After several people have commented they'd actually buy my book if it was published (not necessarily friends, so relatively unbiased!) I'm now waiting for emails from publishers...
If I do have any success I'll keep you updated... It's pretty scary...
Monday, 13 July 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Finished. :D
I'm declaring that DONE.
I still need to double-check a few things for actual publishing, but I'm calling it DONE. :D
Yay. :D
SoFoBoMo: http://www.sofobomo.org/2009/books/Xarra/hidden-coventry/
Issuu: http://issuu.com/xarra/docs/small_sofobomo
Phew! With 2 hours to go!
I still need to double-check a few things for actual publishing, but I'm calling it DONE. :D
Yay. :D
SoFoBoMo: http://www.sofobomo.org/2009/books/Xarra/hidden-coventry/
Issuu: http://issuu.com/xarra/docs/small_sofobomo
Phew! With 2 hours to go!
Monday, 15 June 2009
A break to photograph LARP
Saturday was spent wandering around Coventry trying desperately to get the last few photos I need. I'm still finding shots I'd love on Flickr, but, probably too late now!
Sunday, I was taking photos for LARPSoc (Live Action Roleplay) and then tried to stay up late to finish more photos...
I've got 3 days left - I finish on the 18th, and I've still got quite a few photos to go through and edit, however I'm working on text as well and my photo index is up-to-date...
I am paranoid I won't finish, but I'll give it a good shot... :D
Sunday, I was taking photos for LARPSoc (Live Action Roleplay) and then tried to stay up late to finish more photos...
I've got 3 days left - I finish on the 18th, and I've still got quite a few photos to go through and edit, however I'm working on text as well and my photo index is up-to-date...
I am paranoid I won't finish, but I'll give it a good shot... :D
Friday, 12 June 2009
5 days to go...
And I'm panicking!
The majority of the photos are in & sorted and I don't need to juggle colours too much (phew...) however I've got a few more things to do:
Take photos of St. John's.
Try and get a couple more in St. Mary's Guildhall.
I've got gaps for those.
Find spaces for the Random photos that need to go in, but haven't really got a 'location' section (as my book is kind of a tour of the hidden places...)
Take out the photos that I don't like now they're in a layout and figure out whether I want to put an alternate version in...
Stop looking at other people's photos of the areas as I'm now feeling very inferior. :(
Check the overlaps for Blurb BEFORE finalising it.
Put in the list of photos (about 5 pages!) at the back... I want to make it easy to find the locations...
Stop worrying they're all too snapshoty and nowhere near as good as other people's!
Again, not a SoFoBoMo picture, but I'm not Flickring any more of my SoFoBoMo pics atm... No time!
The majority of the photos are in & sorted and I don't need to juggle colours too much (phew...) however I've got a few more things to do:
Take photos of St. John's.
Try and get a couple more in St. Mary's Guildhall.
I've got gaps for those.
Find spaces for the Random photos that need to go in, but haven't really got a 'location' section (as my book is kind of a tour of the hidden places...)
Take out the photos that I don't like now they're in a layout and figure out whether I want to put an alternate version in...
Stop looking at other people's photos of the areas as I'm now feeling very inferior. :(
Check the overlaps for Blurb BEFORE finalising it.
Put in the list of photos (about 5 pages!) at the back... I want to make it easy to find the locations...
Stop worrying they're all too snapshoty and nowhere near as good as other people's!
Again, not a SoFoBoMo picture, but I'm not Flickring any more of my SoFoBoMo pics atm... No time!
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Squirrel and More places...
This cute guy distracted me while taking photos around the cathedral. :) Again, not a SoFoBoMo photo...
I'm borrowing a monitor calibrator and praying I don't need to do everything again now... I'm just paranoid with practice prints!
I'm doing St. John's on Saturday, and then that's all the major ones done. IF I feel like it, the following places are options:
(I LOVE Google Maps for seeing if they're there/in range/ect... :P)
Peace Stone (Bayley Lane) - Probably not.
The Corridor (Peace Park) - Covered by ivy.
Bryan Bailey Memorial (Belgrade) - Probably not unveiled yet, covered in bin bags?
