Recent Photo Books – The Polaroids by Andre Kertesz
Today’s post is about a recent book acquisition, from Andre Kertesz it is, “The Polaroids”.
While it is likely I will eventually refer to this as a great photo book, I have not possessed it long enough to move it into that category. ?So for now it is a recent purchase that I find quite appealing. ?
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Andr? Kert?sz: The Polaroids
There are many elements to this book that I like:
- It has a simple layout. ?
- The photos are actual size. ?
- There isn’t any distracting text on the photo pages.
- The non-image area of each page is a nice neutral gray. ?
- The photos are great and repeated viewing revels different things each time.
As for my SoFoBoMo book the main things that I am looking at taking from this example are:
- The neutral gray pages
Often when I mount and frame photos I like using a neutral gray mat. ?I find this helps separate the image from the surrounding wall color without affecting the image appearance. ? Using the same technique in a photo book seems to work quite well in this example. ?With current printing technologies I see no reason not to fill each page with a neutral gray instead of an empty glaring white.
- Simple Photos
I still haven’t chosen a theme, but I like the simplicity of the photos in this book, and am currently thinking about how this could be used in one of the themes I am contemplating.
Here are a couple of photos I took today that were inspired by Andr?’s images in this book:
Pavers via Block: by Greg Roberts
Jeep via Block by: Greg Roberts
