Making a Photo Zine: Design Tips, Cost, & Profit

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Or if you don’t want a zine but you found this video useful and would like to buy me a beer to say thanks, click here: https://nickcarverphoto.com/contribute CHAPTERS - Intro (0:00) - Zine specs (1:09) - Designing the layout (3:29) - Getting colors & contrast right (6:11) - Costs & profit (12:25) - Fulfilling orders (16:12) MUSIC BY SLINGS (used with permission) - Instagram @slingsmusic: https://www.instagram.com/slingsmusic/ - Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0VOnqgUlbf3fJV9dAA5hSC?si=sR3BqNjJSoy1oxPLMAjq0Q - This video’s featured song on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6I2Eif0FT0U8PC04mOrpsa?si=18b7972976874cab OTHER LINKS - WestPrint: https://www.westprint.com - ULINE: https://www.uline.com - Jam Paper: https://www.jampaper.com FILM PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE COURSES - Master Manual Metering for Film Photography: https://www.nickcarverphoto.com/metering - Large Format Photography: https://www.nickcarverphoto.com/lf VIDEO DESCRIPTION It only took me 20 years in the photography community to learn what a “zine” is, then another 3 years to make my own. Turns out they’re kind of a big deal in the analog photography world. After all, us film photographers love the tangible. Pixels? We say FEH! Give us INK, give us PAPER, give us something we can HOLD IN OUR HANDS. Enter the humble zine. With a relatively low cost of entry, you can turn your photos into real live prints to share with friends, family, and customers. No need to find spare wall space to hang a big ol’ print. You can taste that sweet, sweet nectar that only print-making can deliver with just a lil’ book. This is my first ever zine but it certainly won’t be my last. And so now that I’m a seasoned zine-making professional with exactly one publication under my belt, I feel fully qualified to teach you how to do it. In this video I’ll cover everything on what it takes to make a zine - planning, design, packing, shipping, costs, and profit. No doubt it takes some serious work to publish your own zine, but by God I just might be so bold as to say it’s worth it. Oh and if you want to get your hands on this very zine - “3 Nights in Arizona” - I’m doing a second run of ‘em. You can pre-order yours now using the link at the top of this description. Website: https://www.nickcarverphoto.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nickcarver *This video contains no paid endorsements of any kind.