About Creating an Online Photo Book

Last spring I took part in Solo Photo Book Month, an online project that encourages people worldwide to create books from their own photos. All photos must have been taken within a 30 day period, (what they call a "fuzzy month")  A book due by the end of June could be started anytime in May or June so long as only 30 consecutive days are used in its creation. This deadline and structure is designed to encourage focus and create opportunity for people who take lots of pictures but never really make anything of them. Using the PDF format required for submission, participants can also fancy them up using a variety of hosting sites, like blurb.com. To submit your work, upload it to the "sofobomo" site where it can be viewed by other participants as well as friends and family you may browbeat into looking at your work.
Part of the fun of this project is deciding what your book will be "about." Text is optional, but frankly that's one of the best parts - having your say about something, explaining your photos, or whatever. Here is a link to my 2009 book. The photographs in it were all taken with a Nikon CoolPix L5 digital camera in Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona, as well as San Francisco and Santa Rosa, California - between May 18 and June 18, 2009.
Next time a fuzzy month comes along, join me.