My self published book “Pathways of Childhood – The White Peak” is now complete and has been published. You can find it at www.blurb.com where you can do a search using the words “Pathways” (or my name if you prefer). The book is a 13 by 11 inch hardback with dust cover and has 74 pages and over 50 images with allegorical poetry. The cost is $89.95 which may seem high but when one publishes a book one copy at a time…. Later in the year I will be producing 100 special editions of the book complete with small platinum print at a cost of $350 each for the first 20, $400 for the next 20 and $500 for the rest.
I am now working on the second book of this duo titled “Pathways of Childhood – Manchester”. Having now had a chance to look at all the photographs I see gaps that need to be filled to complete the story so a return visit will be required after all. I was hoping to produce this second book in late 2008 but that schedule may have to be revised.
I will be attending the Dan Burkholder workshop at Anderson Ranch from the 4th through 8th August. The course is titled “Platinum/Palladium Printing from Digital Negatives. Dan is, of course, the accepted guru for the use of HDR digital technology and the production of digital negatives. One of his unique methods of working is to use color over the platinum print (pigment over platinum).
On the shows front I have had one image accepted for the Center for Fine Art Photography International exhibition where over 1600 entries were received. Only 50 images were selected for the show and my piece is titled “Straw Hatted Man, Lebowa, South Africa" and was shot in 1986. I have also had several images accepted for the “In and Out of Focus” exhibition at Republic Plaza in Denver to run from September 10th through November19th 2008. This show is held in conjunction with the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and is hosted by the Archer Concept Group. The accepted work is from my Crown Lake portfolio.
Finally I have decided to no longer accept credit card payments. I now accept Paypal exclusively. This is a much more secure way for me to sell prints. There are simply too many scam artists out there. Naturally I still accept personal checks but work will only be mailed out after the check has cleared. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but you can thank the never ending ingenuity of those people who spend their lives trying to rip others off.
Thanks for reading this. Have fun with your photography!
