Recommendation of inspiring photography books for the summer
Posted 25/07/2023 - 12:53
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I've no idea what type of photography you indulge in or what interests you the most but I personally found many of the books of Galen Rowell both fascinating and inspiring. He is mostly a mountain, travel and adventure photographer and a worthy read.
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(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 26/07/2023 - 09:27
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Defragged wrote:
I've no idea what type of photography you indulge in or what interests you the most but I personally found many of the books of Galen Rowell both fascinating and inspiring. He is mostly a mountain, travel and adventure photographer and a worthy read.
I've no idea what type of photography you indulge in or what interests you the most but I personally found many of the books of Galen Rowell both fascinating and inspiring. He is mostly a mountain, travel and adventure photographer and a worthy read.
Thank you for the recommendation, I've ordered several books by Rowell through the local library now.
I mostly do macro, architecture and art photography, but I'm interested in photography books of all kinds.
Thanks again
-- Kasper Bergholt
Posted 26/07/2023 - 09:31
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Got these:
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
-- Kasper Bergholt
Posted 26/07/2023 - 17:18
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HI
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
Posted 26/07/2023 - 21:42
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And 3 recommendations from me, too.
1. 'First Light: A Landscape Photographer's Art' by Joe Cornish. I've recommended it on this forum before. What makes this book special (as well as being by a great photographer) is that for each of the main photos there is another of the same or similar scene which Cornish doesn't think is quite as good as the main one and he explains why. The reasons are always stimulating and apply more widely than just landscape. Cornish also interprets 'landscape' quite liberally at times - he can see a landscape in a few pebbles or among the leaves of a succulent plant.
2. 'Food Landscapes' by Carl Warner. These are not the sweeping landscapes of Joe Cornish et al but instead are miniature landscapes created from items of food. I'm not suggesting that you or anyone else starts making models from food (there is enough food waste in the world already ). However, it is a remarkable exercise in how one can see common, everyday things in an entirely new way. Interesting and challenging.
3. '#TheatresInDanger' by Bill Ward. Bill is an actor (stage and screen) as well as being a superb photographer, a Pentax Ambassador and a contributor to this forum. Bill takes his camera with him when working in theatres and has taken many, many photographs of theatres from a viewpoint that the public does not see. He produced this book of his theatre photographs during Covid lockdown, all profits going to a Trust which supports theatres that are under threat of extinction (due to Covid or otherwise). It includes lots of architecture and architectural detail. You'll need to buy the book from Bill, it won't be available from your local library. Details are in this forum thread from Bill link, click on the link to #TheatresInDanger, it takes you to his website.
Steve
1. 'First Light: A Landscape Photographer's Art' by Joe Cornish. I've recommended it on this forum before. What makes this book special (as well as being by a great photographer) is that for each of the main photos there is another of the same or similar scene which Cornish doesn't think is quite as good as the main one and he explains why. The reasons are always stimulating and apply more widely than just landscape. Cornish also interprets 'landscape' quite liberally at times - he can see a landscape in a few pebbles or among the leaves of a succulent plant.
2. 'Food Landscapes' by Carl Warner. These are not the sweeping landscapes of Joe Cornish et al but instead are miniature landscapes created from items of food. I'm not suggesting that you or anyone else starts making models from food (there is enough food waste in the world already ). However, it is a remarkable exercise in how one can see common, everyday things in an entirely new way. Interesting and challenging.
3. '#TheatresInDanger' by Bill Ward. Bill is an actor (stage and screen) as well as being a superb photographer, a Pentax Ambassador and a contributor to this forum. Bill takes his camera with him when working in theatres and has taken many, many photographs of theatres from a viewpoint that the public does not see. He produced this book of his theatre photographs during Covid lockdown, all profits going to a Trust which supports theatres that are under threat of extinction (due to Covid or otherwise). It includes lots of architecture and architectural detail. You'll need to buy the book from Bill, it won't be available from your local library. Details are in this forum thread from Bill link, click on the link to #TheatresInDanger, it takes you to his website.
Steve
Posted 27/07/2023 - 00:37
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kasperbergholt wrote:
Got these:
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
Got these:
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
Delighted for you. I've got copies of and read all of these and I think I can safely say that you are going to enjoy some wonderful and inspiring end of summer armchair photographic adventures. In due course I'd be interested to hear of your opinion on them.
Enjoy the summer.
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 27/07/2023 - 00:43
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denverclassic wrote:
HI
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
HI
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
I've got the set and would agree that they are excellent but very technical and can be a bit heavy going. Never-the-less, if it's technical mastery you are looking to achieve then these are the bibles.
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Posted 27/07/2023 - 17:29
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denverclassic wrote:
HI
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
HI
I highly recommend the 3 vols by Ansel Adams. The Camera, The Negative and The Print
Its a PHD in photography
Excellent suggestion, thank you!
