> On 02 December 2016 at 21:59 Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > mike wilson wrote: > > >There are much, much worse things to spend the money on. > > That was my thinking precisely. My cost for the book is about $175 and > I had a discount code for 40% off which brought it to around $120.00 > including shipping. I had to order a second book after making some > minor adjustments to 6 or 7 images after the test print. So my total > cost came to about $240.00. The experience of making a portfolio book > like this is far more beneficial (from an education/experience > standpoint alone) to my photography than any piece of camera gear or > software I could have bought for that amount. > > Incidentally, my costs included the purchase of the DOves Regular font > specifically for this project. The book is set entirely in this > typeface. If you haven't heard about it's a fascinating story: > http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591793-legendary-typeface-gets-second-life-fight-over-doves > http://gizmodo.com/the-gorgeous-typeface-that-drove-men-mad-and-sparked-a-1686081182
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