Phenoms of the 21st century -- 's8216;Googling's8217; as a verb, Reality-TV and Print-on-Demand Publishing -- come home to roost in Oregon artist Laura Domela's8217;s independently
published photo book of reality-tv star Storm Large.
's8220;Storm Large 's8211; photographs by Laura Domela's8221; (www.lulu.com/domela) is a selection of photos from a session with Storm Large in
July 2005.
The book's8217;s success is all the sweeter since Domela decided to publish the book herself, using Lulu.com's8217;s Print-on-Demand technology.
's8220;I wanted to publish this book independently because that mirrors my philosophy. I use an all digital process so that I can control every aspect of my photography from image capture
through processing and to the final print. Self-publishing with Lulu enables me to continue that level of control all the way to a published book,'s8221; said Domela.'s8220;'s8217;Storm
Large's8217; was the third book I's8217;ve published using Lulu, and I's8217;ve been very pleased with the response.'s8221;
's8220;My motivation for photographing Storm came from watching her perform onstage. Beyond her incredible vocal talent, her musicality, and her obvious physical beauty, she is a
passionate artist who visually exudes an enormous power and range of emotion. I was inspired to capture this emotion and passion photographically,'s8221; added Domela.
Laura Domela is an artist working in Portland, Oregon. For a preview of some of the images in this book, visit www.domela.com. For purchase, please
visit www.lulu.com/domela.
ABOUT LULU (www.lulu.com):
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