I reviewed the photo book Hover by Gregory Crewdson to begin thinking about my own upcoming photo book. The image shown was the starting image -- it was the first picture in the book because it is a strong image. Crewdson used a strong photo to hook his viewers, and I plan to do the same in my photo book. The images placed together further in the book complement each other because of the themes. However, these images were printed on fold-out pages, and I believe they disrupted from the rhythm of flipping through the book. I plan to not use fold-out images and keep the structure of the book traditional and simple. The extensive text in the photo book told stories about each photo, and however interesting these stories are, I feel like I do not have stories about each of my photos so I will not be adding as much text. I will instead have a preface about the project and my theme, then uninterrupted photos until the end of the book, where I will end with a conclusion. My book will have a title, but my photos will not. I will size my photos full page -- I liked the effect that had in Hover. There was nothing else to distract you and it contrasted the white and black text you find in most other books. Overall, I learned a little bit about how to format my book, what to say, and what I don’t want to do.
