I'm really amazed by the quality of today's zines. I was part of a fanzine community in the early 1990s, and it was a lot of fun, but considerably lower tech than today. Even the original release of Microsoft Publisher was primitive compared to today. Many of us either used simple word processors or typewriters to assemble text, and then use scissors, tape, glue and marker pens to create zines. It was a real thrill to create something that could be seen by others (even if it was a small audience). Fortunately, the videogame magazines of a time were big supporters of the zine community, and featured regular reviews in every issue (a number of us even started pro writing careers as a result). That said, I'm envious of the professional look of the zines shown here, and it does give me hope for my own indie publishing plans. Quick question: do today's "faneds" also offer digital versions of their zines? It seems like a no-brainer to offer a download via Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Kobo. Great video!
Hey thanks for the comment Daniel! The hands on approach of the early 90's sounds like it was super thrilling and a lot of fun! But like you said, I am super grateful that we have the ability to print such quality self published books now days! I know a couple people who offer their zines as free downloads, but I think the collective thought might be that the zine is all about offering printed work to viewers. Thats my thought at least. A pdf would be a super easy option to make available, especially being most of the zines get sent to the printers in pdf form anyways. But at least for me, I would rather people approach it by being held in their hands. Zooming at the elbows vs the pinch of a finger. Thanks again for your thoughtful comment and question!
Daido Moriyama and his friends in Japan made raw and grainy pictures and established a term for grouping them together called Provoke. They printed their pictures in small offset presses and in crude copiers with glossy paper and arranged these pictures in books for permanence. His books were very short run and now are collectors items!. In an interview Daido called himself a printer foremost rather than a photographer. In one of his exhibits he placed his printed pictures in trays and the attendees walked through the trays and chose the order and the actual pictures. At the end of the "production" line Daido perfect bound the pictures and the "curators" could individually choose from three silk screened covers that were stapled to the self made book! You can call this one to one marketing, or print on demand, but in an era where short run printing was hard and digital printing was not in the near sight it makes you think that the real concept was to be immersed in art and making a thing using ones hands! Thanks for the show!
Thats some great thoughts Robert! I am a huge fan of the Provoke Era. In fact just last month I visited the exhibition being held at the Chicago Institute of Arts. Quite possibly the greatest exhibition I have ever witnessed. Also I am so happy you brought up the Daido Zine workshop where the viewers built their own copy. I reference that video so often when talking to people about challenging the concept of what sequencing and book building should be. Have you gotten a copy of the Provoke Era book, its the same one they use for the exhibition catalog. Its gorgeous! I really want to pick a copy up for my collection soon. I feel like you and I have a lot of similar influences. I really appreciate that. Thanks for your thoughtful comments!
Thanks for your kind words! I studied in the USA in the fair city of Boston! Also, i run a family printing shop where we cater to business forms customers and also flexible packaging, so ink and solvents run in my blood stream. But I was taught early in my life photography by dad who is still alive and well at his 86 years of age! I am mainly a film only amateur photographer of natural landscapes and man made structures to further our calendar printing business! Today the pictures that I like to make the most are from my sons. One is 13 years of age and the other 3! I look forward for your shows and to learn more about the creative process of photo books and zines!
That's such an awesome story! I love hearing when the craft of photography has been passed on through generations. And family documentary is some of my favorite photography. 👌🏻👌🏻
Interesting, thanks for info. I recently acquired Mariyama's RECORD from Thames and Hudson books (a collection of those zines in one book). It's really opened my eyes up to his work, style, and manner of producing tactile imagery.
This old fashioned way of laying out a zine was known as Maquette, i believe. It's deeply rooted in photography, making all the more reason we should all go out and make one.
We should definitely make more zines, books, prints etc! I hadnt heard that term Maquette before. Ill have to look into it and see more of the history of the craft! Thanks for pointing it out!
What an inspiring video, presented with such enthusiasm! I just love black and white film photography but until recently hadn't even heard the term 'zine'. Your video explains it perfectly. Thank you very much.
I used to make a personal, quarterly zine of my photos. Haven't made a new issue in about a year. This motivated me to make one for the year I missed and try to start back up on my quarterly ritual. Thanks!
Michael Kemp hey Michael! I am so happy this vid inspired you in that way! A quarterly zine is such a good idea! Do you still have any of them available?
I only ran 1 print of each for myself. I've never considered putting any of my photos or publications up for sale. I always worry that if I start to monetize it, then it will become less a hobby and more of a job. Not sure if that makes sense. Sometimes I wonder though...
I can understand that. I doubt it would become that way with zines though. Either way, if you ever end up putting one up for sale, please do let me know. I would absolutely love to check it out and support you :)
Is this series helping to inspire a zine project in you? I would love to hear about your projects that you've done already, and then any new projects your working on either because of the video series or just in general!!
I just revisited this video and I'm feeling more inspired to continue working on a project that will likely become a zine. The project will be called By Starlight and it's basically a study of suburbs at night and their stillness and way of feeling frozen in time.