-- Kasper Bergholt
Posted 29/07/2023 - 17:25
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Defragged wrote:
Delighted for you. I've got copies of and read all of these and I think I can safely say that you are going to enjoy some wonderful and inspiring end of summer armchair photographic adventures. In due course I'd be interested to hear of your opinion on them.
Enjoy the summer.
kasperbergholt wrote:
Got these:
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
Got these:
'Galen Rowell's vision: The Art of Adventure Photography', 1993
'Galen Rowell's Inner Game of Outdoor Photography', 2001
'Mountain light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape', 1986
'Poles apart: Parallel Visions of the Arctic and Antarctic', 1995
'Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet', 1985
Delighted for you. I've got copies of and read all of these and I think I can safely say that you are going to enjoy some wonderful and inspiring end of summer armchair photographic adventures. In due course I'd be interested to hear of your opinion on them.
Enjoy the summer.
You too It'll take some time to get them, I can see I'm waiting in line as number 20 in the library's queuing system, seems they're popular for a reason
-- Kasper Bergholt
Posted 30/07/2023 - 13:50
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Ansel Adam's biography is well worth a read and very enjoyable.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 01/08/2023 - 08:38
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Lubbyman wrote:
And 3 recommendations from me, too.
1. 'First Light: A Landscape Photographer's Art' by Joe Cornish. I've recommended it on this forum before. What makes this book special (as well as being by a great photographer) is that for each of the main photos there is another of the same or similar scene which Cornish doesn't think is quite as good as the main one and he explains why. The reasons are always stimulating and apply more widely than just landscape. Cornish also interprets 'landscape' quite liberally at times - he can see a landscape in a few pebbles or among the leaves of a succulent plant.
2. 'Food Landscapes' by Carl Warner. These are not the sweeping landscapes of Joe Cornish et al but instead are miniature landscapes created from items of food. I'm not suggesting that you or anyone else starts making models from food (there is enough food waste in the world already ). However, it is a remarkable exercise in how one can see common, everyday things in an entirely new way. Interesting and challenging.
3. '#TheatresInDanger' by Bill Ward. Bill is an actor (stage and screen) as well as being a superb photographer, a Pentax Ambassador and a contributor to this forum. Bill takes his camera with him when working in theatres and has taken many, many photographs of theatres from a viewpoint that the public does not see. He produced this book of his theatre photographs during Covid lockdown, all profits going to a Trust which supports theatres that are under threat of extinction (due to Covid or otherwise). It includes lots of architecture and architectural detail. You'll need to buy the book from Bill, it won't be available from your local library. Details are in this forum thread from Bill link, click on the link to #TheatresInDanger, it takes you to his website.
Steve
And 3 recommendations from me, too.
1. 'First Light: A Landscape Photographer's Art' by Joe Cornish. I've recommended it on this forum before. What makes this book special (as well as being by a great photographer) is that for each of the main photos there is another of the same or similar scene which Cornish doesn't think is quite as good as the main one and he explains why. The reasons are always stimulating and apply more widely than just landscape. Cornish also interprets 'landscape' quite liberally at times - he can see a landscape in a few pebbles or among the leaves of a succulent plant.
2. 'Food Landscapes' by Carl Warner. These are not the sweeping landscapes of Joe Cornish et al but instead are miniature landscapes created from items of food. I'm not suggesting that you or anyone else starts making models from food (there is enough food waste in the world already ). However, it is a remarkable exercise in how one can see common, everyday things in an entirely new way. Interesting and challenging.
3. '#TheatresInDanger' by Bill Ward. Bill is an actor (stage and screen) as well as being a superb photographer, a Pentax Ambassador and a contributor to this forum. Bill takes his camera with him when working in theatres and has taken many, many photographs of theatres from a viewpoint that the public does not see. He produced this book of his theatre photographs during Covid lockdown, all profits going to a Trust which supports theatres that are under threat of extinction (due to Covid or otherwise). It includes lots of architecture and architectural detail. You'll need to buy the book from Bill, it won't be available from your local library. Details are in this forum thread from Bill link, click on the link to #TheatresInDanger, it takes you to his website.
Steve
Thank you for the suggestions, Lubbyman. Showing both good and semi-good is a great idea.
In the weekend, a friend of mine tooks some photos with different cameras, using each other's for some shot. It's really interesting to see the difference of the same motif at roughly the same distance.
I'll get all three from the library if possible (which I think it will be).
Thaks again!
-- Kasper Bergholt
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Clever people,
I'm looking for recommendations of inspiring books on photography books, primarily books by photographers, about photographers, on the history of photography and/or interesting books on the technical side of the discipline to read during the last bit of the summer. Works that has made an impression on people that make them want to recommend the book(s) to others (me).
Huge thanks in advance,
Kasper