The Making of a Photo Book: An Interview with David Hartung

I recently made a short video about the publication David Hartung’s photo book “Macau: Work in Progress.” The clip is built around an interview with David about the process of compiling the book and finding a publisher.

My goal in filming the project was to create something visually interesting while also providing some insight into the path David followed to bring his book from concept to completion.

Hope it’s informative.

“Macau: Work in Progress” by David Hartung and Anita Duffin: forbesconrad.com/blog/video-making-of-macau-work-in-progress-book

by Forbes Conrad at 2011-12-08 01:59:04 UTC | Bookmark | | Report spam→

Nice one, Forbes. Informative. Thanks.

Anything looks better with Beethoven’s No. 7 in the background ; )

Cheers

by Nacho Hernandez | 08 Dec 2011 17:12 | Manila, Philippines | | Report spam→

Thanks Nacho. I figured that if I used the 7th, the clip would at least sound good, if nothing else.

by Forbes Conrad | 10 Dec 2011 09:12 | Guangzhou, China | | Report spam→

You also avoid having to pay for use of the composition!

by Neal Jackson | 10 Dec 2011 14:12 | Washington, DC, United States | | Report spam→

thanks!

by Salvatore Santoro | 18 Dec 2011 18:12 | Bologna, Italy | | Report spam→

In case anyone would like to look through the title, I’ve helped David create a website where Macau: Work in Progress is available to order in the US.

The book was available via Amazon before but their fee is so high that list price had to be around $100 for the publisher to break even… The distribution we have set up with Pearl River Gallery is much lower cost; hopefully we can also distribute other niche, limited print run photo books from Asia in the future.

by Forbes Conrad | 07 Apr 2012 02:04 | Guangzhou, China | | Report spam→

Video is so full of life.

by jamie laws | 09 Apr 2012 12:04 | New York, United States | | Report spam→

Thanks Jamie. Glad it was amusing.

by Forbes Conrad | 11 Apr 2012 03:04 | Guangzhou, China | | Report spam→