MRohlfing
Well-known
Ansel Adams: The Negative
shiro_kuro
Charles Bowen
Ilford Multigrade Papers
A Manual For The Darkroom ....... $2.00
This book I am reading at the moment is also very good ...
The Education of a Photographer
A Manual For The Darkroom ....... $2.00
This book I am reading at the moment is also very good ...
The Education of a Photographer
victoriapio
Well-known
Gary Winogrand: The Animals
djon
Well-known
Edward Weston's "Daybook II" (California)
Richard Avedon & James Baldwin's "Nothing Personal"
I just discovered a 1977 copy of "Edward Weston Nudes" ...I hadn't realized this was so beautifully printed in the hardbound version (like the Daybooks)...my copy was a big bargain because it was unusually bookstore-musty: a few hours with pages opened in bright sun made that vanish.
I wait to find "good" used hardbound books rather than buying new paperbacks because I favor used bookstores and fine books rather than cheaper versions.
Richard Avedon & James Baldwin's "Nothing Personal"
I just discovered a 1977 copy of "Edward Weston Nudes" ...I hadn't realized this was so beautifully printed in the hardbound version (like the Daybooks)...my copy was a big bargain because it was unusually bookstore-musty: a few hours with pages opened in bright sun made that vanish.
I wait to find "good" used hardbound books rather than buying new paperbacks because I favor used bookstores and fine books rather than cheaper versions.
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pesphoto
Veteran
palec
Well-known
I agree, excellent one!
At the same time I have to say that I don't have only one most important book. You can't tell everything in one book, except if it's blank.
amateriat
We're all light!
There you go...that one comes off my shelf once in a while as well. Was a gift from a good friend about 20 years ago.
Like I said, as far as books of photography go, there are way too many "favorites"...quite a few of which I don't own yet, only borrowed.
And I forgot another book about a photographer: David Hume Kennerly's Shooter. Other than his habit of puffing himself up a bit much at times, it's an interesting read.
- Barrett
Nebulon
another variable
I too find it difficult to choose a single most important book. Having enjoyed and practiced photography for many years, I feel that my technique is mature and satisfactory. And I do have many books to thank for their guidance and knowlege over the years. Today, my library is more for inspiration and motivation than for finding a personal style. And to list a couple of favorites would be to omit other equally worthy volumes. (Ask me again next week, any I'll supply a different list.) Anyway, here are some recently acquired Hypno-Tomes:
1. Adam Bartos: Kosmos, A Portrait of the Russian Space Age
2. Ben Maddow: Faces
3. Das Atelier des Photographen, 1912
1. Adam Bartos: Kosmos, A Portrait of the Russian Space Age
2. Ben Maddow: Faces
3. Das Atelier des Photographen, 1912
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
One of my favorites is George E. Todd's "From Seeing to Showing" a.k.a "Elements of Black & white Photography". I like how he shares his thought process for each photos featured in the book. And he doesn't cram his ideals/philosophy down the reader's throat. 