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Nomadic Tribesman
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
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Last time it took me roughly 4.5 months, to get my 2010 'racing yearbook' put together, and out in print. This time it'll be a little more than a month, from the end of the racing season around here. Talk about a steep learning curve
![]() One other track photographer I know has already produced a book about the Canadian XR1200 series, stating that he shamelessly ripped off my idea. Good for him! As photographers we need to (a) raise the bar and (b) find a way to actually make a little money on the game. There's damned all in it. Two others will also be producing books, this year. One is a friend, who does fantastic work. The other is a French guy who doesn't understand that the rest of us use telephoto lenses so that we aren't stepping on each others' shots. May he choke on his poutine.
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cool. by published, do you mean published like a real book, or just going through one of those photographer - printing companies that will make pretty photo albums.?
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Blurb.com - Print on demand service. Here's the link to my first one: http://www.blurb.com/books/2007619
For people like me, traditional publishing just doesn't do the job. You've got to take minimum lots, like 200 copies of the book. The start-up cost is big. This way I have minimal start-up costs, but make less per book.
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interesting, so it's like a hybrid of the two, then?
are you a full time photog?
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Nope, it's a sideline. I'm a computer geek at a university, the rest of the time. I shoot regional racing and what National events are run in the Province of Ontario. I sell shots to the racers, use them in my book, and a few go to a Canadian online motorcycle magazine. Occasional promotional sales, to sponsors.
There's just no real money in the Canadian motorcycle racing scene, for photographers. If I was full time, I'd be shooting weddings.
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neat
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Sweet.
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The one that I did last year paid for itself, a copy for the friend who puts me up when I go to the track, another copy for my regular riding buddy, and a copy that went to the Racers' Safety Fund auction (which sold at auction for 75% more than it would have cost to just buy it). Oh, and a few bucks left over after that too. I said that if it at least covered its own costs I'd do it again, so I did
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Pics mother fucker
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Here's the cover:
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