One of my favorite books, maybe just because I love the
photographer, but still I want to look at Paolo sets out his images on the
page. I really find this photographer inspiring and is someone’s work that I really
look up to. I think that this is a great place to get started with this project
as I always find something new that sparks a new lease of life in my work when
looking at his.
Something I noticed in the book that I haven’t really seen
before is having a blank page that is black. I have seen them white, but this
is something different. I’m not too sure if I like it or not. With the dark nature
of the image itself on the white page I think that having a full black page on
the opposite side really takes away from the impact that the image on the other
page has. Maybe if the image was strong and full of detail it would be able to
hold its own but in these examples I think that the black page is just too intense.
Image over two pages:
This is a bit of a bug bare that I have. It really irritates
me when photographers place an image over two pages like this. For a number of
reasons. The fact that the photographer has chosen to do this in this case has
really ruined the image for me. The model appears distorted and you lose so
much detail. It effects the framing and the style of the image. But a main
concern of mine (trivial as it may be) is the fact that you really have to bend
the book to be able to see the image fully and get an image that isn't as
distorted. Why? Why do this to me? Don’t the creators of these books know this
is how you lose pages? It irritates me so much!!
While I’m on a rant I would like to point out another issue I
have. I understand that this is a square format image, I get that, but why have
one small side then a big gap on the other page? The image is already distorted
may as well even it out and make it look nice on the page. Unless it’s a landscape
image in a book of this shape I just don’t think it should be done. I don’t like
the unevenness of the framing.
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