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The art and photography genre provides a wonderful outlet for artists to showcase their work. Art and photography books come in various forms, with some containing in-depth knowledge of art history, while others exist simply for stylish additions to coffee tables. Publishing an art or photography book comes with unique requirements and strategies for ensuring the book’s success.
Self-publishing brings numerous benefits to authors, but completing this process alone has challenges. Palmetto Publishing strives to help authors successfully self-publish with the assistance of our book editing, formatting, cover design, and marketing services. Read on to learn more about the art and photography genre, publishing an art book, and how you can self-publish the right way.
What is the Art and Photography Genre?
The art literary genre contains nonfiction books about or showcasing art. This genre includes any art form like photography, drawing, painting, sculpting, fashion design, and more. Art books include topics like the technical aspects of an art form, a specific artist’s life and work, the history of an art form or style, and personal expositions. Art and photography books may contain only images, images with captions, or images and full bodies of text. Art books also include craft and coloring or other activity books. Overall, any nonfiction book that deals with art may fall into the art genre.
Many refer to this genre as “art and photography” because photography tends to dominate the genre. A photography book may include technical aspects of photography, personal work, the work of a renowned photographer, the history of photography, and more. Artists often self-publish collections showcasing personal photos.
- Some examples of books in the art genre include:
- “ Time Gates: The Intuitive Art of Santo Cervello” by Santo Cervello
- “ A Collection of Lowcountry Birds” by Ron Scroggy
- “ CarboN: The Primitivision” by Lawrence Armando Hodge
- “Art as Experience” by John Dewey
- “Greek Art and Archaeology” by John Griffiths Pedley
- “History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture” by Frederick Hartt
- “The Complete Paintings and Drawings” by Leonardo da Vinci
- “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger
Publishing Art and Photography Books
Every genre has its unique must-haves and successful publishing strategies, including the art and photography genre. Authors should know content standards, formatting, and more when creating and publishing art books. For example, readers of art and photography books expect to see higher-quality images than any other book type. Additionally, don’t neglect the written content as an afterthought. Organize any necessary guides or instructions, so readers don’t get confused about how to handle your work. Art and photography books require the most attention to cover design, as many readers buy from this genre solely for decoration. Overall, art and photography authors should strive to make their books beautiful and readable. You don’t want them to read like a textbook.
Authors need to understand the best practices for this genre when publishing art and photography books. For example, following specific formatting standards for each sub-genre of art books. Many art books also require a table of contents, citations, correctly formatted captions, and a glossary. Working with a professional publishing company like Palmetto Publishing when putting the final touches on your book ensures that it will shine in your specific genre.
The Benefits of Self-Publishing
Once you’ve written the book, you have an important decision to make. Here’s why self-publishing trumps traditional book publishing — particularly for entrepreneurs:
- You’re guaranteed publication
- You keep creative control
- You can address either general or niche audiences
- There’s a faster turnaround to advertise
- You retain a much higher percentage of royalties
Get Started With Palmetto
After you write your book, the next step is to publish your story and get it into the hands of interested readers. If you want to retain maximum control over your book, consider self-publishing it. This method allows you to make the final decisions about everything from the cover design to printing. Additionally, you can earn higher royalties than you would if you published your book with a traditional publisher. Self-publishing may sound intimidating, but the process can be easy and fast with the help of a top-tier publishing company like Palmetto Publishing. We offer a variety of services to support writers through the self-publishing process, including:
Copy Editing
Cover Design
Interior Formatting
Illustrations
Hardcover Book Printing Service
Marketing
Writing
Palmetto can come in as early as the writing stage with our countless resources on book writing. From the art and photography genre to children’s books, you will find guides on writing content, storytelling, character development, and so much more. With these free author resources, you can say ‘goodbye’ to writer’s block and ‘hello’ to finishing pages. Check out our Book Writing Process 101 guide to learn more about improving your writing.
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Danny Willcutt
I would have to say the best part of this experience was the people that worked with me. Palmetto walked me through every step of the way, were tremendously supportive, and quick with responses to my sometimes-silly questions. As a first time author, knowing nothing about the publishing process, they made this a fabulous experience….