Princess Elizabeth's Pillar (Broadgate House) - City centre, so can probably pop by.
Peeping Tom (the cast in the Herbert) - I can't get a decent one in Cathedral Lanes, there's a cast in the Herbert.
Thread Through Time (Bull Yard) - Pity the laser doesn't work any more. :/
3 Tuns panels (Bull Yard) - Might be able to get a nice B&W shot?
Horse Benches (Corporation Street) - First find them...
Technical College Carvings (The Butts) - Maybe.
The Leveling Stone (Upper Precinct) - Easy one to grab.
Cherub Head Doorhandles (Cathedral) - Why did I forget?
Lockgates (Foleshill Roundabout) - Oooh, I like these...
Untitled Panels (Hertford Street) - Maybe.
Cow's Head (Swan Lane) - Lovely, but far too out of my range. :(
Good Samaritan (East ext. wall of physiotherapy block) - Will have to find.
Station Square Sculptures - Not sure...
Phoenix (CUSU Priory Street) - Not seen it?
Market Way figures - May have been demolished?
Lower Precinct Neon Signs - Apparently these are sculptures & art?
Lamb Street Scultpure (Lamb Street) - Can't see it on Google Maps?
http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/BM/Region.htm is an interesting & very helpful page too!
I'm borrowing a monitor calibrator and praying I don't need to do everything again now... I'm just paranoid with practice prints!
I'm doing St. John's on Saturday, and then that's all the major ones done. IF I feel like it, the following places are options:
(I LOVE Google Maps for seeing if they're there/in range/ect... :P)
Peace Stone (Bayley Lane) - Probably not.
The Corridor (Peace Park) - Covered by ivy.
Bryan Bailey Memorial (Belgrade) - Probably not unveiled yet, covered in bin bags?
Princess Elizabeth's Pillar (Broadgate House) - City centre, so can probably pop by.
Peeping Tom (the cast in the Herbert) - I can't get a decent one in Cathedral Lanes, there's a cast in the Herbert.
Thread Through Time (Bull Yard) - Pity the laser doesn't work any more. :/
3 Tuns panels (Bull Yard) - Might be able to get a nice B&W shot?
Horse Benches (Corporation Street) - First find them...
Technical College Carvings (The Butts) - Maybe.
The Leveling Stone (Upper Precinct) - Easy one to grab.
Cherub Head Doorhandles (Cathedral) - Why did I forget?
Lockgates (Foleshill Roundabout) - Oooh, I like these...
Untitled Panels (Hertford Street) - Maybe.
Cow's Head (Swan Lane) - Lovely, but far too out of my range. :(
Good Samaritan (East ext. wall of physiotherapy block) - Will have to find.
Station Square Sculptures - Not sure...
Phoenix (CUSU Priory Street) - Not seen it?
Market Way figures - May have been demolished?
Lower Precinct Neon Signs - Apparently these are sculptures & art?
Lamb Street Scultpure (Lamb Street) - Can't see it on Google Maps?
http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/BM/Region.htm is an interesting & very helpful page too!
Monday, 8 June 2009
Getting there...
Saturday I was playing in the studio, my first time and I'm so pleased with the results. Obviously this isn't a SoFoBoMo photo, but it was a nice break. :D
As far as SoFoBoMo goes, I'm on about 130 pages and about 227 images to slim down (I'll use about 20 probably...) I really shouldn't ask people if they know any hidden places if I want to wrap it up!
I have got an email with opening times for the church I'd given up on getting into, so that's the last place. Honest.
I'm really pleased with how it's turning out, and given I'm hoping to get a coupon for Blurb soon, I'm now setting it up into 11x13 for a proof book. :)
I have 10 days left, so, here's hoping!
As far as SoFoBoMo goes, I'm on about 130 pages and about 227 images to slim down (I'll use about 20 probably...) I really shouldn't ask people if they know any hidden places if I want to wrap it up!
I have got an email with opening times for the church I'd given up on getting into, so that's the last place. Honest.
I'm really pleased with how it's turning out, and given I'm hoping to get a coupon for Blurb soon, I'm now setting it up into 11x13 for a proof book. :)
I have 10 days left, so, here's hoping!
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