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I'M WORKING ON A GMC MOTORHOME PHOTO HISTORY BOOK [message #187137] Sat, 13 October 2012 14:48 Go to previous message
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Some of you know me as the outsider who has written about GMC Motorhomes for my website AutomotiveTraveler.com and my digital magazine Automotive Traveler. I am also working on a proposal for a vintage RV magazine, to start publishing next spring.

But right now, as I have self-published two automotive photo books, I want my next effort to be a book on GMC motorhomes.

Each page of these books are 8.25 inches wide by 6 inches high. The book will open with an updated overall history of the GMC Motorhome that appeared last year in Automotive Traveler magazine.

http://photos.imageevent.com/mmm_mag/gmcpix/No_Reservations_Needed_FS.jpg

If anyone wants to point out any inaccuracies or make any suggestions to update the text, please E-mail me. I have just found a great article by William Bryant on the GM Heritage website that I think will be invaluable in making my text more complete. Is William a member of this group/forum?

I want to combine the updated text and historical and in-period photos with up to a dozen two-page spreads of a broad cross-section of GMC Motorhomes. Here's an example of how the coach pages will be presented.

http://photos.imageevent.com/mmm_mag/gmcpix/screen_capture_1_1024.jpg

Each individual page will look like this, 8.25 inches wide by 6 inches high.

http://photos.imageevent.com/mmm_mag/gmcpix/Page_one_1024_LH.jpg


http://photos.imageevent.com/mmm_mag/gmcpix/Page_two_1024_RH.jpg

(These are photos of a coach I took last year that I wanted very much to buy but couldn't. But it will give you an idea of the style of layout and presentation that I have in mind for the book.)

In selecting the GMC Motorhomes to be featured in the book, I want to include both 23- and 26-foot models, some in original condition, some highly modified or updated along with significant conversions that served a commercial purpose and have survived, like the Coca-Cola GMC motor home.

I also want to include some classic GMC Motorhome ads as well as some brochure pages. I might even include a complete brochure (no more than eight pages) if I can acquire some high-res scans.

If if you like to have your GMC Motorhome one of the coaches featured in the book, here's what I need.

Your name and hometown
Year and model of your coach
How long you've owned it
Current mileage
List of places you've visited with your coach

For photography, I need high-quality, high-res images, a minimum of 2000 pixels wide (3000 pixels wide or more preferred)

At least two exterior, prefer in a campground or on-the-road setting if possible
At least six photos of the interior of your coach that I can choose from going from front to rear, showing the cockpit, the living area, the galley, bathroom, and bedroom. I need shots that are both horizontally and vertically oriented.

Because these photos will be used in a book, I suggest that if possible, you park your coach in the shade or photograph your interior on a cloudy day to minimize harsh shadows. If you have a tripod, and know how to use your camera's self timer, use both. This will allow you to take better, sharper photos.

If you have any questions, please contact me. As I already have the book's template completed, I would love to get this book published well before the Christmas holidays.

If anyone has materials that they would like to see included in the book, please contact me via E-mail.

If you want to talk with me over the phone about this project, especially if you think you might be able to help or contribute in some way, send me an E-mail with your phone number along with a best time to call.

Please feel free to post a link to this message in any GMC Motorhomes that you think appropriate. I really want this to be a community effort. There have been books published about Airstreams, now I think is the time to publish a comprehensive book on the innovative GMC Motorhomes. I'm sure that most of you will agree with me.

Thanks in advance,

Richard Truesdell
Founder and Editorial Director AutomotiveTraveler.com and Automotive Traveler magazine
GMC Motorhome fan (and hopefully, a future owner)

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