to get the best quality book, the importance of editing, how to sequence, and how to create good page design. Between learning these techniques and skills, each participant will work on his or her book, with group critiques and Julia’s constant individual help. This is a hands-on workshop. At the end of the week, all participants will be ready to send their book to A&I for printing.

Students are required to bring their own laptop loaded with at least Photoshop CS2, preferably CS3 or CS4, and a mouse or graphics tablet. If necessary, a free 30-day trial version of Photoshop can be installed by visiting www.adobe.com/downloads. A working knowledge of Photoshop is NOT required. Please bring now fewer than 15 photographs to the workshop.

Dates: August 16-20

Workshop fee: $375 + $50 book publishing fee

Class location: Venice Beach

Enrollment limit: 12 students

5 Session(s)
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri  10am-1pm,  August 16 - August 20

Instructor(s): Julia Dean
Location: Venice Beach