A Camera Trapper’s Companion:

An Introduction to Exploring Nature with Trail Cameras

CLIENT STORY:

As an avid camera trapper and naturist, our client Chris Wemmer is more-than-qualified to publish this guidebook. As one of the only available books on the subject, Chris is filling a much-needing gap in this educational niche. Camera trapping is a field of interest to hunters, scientists, and hobbyist photographers—and this book will entertain all of them!

Chris Wemmer grew up in San Francisco and the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from San Francisco State University and his PhD in zoology with a major in ethology and minors in ecology and physiology from the University of Maryland, Wemmer worked at the Chicago Zoological Society as curator of small mammals and large carnivores for two years. In 1974 he was hired by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park, where he was tasked with managing the newly acquired Conservation and Research Center, now known as the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, located in Front Royal, Virginia. Following a year and a half assignment in Washington, DC, as the zoo’s acting director, Wemmer continued the long journey of developing an internationally recognized program in conservation science. Over the span of thirty years, the center’s programs in captive breeding and husbandry of endangered species grew to include robust initiatives in research, environmental education, and international training in wildlife conservation. Despite his administrative duties, Wemmer has always remained a boy naturalist at heart.

PROJECT SCOPE:

Working with a scientific photographer, yielded a LARGE supply of amazing photographs for us to add to this book. The final count was 395 photos in a 290-page book! The hardest part was keeping the images on the same pages as the great stories he shared throughout the book.

This project involved:

• Cover Layout including photos
• Interior Formatting including a bibliography, endnotes, and index
• Full-color images with descriptions layout
• Self-publishing Assistance
• Distribution to KDP and IngramSpark
• Book Mockups
• Sales Sheet for Marketing

This was our second project with BRG Scientific, a small publisher of scholarly works of the highest intellectual quality.  They strive to reach technical audiences as well as curious, non-technical readers wishing to expand the horizons of their knowledge.

This book can be purchased on the BRG website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your favorite online book retailer

• Adobe Illustrator CC
• Adobe InDesign CC
• Adobe Photoshop CC
• Book Design and Layout