A useful technique I’ve utilized, for a few years now, is bundle wrapping.
I was thinking about this on the plane to New Zealand. I’d like to be hired to shoot someone for a magazine photo spread. No assistants, no lighting, just me, the subject and a couple of cameras. I love the William Claxton/Barry Feinstein black and white thing. I think photography has gotten to such an equalized place in terms of image quality that it’s really all about who you got doing what, not that you got a well exposed and composed image of it. (Although it helps.)
Yo blud, you’re rich already. Shut the fuck up and play your guitar.
I was thinking about this on my way to Popeyes’ Tuesday 99¢ special. I’d like to be commissioned to make music. No producer, no sound engineer, no studio, just me, an acoustic guitar, and a blunt. I love that acoustic folk / pop sentimental thing. I think music has gotten to such an equalized place in terms of sonic quality that it’s really about what you’re singing about, not that you got the music know-how or even know how to play a musical instrument. (Although it helps.)
Yo mama is so supportive of you and your efforts that I wouldn’t be surprised if you were incredibly successful as a result.
(Thanks, Adrienne.)
Roughly a week’s worth of traffic. Zamn.
Cool Hunting covers my self-published monograph.
Thanks to Evan Orensten and Jose R. Mejia of Cool Hunting / Large Tail.
The Wikipedia article on self-publishing is fairly extensive. I wasn’t aware of the various forms of self-publication or past authors that succeeded through their own means.
True self-publishing
True self-publishing means authors undertake the entire cost of publication themselves, and handle all marketing, distribution, storage, etc. All rights remain with the author, the completed books are the writer’s property, and the writer gets all the proceeds of sales. Self-publishing can be more cost-effective than vanity or subsidy publishing and can result in a much higher-quality product, because authors can put every aspect of the process out to bid rather than accepting a preset package of services.
While it’s likely to be old hat, I’m quite proud that I was able to endure all the challenges of creating a book from scratch.
Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness