STEPPING STONES TO BOOK PUBLISHING WITH MARK EDWARD HARRIS
An online workshop
A Nobechi Creative Exclusive
From June 17th to July 8th, 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Overview:
This course is designed for photographers who wish to see their projects to fruition, namely, to have their photos published in book form.
During the first class, Mark will lay out the building blocks that make up the key components of a successful book project.
The following three classes will have the first hour dedicated to lectures and discussions, with the second hour being dedicated to critiques.
Class assignments are designed to refine existing projects and/or pursue new ones.
In the final class in addition to book dummy critiques, marketing will be discussed to bring the completed project to a wider audience.
Schedule
Lesson One - Monday, June 17th
Mark will lay out the building blocks that make up the key components of a successful book project. This will include analyzing successful books in the history of photography for inspiration. Choosing and creating long-term projects will then be discussed.
Lesson Two - Thursday, June 20th
First review. Working with a designer. Creating a book dummy. Adding the written word.
Lesson Three - Monday, June 24th
Second review. Assembling the book project, pagination, and text.
Lesson Four - Thursday, June 27th
Third review. Compiling and publishing the completed project. Self-publishing vs. finding a publisher. Book marketing and exhibitions.
Lesson Five - Monday, July 1st
Final review before students create their book dummies. Presentation by book publisher or editor.
Lesson Six - Monday, July 8th
Book dummy critiques. Marketing will be discussed to bring the completed project to a wider audience.
Notes
Sessions will be recorded in case you miss a session, but it is not advisable to miss more than one session so that you can maximize your live feedback time with Mark.
Class Level
For intermediate to advanced photographers. Students should know how to prepare images for feedback sessions as technical settings are not taught in this class. They should also have an interest in producing long-term projects.
Class size
Maximum 8 Students
Required equipment
Camera (iPhone, Android, SLR, Mirrorless, Film Camera, provided you can send scanned digital files for homework submissions)
Computer/Tablet
Zoom Account (free account level is sufficient)
Internet Connection
Tuition
$1250 (+10% for Japan residents)
Mark Edward Harris
After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles with a Master of Arts Degree in Pictorial/Documentary History, Mark Edward Harris started his professional photography career doing the stills for the Merv Griffin Show and various television and movie companies. When the show ended he set off on a four-month trek across the Pacific and throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. The images created on that trip brought attention to his documentary photography.
Assignments have since taken Harris to more than 100 countries on all seven continents. His editorial work has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, LIFE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, GEO, Newsweek, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Hemispheres, AFAR, Wallpaper, Vogue, Architectural Digest, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, and The London Sunday Times Travel Magazine as well as all the major photography and in-flight magazines.