Ye i just got this recommended bc i inform myself more lately about zines. I would love to make one for my paintings but i don't feel confident enough about them yet to put them in a zine
I remember people hand making zines back when I was in film school in the 1980’s. They were not always well received. Today, they’d be retro cool and awesome.
This was fantastic! I heard about you through Matt Day's podcast and I'm really into the idea of a zine. Considering doing one myself. I've always loved the zines that Daido Moriyama puts out. Keep up the great work with these videos!
Mark Josephson hey Mark! You should definitely do a zine! And Daido is a beast with his zines! So revolutionary with the way he does his. If you end up making one let me know. I would love to hear about it.
So I keep leaving comments under every video, sorry for that. But I love the different types of zines. Especially the prints in the envelope are an amazing idea. I think I will go for that one sometime. Very simple to make. Reminds me of those old (soviet) postcard collections when you had like 10 different postcards in one envelope. Maybe extending this to postcards would be an idea as well. Enjoy the work and spread it. :)
A postcard series is a great idea like that. I actually have a set that’s like that that I will be sharing in one of the upcoming community zine feature vids. Thanks for sharing your thoughts buddy! Glad you are finding the content useful :)
Hey that’s awesome! I love that focus in a zine. As cool as super artsy work is, the stuff focused on home and family is the most important. Thanks for sharing :)
I have just begun thinking about making a zine. It seems like an extremely daunting task all around. I have so many things that I need to figure out. Use existing material or shoot dedicated material? How much material do I need? Which film format(s)? Color or b&w? What’s it gonna cost? Would anyone even want to pick up my stuff at all? I am very bad at self marketing, too. Looks to me like a dive straight into the deep end - and it kind of scares me.
New subscriber here! I really enjoyed your video here and definitely got some great insight into the whole zine thing. I think its very exciting I'm really glad to see that the printed medium is far from dead, and its thanks to people like you and really anybody who sits down and lays out and prints something, be it one or thousand. I'm very interested in doing one for myself and will certainly check out your other videos. As far as I'm concerned this is UA-cam at its best, sharing your knowledge, your passion and inspiration! Very much appreciated!
Wow! What an amazing comment. Thank you Steve!! I am glad you like the content and glad to hear you are going to be doing a zine yourself. I would love to see the project when you are finished. Thanks again for your very kind and thoughtful response!
Thats a difficult topic to cover, there are so many choices, and its really all down to preference. Give standard weight uncoated paper a go and then start working from there. I really enjoy satin finish papers, but not everything prints well on them. So it comes down to what type of tones you are printing, what print process (bnw or color), what saturation you are looking for in the colors. One of the nice things about working with a local print shop is I can have them print a sample spread on a variety of different papers, and then I can choose from there which one I would like to move forward with. I would suggest you do the same. It will make your life much easier than trying to guess which paper stocks you will prefer. I hope that helps to get you moving in the right direction :)
Brilliant stuff there Nick! Very informative and well put together. I just ended my six months of gathering of work to put into the zine which was my intention from the start. So your videos are a great thing for me to keep me motivated. Thank you
IgorStrlekPhoto hey man, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are finding this series inspiring. Is there anything specific you would like to see touched on with the topic? Also what's your zine going to be about?
Just go with your plan, that's what I'm interested in. You are on the way to be right there with "The art of photography" and Matt Day. Do your thing ;) zine is gonna be about "Oslo, my new home" I'm originally from Croatia, and I moved to Norway last year, so about this new world around me. I was thinkin about doing zine from salt print prints. Will see about that, I maybe just go simpler way :)
Hey thanks man, thats an amazing compliment! Also, that is an amazing idea for a zine!! I cant wait to see it. The salt print idea is super rad, but sounds very time consuming for sure. Thats not to say it wouldnt be worth it. Either way let me know when its available, I would love to check it out!! Thanks again for your kind words :)
Hey there, my apologies for not catching this comment 4 months ago! if you are still looking for an affordable printer for publishing a zine, look into blurb. There is no upfront cost out of your pocket.
You bet man! Happy to include your zine in here. Im stoked to see your next print project come to life! You know I'll be one of the first in line to pick it up :)
If you're asking bc you want to find one that does that, I'm not sure but you might be able to search that either on Google or in some kind of zine search website. If youre asking bc YOU want to do that when YOU make a zine, then it doesn't matter what other zines do, bc the more unique the better. Especially if your zine is about photography, but even if it's not specifically about photography that'd be a really cool good idea.
I have thought about doing a Zine but never have the courage to do one. I'm a pretty good artist but I just don't know if I should even give this a try.
I would suggest doing it for a couple reasons. 1. It forces you to interact with your work in a fresh new way and challenges you to offer it in a concise and meaningful order. 2. It offers the way you think about and through your artwork to the rest of the world, opening up a larger dialog than sharing images on social media would normally do. 3. It can be a very enjoyable and rewarding process to build a Zine out even if you simply print one copy or enough to hand out to friends and family. Have fun with it!
Thanks for the video. Very good intro. I didn't watched the entire video, I wanted just a brief intro, since next weekend here there is a zine fair and I was curious to what is this about. Guess will check it out.
