“TIBET” making process, part 7

This system works: More than two weeks is only because the witness Print、But it began also book sales in shashasha、Photos one step away from complete。In order to tour the binding of the final step "walnut" work、I went to "Hakushodo" in Edogawabashi in Tokyo。 I went to the local little walk in the transfer of flights convenience from Kagurazaka Station but、This area is often really print shops and bookbinding shop。Hear the sound of movement of the printing press here and there、Watch the incessant state that carrying a bunch of paper that has been trucked in forklift。The Publishing Culture of Japan、To realize that he is supported by the people of these towns factory。Certain famous photographer of the new photo book of the ship waiting at the entrance had been piled up higher at this time I visited was Hirokatsudo's。Like the time of printing witness、N Miya's this time my female binding professional skills also for us in charge in the field of the present。Catch the attention the abundance of female employees also overlooks the inside of the factory。Hand most of the process is a special binding, such as large books and art books say that mechanization is progressing、Will a site that requires supple fingers and meticulous care of the feminine。 Nothing is to be able to lead-out from the author to come to this process、I it was just toured the various steps while nodding and take pictures "Hohou" just to Uosao the end of the passage so as not to interfere with the work but、Ino's designers had to ask to N Miya's like a raging fire in rolled-up tension。He designed imagine in my head、Whether the design that caused the specifications Yuku is how to embody (Hata also、It seems Why not be implemented) is not the way in the mood。Although I site was scheduled to be pulled even our line to lunch break、His "one more at the end" and "one more at the end" question attack seems to stop。By seen the state of the book and its production process not be seen normally、It will be prominence feelings up to the back side of a variety of photo book at home、It was a very meaningful factory tour (especially for Mr. Ino)。 1000 books worth of piled up? The cover is silk screen printing is performed at the Niigata plant。 Ino's designer spree questions about just the bookbinding and each here。 Bonding the body and cover in the center of the machine, "walnut" work。 Yuku is tempo adheres well by the hand of man and machine。After entering the groove (ginkgo) between the front cover and back cover after the、 Apply pressure in collectively press machine by four books。 Slide into one after another completed my book。In order to stabilize the product、It will be shipped from a few days "aged" in this state。 Special edition Hakusatsudo ≫ http://www.hakushowdou.com Click here to purchase the photo book "TIBET" ≫ https://www.shashasha.co/jp/book/tibet

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“TIBET” making process, part 6

Print supervision: But of course all of stroke care in the photo book production、Missing not part of the most worrying about its maturity greatly affects text printing as the author。It can not be essential confirmation and fine-tuning in the field in order to ensure the quality。so、I went to Osaka in three days and two nights together with Ino's designer for the witness printing of Photos。 Even though the witness Print、Much without also mean that watching the work、Meanwhile the print technician is moving around hurriedly、Nothing like that we can、That is, it would almost become a waiting time。So I'm grateful that there is a person to talk to (Mr. Ino)。 Our voice takes us to finally at the stage where the internal calibration has been completed in the printing field staff。From the waiting room down the stairs into the factory。So the image of just Suriaga' sure to fine-tune the print density while consultation with Hirata-san and Ino's PD。This work is completed in a few minutes at the earliest, but、Watch the needle if the difficulties in adjustment so that the Yuku past also heartless。Dose drop through the severe exchange put a sign of proofreading and the smoking area、Prepare for each other The following table describes the Ino and his impressions。22 times this is repeated in three days。Pretty but is the work you are of patience、By performing this process reliably、Supposed appearance of the finished photographic collection is day become remarkably beautiful。 In the Fukaebashi of Osaka “LIVE Art Books” Printing Studio。Since there is no between to transfer here is shiny。 First, re-check the instruction content of the calibration conference by distributing the last of the color calibration for each imposition。 For use in print in this collection of photographs it gave birth to the German name of the machine、HEIDELBERG made of Speedmaster eight-color press。 A field's is petite woman operator to manipulate this huge machine。It is the primary professional skills earners of the rare women in the nation。 Hirata's printing director had you color calibration meeting previously monitor over。Here for us have an immediate effect on the demand。 Large part 拡。Dot of FM screen printing placed at random is like the silver particles in the photographic paper。 Complete the verification and printing of 176 pages over three days。Thank you everyone (16 pages in the image above)、1/11 of the whole)。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。

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“TIBET” making process, part 5

Cover of silk screen printing test: But is the first time of calibration、Well perfect! I think the texture is difficult to understand in the image、I want you to come look for the hand in the finished Akatsuki。 Even so、This time text printing is carried out in Osaka、Silk screen printing of the cover is carried out in Niigata、Bookbinding work is done in Tokyo。In the course of one book of photo collection is completed、You realize that the craftsmanship of many who have been aggregated。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。

