A Beginner’s Workshop on Photobook Publishing
with Melanie McWhorter

December 6 & 7, 2010

This two-day workshop covers the evolution of a photography book from its inception as an idea to a finished product.
Intended for photographers with little or no experience in publishing, A Beginner’s Workshop on Photobook Publishing is an interactive, dynamic workshop that enables participants to fine tune their ideas and become familiar with design, layout and essential publishing processes. When completed, participants will be able to make decisions about publishing their work and envision all of the steps involved in producing their project from start to finish.

Placed between two weekends of PhotoNOLA, the timing of this workshop is ideal for photographers interested in attending the many events and exhibitions that take place during New Orleans’ annual festival of photography.

Topics covered include researching and developing the concept for a book and the important decisions that must be made at each step along the way. For instance, how does one determine a target audience? What publisher is right for you and how do you approach them? Is it better to work with an established publisher, or is it better to self-publish in the bold new world of the digital book?

Melanie covers the basic components of financing, as well as the essentials of distribution ranging from such easily overlooked matters as storage, to the finer points of what is required to get the book on to the dealers’ shelves. This workshop is the perfect publishing overview for photographers of all levels.

Workshop participants have the option of attending PhotoNOLA Education Day: Focus on Publishing on Friday, December 3, at the International House Hotel. The event includes a presentation by Mary Virginia Swanson and a publishing industry panel discussion. There is no charge for participants of A Beginner’s Workshop on Photobook Publishing who wish to join this event.

Tuition: $395

This workshop is administered by New Orleans Photography Workshops. More information and registration details can be found here.

Edited by David Bram, Jason Houston and Stella Kramer, Fraction J intends to provide a new venue for documentary photography and photojournalism.

See the inaugural issue here. It features work by Daryl Peveto, Kendrick Brinson, Kevin German, Matt Eich, Matt Slaby, and David Walter Banks.

To submit work, please send a link to a specific body of images to fractionsubmissions@gmail.com with the subject line “for fraction j”.

Exhibition dates:

Aug. 26, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011

Location:

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9600

Wed – Sun 10am-5pm
Thur 6pm-8pm

Opening:

Thursday Aug. 26, 2010, 6 p.m. during Ogden After Hours
Featuring a Gallery Talk and Booksigning with Dave Anderson

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, photographer Dave Anderson followed the reconstruction of a single Ninth Ward block in New Orleans. Through his photographs, Anderson explores the nature of community and its resilience. The photographs in this exhibition are from the book “One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds” Photographs by Dave Anderson, Essay by Chris Rose (Aperture, August 2010).

The deadline for submitting information has been extended to Aug 15, 2010.

PhotoNOLA 2010 Exhibitions Listings

If you have a photography show lined up in New Orleans for Dec 2010 please submit the information here, so we can include it on the PhotoNOLA website and brochures.

PhotoNOLA 2010 – Venues Seeking Artists

If you own or know of a venue interested in hosting a photography exhibition this December, in conjunction with the fifth annual PhotoNOLA festival, Please fill out this form as completely as you can and we will try to match your space with an appropriate photographic exhibition.

PhotoNOLA 2010 – Artists Seeking Venues

This form is for photographers interested in showing work in New Orleans during the month of December, in conjunction with PhotoNOLA . Please note that PhotoNOLA does not have a budget for producing, traveling or installing exhibitions. Most of the venues available through this matchmaking process will be alternative type venues, and you will probably be responsible for all of the expenses involved in showing, and in many cases the physical hanging of the exhibition. Still interested? Please fill out this form as thoroughly as possible, and if we find a space that seems an appropriate fit for your work we will put you in touch with that venue.

There is no fee for inclusion, though we are happy to accept donations to assist with the costs of promotion.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Shaw, PhotoNOLA Coordinator. 504-269-9740 or info@photonola.org

Website updates are now in progress.

PhotoNOLA is an annual festival of photography coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries and alternative venues citywide. Showcasing work by photographers near and far, the festival spans the first two weekends of December, with this year’s events taking place from Dec 2-12, 2010.

The deadline for inclusion in the PhotoNOLA festival guide is August 1, 2010.

In order for us to promote your photo related exhibition before and during December please fill out this registration form as thoroughly as possible: PhotoNOLA 2010 Exhibitions Listings Form

Inclusion in the festival guide is free, though we will gladly accept donations to assist with the costs of promotion. www.photonola.org/donate/

If you have any questions feel free to contact: Jennifer Shaw, PhotoNOLA Coordinator | 504-269-9740 | info@photonola.org | www.photonola.org

100 Eyes is an online photographic showcase featuring contemporary photography including documentary, art, and journalistic photographs. It is produced and edited by New Orleans based photographer, teacher and editor, Andy Levin.

If you have a story you would like to submit, or can suggest a fellow photographer’s work, please send (or have your friend send along) 5-10 small jpegs in an email, along with a description of the project. Send to:

Andy Levin
levin.pix@gmail.com
http://www.100eyes.org

Michael was the 2nd Place PhotoNOLA Review Prize recipient in 2009, and we are looking forward to his solo exhibition at the Canary Gallery in New Orleans this December.