{"id":9482,"date":"2021-01-21T04:30:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/?p=9482"},"modified":"2021-01-21T04:30:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:30:51","slug":"off-topic-photo-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2021\/01\/21\/off-topic-photo-books\/","title":{"rendered":"OFF-TOPIC: Photo books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As my main hobby is photography, I am, of course, in contact with many other folks with a like interest. Many photographers have been very constrained over the last year as a result of the pandemic limiting our ability to travel. I am lucky because, although my travel has been no less limited, my style of photography is predicated on the assumption that, wherever you are, there are images to be had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I have been just as productive with making images during 2020 as I might have been in a \u201cnormal\u201d year. Actually, I feel that I am making an increasing number of images that satisfy me, as I am homing in on my own style more than ever before. I have my usual problem: what to do with the pictures. Although I enjoy making the images, it is always challenging to figure out how to use\/share them. I post online in a few places, I enter competitions etc. and, each year, I make a photo book \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every year, I create a book of my best work. I have done this since 2011 and it is nice to look back to see whether I am making progress. The books are all the same format: 30cm square, with one image on each of the 32 pages. My process is quite simple: After the year end, I look at my catalog of images, filter for the year just passed and for a \u201cstar rating\u201d [I mark images that I am happy with]. Then I pare down the number to fit the 32 pages. At least, this has been my process up until now. This year, I got the number of images down to 54 and I am having a real problem reducing it further. I guess that it is great news that I feel I have more \u201cgood\u201d images, but I need to decide how to make the book. I think there are two options: increase the number of pages to 54; use multiple images on some pages. I will ponder further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some examples of pictures that I anticipate including in the 2020 book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My next job will be to upload these to the vendor\u2019s website and assemble the book using their web-app. That takes a little while because initially I have to relearn how to use the tool; a year is just long enough to forget. Once it is ready, I will sit on my hands and wait until I can get a good discount. Right now, I can get 50%, but I would like more. I am wondering whether making the book and leaving it ready to order will trigger the offer of a better deal \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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