Lets have a reading club

[wblanchard]

how about once a month we all recommend, read, and discuss a book on photography. I saw in another thread a book named "Bystander" which I ordered.
I can't afford books every week, but 1 a month as a suggestion is helpful to me and will slowly build my library.

 

[back alley]

i'm more of a visual guy😉


joe

 

[wlewisiii]

I like the idea. There are two other things to remember - libraries and used bookstores. Both can really help keep the costs sensible. My only question is how tightly on topic, for this site, do we want to keep it? Anything photo related? Only RF? Etc?

William

 

[AndColor]

how about once a month we all recommend, read, and discuss a book on photography


what a good idea. how about picking a photographer and finding/reading as much about him/her as is available in your neighborhood? the library. amazon has tons of photo books. and for those urban types there are loads of book stores specializing in remaindered books. i like the idea of a book club/photographer of the month, and sort of collectively studying the work of one particular photographer.

 

[aizan]

count me in! lots of people have been getting bystander, it's the natural place to start. we could also do sontag's controversial "on photography".

and for joe, we could do photo books.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I read developing tables, EV scales and light meters...but I guess that doesn't count 🙁

 

[nwcanonman]

i'm more of a visual guy😉


joe

.............................
And I'm a "touchie-feelie" guy.
Just ask my wife :angel:

BTW - I'm 1/4 way through "Bystander" today.

 

[Doug]

Hmm, I just found my copy of "Bystander" that got put flat on a shelf earlier this year and got covered with other things. I'd forgotten I had it! What a pleasant surprise... I will dig into it.

I have enjoyed Roger & Frances' "Rangefinder", and have referred to it several times. Also have Jane Brown's "Faces" which has been inspiring... I'm envious of her access to celebs but I can try my hand with non-celebs I'm sure!

 

[hoot]

we could also do sontag's controversial "on photography".

Let's not; it's already been done to death here and here. 😀 Incidentally, I've also ordered Bystander, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Love the book club idea; count me in.

 

[kiev4a]

The LIFE library Photography published back in the '70s probably contains more information and examples of the work of the "Masters" than any other work. You can pick the entire set up on ebay for almost nothing -- but the freight is a killer!

 

[ray_g]

Also have Jane Brown's "Faces" which has been inspiring... I'm envious of her access to celebs but I can try my hand with non-celebs I'm sure!

I agree. I have this, and "Men of Consequence," and find her simple style and lack of fixation with equipment very refreshing.

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

i'm more of a visual guy😉


joe

I'm like Joe. My two favorite photography magazines are National Geographic and Playboy, they both show photos of places that I will never get to.

Wayne

 

[solane]

i'm in! i've been on a photo book-buying binge. i hadn't seen "bystander" so i'll look for it. thanks!

 

[back alley]

I'm like Joe. My two favorite photography magazines are National Geographic and Playboy, they both show photos of places that I will never get to.

Wayne

and this is why i don't drink coffee at the keyborad any more!!

joe

 

[RayPA]

the idea sounds do-able. I just cracked Bystander, but I'm reading "out of order" (just can't resist the Winogrand stuff).

 

[hoot]

I'm reading "out of order" (just can't resist the Winogrand stuff).

Huh? I searched for a book called "Out of Order" by Garry Winogrand but can't find any mention of it.

 

[bmattock]

Might I suggest "Photographic Facts and Formulas."

http://66.70.210.234/ShopSite/Books.html

I have found this book most useful.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[RayPA]

Huh? I searched for a book called "Out of Order" by Garry Winogrand but can't find any mention of it.

Actually I'm reading "Bystander" out of order (i.e., I'm reading the last chapter first, because of the Winogrand and Arbus stuff). Sorry about sending you on a wild goose chase; I shouldn't have used the quotes or maybe I should have stuck a direct object in there. :angel:

 

[kiev4a]

This isn't a photo book but if you want to learn about the events that made it possible for us to be sitting here chatting on line and uploading photos to the gallery, find a copy of "Fire in the Valley," first published in 1984, revised later and now out of print. It's the story of the first few years of the development of the personal computer and the people who made it all happen. IMHO its a fascinating read.