WORKSHOP - CREATE YOU OWN PHOTOBOOK
OSLO 21 - 26 MARCH
PHOTOBOOK WORKSHOP
Blueberry Photography´s new photobook workshop is all about the creation of photobooks, from ideation to production and beyond. Consisting of a week-long intensive workshop, the course will cover the various contemporary publishing models, from indie zines to high quality luxury editions and from traditional photography books to avant-garde photobooks that push the boundaries of the publishing medium.
The course mentor will work in close collaboration with the participants to create a book from one of their own photo projects and will cover each of the essential steps of the publishing process. Topics covered in detail include; concept ideation, image curation, sequencing, layout, design, materials, binding techniques as well as essential aspects of printing, production, distribution and marketing. This photobook workshop is designed for all photographers with a completed photo project (i.e. photography has been completed by the time the course begins) and provides an ideal opportunity to test different book editing approaches before committing to print. Participants will leave the workshop with a print-ready book with which to approach book publishers or use to raise funding for self-publishing.
The workshop is strictly limited to 12 participants.
The host - Nicholas McLean
Presented and hosted by Blueberry Photography, the workshop will be led by Nicholas McLean, founder of the independent photobook publisher Éditions du LIC. Nicholas has previously run several successful photobook workshops and Mentor Programs in Norway in collaboration with various partners including Bilder Nordic, Fotokunstskole and Fotogalleriet. Following a formal education in Fine Art & History of Art, Nicholas enjoyed a highly successful career in marketing and communication in London, New York, Tokyo, Stockholm and Oslo and had the privilege of working with some of the world’s leading brands (Absolut, Adidas, Apple, BMW, HSBC and Nissan to name a few). He gained a reputation for being one of life's rare hybrid-thinkers able to combine visionary creative ideation with rigorous strategic analysis, skilled at both strategic thinking and operational execution combined with extensive design experience.
Éditions du LIC is an independent publisher specializing in the creation of provocative contemporary titles by emerging and established avant-garde photographers. Founded in 2012, Éditions du LIC operates as a collective, bringing together photographers, designers and writers to produce limited edition artist books. With over 30 titles published so far, books by Éditions du LIC are regularly exhibited at major international photography events and sold in leading bookshops, galleries and museums around the world. Alumni of previous workshops and mentor programs led by Nicholas McLean are too numerous to list in full, but some of note include the following artists (together with the books they created during a workshop)
45 by Damian Heinisch
Residence of Impermanence by Christian Houge
The Picture of the Yellow Sun by Lisbeth Johansen
Traces of Tracking by Christian Andre Strand
Born Free by Una Hunderi
OVERVIEW PROGRAM
Monday
Welcome and Introduction
Guide to Photobook Publishing
REVIEW of Participants Photo Projects
Introduction to Photobook Concepts
Tuesday
CONCEPT (Work Session)
Guide to Curating Photography
CURATION I (Work Session)
Wednesday
CURATION II (Work Session)
Guide to Photobook Sequencing
SEQUENCING I (Work Session)
Thursday
SEQUENCING II (Work Session)
Guide to Photobook Layout
LAYOUT (Work Session)
Friday
Guide to Photobook Design
DESIGN (Work Session)
Guide to Materials, Printing & Binding
Saturday
Guide to Photobook Production
PRODUCTION (Work Session)
Guide to Photobook Publishing
Guide to Distribution, Sales and Marketing
Location: Villa Fredheim – Sandvika
COVID - DARE TO SIGN UP
Blueberry works for your safety and follows all guidelines from national authorities. We offer you free cancellation if the workshop is postponed or cancelled. If you have to cancel due to Covid you will receive a full refund.
TUITION
NOK 14 950. Refreshments and snacks will be provided and we recommend everyone to bring their own lunch. Meals, accommodation and travel are not included and for international guests we will suggest accommodation after registration. Tuition to be paid by invoice when registered and by money transfer for international guests. For questions regarding this workshop please contact us: hello@blueberryphotography.no
LOCATION
Villa Fredheim is located only 10 minutes outside Oslo city center. This historical building used to be a boarding school back in the days. Today this beutiful place holds a gallery and a photostudio.
Foto: Christine Munch/Tanken bak/Kim Fjeldberg