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“TIBET” making process, part 4

Color calibration conference: Printing of this photobook is outsourced to "LIVE Art Books" of the Daishinsha Group, which has a factory in Osaka.。 The color calibration paper towards the production printing has arrived at hand a few days ago、While looking at it every day has been subjected to redline in place to be worried about even a little。And yesterday at the Tokyo headquarters in Sendagaya、Dates of color calibration conference to convey the corrected portion of the printing to printing director (PD)。It TV conference will be the first of experience。While watching the same calibration paper with PD who is in Osaka factory、Yuku tell one by one cut on the monitor over the here needs。Despite a little confused on the TV conference initially unfamiliar、Also Hirata's local PD、Those familiar Shimizu's LIVE Art Books have me in charge of my photo book also this place is、I think here of the requests were communicated properly while also borrowed the help of Shimizu。And in Osaka factory slide into progress from the data adjusted to reflect my desire to the plate-making process。In the meantime、I say a while switching the head from the photo book production、We go to the darkroom work for the exhibition。 Image is how to discuss a special printing of the dial part of the photo collection。This part Ino's designers us proceed with the initiative。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。

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“TIBET” making process, part 3

Cover Design and Test Print: Previous work continue to book design is freely know the upcoming Koichi Ino in "TOKYO CIRCULATION"。It is that he has also been both the work many times in addition to the photo album、Because personally close even communicate what was Seiita。Me plunge to successfully design a <fluffy> My intention was conveyed in words at the time of the meeting。Is basically I like photo collection Standart a binding、This collection of photographs is also that the new edition of "Portrait than Nishikura" own First Book、We wanted to put the change in the original version。Ino's proposal is intended to print the image in silk screen to cross instrumentation of the above binding。Since the combination of the work image and cross-color who proposed number pattern、The end of the consultation from the、It decided on the following combination。 And of the essential main body of the photo printing。I aimed at the powerful printing by raising the coal concentration to the limit in the previous work, but the opposite direction this time、To cherish the medium tone we aim to delicate printing with FM screen。Paper along with it also chose the good things of touch with texture。Test printing result for the first time is very satisfactory thing。It has finished in the direction of the expected。In addition to further fine-tune from here it will proceed to the proofs of the process。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。

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“TIBET” making process, part 2

See this bundle: The moment to say the highlight of the first half in the photographic collection of the production process、Will when it was taken in hand a bunch sample。≫ Bunch sample of the previous work The cover and text of the bunch sample are not printed and are in a completely plain state.、Weight feeling when taken to the actual volume and the hands of the photo collection、Such as paper of touch can feel the real。This time a printing company and use paper、Direction or the like of the printing because it was decided at an early stage、Also was early can a bunch sample。Red color of the cross on the cover has an image of a priest's garb of Tibetan Buddhism。Feel good matching of a turmeric color flower out of。And silk screen printing of the work image in the ink of the mat white in the front cover、Subjected to stamping of typography such as title。 Or turn stroked the cover again and again、A white text (meaning no) turned over or to will continue to boost the mood toward completion。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。

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“TIBET” making process, part 1

Sequence set: Since the progress of the new book photo album project that started last year it has come to concrete、Masu Yuki up to here also serves as advertised as a reminder of the creative process。 Without saying a "new" I used the word "new book" is、Since the simply "new book" there is not "new"。The time to publish is my first photo album New Edition of "Portrait than Nishikura"、A long photo album had been out of print state was supposed to be reprinted for the first time in 20 years。However, instead of "reprint" of the time、By adding a large number of works of unpublished, unreleased、Those in new editing and binding。But can be subtracted care also say so myself、So to speak, feeling that "full version"。Once reviewed the negative now、At that time, re-print a cut that could not be inserted on account of the number of pages。Also increased significantly the number of pages。Title to match the it was also simple to "TIBET"。 Since around binding of Kkiri leave on that conveyed the only hope to Ino who is the Dezana、I do sequence set of photo collection intently。Since last year late was often time to lecture at the photo school is in a school is a four-day week、Using, for example, the free time、Spree side-by-side photo of reduced copy in hand-sized campus here over there。And the photos side by side staring、Repeating the image of turning a page in my head。To ponder the arrangement stopped to see once there is a place that was worrisome。Would have fallen to the senses, such as brain to overheat in about an hour and have to do that。Recovered after recording the sequence of at that stage with the iPhone camera、Again deployed in a different location to yet another time。Yuku up set a good sequence pleasant to watch gradually while you are repeating it over and over again。 * Shinya Arimoto's photo book "TIBET" will be released on April 5, 2019.。 ≫ Production process of the previous work "TOKYO CIRCULATION"

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