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Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides (Special Two-Disc Collector's Edition) 89 reviews Andy Goldsworthy
New Video Group, 2006
Enthralling
+ Why couldn't it be wide screen? + life + change + Amazing + A real story of the creative process
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Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art 5 reviews John Szarkowski, Museum of Modern Art
Bulfinch, 1999
Wonderful Images; Beautifully Written Commentary
+ Learning to Look at Photographs + A Collection, New Yorker style + See More . . . Through Photographs + The book I was REALLY hoping for !
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography 17 reviews Roland Barthes
Hill and Wang, 1982
shocked
+ confession + Just this..
I am somewhat stunned and dismayed by the negative reviews of this book. In fact, it has seem to elicit a sense of vitriol in some.
It is a brilliant book. How does one state simply such a complicated phenomenon. One doesn't. Those who rated this book so poorly biggest gripe was the ...
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The Ongoing Moment 7 reviews Geoff Dyer
Vintage, 2007
superb look at photography
+ The Ongoing Moment + A glimpse upon the photographic moment
This book is not a history of photography--nor is it meant to be--though it does look at photography over a large span of time and so is by default a history of sorts. But the book is really one writer's meditation on photography. As such, much is left out, but the omissions in no way mar the book; ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop ... 47 reviews Martin Evening
Focal Press, 2007
Amazing PhotoShop Resource
+ Still the best ! + Excellent 10 star book + photoshop & photography + Quality Content
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Seeing Dark Things: The Philosophy of Shadows Roy Sorensen
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
If a spinning disk casts a round shadow does this shadow also spin? When you experience the total blackness of a cave, are you seeing in the dark? Or are you merely failing to see anything (just like your blind companion)? Seeing Dark Things uses visual riddles to explore our ability to see shadows, silhouettes, and black birds--plus some things that are only metaphorically "dark" such as ...
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On Being a Photographer: A Practical Guide 9 reviews David Hurn, Bill Jay
Lenswork Publishing, 2007
"Must Have" Book
+ For the aspiring pro from the top + For those who love photogrpahy + The Book Can Be Purchased Brand New For $12.95 From LensWork
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John Szarkowski: Photographs 1 review John Szarkowski
Bulfinch, 2005
Artful Photographs From a Keen Curator and Photographer
Everyone knows of John Szarkowski as the guru behind the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but too few realize that beyond his scholarship and contribution to the placement of photography in an equal range as painting and sculpture, Szarkowski is a photographer of ...
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images 15 reviews Terry Barrett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Getting Better
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I thought that perhaps the fourth edition might be a better book, and it is.
Despite its subtitle, which might lead you to believe it is about understanding pictures, the bulk of this book is directed ...
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At the Edge of the Light: Thoughts on Photography and Photographers, on Talent and Genius 4 reviews David Travis
David R Godine, 2003
A great read
+ Disciplining the lyrical eye + Thought-Provoking But Imperfect
"At the Edge of the Light" is a collection of seven essays on Brassaï, Kertész, metaphors about the parallels between photography and mathematics, the role of narratives in photography, Weston, Stieglitz, and Strand.
The first essay on Brassaï covers a long swath of his life, but the parts I ...
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Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Television Series 38 reviews John Berger
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990
A Foundation of the Post-modern
+ great book for teaching teenagers about art and advertising! + review for this book + Non Fiction
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Ansel Adams at 100 23 reviews Ansel Adams, John Szarkowski
Bulfinch, 2003
A pioneer of photography and art
+ Packaging ! + Beautiful book
Ansel Adams at 100 by John Szarkowski is a beautiful collection of Adam's finest work. The first fifth of this 191 page book contains a bibliography about Ansel Adams. I was able to read about the trials and tribulations of Adams' family issues, life, and his discovery of his passion for ...
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images 15 reviews Terry Barrett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1999
Getting Better
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I thought that perhaps the fourth edition might be a better book, and it is.
Despite its subtitle, which might lead you to believe it is about understanding pictures, the bulk of this book is directed ...
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The Photographer's Eye 10 reviews John Szarkowski
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007
A good overview of B&W photography
I like collections of photos by many different artists, and this book has a good number of diverse pre-1970 photos to browse. There is a minimum of text and that is fine with me. The book's main contribution is that it suggests a means of systematizing photography, by frame, subject, time, details ...
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The Nature of Photographs 16 reviews Stephen Shore
Phaidon Press, 2007
Great Book, Good learning opportunities
+ Science Oriented + Short but deep
This book is great learning material for photographers. It's a little "heady", but full of beautiful, inspiring images.
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Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images 15 reviews Terry Barrett
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Getting Better
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I thought that perhaps the fourth edition might be a better book, and it is.
Despite its subtitle, which might lead you to believe it is about understanding pictures, the bulk of this book is directed ...
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography 17 reviews Roland Barthes
Hill and Wang, 1982
shocked
+ confession + Just this..
I am somewhat stunned and dismayed by the negative reviews of this book. In fact, it has seem to elicit a sense of vitriol in some.
It is a brilliant book. How does one state simply such a complicated phenomenon. One doesn't. Those who rated this book so poorly biggest gripe was the ...
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Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art 5 reviews John Szarkowski, Museum of Modern Art
Bulfinch, 1999
Wonderful Images; Beautifully Written Commentary
+ Learning to Look at Photographs + A Collection, New Yorker style + See More . . . Through Photographs + The book I was REALLY hoping for !
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Ansel Adams at 100 23 reviews Ansel Adams, John Szarkowski
Bulfinch, 2003
A pioneer of photography and art
+ Packaging ! + Beautiful book
Ansel Adams at 100 by John Szarkowski is a beautiful collection of Adam's finest work. The first fifth of this 191 page book contains a bibliography about Ansel Adams. I was able to read about the trials and tribulations of Adams' family issues, life, and his discovery of his passion for ...
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Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Television Series 38 reviews John Berger
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990
A Foundation of the Post-modern
+ great book for teaching teenagers about art and advertising! + review for this book + Non Fiction
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