Projects

The Kentucky Derby

by Bill Doolittle

A history of the famous sporting event with imagery by the venue’s leading photographers.

192 pages, 9-3/4" x 11-3/4" hardbound. 170+ photographs. Designed by Eric Morrell, EGM Communications. Published by Carpe Diem Books and Shircliff Publishing. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

A unique feature of this project is the use of Digimarc Discover® technology. Selected photographs contain digital watermarks, invisible to the reader, but not to a mobile app that senses the watermark (or "Digimarc" as they are called) and directs the reader to an online video related to the photograph. Readers may absorb the text, admire the imagery, and then point their phone at the page and watch film footage of famous Derby moments. Mars Premedia is proud to have pioneered this unique use of Digimarc technology, a first for a print project of this kind.

Icons of the Iditarod

Photography by Jeff Schultz, text by Tricia Brown

Through stunning images by Jeff Schultz, official Iditarod photographer, the trail courses across five decades of adventure. Meet the irrepressible personalities, human and canine, that are now legendary.

144 pages, 11" x 9-1/4" softbound. 195 photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Jeff Schultz Photography Inc. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

The Oregon Coast

by Jan and Jack McGowan, Photography by Rick Schafer

The story of Oregon’s Beach Bill, the state’s landmark legislation signed into law by Governor Tom McCall July 6, 1967.

88 pages, 11-1/2" x 9-1/4" softbound. 55 photographs. Published by Protégé Publishing.

Oregon visionaries Oswald West, Samuel H. Boardman, and Tom McCall changed the course of history with their commitment to preserving the Oregon coast through the rights of public access to all who visit this magnificent region of the State of Oregon. Authors Jan and Jack McGowan share the story of Oregon’s public beach access thanks to the Oregon Beach Bill.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections; final imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

State Pride Calendar Line

Annual calendar collection featuring region-specific color photography.

28 pages each calendar, 12-1/4" x 12-1/4" self-cover. 24 color photographs each. Designed by Mars Premedia. Product of Protégé Publishing.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections; final imposition and workflow prep for local printing company.

Fresh Ideas with Leigh Ann

The Fred Meyer Cookbook

A collection of recipes by Fred Meyer spokesperson Leigh Ann Hieronymus.

240 pages, 9" x 8-1/2" softbound. 140 photographs. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: design and layout; color correction; retouching; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

150 Years of Family Business

McAllister Towing

A company history of McAllister Towing, one of the oldest and largest family-owned marine towing and transportation companies in the United States.

246 pages, 11-3/4" x 9-1/2" hardbound. 250+ photographs. Designed by Don Besom. Published by Carpe Diem Books. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: scan transparencies and photographs; color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

For a 150-year history, many images were a century or more old and required extensive restoration (see color correction and retouching, which includes examples from this project).

Motor Age Fashion

Over 175 dresses and accessories from the late 19th through early 20th century on display in the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum’s historic fashion collection.

128 pages, 10-3/4" x 8-3/8" softbound. 350+ photographs. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Photographs by Greg Martin Photography. Published by Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Project management by Kent Sturgis Publishing Services and Susan Dupèré.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears

Illustrated children’s book. Poems by Susan Ewing. Artwork by Evon Zerbetz.

32 pages, 8-3/8" x 10" softbound. Color artwork throughout. Designed by Elizabeth M. Watson, Watson Graphics. Published by Octopoda Press. Project management by Susan Dupèré.

Work performed: color correction; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.

The View From the Future 2017

Fifty Years after the Alaska Purchase Centennial

Edited by Tricia Brown. Stories and photography of Alaska history featuring the 1867 territory purchase and 1967 centennial.

240 pages, 8-7/8" x 10-1/4" hardbound. 288 photographs. Designed by Kelley Dodd. Published by State of Alaska. Project management by RLO Media Productions.

Work performed: color correction; retouching; preflight layout and correct problems; press-match color proofs; copy corrections.