13/10/2026
“I don’t think I’m ready to make a photo book yet.”
When we asked photographers what was holding them back from making a book, this was one of the answers.
And it’s a fair concern. Maybe your project isn’t finished. Maybe there are photographs you still need to make.
But here’s something worth considering: You don’t have to finish the project before you start thinking about the book.
Photographer Craig Litten shared some interesting advice after taking our How to Self-Publish a Photo Book course. He recalled something a professor once told him: “If you want to publish a book one day, start now.”
Craig explained that even if you’re only halfway through a project, beginning the bookmaking process can reveal how complete (or incomplete!) your work really is. You might discover gaps in your story, photographs that don’t belong, or a clearer direction for what you need to shoot next.
We love that perspective. Because sometimes making a book isn’t simply what happens when you finish a project. It can actually help you figure out how to finish it.
Craig also had this to say about the course: “Any photographer who has been photographing long enough to even think about a book, whether they are ready or not, should take this course.”
That’s exactly what Bob and I hope to help photographers do with How to Self-Publish a Photo Book: start thinking about their work as a book, make informed decisions, and learn the practical steps to bring it to life.
📖 Seven lessons, lifetime access, and everything from editing and sequencing to printing and selling your book.
Learn more at the link in our bio.