Awesome video Nick! Just subscribed and followed you on instagram bc of Matt Day. Can you make a video showing how to make a little zine as the ones you showed of Nate Matos. I would love to make something similar to that! ✌
Bosco Serrano Velasco hey thanks for coming by and subscribing!! I should be able to cover something like that in the upcoming episodes. I will say though Kinkos or Office Max or whatever office and printer store you have around you will do most the work for next to nothing. But I may expand further on it when I get to the episode about printing and print companies. Thanks for your comment 👊🏻👊🏻
Thanks for the video. Cool impression for my next project :-) But one problem: which printer service made only one zine (in case I don't want to sell)? Here in Germany they begin with min. 100 pieces :-(
Hey Oliver, thanks for your kind comment! So you are saying that you just want to make a single book for yourself, but are only coming across places that require minimum orders of 100 or more? Perhaps you could look into places like blurb, I believe they work internationally. You can set up a book on there and print a single copy. Otherwise you could look for some small mom and pop shops in your town and reach out to them to see what your options are. Hope that helps.
Oliver Heuschele try “wir machen druck”. They print as many as you want, even if it’s just one copy. They also have an awesome selection of paper, bindings and sizes. That’s where I print and bind my projects.
hey Nick! love all the information and inspiration! i'm just wondering why a lot of the zines we looked at were in black and white? is it just a coincidence? or is it more of a convention or cost thing?
Hey Jeremy, thanks for the kind words and comment. There's probably a couple explanations for the majority of them being black and white. First this is my personal collection and I tend to gravitate towards black and white work in general. Second a lot of the film zine community seems to be black and white based in my experience. Third printing black and white can be substantially cheaper than printing full color. Hopefully that answers the question well enough. I think its probably a combo of all 3 reasonings
That was fantastic Nick...Thanks. I have just got back into shooting film after picking up a mint condition Practika MTL5 , I also shoot digital and use film simulations in the Nik software. Are Zines strictly film only because I would love to put one together using both formats. I hope thats not a dumb question... Thanks again... Tim. ( trosenthal636 on Insta )
Hey Tim, I just responded back to your other comment. Im glad to hear you are getting back into shooting film. Ive never shot with a Practika myself, but they look like a fun fun camera to use! And its not a dumb question at all. I could see where it might seem like it, being 99% of the zines I have in my collection are film photography based. They arent specific to film by any means, but being the community I am in and serve, I tend to collect more film based work more than anything else. In fact my most recent zine is all iphone photography. Thanks again for the comments! Hope to see you in more of the conversations :)
For my first zine I used a satin finish paper. Not sure the weight of it at this point it’s been many years. For my second zine I had them use just standard copy paper to go with the overall intent of the zine to look like a notebook. Hope that helps.
Totally! You can start off by narrowing your pool of images down by either, geography, subject matter, timeframe or color/tonal palette. So for example, my first zine was focused on Chicago from a series of visits my wife and I had made from the year or two previous to laying it out. The one Im working on right now has two constraints. First of all its a body of work created entirely in 2016, and second of all its all focused on my home town of Grand Rapids MI. Once you have it honed down to these constraints then I suggest you give yourself a creative problem or question to solve or present. Again for example, my first zine on Chicago was based around the question of "What would a jazz song look like composed with images of Chicago". Chicago has a rich history in Jazz and Blues, and my creative process is very much driven in the same way. But asking myself that question really helped direct which photos to use, and which photos paired up with which. The zine Im working on right now of all my hometown images from last year is focused around the idea of a mixtape. There will be an a-side and b-side, and right now Im asking myself what each side will look like and what kind of "songs" it will contain. If that makes any sense. haha. Obviously your zines dont need to be musically driven (however, noticing a guitar in your profile photo, maybe they will be). Its more so about giving yourself the creative limitations of a question or problem to solve that will help this whole process come together well for you. Hope that helps. If you have any more questions, or would like me to clarify on anything, definitely feel free to reach out!
I do have a playlist on the channel entitled how to sell your photography that should help out a bit. It was geared toward selling prints, but the concepts apply just the same to zines. Hope that helps
Hey David! I know the big companies like blurb do so. It’s been a couple years since I’ve done deep research but I wouldn’t be surprised if more haven’t popped up since. I imagine you’re thinking print on demand and drop shipping? Otherwise you could print at a company or your choice and then ship the package to a fulfillment center and let them work out your shipping for you. I think whatever option you find is going to cost you regardless so research it out and see what works best with your vision. Cheers and good luck!!
Brett Foster hey thanks for pointing that out. That was an oversight on my issue. I got it straightened out and will check it on my other videos as well. Thanks Brett!
Oh man, I would love that. Im currently setting up a PO Box for stuff like this, however in the mean time if you email me at nick@nickexposed.com I can give you a address that you could send it to. Thanks so much!
I can shoot over 5 or 6 bucks to help with shipping costs. I would love to cover the whole cost, but the budget is pretty tight at the moment. Let me know your paypal in the email
Iain Hamilton-Cummings it's your lucky day. They had all officially sold out, but I just found two of them in the back seat of my car that had broken down a month ago. I forgot that I had them in there. Shoot me a DM on Instagram and I'll give you payment details.
