As the size of my publication is an important part of the format that I want to consider, I started experimenting with printing the images out and physically testing sizes.
I gave myself a rule - that the images must be 6 x 4 inches in order to remain true to the size of film pictures. As well as this, I want the book to be as compact as possible so that it is easy to carry around - so there was a lot to consider.
In image number 1 I simply added an extra inch of space around the image. I wasn't so keen on having the image printed right to the edge because I wanted some negative space in order to give them some breathing room. However, this outcome was simply much too large - it felt oversized and awkward to hold.
Images 2 and 3 are the only ones that consider both portrait and landscape photographs. Most Lomography photos are landscape, however, these options explore the possibility of including portrait. I prefer the format as it is slightly more unusual (squarish) and still gives the images some breathing room. However, much like in images 4 and 5 - the photos being printed right to the end of the page proposes some limitations (image 7).
Finally, Image 6 is the favourite outcome at the moment - as it has space around the images, considers room for the spiral bind, and still felt compact to hold. I further experimented with tracing paper overlays, as I want to have some coloured plastic tip-ins with text on, partially covering the images. These worked well - the larger ones reminded me of the thin protective pages in photo albums, and the smaller one was the same diameters as a strip of film. It might be quite nice to have varying sizes of tip-ins throughout the book? Within this format, I also experimented with the idea of having some blank pages with small angles die cut in, so that the reader can keep their own photos in the book. Thankfully - it works really well within that format, and I think some blank pages would be a good way of breaking up the imagery within the publication.
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