Micro Presses
I got a Facebook announcement that one of the cheerleaders from my high school was putting out a book on wine, recipes, and the Dordogne. I thought about my archives on Portland and Oregon and some of the stunning wine country photography I had captured while vacationing in the Pacific Northwest. This could be a micro-opportunity.
 The book is intriguingly titled “Walnut Wine and Truffle Groves“.  The images are gorgeous, and I am astounded at the work that must have gone into getting the rights to publish some of those photographs. This will indeed be a nice souvenir or gift for lovers of the Dordogne.
I noticed that Facebook was becoming even my quickest and preferred means of getting news and communicating with people around the world. I saw my old schoolmate in a couple of pictures and noticed that the makeup seemed very similar to content and image material I had from Oregon.
It looks like the publisher was a specialty publisher of El Dorado, California. I have received a lot of marketing information from such presses but have never had the time to make the conferences. But back when I was considering using them, the time and the pitch energy was missing. A photography based “coffee table” book was now possible, after a rich Oregon Fall and Pacific Northwest white Winter with a crop of stunning 12 mega pixel images.
I was looking at the publicity and stills and thought about my archives on Portland and Oregon and some of the stunning wine country photography I had captured while vacationing in the Pacific Northwest. I had a lot of recipes because the produce and green philosophy was excellent in Oregon. Normally my mind would go to a website, but I realized the value of books in a world where they are vanishing.
From this suggestive idea, I saw my own book take shape. But not of text. I wanted my own book, of my own photography from Oregon, with or without recipes. I wanted it to be tangible and available, for enjoyment and relaxation away from the intensity and work focus of a computer screen. I can use my website to start marketing the idea to presses friendly to Oregon based publications.
It just so happens that I have some experience reviewing wines and a lot of recipes. And I did enjoy quite amazing wines in Oregon, and could do a similar book consolidating Washington wine country as well. I have gotten emails with decreasing prices for an initial run of books from self publishing presses, and though a color one would cost more, it might be worth it as a reward for my own hard work.
Congratulations, Kim I look forward to reading it!
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