George James Posted October 4, 2009 Share #21 Posted October 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nick, An excellent book, and congratulations on the brilliant photos. George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Hi George James, Take a look here New photo book - Cuba (M8). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wilfredo Posted October 4, 2009 Share #22 Posted October 4, 2009 Very well presented with excellent photography. I think you caught something of the Cuban character in your shots. Both the color and B&W work is inviting. Can't wait to get there with my M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val B Posted October 4, 2009 Share #23 Posted October 4, 2009 Nick...Viewed the book and your website. Very nice work. I visited Havana a couple of years ago. I share your infatuation with the place. If you are interested, there are a couple of galleries on my website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethC Posted October 5, 2009 Share #24 Posted October 5, 2009 Lovely series Nick, that one on the Malecon was fantastic, for me it stood out head and shoulders above the others and they set the bar high in the first place. The composition and it captured the essence of the Malecon where it seems the young Cubans love to "strut" for the opposite sex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted October 5, 2009 Share #25 Posted October 5, 2009 Excellent book, Nick. The color is pure Cuba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share #26 Posted October 8, 2009 Thanks for the further kind comments. I just received more copies of the book in various formats today, and I am very pleased with Blurb's printing quality. The hardback books look just about as good as mist of the photography books I have at home. B&W also came out very well, contrary to some warnings I had read. I shall inckude more B&W in my next book now I know. 'The man on the front cover of Lonely Planet' sits around posing for photos etc near a main square in old Havanna surrounded by book stalls (where I bought a great used Raul Corrales book by the way). I forget the name of this piazza but yuou are bound to find it in Old Havana. The building he is up against, if I remember correctly, has a plaque to Garibaldi on it. He is an interesting character but there is another guy, who I have some good photos of but did not include in this book, with a white beard who goes around selling pretent rangefinder cameras made out of old coke cans for a dollar. The cameras don't work, but you press the shutter and a spring jumps out. He's great. I spent 10 days in Cuba, enough to get photos for this book. About 4 days in Havana and the rest in Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara. Have a good trip. (PS I slightl;y miss my M8, having published this book! But just got a GF1 today which I hope shall be fun) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJMB Posted October 10, 2009 Share #27 Posted October 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) hi congrats, you are lucky... but ther are other stories. I had my BW images printed 3 times by BLURB and the quality was awfull. on screen, on my printer and on their site it looks fine but on paper you get all kinds of color casts. I m looking for a company that can deliver quality, if anyone has a hint, let me know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted October 12, 2009 Share #28 Posted October 12, 2009 Exellent photos, brougt me a lot of memmories. I wish I can go back, and sure will do a series of photos so different than yours, but I really enjoyed your pictures. Sure I'll order the book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share #29 Posted October 12, 2009 Here is a not too good quick photo of it on my coffee table And a few more of a couple of the pages are here My Cuba Book Photo Gallery by Nick De Marco at pbase.com I hope you enjoy it Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K I Posted October 13, 2009 Share #30 Posted October 13, 2009 Great Book Nick! First of all folks, i am finally registered here to post on this great forum after many visits to read and learn from other users of this forum. Nick, i have used Blurb in the past and was wondering if you have tried Apples Aperture book? I personally like the quality of Apple books better than Blurb, if anyone else feels the same, i am sure the forum would like to know your thoughts. KI KI Photography Blog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz2211 Posted October 14, 2009 Share #31 Posted October 14, 2009 Lovely book, just ordered a copy, look forward to seeing your work in more detail. Kind regards and best wishes. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miklosphoto Posted October 15, 2009 Share #32 Posted October 15, 2009 Page 14. One of the best street photos I have ever seen. Awesome work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trs Posted October 15, 2009 Share #33 Posted October 15, 2009 Regarding Blurb's option. If you can commit to the volume, they do offset print as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share #34 Posted October 15, 2009 Very grateful for the comments and the orders. Thanks. I don't know about Apples Aperture book - I thnik Blurb did a good job though and I like the way you can sell it through Blurb going OK so far!) Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted October 21, 2009 Share #35 Posted October 21, 2009 Nick Just got my copy and it is a wonderful subject and a great collection of photographs. The fact that you mastered reproduction of both black and white, and colour is impressive. Highly recommended if anyone is thinking of purchasing the book. LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share #36 Posted October 24, 2009 Thank you for the comment Louis. I also enjoyed your book, the only other Blurb book I've looked at so far. I especially like your highly saturated colour style. I am definitely going to do more blurb books. The first book has gone well, the printing is far better than I expected. The sales have been decent so far too, but it is more the way in which the book can become a project to work and select photos for which excites me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #37 Posted October 29, 2009 Can I ask all those who have left such kind comments/enjoyed my book to vote for it simply by pressing the button on this link CUBANS | By Nick De Marco | Category: Arts & Photography | Blurb Thanks It would be nice for a forum member's book taken with a Leica M8 to do well, and this can be a practice run for us making he forthcoming LFU book no. 1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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