[Leica] size matters

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
>  BTW, whoever
> posted a comment saying that Inferno is too large - I got a look at the
> Newton book complete with coffee table - now THAT is a stupid idea.
> 
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> ...It was my comment, Julian...I'm of mixed minds about it...on the one
> hand, the photos do have enormous impact so large, and you can't just flip
> the pages and not see the images...On the other hand, I wanted to push the
> book back, or hang it on a wall so I could step back and see the images from
> a greater distance...I'd rather focus on the whole image with my eyes at
> once, and not jump from grain to grain..:-)...I think that some times
> smaller books and photos can have greater impact than large ones, because
> they draw the viewer in, forcing you to really LOOK at the photos...
> 
> And as to Newton...That thing is really a sad joke....
> 
> B.D.

Lots of photographers me included have had 16x20 portfolios.
Those black zippered books with the handles filled with plastic pages you put
your prints in....
You can knock their socks off if they can find a place to lay down the book;
	and turn the pages. And they do commonly make those books in 20x24 /with the pages.
The book would not fit under your arm that size; I've thought about it; I've got
trays that size and it's real easy to print color that size at the rental lab. A
16x20 book you can carry around - I've done it. You're less likely to leave it
on a chair in a restaurant then a 11x14 book. Done that.
Mark Rabiner