Printing witness: As I wrote in the previous post、Basically, photographers only witness the printing of their photobooks.、There are not so many opportunities to witness the actual printing site。It seems that many veteran writers do not attend the scene.、It ’s a precious opportunity for me.、I make sure to be present every time。When printing "TIBET", I went to Osaka in 3 days and 2 nights.、When printing "Tokyo Debugger", I took an airplane and went all the way to Hokkaido.。This printing is the same as "Tokyo Circulation", but it's the same Tokyo Inshokan.、Since the head office and factory moved this year, it is a witness at a different factory than before。It's a pity that we can't have lunch at the "Handmade Udon Oido" near the previous Tamagawa factory.、The new Asaka factory is convenient because it is not far from my home in Musashino City.。 Takasu's printing direction is perfect、There is almost no place to fix、Printing went very smoothly.。When this process is completed, it's time to go through the bookbinding work.。 The blue on the cover and the orange on the title letter use special colors.。The photo surface is printed in two colors。 The offset printing machine used this time is a UV ink five-color machine made by MITSUBISHI.。 That action too、Mr. P.D Takasu who is beautiful even in the back at work。 This is the PS version。This thin aluminum plate becomes a plate、It's still strange that the subtle gradations of the photo are printed.。 This is a "colored ball"。It ’s a square, but it ’s a colored ball.。We also use two colors of sumi and special silver ink.。 Mr. Takahashi of the newly established "P.D Department" in the Tokyo Inshokan。It's quiet、Will do a good job。 Take the printed material back to the waiting room for reconfirmation and appreciation.。This photobook has 12 impositions。 This light is the ultraviolet light that cures the UV ink.、I know from knowledge that the resin is hardened by ultraviolet rays in dental treatment etc.、After all it is strange。UV ink dries quickly、Because no drydown occurs、It is easy to check the finish。 Team "Tokyo Strut"。P.D. Gao Chuan、Editing / Progress Bonnie、Design Kakinuma。thank you! Shinya Arimoto's new photo book "Tokyo Strut" will be released on June 21st by ZEN FOTO GALLERY.。

Test color calibration: About 10 days after the submission, the test color proofing has been completed.。Visit the publisher ZEN FOTO GALLERY to check the finish。Exhibitions by other artists are being held in the gallery、Since it is not a large space to compliment, the blue sky calibration meeting is held at the common area of ​​the entrance building.。I don't know how many photobooks I can make in my lifetime、To be clear, printing knowledge and experience cannot catch up with designers and P.D (printing directors) for the rest of their lives.。Because the number of places you are stepping on is an order of magnitude。basic、Photographers are only involved in printing their photobooks.、As with myself, my knowledge of printing is as good as a baby compared to my main job.。For example, for darkroom work, "exposure time minus 10%"、I can clearly instruct "Contrast up 1/2 step"、Offset printing does not convey that instruction。So、Give designers this intention and impression、There is no choice but to convey it including abstract words。Especially the printed part of the silver surface、Because it cannot be reproduced in a dark room or inkjet printing、I haven't even handed over a sample print。Red-printing (printing instructions) work largely depends on the designer's sensibility and language ability.。 Designer Kakinuma-san and editor Bonnie-san are always mostly black.。 In this photobook, pages using silver ink are inserted in the text.。 Shinya Arimoto's new photo book "Tokyo Strut" will be released on June 21st by ZEN FOTO GALLERY.。

Dummy Book: Once the layout and sequence of the spread is decided to some extent, the next stage、Make a dummy book。What I'm making this time、Because it is a standard photo book published in a series from ZEN FOTO GALLERY、The format is predetermined to be 200 mm x 200 mm.。Also, the binding is unified with the PP pasting of the upper binding, so、I will output it in actual size while imagining it。The paper used is a simple copy paper.。For the time being, I just need to turn the page and check the rhythm of the sequence or the feeling of reading.。Check through many times from the first page to the end、If you feel something is wrong, you can move the page or change the page again.。Ultimately, it will be decided in consultation with the editor and designer.、The process up to this point has a habit of doing it myself as much as possible.。Until now, I have been doing continuous exhibitions in my own gallery、Is it from the experience of making many self-published ZINEs?。To put it simply, it's my favorite work, so it doesn't really bother me.。Although it is a small number of copies, it is a commercial publication, so there are various restrictions.、At least at the dummy stage, you can do whatever you want。For the time being, I made a dummy assuming 22 units (176 pages) folded in 8 pages.。(Later, it was discovered that it was folded on 12 pages.、168Shinya Arimoto's new photo book "Tokyo Strut" will be released on June 21st by ZEN FOTO GALLERY.。