How I Self-Publish my Photography Zines/Books (Printing, Selling, Sequencing and Design)
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0:00 Intro
1:50 The Philosophy behind my Zine
6:03 Collecting your Images
7:46 Sequencing your Work
9:16 Designing your Zine
11:34 Printing and Papers
15:18 Selling and Self Publishing
18:43 Outro
20:38 Slideshow and Credits
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In this video, I share some practical advice on printing, selling, sequencing and designing your own photography books or zines. This video coincides with the release of my own Collection IV, which is the latest version of my own self-published annual book of photography.
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If you use Lightroom, you can use a smart collection instead of moving images around in folders. I use a system of stars to rank images in the year and then create a smart collection of all the 5 star images for the year. Then, I assign a keyword (e.g. yearbook) to the ones that are candidates for the book and create a second smart collection of book candidates. From there, it's a simple matter of adding/removing the keyword to zero in on 40 photos for my book. It beats moving photos around or duplicating photos. Your photos can stay in the folders belonging to the shoot that created them.
Thats what i do also
Great idea thanks!
That's kind of more efficient and Lightroom generally is as much a cataloguing software as it is for editing... but it also means your rankings etc. won't be a available outside of Lightroom, that's what I don't like about it. It's not really possible to Switch between multiple devices, especially if some of them don't support Lightroom. For the others, you still need to sync the catalog all the time
I really love how thoughtful you are in all of your videos! No flashy nonsense, just calm delivery, useful information, and a healthy vibe of positivity and optimism! Thank you, sir, for your great work and for being the source of inspiration!
Oh Sean, what a gem you are! Thanks for sharing so much with us
Thanks Sean. Love the idea of small, inexpensive, print outs to aid in sequencing and layout. A simple thing to do but so effective.
Dear Sean, thank you so much for including the nitty gritty stuff like pricing for samples and all the step-by-step tips. It really matters for someone like me who knows I want to make a photo book, but have never even look much into it! Thanks!
Everyone should follow this man too. Love your channel
@@ventricity I second that!
I really love what you said about having them as a reference for your progression and evolution as a photographer and an artist, it's inspired me to do the same - even if it's just a yearly photo album that I fill up with prints!
Thank you, Sean, for inspiring me to start my own RUclips channel.🙏🏻❤️ Your content is soo educational!
Always, the best part of the start of the year is the release of your book. I'm pretty excited. Here's wishing you a good start to your 2021. I can't wait to see what you create over the next twelve months.
Thanks for pulling this video together Sean, your observations and advice helped me organize my own thoughts in terms of content, themes and simplicity for an upcoming effort.
this was an amazing video, thank you. honestly i am getting to the point where i'm about to start selling prints, and making a book out of them had never occurred to me. i love how organized and efficient it is, and all the stuff that i have taken over the years that i really love i could have in a book, that's beautiful. i loved that little sample of your pages at the end. beautiful play between shape and light.
Thank you. Just ordered collection IV, my second of yours, really looking forward to it.
Fabulous video! Thank you for walking us through the self publishing process.
Thanks for this video, I love how whatever you talk about you always simplify a process and make it seem within the grasp of the viewer whilst being realistic at the same time.
I love your Video's Sean, always more thought provoking and insightful than so many out there. Book 4 now ordered. Thank you!
Been a big fan of yours for quite a few years now. Happy to say I just purchased this years zine. Looking forward to keeping this and referencing your images for the rest of my career.
As always, thanks for the straight forward, honest, and caring tone you take in your videos.
Thank you for just laying it all out on the table & clarifying the simple truth about the process of photography from start to finish. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Absolutely the best video about printing on this platform. For months I have been looking at tons of videos for printing my photos but none have really answered my questions like this one. Thank you for putting this together Sean! 🙏🏽
Thanks again for your wise and thoughtful advice about every aspect of this passion/profession. It's a gradual thing to build confidence in our own photography, and it's very inspiring to follow your process through the years, learn from you and admire your work.
Just ordered my copy. Happy to be able to support your work.
I needed this video. The in depth research, and the honesty about selling was good. Thank you for making this video. Saved in my bookmarked vids
Another superb video. Thanks, Sean. Really appreciate your insights into how to go about this.
Excellent as always - and during these somewhat dark and stressful times, an excellent motivational piece to keep busy with. Inspired. Thank you Sean.
Unsurprisingly another engaging, illuminating and informative presentation. Of the multitude of channels to which I subscribe, I look forward to your postings the most. I know that when I hit that arrow, the next whatever minutes of time I spend with you on the screen will be thought provoking, inspiring and will leave me enriched in understanding either with respect to the art/craft of photography or (sometimes) the art of life itself. So, in either regard, thanks and “keep ‘em coming.”
I have recently been on a journey of watching all of your videos. I really enjoy them and I feel like you always manage to share something that is meaningful. Thank you so much!
Timely reminder for the new edition of your book. Ordered Sunday evening and delivered this morning (Tuesday). Excellent service and another great edition, well worth the money
Book ordered - best value information, advice and thought provoking content on photography I know of. Thank you!
