500.

Here is what I wore today. I really want to know where I'm going with this, because I think it might make an alright book, but what about in a gallery context, and what about actually passing this unit?!

© Ruth Johnston 2011

Summer book.

So with exactly a week left until I move back to Portsmouth, it means that Summer is basically at a close.
With that in mind, I've created a book on Blurb with their BookSmart programme, I could have used InDesign but it's a lot of effort to go to to do essentially the same thing and BookSmart is an alright programme to use anyway.

It's 276 pages of lovely photos that I love and judging by the great job they did on my 'Lovely Life' book, I've got high hopes for the way this comes out and it's a great way to store photographic memories without the hassle of finding 'just the right' photo album - which is a pretty big deal. Plus I'd have to sort through 500 photos physically and I might find some that actually aren't as great as I first thought.

I'm going to order it in a few days so it arrives just after I move down rather than before, which is something I'm worried about (we have the tiniest letterbox ever).

Thank you Blurb.com

After panicking, I sorted out my book photos and layout in about 45 minutes.
I've sent off for two copies, £40 including p&p, but that's not too bad in the world of print, as I've learnt. Definitely printing the images for mounting at home as they're not really part of the final piece, they're just a selection.
I'm not sure what kind of marks I'm going to get but I really love my concept - although I've been thinking more and more about family portraits and brother/sister relationships since being back, I think it's a Christmas thing. But, since I've sent this book off and worked so hard on theories, it would be stupid to change it last minute.
Should have just done what a girl on my course was doing and based it around 'the family at Christmas' - much easier and less stressful.
I do prefer it when fun is work.

Give me more patience.