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Got through a couple of small books from Amazon over Christmas-
Everyone should read this, this explains our roots as a toger: It's a small (fits in pocket), cheap, yet perfectly formed biography of that legend Henri Cartier-Bresson (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Henri-Cartier-Bresson-Horizons-Cl%C3%A9ment-Ch%C3%A9roux/dp/0500301247/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263250670&sr=1-3) I read it and went OMG, that's me, that me. Everything I think about photography came from this man, and yet I didn't know it until I read the book. As an example, do you know why we say "taking the shot"?, read this and you will :top:
Everyone should avoid this: Man Ray (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Taschen-Icons-Manfred-Heiting/dp/3836507986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263250931&sr=1-1) is a legend when it comes to surreal photography (he wrote the book then turn it into a fish negative), but this book is terrible. Buy it for the pictures, don't even bother reading the words (such a mish-mash). :(
Hicarrumba
12-01-2010, 12:34 AM
I have The Minds Eye (Bresson) not read it yet as someone at our local camera club recommended the one you have said, I am going to go see in town tomorrow if its in Borders.
munchycarrot
12-01-2010, 08:50 AM
I have the Man Ray Photo Icons book, must admit that I skimmed the pics but i'm not keen at all. He hasn't written this one though.
Ray-o-grams... what's all that about?
I have the Man Ray Photo Icons book, must admit that I skimmed the pics but i'm not keen at all. He hasn't written this one though.
Ray-o-grams... what's all that about?
LOL, those were the days when if you came up with an idea you had to get your name into the title e.g. Daguerreotype (Mr Daguerre). Ray-o-gram was simply a print of the negative so it stayed negative BUT usually he would reverse the image so it was a mirror image... yes we take all this granted but back then it was cutting edge.
Sarah
12-01-2010, 05:08 PM
I have The Minds Eye (Bresson) not read it yet as someone at our local camera club recommended the one you have said, I am going to go see in town tomorrow if its in Borders.
Borders is no more :( they went under before xmas
Hicarrumba
12-01-2010, 05:25 PM
Borders is no more :( they went under before xmas
Sale shop still open in York :top: closes on saturday, doubt they will have much in there though, might have to be waterstones
Beeje25
12-01-2010, 06:46 PM
I recommend Noddy and the New Taxi nothing to do with photography but still a great read
Sarah
12-01-2010, 08:22 PM
Sale shop still open in York :top: closes on saturday, doubt they will have much in there though, might have to be waterstones
Fair enough I had an email today saying all shops were now closed.... obviously sent a few days early!
Borders is no more :( they went under before xmas
Dammit, I liked Borders :cry:
Pipeman
13-01-2010, 04:19 PM
The best book anyone can read is the Instruction Manual that came with their camera!:D
Marvin
13-01-2010, 11:36 PM
The best book anyone can read is the Instruction Manual that came with their camera!:D
Totally agree Ron. :top: I am almost halfway through mine.
But I am a slow reader - I wish they hadn't written it so fast. :banghead:
sharkbait
14-01-2010, 07:28 AM
It's no secret I'm a fan of Scott Kelby's books. He has just released The Digital Photography book vol 3. this is a great series of books, really specific instruction and very helpful...
The Digital Photography Series (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=scott+kelby)
Pipeman
14-01-2010, 02:40 PM
But I am a slow reader - I wish they hadn't written it so fast. :banghead:
A major problem is that some authors can write faster than they can think.
Totally agree Ron. :top: I am almost halfway through mine.
But I am a slow reader - I wish they hadn't written it so fast. :banghead:
I'll help you along- "... and they all lived happily ever after" :top:
Marvin
15-01-2010, 07:59 PM
I'll help you along- "... and they all lived happily ever after" :top:
....and posted on TOG every 5 minutes.. "How do I....??"
:D
crasher
15-01-2010, 10:40 PM
Everyone should avoid this: Man Ray (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Taschen-Icons-Manfred-Heiting/dp/3836507986/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263250931&sr=1-1) is a legend when it comes to surreal photography (he wrote the book then turn it into a fish negative), but this book is terrible. Buy it for the pictures, don't even bother reading the words (such a mish-mash). :(
Not read this book but I remember being inspired by Man Ray and doing solarisation when printing in my old darkroom in the 70's. Ah the memories.
Keith
CD ‘The Genius of Photography’
2x disc set of 6 episodes. I really liked the first disc, some great history insight (I like to know where WE came from) and amazing photographs. I now have a deep appreciation of Daguerreotype (still used today). The WWII photographers was amazing and I am now looking to find more of Tony Vaccaro's work (he's better than Capa IMHO).
The second disc is not so good, very US centric and they pass over the European (UK) wiith alarming alacrity, as they do with fashion (hardly mentioned). Although on the second disc I discovered something that all photographers should be aware of, ‘The Family of Man’.... I really didn't know about that. And the bit on Eugene Smith (Magnum) was a corker.
On the whole it’s worth renting even if it's just for disc 1.
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