Thanks nick for a well done video! Working on a zine that’s breaking down the walls and building up the community. Check it out on instagram @abuntumag and join the construction of the community ✊🏽
I love that idea. Breaking down walls is always a great thing. Can you send me a message over on Instagram to remind me to check it out. I would love to see what it is you’re working on. Thanks.
I was already decided to go out and make a first zine or print collection and this video really helped me out in motivation in terms of 'just do it!" (shia labeouf feelings) so let's do it! jonatas - instagram.com/jonatas.cd
Magazines are about making profit. Zines are more about just making something. Their existence is motivated by creative impulse more than anything else.
@@gethypnotherapy A magazine is a magazine, some are for profit, some are not. Plenty of clubs, societies and enthusiast produce magazines which are not for profit, some are just a few pages, some fancy colour spreads. Just call it by its proper name, a magazine. 'Zine' is just unbelievably tacky.
Zine or Fan-zine is not exactly a new buzzword nor exclusive to America. When I was a kid some 20 ears ago in Sweden several friends made music Fanzines.
I'm really amazed by the quality of today's zines. I was part of a fanzine community in the early 1990s, and it was a lot of fun, but considerably lower tech than today. Even the original release of Microsoft Publisher was primitive compared to today. Many of us either used simple word processors or typewriters to assemble text, and then use scissors, tape, glue and marker pens to create zines. It was a real thrill to create something that could be seen by others (even if it was a small audience). Fortunately, the videogame magazines of a time were big supporters of the zine community, and featured regular reviews in every issue (a number of us even started pro writing careers as a result). That said, I'm envious of the professional look of the zines shown here, and it does give me hope for my own indie publishing plans. Quick question: do today's "faneds" also offer digital versions of their zines? It seems like a no-brainer to offer a download via Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Kobo. Great video!
Hey thanks for the comment Daniel! The hands on approach of the early 90's sounds like it was super thrilling and a lot of fun! But like you said, I am super grateful that we have the ability to print such quality self published books now days! I know a couple people who offer their zines as free downloads, but I think the collective thought might be that the zine is all about offering printed work to viewers. Thats my thought at least. A pdf would be a super easy option to make available, especially being most of the zines get sent to the printers in pdf form anyways. But at least for me, I would rather people approach it by being held in their hands. Zooming at the elbows vs the pinch of a finger. Thanks again for your thoughtful comment and question!
Daido Moriyama and his friends in Japan made raw and grainy pictures and established a term for grouping them together called Provoke. They printed their pictures in small offset presses and in crude copiers with glossy paper and arranged these pictures in books for permanence. His books were very short run and now are collectors items!. In an interview Daido called himself a printer foremost rather than a photographer. In one of his exhibits he placed his printed pictures in trays and the attendees walked through the trays and chose the order and the actual pictures. At the end of the "production" line Daido perfect bound the pictures and the "curators" could individually choose from three silk screened covers that were stapled to the self made book! You can call this one to one marketing, or print on demand, but in an era where short run printing was hard and digital printing was not in the near sight it makes you think that the real concept was to be immersed in art and making a thing using ones hands! Thanks for the show!
Thats some great thoughts Robert! I am a huge fan of the Provoke Era. In fact just last month I visited the exhibition being held at the Chicago Institute of Arts. Quite possibly the greatest exhibition I have ever witnessed. Also I am so happy you brought up the Daido Zine workshop where the viewers built their own copy. I reference that video so often when talking to people about challenging the concept of what sequencing and book building should be. Have you gotten a copy of the Provoke Era book, its the same one they use for the exhibition catalog. Its gorgeous! I really want to pick a copy up for my collection soon.
I feel like you and I have a lot of similar influences. I really appreciate that. Thanks for your thoughtful comments!
Thanks for your kind words! I studied in the USA in the fair city of Boston! Also, i run a family printing shop where we cater to business forms customers and also flexible packaging, so ink and solvents run in my blood stream. But I was taught early in my life photography by dad who is still alive and well at his 86 years of age! I am mainly a film only amateur photographer of natural landscapes and man made structures to further our calendar printing business! Today the pictures that I like to make the most are from my sons. One is 13 years of age and the other 3! I look forward for your shows and to learn more about the creative process of photo books and zines!
That's such an awesome story! I love hearing when the craft of photography has been passed on through generations. And family documentary is some of my favorite photography. 👌🏻👌🏻
Interesting, thanks for info. I recently acquired Mariyama's RECORD from Thames and Hudson books (a collection of those zines in one book). It's really opened my eyes up to his work, style, and manner of producing tactile imagery.
This has really inspired me to do a zine of my own just to see my work printed!
That 4x6 series gave me some ideas, it was so brilliant! Great packaging and almost dirt cheap to produce. Thanks for this inspirational video!
@@jresin_photo glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your project!
This old fashioned way of laying out a zine was known as Maquette, i believe. It's deeply rooted in photography, making all the more reason we should all go out and make one.
We should definitely make more zines, books, prints etc! I hadnt heard that term Maquette before. Ill have to look into it and see more of the history of the craft! Thanks for pointing it out!
