Bunny Hops to F-Stops: 1st Place - 3rd Grade
May 12, 2008 – 8:45 pm
Bike Rodeo 1979, 1st Place - 3rd Grade — by Joe Reifer
My entry for Amy Stein’s Bunny Hops to F-Stops project.
Joe Reifer’s night photography of abandoned places, and neighborhood toy camera photos

Bike Rodeo 1979, 1st Place - 3rd Grade — by Joe Reifer
My entry for Amy Stein’s Bunny Hops to F-Stops project.

Wilderness — by Joe Reifer

What is my name? — by Joe Reifer
I was thinking about taking the Photographic Book Publishing workshop taught by Darius Himes this Summer, but the timing isn’t going to work out. Darius has an interesting blog, which lead me to his article Who Cares About Books? I’d read another article by Darius in photo-eye magazine that referenced Martin Parr and Gerry Badger’s The Photobook: A History, Vol. 1. Darius again speaks glowingly of The Photobook in his recent article. So I went down to my local library and checked it out.
Two things. Thank you Darius! And why didn’t someone tell me about this book before? The Photobook is a veritable Rosetta Stone of photography book designs. I can’t imagine making my own photo book without having read it. I’m going to pick up The Photobook: A History, Vol. 2 next, and then continue on to the Book of 101 Books, The: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century
if I can find a copy.
I’ve been thinking about putting together a self published night photography book to use as a portfolio and to sell in conjunction with a print offer. One important question that I’ve struggled with is how many images are ideal for a fine art photography book? 20 to 30 prints seems right for a portfolio, and 50-60 images sounded like a good number for a book.
To stimulate some more thinking on the matter, I pulled 10 great photography books from the shelf, and took some notes. I was also interested in the layout, written material, and physical dimensions. But the main purpose was to pick 10 photo books I really dig, and see how many images are included:
Want to help with the research? Go to your bookshelves, pull out one of your favorites, and let me know the title and how many images are included. Thanks!

Downtown SF (pinhole) — by Richard Sintchak

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, Death Valley — by Joe Reifer

Death Valley dune sunset — by Joe Reifer
I’m smashing the soapbox and pressing the eject for awhile.
Maybe I’ll see some of you out there in the real world taking photos.

Angel’s Ladies — by Joe Reifer
12 bedroom, 7 bath roadside property for sale, just North of Beatty, NV

Belmont, a 500-ton silver cyanide mill that operated between 1913-1923.
Dates of operation on the Plymouth are unknown.

Make a note of it — by Joe Reifer