Photo Books
$150.00 | 10AM-4PM | All materials included
Digital cameras and smartphones have replaced film, but how do you store and share your most favorite images in unique and enduring ways? Whether you’re a photographer or artist who wants to make a unique print portfolio or someone who wants to create a special physical keepsake with some of your memories, in this workshop you’ll learn a variety of structures to showcase photographs, building on a simple folded structure that presents several possibilities for showcasing images, including a traditional photo album.
Fold, glue, and assemble your albums using acid-free materials and decorative papers, and find out more about how you can utilize digital and analog techniques for adding your photographs. You’ll leave with four finished handmade books or models and lots of ideas for how to showcase your photographs outside of your phone and instagram page.
Feel free to bring printed photographs on photo paper to incorporate into your books!
No prior experience is necessary, and all materials are included. Appropriate for ages 14 and up. Sonia will use her teaching experiences accumulated for over a decade to make accessible the materials, tools, and techniques you'll use to bring everything together into four handmade models to take home.
Here’s a breakdown of the day:
10am-10:30pm
Overview of models and their best uses, as well as bindery tools and equipment and safety practices. Choosing decorative paper for the set of models.
10:30am-12:30pm:
Making the first three photo book structures utilizing concertina folds. Overview of paper grain and folding techniques, as well as covering and applying boards for hardcovers. How to incorporate digital design and printing.
12:30-1pm: break for lunch
While lunch is not included, we have a kitchenette with a fridge, microwave and kettle for your convenience, as well as nearby food options
1pm-3:30pm
Creating the final structure, a traditional photo album. The importance of acid-free archival materials.
3:30pm-4:00pm
Final questions and clean up.
Things to Know
This full-day workshop costs $150.00 per person and includes all materials. When you register here, you’ll receive an email with payment instructions. Direct deposit, card payment, PayPal, or Zelle all accepted, as well as cash paid ahead of the workshop date at our location (open to the public Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays).
About Poinciana Paper Press
Located in Nassau, The Bahamas, Poinciana Paper Press is a Center for Writing, Book Arts, and Publishing that provides platforms, guidance, and opportunities for engaging with books and their allied crafts in order to empower the diversity of narratives in Caribbean art and literature. We value all stories and experiences, providing a culturally safe, creative, collaborative, accessible and inclusive space to find your voice. All of our classes take place in one of our bright and airy studios or library to provide a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere to build community around creative expression through the book.