A maquette is term we used in architect, it basically is a rough scale model of a project.
Try story boarding
What an inspiring video, presented with such enthusiasm! I just love black and white film photography but until recently hadn't even heard the term 'zine'. Your video explains it perfectly. Thank you very much.
Hey thanks Ian! I really appreciate the kind words, my friend! Welcome to the world of zines!
I used to make a personal, quarterly zine of my photos. Haven't made a new issue in about a year. This motivated me to make one for the year I missed and try to start back up on my quarterly ritual. Thanks!
Michael Kemp hey Michael! I am so happy this vid inspired you in that way! A quarterly zine is such a good idea! Do you still have any of them available?
I only ran 1 print of each for myself. I've never considered putting any of my photos or publications up for sale. I always worry that if I start to monetize it, then it will become less a hobby and more of a job. Not sure if that makes sense. Sometimes I wonder though...
I can understand that. I doubt it would become that way with zines though. Either way, if you ever end up putting one up for sale, please do let me know. I would absolutely love to check it out and support you :)
Michael Kemp Very interesting! Where did you sell them?
I didn't sell any copies. It was a personal project to force me to print my work.
Is this series helping to inspire a zine project in you? I would love to hear about your projects that you've done already, and then any new projects your working on either because of the video series or just in general!!
I just revisited this video and I'm feeling more inspired to continue working on a project that will likely become a zine. The project will be called By Starlight and it's basically a study of suburbs at night and their stillness and way of feeling frozen in time.
@@JandKninjas123 this sounds awesome where can i see the finished product
Ye i just got this recommended bc i inform myself more lately about zines. I would love to make one for my paintings but i don't feel confident enough about them yet to put them in a zine
@@leshirin_1201 this was my first zine I made! Ive made more since so I dont have any copies but I have photos from this series on ig @joshchaney9
@@JandKninjas123 😍😍😍😍😍😍 oooo i just checket it out. Your photography is awesome !!
I remember people hand making zines back when I was in film school in the 1980’s. They were not always well received. Today, they’d be retro cool and awesome.
I think zines are a cool way to showcase a project, those that you've showed are awesome!
That's it. I am convinced. I'm going to make one. Going to do one of my trip to Rome I'm doing in May. Well done for being super inspiring.
Alex Bedwell yes!! Do it! I would love to see the project when it's finished. Let me know when it's available!
This was fantastic! I heard about you through Matt Day's podcast and I'm really into the idea of a zine. Considering doing one myself. I've always loved the zines that Daido Moriyama puts out. Keep up the great work with these videos!
Mark Josephson hey Mark! You should definitely do a zine! And Daido is a beast with his zines! So revolutionary with the way he does his. If you end up making one let me know. I would love to hear about it.
I can't get over how inspirational all this work is. Thank you for sharing it man.
Jahan Saber there are some truly amazing photographers in the community!! It's so inspirational indeed
So I keep leaving comments under every video, sorry for that. But I love the different types of zines. Especially the prints in the envelope are an amazing idea. I think I will go for that one sometime. Very simple to make. Reminds me of those old (soviet) postcard collections when you had like 10 different postcards in one envelope. Maybe extending this to postcards would be an idea as well. Enjoy the work and spread it. :)
A postcard series is a great idea like that. I actually have a set that’s like that that I will be sharing in one of the upcoming community zine feature vids. Thanks for sharing your thoughts buddy! Glad you are finding the content useful :)
I love it: Wasting Film is Not a Crime. When I was a kid, my mother was always yelling at me that I was wasting film on unposed shots. Ah, the '70s.
Probably because it was expensive? How much did it cost?
@@dhruvdnar Hell, I don't know. I was a kid, as in 11 years old. Nobody ever told me what anything cost back then.
Great video, I just completed my first short-run Zine. I should have a video up about it soon. It's based around home, family and lifestyle...
Hey that’s awesome! I love that focus in a zine. As cool as super artsy work is, the stuff focused on home and family is the most important. Thanks for sharing :)
solid vid, thanks man! heaps of good ideas and inspiration and explanation.
I have just begun thinking about making a zine.
It seems like an extremely daunting task all around. I have so many things that I need to figure out.
Use existing material or shoot dedicated material? How much material do I need? Which film format(s)? Color or b&w? What’s it gonna cost? Would anyone even want to pick up my stuff at all? I am very bad at self marketing, too.
Looks to me like a dive straight into the deep end - and it kind of scares me.
Currently working on my own project and zine.
Thats wonderful! What is the subject matter?
ice cream shops closed for season.
All zines are nice to know. Thank you, Nick! Would like to make my zines
I hope you will move forward on your projects! Its so rewarding to see the finished work. Im glad the video served you well. Cheers
Thank you Nick. I am getting my second semester classes started with exploration and creation and building Zines. I am excited!
you shown some amazing example of different papers and bindings I cant wait to finish shooting for my zine and start the printing stage :D
Yes! I cant wait to see what you put together!
Great video Nick and a superb dissection of styles and formats. Enjoyed this a lot 🙌
Thank you for the kind words! I’m happy you enjoyed it!
