Books
Handmade case bound books have become the objects of the Observer Observed project. Once the photoshoot is complete, the film is processed and scanned, I make a casebound book with the captured images. Each book is approximately 24 pages with a range of 36 to 48 images made from 120 negatives. The size of the books are generally 7” x 10”. I write text in the books that describes the space observed at the photoshoot. The color of the cover is selected by matching swatches from the book cloth manufacturer with colors found in the images. Once completed, each book is given to the subject of the portraits. There is a subsquent edition of 3 printed on demand for anyone that requests to purchase one.
Rae
Aubrey
Kelly
Amanda
Mattie
LaDonna
Grace
Opal
Jackie
Rachael