Photography enthusiasts are currently enjoying a photobook boom; the photobook has never been more popular and accessible than it is today!
Do you have a body of work that may be ready to be published? How should your book be sequenced and designed to shape the meaning of the work? What projects or collections of photographs make for compelling and collectible photobooks? After collaborating on their award-winning book Berlin (Kerber Verlag, 2022), photographer Jason Langer and designer Matthew Papa offer an eight-week course developed to help photographers explore meaning and narrative in their work and begin designing a book maquette.
Boosted by advancements in digital printing technology and expansive ideas about what a photobook can be, the medium is flourishing as a viable way for artists to share their work and gain attention. Boutique publishing houses focusing on photography are proliferating and a growing number of academics are approaching the photobook with critical consideration as an art object.
In this online course, Jason and Matthew will share their book creation process from the initial editing of images to final decisions made about book format, sequencing, layout and text. Through examples and individual critiques for each participant, this workshop will help photographers gain insight into their body of work and come away with a starter dummy of their book project. This workshop focuses on editing, sequencing, exploring narrative, typography and design.
COURSE OUTLINE
8-week ONLINE workshop (There will be no class the week of May 26th in observance of the Memorial Day holiday)
6:30pm-9pm, ET
30-minutes: Jason discusses project narrative, concept and sequencing
30-minutes : Matthew discusses elements of book design
Remaining 90-minutes: Each student has 15 minutes, six people at a time, alternating weeks.
Outcome: Each student has greater knowledge of the core narrative of their project and the beginning of a book dummy
REQUIREMENTS
Access to Photoshop, and Lightroom (InDesign if you want to use that particular tool).
Thematic selection of 50 images
Dates & Times: Eight consecutive Thursday evening sessions ONLINE, starting May 2, 2024 - June 27, 2024, 6:30pm - 9:00pm, ET, and skipping one week, the week of May 26th, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Class Fee: Member Price, $895.00 each / Non-Member Price, $950.00 each (Non-Member pricing includes a one year membership to the Griffin Museum, a $75 value).
About the Instructors:
Jason Langer has been teaching technical and aesthetic aspects of photography to undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students for 25 years. He excels in helping photographers discover and expand their core photographic styles and narratives. Jason will help students find the strengths in their photographic projects and artist statements and make suggestions for editing, providing students with a clearer understanding of their work and photographic projects. https://www.jasonlanger.com/
Matthew Papa is a photographer and graphic designer with experience at Martha Stewart, Condé Nast, among others. He has designed books and magazines for over 20 years and his experience as a photographer gives him unique insight into how bodies of work can translate into a book. Using examples, trial formats and typography, Matthew will help provide each student with the start of a book dummy using InDesign or through a hand crafted book dummy.https://www.matthewpapa.com/