New subscriber here! I really enjoyed your video here and definitely got some great insight into the whole zine thing. I think its very exciting I'm really glad to see that the printed medium is far from dead, and its thanks to people like you and really anybody who sits down and lays out and prints something, be it one or thousand. I'm very interested in doing one for myself and will certainly check out your other videos. As far as I'm concerned this is UA-cam at its best, sharing your knowledge, your passion and inspiration! Very much appreciated!
Wow! What an amazing comment. Thank you Steve!! I am glad you like the content and glad to hear you are going to be doing a zine yourself. I would love to see the project when you are finished. Thanks again for your very kind and thoughtful response!
Photos from a Holga camera is perfect for a zine.
Yes absolutely!! I have many holga based zines in my collection and it does seem a great option for the project
So inspiring photographs, so motivating, so beautiful.
So cool, been wanting to do a zine for a while now. I think I'll definitely be doing some now.
Woods & Coastlands you definitely should! It's so much fun!
Fantastic video! But any info on what paper to use? That would be so helpful.
Thats a difficult topic to cover, there are so many choices, and its really all down to preference. Give standard weight uncoated paper a go and then start working from there. I really enjoy satin finish papers, but not everything prints well on them. So it comes down to what type of tones you are printing, what print process (bnw or color), what saturation you are looking for in the colors.
One of the nice things about working with a local print shop is I can have them print a sample spread on a variety of different papers, and then I can choose from there which one I would like to move forward with. I would suggest you do the same. It will make your life much easier than trying to guess which paper stocks you will prefer.
I hope that helps to get you moving in the right direction :)
Brilliant stuff there Nick! Very informative and well put together. I just ended my six months of gathering of work to put into the zine which was my intention from the start. So your videos are a great thing for me to keep me motivated. Thank you
IgorStrlekPhoto hey man, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are finding this series inspiring. Is there anything specific you would like to see touched on with the topic?
Also what's your zine going to be about?
Just go with your plan, that's what I'm interested in. You are on the way to be right there with "The art of photography" and Matt Day. Do your thing ;)
zine is gonna be about "Oslo, my new home" I'm originally from Croatia, and I moved to Norway last year, so about this new world around me. I was thinkin about doing zine from salt print prints. Will see about that, I maybe just go simpler way :)
Hey thanks man, thats an amazing compliment! Also, that is an amazing idea for a zine!! I cant wait to see it. The salt print idea is super rad, but sounds very time consuming for sure. Thats not to say it wouldnt be worth it. Either way let me know when its available, I would love to check it out!! Thanks again for your kind words :)
Hi Nick. Thank you. I have learned so much from that. I'm still chewing on things. Getting a bit twitchy wanting to do something . Cheers M
Glad to be of help and spread the inspiration! Im pumped to watch your projects unfold. :)
Solid video, came from Matts channel and he was right - you've got a great channel
Hey thanks Josh!! I seriously appreciate the kind words!!
✌️ for sure man!
Inspiring stuff. Thanks! Found you through Matt Day's video and just subscribed.
Hey, thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
Another good vid. I just discovered zines last summer. Funny, the first one I bought was Figments by James.
Gregory Pappas that's a great first zine to purchase! I love James' work!
Hi nice vids, did u get around to talking about pricing? Cheers
dude that was great. you should do a part 2!
Hey thanks man, actually the next part just got uploaded. ;) Enjoy
excellent video, really inspiring, subscribed!! could you recommend a printer nice and affordable?
Hey there, my apologies for not catching this comment 4 months ago! if you are still looking for an affordable printer for publishing a zine, look into blurb. There is no upfront cost out of your pocket.
Great video. Glad I stumbled across it as I'm looking to produce a zine and this is so helpful.
This is such an inspiring video, Nick! I'm currently working on my first zine and I'm excited to see how it will turn out hehe 😁
Oh thats so wonderful to hear! Whats the subject of your zine going to be?
Hey Nick, thank you for the love in this video.
After watching this I'm even more pumped now to create my next zine.
You bet man! Happy to include your zine in here. Im stoked to see your next print project come to life! You know I'll be one of the first in line to pick it up :)
6:11 "just be safe buddy" the way i laughed
Do some zine's include what ISO, shutter speed, aperture the photographer used while taking the photo?
If you're asking bc you want to find one that does that, I'm not sure but you might be able to search that either on Google or in some kind of zine search website. If youre asking bc YOU want to do that when YOU make a zine, then it doesn't matter what other zines do, bc the more unique the better. Especially if your zine is about photography, but even if it's not specifically about photography that'd be a really cool good idea.
Missing this type of video
s even in 2020
some awesome motivation. "my kind of town" : purchased.
So glad to hear! Thanks again Miles!!
Very rad, very inspiring.
Thanks so much, I am glad to hear that!
Awesome videos Nick! And thanks to Matt Day for "exposing" you to me!
Haha, thanks Jess! I will be sure to mention this comment to Matt! lol
I have thought about doing a Zine but never have the courage to do one. I'm a pretty good artist but I just don't know if I should even give this a try.
