The Japan book,

Andrea Taurisano said:
Rodinal 1:50, 10 minutes at 20 deg, shaking the first 30 seconds and 15 seconds every minute. Scanning and contrast enhancement in LR.
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Thanks for the reply! I had a feeling it was Rodinal, but I know D-76 can give similar results. I've been using almost the same combo- M4 w/35mm Ultron and a Ricoh GR1. You really don't need anything else!

I've been using Rodinal 1+100 stand developing, but I think I'm going to stop being lazy and move to 1+50 with agitation.
 
apodeictic said:
I've been using almost the same combo- M4 w/35mm Ultron and a Ricoh GR1. You really don't need anything else!
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Hmm.. that sounds like a sweet combo indeed. I'm using an M6 with either a cron 35 or a cron 50 (never both). In addition I have often with me the GR1. With exactly this combo I did the whole Japan book.

Today, btw, I had a little G.A.S. attack and, not being able to choose between a Leica X2 and a Fuji X100s, I ended up buying something that I had been thinking about for a while, and that will live longer than any digital camera (and probably myself): a Nikon FM2 ;-)
 
I purchased the book and cannot tell you how disappointed I am in it. You have managed to make a beautiful country look ugly. The photos are jumbled together like they were thrown together in a trash can. Anyone who spends time in Japan should learn the Japanese concept of "Ma"; you have not. The printing on the inside of the book is of poor quality. Why buy a Leica if you refuse to learn how to focus the thing, or use a correct shutter speed? If one of my photo students turned in such work they would fail the class. I have not demanded my money back because I do not want to deal with this thing or even think about it. I want to put it out of my mind forever.
 
Did you look at the sample images before purchasing or did you do so without, simply as an excuse to post this kind of trite?

Clearly you've never heard about post-war Japanese photography or the Provoke Movement? Daido Moriyama? Araki?

I feel sorry for your photography students whom have to appease to your outdated ideas of beauty and correctness.
 
I am aware of more photo-related Toilet Movements than you will ever hear about. Bad photography is bad photography and putting lipstick on a pig does not help a bit.
 
I purchased the book and thought the photography was outstanding. The photographer created a unique atmosphere with the style he used. However, I was not crazy about the layout of the book. I think more white space or negative space around the photos would have been more effective, but that is just the way I like to view photos in a book. I understand what Andrea was attempting to do with the layout and position of the photos and, in my mind, it created a chaotic and busy view of life in Japan. Overall, I was very pleased with the book. Great stuff.

As for the toilet movement guy, I will ask the same question Harry did- "Didn't you take a look at it before you purchased the book?"
 
squareshooter said:
I purchased the book and cannot tell you how disappointed I am in it. You have managed to make a beautiful country look ugly. The photos are jumbled together like they were thrown together in a trash can. Anyone who spends time in Japan should learn the Japanese concept of "Ma"; you have not. The printing on the inside of the book is of poor quality. Why buy a Leica if you refuse to learn how to focus the thing, or use a correct shutter speed? If one of my photo students turned in such work they would fail the class. I have not demanded my money back because I do not want to deal with this thing or even think about it. I want to put it out of my mind forever.
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Wow, now that was a bit of a feedback. What can I say?

1) If you had criticized the way my photos are rendered on that type of paper, I may accept your disappointment and even return your money. Instead, you are disappointed at the content of the book! And that's simply ridiculous: I'm among the few photographers who give potential buyers FULL preview of the book. There isn't one single page of that book that you couldn't preview before buying it. What you see is what you get.

2) This being said, your critique affords me just as much pleasure as all good feedback I've received. Believe me, if EVERYONE loved it, I would be much more disappointed. So thanks indeed.

3) If image sharpness, spot-on focus and "correct shutter speeds" are what you demand from your students, I'm glad not to be one of them. Perhaps Ansel Adams is your reference, surely not mine.

Cheers :)
 
Posters should read what is posted before they invent wild scenarios of my alleged motives. I stated very clearly in an earlier post why I bought the book.
I was taking out-of-focus and blurred photos when you were in diapers, and selling them to publications. What I object to is bad photography especially bad imitations of other peoples' styles.
 
squareshooter said:
Posters should read what is posted before they invent wild scenarios of my alleged motives. I stated very clearly in an earlier post why I bought the book.
I was taking out-of-focus and blurred photos when you were in diapers, and selling them to publications. What I object to is bad photography especially bad imitations of other peoples' styles.
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What you object to are all things you could and should have judged before buying the book, since you were given that opportunity. In addition to the full book preview on Blurb, my blog offers plenty of examples of my bad photography. Why buy a book of a photographer whose style (or lack thereof) you dislike so strongly?
 
It is really a small price to support each other, and the book looks good online.

I have never liked critics, especially pros, who feel the need to run down creative work. I like to make up my own mind.
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Can't argue with that. I hope I learn something from seeing good work.
 
squareshooter said:
Posters should read what is posted before they invent wild scenarios of my alleged motives. I stated very clearly in an earlier post why I bought the book.
I was taking out-of-focus and blurred photos when you were in diapers, and selling them to publications. What I object to is bad photography especially bad imitations of other peoples' styles.
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All that experience and you still had to cut a non-pro down to size in a public post?
 
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