I always find your videos full of great advice. Purchased one of your books to support your work. Please keep it up!
I find this man to be incredibly helpful... Clearly goes beyond the minimum...
Ordered right away! I only have your first one so far and I absolutely love the images. Especially as I live in Munich and some of them were shot here.
Thanks for your insights and your awesome videos. You really are a inspiration to me!
this is perfect just in time as I'm experimenting to put together a zine. 🙏🏻
Thank you Sean for sharing your experience and advice, it's such an helpful video. I have been thinking about creating a book for some months, and your video comes at the right time!
Thanks for all of your great work. I couldn‘t think of any video on this channel I didn‘t enjoy or couldn‘t profit from. Just ordered my copy.
Ordered looking forward to adding this to the other 3, keep up the great work Sean!
The print form so inspiring...I can see it on the screen and have one reaction BUT seeing and FEELING it in my hands creates an entirely unique experience. You inspire!
I am old school. internet sucks. print rules.
Thank you for breaking down the process, your tips are pure gold!
Making a book just for oneself to reflect upon the year is a marvelous idea.
It reminds me of the photo albums we used to have when I grew up in the 90's.
Anybody else have old photo albums laying around? 🤔
Really cool video Sean! I love the idea of having the photography work put together in a physical format and even if I still not at the point that I can put out a zine or a book I'll keep your advice deep down on my mind. Thanks for your thoughts and help!
I really enjoy the channel Sean. I've produced two small books just for friends and family and to have a representation of my images that I can hold. There is nothing like holding a book of your work in your hands. I am also working on a longer version with some of my writing included so this video was very timely and helpful. Lastly, I just placed an order for your book for 2020. I have been collecting books from others to help me with ideas and to understand layout. That is the part for me that is most difficult. It is quite rewarding and thank you for doing this video.
Very timely as I was exploring the idea of producing an annual book for myself. I love your methodical approach, get out 2-3 times a week, post once a day to Instagram, ending up with 365 photos to wiggle down to a book. Thank you.
Wow, such good and helpful content in all your videos. You're an absolute star, thank you.
Fantastic appraisal of self publishing Sean. Some people actually think its easy, but you've covered all the bases here and told it like it is. I haven't actually attempted a zine yet, certainly not with the intention of selling, though I have made several one-off books for my own use, and bought Zines from people like yourself and Josh. But the whole process as you have laid out here is an enticing prospect of something I may pursue! It also illustrates the efforts and steps your have to go through, along with how the costs need to be justified in the selling price. Great work, and many thanks for the inspiration. Cheers, Ray.
Really really really great video. Such a real and humble tone. Thank you!
Thanks, all really helpful insights. Makes me think more about the book I make each year for my own use, about how to improve and maybe share
I've been thinking about putting a zine together for awhile. This was definitely the push I needed.
Excellent workflow and decision-making process !
Your channel is so practical while also being inspiring. Thanks so much for your content.
Hello from Michigan, Sean! Love the layout/edit tips with the small photos to get the flow right.
Looking forward to purchasing the next book just found your page recently and glad to be able to get a hold of one of your books!
Great video! Thanks! I actually just started putting my work into books in 2020, just for myself and to give as gifts to friends and family. I find it’s even more satisfying to have a collection of my images in a book than making individual prints.
what a coincidence! I just planned to come up with a photo book of my own photography journey, and my favorite youtuber talked about this in time.
thanks for sharing great content
Fantastic
Your channel is refreshing . Simply excellent.
I love the pic of the guy blowing smoke. It transported me there in an instant!
I've been really enjoying your videos lately and I've learnt quite a bit so thank you for that!
Can't wait to get my copy :)
Thanks for your inspiring content, I've just ordered my copy.
This was a very helpful video thanks Sean Tucker stay blessed and focused on your goals. PEACE
Bought last year's bookzine. Ordering this right know. Your work inspires me and makes me want to go out and shoot more, it helps me to refine my vision to be able to capture those things too
Thank you for sharing your process, your strategy is so efficient! I've learnt to be more thoughtful about my sequencing
Well that's strange. I was on a completely different thought process today with my photography... Looked on your site and saw (for once) your book wasn't sold out, so thought I'd get one. Then popped onto RUclips and noticed this video. No wonder it's not sold out yet! Always a pleasure to learn from, and consider the words you have to offer. Cheers Sean
So glad managed to get hold of this, I’ve missed one possibly 2 and really wanted to make sure I got this one
Fabulous, looking forward to it
I’m doing up my portfolio and wow I learnt so much from this video, thank you so much.
Hi Sean great video as usual I didn’t even wait till the end of your piece to see the images. I purchased your book so I don’t miss out. Cheers Anthony 👍🏿
Just ordered the 'Collection IV', my first Photography book and I cannot contain the excitement.
So pleased I secured one thru your membership pre video notification. Bloomin bargain too 😊. Super excited to see how you captured images through lockdown too, as being a beginner photographer, well not even a photographer as such, just using a camera as a way of seeing, I've found it really difficult to capture something of merit within the small window of daylight I've had these past months. It's all a learning process, and the journey is fun, but it's also a nice treat to buy your book for myself to see what an experienced eye sees, and how that might help me move in my own direction. Also very interested to see the design from your friend, being a graphic designer by day myself.