I would suggest doing it for a couple reasons. 1. It forces you to interact with your work in a fresh new way and challenges you to offer it in a concise and meaningful order. 2. It offers the way you think about and through your artwork to the rest of the world, opening up a larger dialog than sharing images on social media would normally do. 3. It can be a very enjoyable and rewarding process to build a Zine out even if you simply print one copy or enough to hand out to friends and family. Have fun with it!
Thanks for the video. Very good intro. I didn't watched the entire video, I wanted just a brief intro, since next weekend here there is a zine fair and I was curious to what is this about. Guess will check it out.
Thank you for sharing this video. It opens my mind for a lot of new ideas.
Great video Nick. This got me more motivated to dive into making a zine.
That makes me so happy to hear that!! Do you have a project in mind yet?
Nick Exposed yeah 1 or 2 ideas
I hope to hear them at some point :)
Nice videos dude! And awesome interview with matt, that brought me to your channel, keep it going!
Hey thanks for the kind words Amaury! I appreciate you coming by and subscribing! I look forward to bringing plenty of new content!
Awesome video Nick! Just subscribed and followed you on instagram bc of Matt Day. Can you make a video showing how to make a little zine as the ones you showed of Nate Matos. I would love to make something similar to that! ✌
Bosco Serrano Velasco hey thanks for coming by and subscribing!! I should be able to cover something like that in the upcoming episodes. I will say though Kinkos or Office Max or whatever office and printer store you have around you will do most the work for next to nothing. But I may expand further on it when I get to the episode about printing and print companies. Thanks for your comment 👊🏻👊🏻
Have you seen people with cookbook zines?
I haven’t, but that’s a wonderful idea!
Ha, a Minolta Talker on the desk behind you. I have one on the shelf behind my desk at work. "Too dahk, use frash!"
Its one of my all time favorite cameras haha. Its loud as all get out when it rewinds, but the lens is wonderfully sharp and contrasty!
Matt brings me here!
Wonderful! I'm so grateful that you came over to check the channel out! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video. Cool impression for my next project :-)
But one problem: which printer service made only one zine (in case I don't want to sell)? Here in Germany they begin with min. 100 pieces :-(
Hey Oliver, thanks for your kind comment! So you are saying that you just want to make a single book for yourself, but are only coming across places that require minimum orders of 100 or more? Perhaps you could look into places like blurb, I believe they work internationally. You can set up a book on there and print a single copy. Otherwise you could look for some small mom and pop shops in your town and reach out to them to see what your options are. Hope that helps.
Oliver Heuschele try “wir machen druck”. They print as many as you want, even if it’s just one copy. They also have an awesome selection of paper, bindings and sizes. That’s where I print and bind my projects.
Try making it your self maybe?
Thanks didn’t know what it was..
Nice video!
What lens is on the M3 in the video?
Fantastic
hey Nick! love all the information and inspiration! i'm just wondering why a lot of the zines we looked at were in black and white? is it just a coincidence? or is it more of a convention or cost thing?
Hey Jeremy, thanks for the kind words and comment. There's probably a couple explanations for the majority of them being black and white. First this is my personal collection and I tend to gravitate towards black and white work in general. Second a lot of the film zine community seems to be black and white based in my experience. Third printing black and white can be substantially cheaper than printing full color. Hopefully that answers the question well enough. I think its probably a combo of all 3 reasonings
Great Stuff!!!
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
That was fantastic Nick...Thanks. I have just got back into shooting film after picking up a mint condition Practika MTL5 , I also shoot digital and use film simulations in the Nik software. Are Zines strictly film only because I would love to put one together using both formats. I hope thats not a dumb question... Thanks again... Tim. ( trosenthal636 on Insta )
Hey Tim, I just responded back to your other comment. Im glad to hear you are getting back into shooting film. Ive never shot with a Practika myself, but they look like a fun fun camera to use! And its not a dumb question at all. I could see where it might seem like it, being 99% of the zines I have in my collection are film photography based. They arent specific to film by any means, but being the community I am in and serve, I tend to collect more film based work more than anything else. In fact my most recent zine is all iphone photography.
Thanks again for the comments! Hope to see you in more of the conversations :)
what paper did you use?
For my first zine I used a satin finish paper. Not sure the weight of it at this point it’s been many years. For my second zine I had them use just standard copy paper to go with the overall intent of the zine to look like a notebook. Hope that helps.
thank you! your work is amazing@@NickExposed
@@catarinaqueiroz6855 thank you so much! Very encouraging to hear!
17:18 I'M SO F*CKING CONFUSED
an immense inspiring video - great work
Hey thanks so much! Glad to inspire! Are you going to be working on your own zine soon? Or have you done any in the past?
I hope to create one of my own very soon, just not 100% sure of the area of focus yet! Any advice on how to work this out?
Totally! You can start off by narrowing your pool of images down by either, geography, subject matter, timeframe or color/tonal palette.
So for example, my first zine was focused on Chicago from a series of visits my wife and I had made from the year or two previous to laying it out. The one Im working on right now has two constraints. First of all its a body of work created entirely in 2016, and second of all its all focused on my home town of Grand Rapids MI.
