London Photo Fair, Irving Penn, Ana Mendieta – Berlin, Vlog #41

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Last week I’ve visited London and Berlin, where I’ve meet many friends, seen whole lot of shows like photography, theatre and land-art. In this vlog I’m sharing few glimpses. Enjoy!

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Music by:
Rough – David Cutter Music
Freakin’ Fretless 3 – Anders Bothén
Firebirds – Nihoni

I’m announcing my book! You can pre-order NOW!

Dear followers,

I’m so excited! I finally managed to sell, not one, but both of my kidneys and I am finally printing my book! Oh how fortunate I feel!

The book will be out  by 15th of January and it will accompany my solo exhibitions in Ljubljana on 16th of January and in Vienna on 9th of February.

The website with more information about the book will be published next week. Also limited edition of prints will be available.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me on topshitphotography@gmail.com

I’m sincerely thankful for your attention. It’s an important indicator that I am on the right track and I am not stopping, no sir, I’m stepping up.
Topshit happens,
Borut

Topshit Photography Vlog #30 – panoramas for Hotel Balnea

I’m sorry for not publishing almost whole month. I’ve done three big corporate jobs and with the earned money I’m planning to finance the publication of my book. A real photo book! And agreed to do two solo shows in two countries in January and February.

And I have not forgot about you, my patreons, I am publishing a calendar with images from my project Feels Like Home and hopefully you will receive it by the end of the year.

Lots to do before that. Thank you for your support! I hope you enjoy my latest vlog. Subscribe on my youtube channel and if you can, please support me through Patreon.com/borutpeterlin

Music for this video was done by:

First and third song by David Cutter Music http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Second song was by Katarina Mala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un6DQ…

In search for my new studio place

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Sorry guys, it passed quite some time from my last posting. I have been busy, I had a workshop in Florence, I took part of a workshop in Arezzo on oil-print, visit my friend and mentor Olivero Toscani, I had a talk in Berlin’s university, I got a job offer in Hamburg, while making a living. On Monday during the terrorist attack in Berlin I was in the neighbourhood. So I thank you for your patience and understanding. I hope I will publish another video before the end of the year. I wish you merry Christmas!

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How to Publish a PhotoBook – Vlog E01/S01

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Dear followers,
I’ve been doing photography since I was a kid, from age 11 and when I was studying photography at FAMU Academy in Prague, we had to submit finalised project in a book form. I didn’t had the money for a book binder, so I’ve done it myself. I wasn’t a good bookbinder, but I loved the process of book making. I knew then that I want to do more books, I knew I love it, it’s perfect medium for my photography!

Fast forward 21 years later I’ve made about 30 handmade books, but I’ve published only one book, the book Tales from Gorjanci Hills and here is the link to the images. Technical note for photographers: those images are all shot on 6×7 format colour negative film! It was selectively illuminated and all done in one go. It took me 30-60 minutes for a single shot and because I wasn’t sure what has film recorded I repeated the take, so it was very slow progress.

Anyway all those years I tried to publish a book. I got great reviews and invitations for show, my work is published in many books if I mention few: Fabrica 10: From Chaos to Order and Back, Generation “74” and numerous art catalogues and magazines like  Museum Duolun from Shanghai, Days Japan from Tokio, Nikon magazine, …

But as I’ve expressed myself frustratingly, I did not managed to publish an art book of my own. Now this is going to change. Today is 14th of May 2016. In one year time I will publish an art book of my own. My cunning plan is revealed in the video. The information that I saved for my next video is that I am not intending to do a video that will be a checklist of  to-do list, no Sir, but I will make a video journal of my weekly steps in making the book published.

I was thinking which book should I publish first and on the end I’ve decided that if I want to make this vlog really interesting I have to start from scratch. I am starting a episode 01 of the series 01 without a single photograph taken. Don’t worry everything else is ready. On Monday rain will stop and then I’m off the leash!

Please do share the video, press like, subscribe and if you can afford to buy me one tea per month, please visit my patreon page. Lastly let me say I can’t answer all the email questions about the process, but I do answer to all the questions asked by my patrons, which is a great deal for 1$ a month support.

PS: To all my fellow european wet platers, I hope you will have a great time in Eindhoven at European Collodion Weekend, I am not coming because the very next weekend I’m traveling to Barcelona to Revela-T festival, where I have two workshops and a demonstration. Next year I will come to ECW with the new book, I’m sure of that!
PPS: Disclaimer voice by Fiona Campbell.