03.03.06
Booked!
Well, I did it. Finished. On Feb 16th, on my way to Florida for a friend’s wedding, I sent off my FedEx box containing the pieces of my book. 148 pages of manuscript in 10 chapters pplus back matter, 4 CDs and a bunch of contact sheets with 176 images, and permissions forms from my 30 contributors. The actual text took up only 1MB – the rest was a slew of 14MB tif files.
It was quite an intense project; in the end it felt a little like doing a thesis for a class I hadn’t actually taken. But it was also tons of fun to interact with so many fabulous artists, put down in pixels what I’ve learned over the years, and create something unique.
I hope this book will open up the world of low-tech photography for many people who love making images but are overwhelmed by the technology of it. Even I, who have a full selection of fancy cameras, recently purchased my first digital SLR, and harassed my contributors to submit digital files, get sick of all the technology. It’s a breath of fresh air to run around with my little Holgas and spring the shutter the life capturing the beauty around me.
Thanks to everyone who supported me during this busy time, and I’m thrilled to be back in the world once again!
~Michelle
Hannah Albert said,
March 10, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Hello Meesh,
Congratulations on finishing your book! I hope to be invited to the woop-de-do event and would like an autographed copy. I love the idea of promoting low technology for the average person to play with and promote the opportunity to get creative. Too many people think they can’t do anything creative b/c in 3rd grade an art teacher said “You’d be better in chemistry.” You know I feel the creative impulse is the flame of life, and in my own life the spark that is keeping me healthy and excited to get up every day and practice naturopathy, homeopathy, and to make paintings. Your work is original in a world of mediocrity–go Michelle!
Hannah
John Knapp said,
March 28, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Wow Michelle, what an image. To see your dreams and hard work reduced to such concrete and tangible form is truly amazing. Congratulations on the achievement and I hope the publisher does their job as well as i’m sure you did yours. -John