Tonight was thinking of the possibility of doing a book series on the ambrotype wet plate photo project AMBROTOS KANATA. It would be a series of 1 to 10 books, showcasing the entirety of the project. I would keep the books simple. Let the photos stand by themselves, speak for themselves, without a distracting text. I would then have a index page at the back of each book.
On the index page I would list:
- Title.
- Location , both names and GPS location.
- Date the image was made.
- Ambrotype plate size.
There might also be a short introductory write up at the beginning of each volume. And possibly a behind the scenes tech section about the making of the pictures (like Burtynsky has in his books).
Here is what it might look like. This is early days, so lots of change could occur. I would make it up first as a Blurb book(s), hopefully later on that would lead to a real publisher printing the work
Note* This idea came to me tonight while viewing Canadian photographers book "Burtynsky Oil". The design is partly based on his book. The index page below, is a capture from "Burtynsky Oil"
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| Possible Index page layout, with plate info on it (Sample from the book "Burtynsky Oil" |