Once you have it honed down to these constraints then I suggest you give yourself a creative problem or question to solve or present. Again for example, my first zine on Chicago was based around the question of "What would a jazz song look like composed with images of Chicago". Chicago has a rich history in Jazz and Blues, and my creative process is very much driven in the same way. But asking myself that question really helped direct which photos to use, and which photos paired up with which. The zine Im working on right now of all my hometown images from last year is focused around the idea of a mixtape. There will be an a-side and b-side, and right now Im asking myself what each side will look like and what kind of "songs" it will contain. If that makes any sense. haha. Obviously your zines dont need to be musically driven (however, noticing a guitar in your profile photo, maybe they will be). Its more so about giving yourself the creative limitations of a question or problem to solve that will help this whole process come together well for you.
Hope that helps. If you have any more questions, or would like me to clarify on anything, definitely feel free to reach out!
thanks man appreciate all the information - it gives me a starting point. I'll be sure to keep you posted on my progress!
I look forward to hearing how it goes
Awesome!
Thanks dude!!
What program do you recommend using for designing the zine?
indesign was my program of choice. I have a video describing my simple process ua-cam.com/video/-xp3DVhld6o/v-deo.html
Nice man like this vid a lot
James furtado hey thanks James!
The hardest part is how to do a good binding by DIY
Use blurb
I am totally fresh and new to this. Once I put it together though, what about selling it? Does your series go through any of those options?
I do have a playlist on the channel entitled how to sell your photography that should help out a bit. It was geared toward selling prints, but the concepts apply just the same to zines. Hope that helps
Mmm great video great ideas…
@@Daily_Bugler thank you
Hey Nick, do you know of any photobook or zine online companies that do dropshipping ? been trying to find something. thanks man
Hey David! I know the big companies like blurb do so. It’s been a couple years since I’ve done deep research but I wouldn’t be surprised if more haven’t popped up since. I imagine you’re thinking print on demand and drop shipping? Otherwise you could print at a company or your choice and then ship the package to a fulfillment center and let them work out your shipping for you. I think whatever option you find is going to cost you regardless so research it out and see what works best with your vision. Cheers and good luck!!
nice video! hey it would be SUPER cool if you actually put a hyperlink to each artist...let me know if you are not sure how to do that :)
Brett Foster hey thanks for pointing that out. That was an oversight on my issue. I got it straightened out and will check it on my other videos as well. Thanks Brett!
no worries at all :)
nice one. thanks for doing that!
Lovely, you gave me a lot of data
I'm glad you found it useful!!
Thanks for the video! I'm sharing it with my class as we discuss a zine project.
How wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing it with them. I appreciate the support
What sizes are these zines in order?
Where can we send you zines/prints?
Oh man, I would love that. Im currently setting up a PO Box for stuff like this, however in the mean time if you email me at nick@nickexposed.com I can give you a address that you could send it to. Thanks so much!
I wiil! Once i figure out international shipping 😓 looking forward to more videos
I can shoot over 5 or 6 bucks to help with shipping costs. I would love to cover the whole cost, but the budget is pretty tight at the moment. Let me know your paypal in the email
Nick Exposed thanks dude, that's really nice of you, i'll find out everithing and shoot you an email!
thanks for this!
You bet! I hope you got something from it :)
Have you sole them all Nick? I'd like one if you haven't :-)
Iain Hamilton-Cummings it's your lucky day. They had all officially sold out, but I just found two of them in the back seat of my car that had broken down a month ago. I forgot that I had them in there. Shoot me a DM on Instagram and I'll give you payment details.
Thanks nick for a well done video! Working on a zine that’s breaking down the walls and building up the community. Check it out on instagram @abuntumag and join the construction of the community ✊🏽
I love that idea. Breaking down walls is always a great thing. Can you send me a message over on Instagram to remind me to check it out. I would love to see what it is you’re working on. Thanks.
Nick Exposed will do nick! Thanks man!
*theyre making a new olympus pen
@@slagseed8986 I think I saw rumors about that. Pretty sweet
matt day sent me
Lenny DeFinis nice! Matt is so awesome! Thanks for coming over to the channel!
Why is it pronounced different from the spelling? I would expect it to be zien or zeen.
Magazine ......maga.....zine. Zine.
I was already decided to go out and make a first zine or print collection and this video really helped me out in motivation in terms of 'just do it!" (shia labeouf feelings)
so
let's do it!
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Thank you!
Thanks!
So it's a magazine. Why not just call it a magazine then? Zine is such an awful lazy title. Hideous. Magazine please.
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Magazines are about making profit. Zines are more about just making something. Their existence is motivated by creative impulse more than anything else.
@@gethypnotherapy A magazine is a magazine, some are for profit, some are not. Plenty of clubs, societies and enthusiast produce magazines which are not for profit, some are just a few pages, some fancy colour spreads. Just call it by its proper name, a magazine. 'Zine' is just unbelievably tacky.
Oh, you mean a self-published booklet. It must be an American new buzzword.
Tomato tomato I suppose. Haha
Zine or Fan-zine is not exactly a new buzzword nor exclusive to America. When I was a kid some 20 ears ago in Sweden several friends made music Fanzines.