Sequencing

I’m continuing to follow along with Process ☼ On Photography, by Wesley Verhoeve as he makes a photo book. Wesley has been sharing his process step-by-step. Sunday’s post was all about sequencing images. As he explains:

Sequencing images is not just a matter of putting pictures in order to get a nice reading flow. That is of course part of it, but what you’re really doing is deciding what each picture means.

He goes on to give examples of sequencing his own images for his current project. I especially enjoyed his take on choosing the first and last images for the book. Very helpful information. He suggests:

After you make your sequence, leave it out for a few days. Walk past it. Look at it while you are doing something else. You will start to see where the flow is smooth and where something is sitting in the wrong place. The first sequence is never the final sequence. It is a starting point.

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Sequencing photographs for my florilegium photo book, summer 2026

I have culled my images and am beginning to work on sequencing. Since late March, I have taken over 2500 flower pictures which live in at least 75 folders. It took me a long while to narrow the focus for the project, and there are many pictures that will not make it into the book. Pictures no one will ever see. But those less good pictures, got me to the really worthwhile ones, the ones that will tell my story.