Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been on and off trying to set up a decent template in "indesign" to house the FOM2 project: with poor results. I get so far and slip further back. You are right about the time needed, but its not going to appear out of thin air, so I hope the blub idea will be good. Cheers On 15/01/2007, at 10:31, G Hopkinson wrote: > Thanks Philippe. I do have InDesign, as part of the Creative Suite, > but have never used it. So much software, so little time. I need > a hundred years just to get good at Photoshop. I've done a fair bit > with Framemaker in the past for technical publications. > I shall look into this food photography niche. It's an interesting > project with the LUG cookbook beginning. I think that I shall > follow the correct ingredients method. You end up with pictures AND > product. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Philippe Orlent > Sent: Monday, 15 January 2007 01:10 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: LUG cookbook: Sonny > > The page was made in InDesign, the better version of Quark Xpress. > I converted it into a PDF to make it viewable on web. > I wouldn't use it for webdesign though, but for the lay-out of a real > book. > Which probably is a long term dream... > > About food photography: the images used are stock images. I just > typed "shrimps" into gettyone, and selected two shots that weren't > too bad. You can use them for lay-out purposes, as is the case here. > Just as an example. > If you want to do real food photography, there are 2 possibilities > IMO. Whether you do it with natural light, and large apertures, > whether you do it in studio. For the latter, prepare to invite a food > stylist, and don't be surprised if he/she recreates your platter with > completely uneatable ingredients: I once had to direct an icecream > shoot, and the ice was made of the fat used to fry pommes frites... > We had lots of time to try different lighting sets and framings > before the ice melted :-) > > Some shots with fake food here: <www.vdb.be>. Have a look at cat.6. > > Philippe. > > > > Op 14-jan-07, om 15:55 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > >> Looks great for the job, Philippe. Brian is in process of >> developing a suitable site, I believe. What a great guy! The only >> issue I >> see is that Brian evidently is averse to PDF's, not being print- >> centric. >> >> Can you expand on the origin of the template you have used? >> Equally important, I'd be grateful for any advice on food >> photography. Not an area that I have ever dallied in. I do have >> some items >> and submissions in mind. My overachieving wife has some formidable >> creations in her repertoire. >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Philippe Orlent >> Sent: Monday, 15 January 2007 00:15 >> To: LUG Group >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: LUG cookbook: Sonny >> >> I promised Sonny an example of how a spread in the cookbook could >> look like. >> >> A simple and classic lay-out here: >> < >> http://www.fullflavor.be/LUG_cookbook.pdf> >> >> Your browser should enable pdf viewing. >> >> Let me know what you guys think, >> Philippe >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information