Thank you for all the tips here, packed full of useful content, delivered in your honest and stylish way. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks Sean.
Ordered,so looking forward for the postman to deliver perfect book for lockdown, Big thank you for your RUclips channel got me back in to photography now I am starting making videos again.
Thanks for creating such an educational and encouraging tutorial!
This was such a good video. Informative, to the point, and plenty of references and examples.
Wow - I have seen so many videos about ‘how to make a zine?’ But this one by far is the best one. Well explained and straightforward!
Thanks for the great content you put out Sean. You and Ted Forbes are probably the best communicators of all the people I follow on RUclips. I made the decision to do a personal project this year and put the images into a book. Not for sale or anything, just for me. This will be helpful and I'm sure I will come back a re-watch it later in the year.
Great channel Sean. Love what you do with the GR. just brought your book.
One of the recent personal step that truly helped improving my photography was to start printing photos and books: 1st - the process of finalizing and respecting your work and caring about your photo 2nd the result, the book, helps looking at your photo from a different more critical perspective. Great video Sean!!
I have found for myself that starting every year with a plan for the year's book helps. Basically, I pick three photos each and every week to go into my annual collection. Then do an edit for the annual book in the new year. Works for me. Thanks, Sean, for your video.
This is great insight
Great and interesting video again. Thanks Sean for sharing!
This was very very helpful indeed! Also just bought a copy!
Great insight to your process. On the subject of sales, I was one of those with no clue on what volume of sales I could expect, so I ran it as a Kickstarter project, then I knew how many orders I had to fulfil as well as how many extra copies I could order while still ensuring I’d made a modest profit. Worrying I’d be lumbered with a load of copies I couldn’t sell and wasted money on was putting me off doing it. Kickstarter made sure it happened and I’m so pleased with it. Seeing my images in print was the most satisfying element of the whole process.
This is a very good, concise summary of the primary considerations for creating a book-like collection of one's work, Sean. Well-done! As a veteran of several such projects, and being up to my chest in two projects as I write this, it resonated with me.
I would also second Huw Morgan's general suggestion to use Lightroom's extremely powerful passive "smart collection" capabilities to aid in gathering work for such projects. It's absolutely indispensable.
Love your work, truely inspiring... 📚
Just received my copy of "Collection IV" courtesy of Jersey Post, FedEx and Canada Post. Time for a cup of tea. I'm looking forward to this. Thanks Sean!
Great video Sean. Thanks for sharing. Coincidentally I reached out to you with a question about your publishing methods last year and you took the time to answer me. Much appreciated, love your work, keep it up.
Thank you for the very useful video and resource references - stoked to discover Ex Why Zed and they have lots of helpful videos and resources too. And your pics are gorgeous!
Love your work. Just ordered a copy.
Very interesting to hear your thoughts on this! Sequencing and design definitely make or break a book!
always something to learn from you. thank you
Thank you Sean ! great information given here
Watching this while I´m hand-numbering the latest edition of my zine March & Rock :)
Lot's of great advice Sean, it's a lot of work but every step in the process has it's charm. Putting together a publication definitely helps you understand your own photography better - time well spent!
... And that's from a man with lots more experience in this than me:)
I like people who know what they are doing or talking about, you’re one of them.
Thanks Sean. Great video as alway, and as someone who is aiming to start self publishing this year the information is incredibly helpful; thanks again.
Also, I’ve just ordered Collection IV, super excited for it to arrive 😬
A very thoughtful and instructive talk. Thank you.
This is great advice Sean. I actually try to print a copy of most of my images small as it always surprises me how different some images look.
Great shots at the end... love them
My girlfriend bought a very nice bookcase where collection IV will fit perfectly. Can't wait to hold it in my hands. And love your video's.
Thanks for this. I’ve wanted to learn more about publishing and this review is helpful. Also, I placed my order for Collection IV. I’ve missed the others, but look forward to receiving and reviewing your collection from 2020.
I think you've done amazingly well to have created a book in these Covid times. I've really struggled to even shoot images for Instagram, never mind to create something that is portfolio quality.
Love your train of thought , i would start doing this funneling and sorting as you suggested
As always thank you for great content
Thank you for your insights. It helps getting things startet right away. 👍
Thanks to your video I'm just preparing my first ever photo book... Lost of work involved. Made me appreciate the professional published books. I'm curious to see my work on paper. Thanks a lot :)
Great video, great advice. Thank you so much sharing
Funny to see a shot from our Lisbon photowalk, it was a nice sunny morning! I remember the end of it a lot, all of us relaxing by the statue at the end of the walk, aware of the pandemic but blissfully unaware of was to come, and to me it felt the last moment before the storm came, later that week I would become "home bound"...
Really enjoyed your talk. I'm just into my second year of photography and thinking about a small photo book of my learning progression.
Like your idea of having these books around for reference.
Well done Sean!
Fresh eyes, that is something I really try to do when evaluating. Thanks for the info.