Hjortsberg
Well-known
New William Eggleston book Chrome. at $345 it's a steal
JayM
Well-known
I'd love to see it. Maybe someday.
I was watching an interview with Joel Meyerowitz talking about how he edits his own work as it is a very personal process. I took it for granted that all photographers do this.
Reading about Chromes, I was really interested to see that it is the body of photographs that John Szarkowski put together "William Eggleston's Guide" from. I had no idea the book wasn't assembled by Eggleston himself.
It'd be a really cool opportunity to be able to (sort of) retrace Szarkowski's steps as he began to edit and assemble Guide. Hopefully it get's released for less once it has it's run as a collectible.
I was watching an interview with Joel Meyerowitz talking about how he edits his own work as it is a very personal process. I took it for granted that all photographers do this.
Reading about Chromes, I was really interested to see that it is the body of photographs that John Szarkowski put together "William Eggleston's Guide" from. I had no idea the book wasn't assembled by Eggleston himself.
It'd be a really cool opportunity to be able to (sort of) retrace Szarkowski's steps as he began to edit and assemble Guide. Hopefully it get's released for less once it has it's run as a collectible.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Often, photographers have others edit their work or at least make suggestions due to the subjective nature of self-editing.
healyzh
Well-known
I was going to ask, why on earth are they charging $345 for the book? But I suspect the answer lies in the size of the volume. It is 728 pages, 17.8 x 16 x 5.5 inches, and 15.8 pounds!
J. Borger
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I had the opportunity to look into the 3 books a and was very tempted.
I read in some reviews about a selection of photographs of a "master in the making". This suggested to me it woud be a book of minor outtakes.
But this whole collection is up with Eggleston's best work. Reproductions are top notch.
For people who love Eggleston it might be very worthwile to look into:
Joel Sternfeld: First pictures.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=ZE663&i=9783869303093&i2=
I read in some reviews about a selection of photographs of a "master in the making". This suggested to me it woud be a book of minor outtakes.
But this whole collection is up with Eggleston's best work. Reproductions are top notch.
For people who love Eggleston it might be very worthwile to look into:
Joel Sternfeld: First pictures.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=ZE663&i=9783869303093&i2=
Only $220 at Barnes and Noble. Supposedly shipping in 10 days. I can't wait, though I think you are being sarcastic.
celluloidprop
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I'm hoping someone reissues Winogrand 1964 - not getting one of those is a big regret.
I've gotten two huge books lately ('Looking In' - the history/background of Robert Frank's Americans - and Magnum Contacts) and I don't find myself looking at them. The presentation just becomes awkward at that size. It's cool, and the Frank book is a steal at $45ish, but they spend too much time on the shelf. Way more likely to just go through my Steidl 'The Americans' again.
I've gotten two huge books lately ('Looking In' - the history/background of Robert Frank's Americans - and Magnum Contacts) and I don't find myself looking at them. The presentation just becomes awkward at that size. It's cool, and the Frank book is a steal at $45ish, but they spend too much time on the shelf. Way more likely to just go through my Steidl 'The Americans' again.
celluloidprop
Well-known
I want to get a Lewis Baltz book - Amazon has Candlestick Point (a review of which is what led me to him), Prototype Works and The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California at reasonable prices - anyone have a recommendation on which of those to go for?
Agreed... :bang:
Papercut
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I have The Prototype Works and enjoy it very much -- the printing is beautiful. It is rather different than Candlestick Point, however. I don't own Candlestick, but I saw a display of some of the Candlestick prints at Pier 24 in SF and have leafed through the book. Prototype is more formal, geometrical, clean, even often (nearly) symmetrical. In that sense, it is variable: subject and style are not entirely consistent and the images are not (obviously) connected to each other. In contrast, Candlestick is messier, seemingly more loosely composed, etc., but more connected via the subject itself (a specific place) and by the style of the photos. I suspect that which you prefer will come down to whether you prefer the rigorous "discipline" of order or the chaotic "freedom" of disorder.
loranger
Member
I bought it ! I must admit I had to cross a psychological barrier at spending so much money in a book. I'm not sure it must be so expensive but it could not be cheap considering the quality.
As said before this is indeed a 3 books set, more than 700 pictures, a large format, and beautiful prints, really. They have done a great job on this book at Steidl and they clearly choose to make something big instead of an average quality book.
Most part of their selection are images that surely did not deserved to stay unseen, unfortunatly, considering the price, unaffordable for a lot of people, the diffusion will remain confidential.
As said before this is indeed a 3 books set, more than 700 pictures, a large format, and beautiful prints, really. They have done a great job on this book at Steidl and they clearly choose to make something big instead of an average quality book.
Most part of their selection are images that surely did not deserved to stay unseen, unfortunatly, considering the price, unaffordable for a lot of people, the diffusion will remain confidential.
Any word on the release date for Chromes? B&N said Jan 15th, but that came and went.