There are many shipway to learn about photography , not least of which are the Brobdingnagian depths of the internet , full with tutorial and how - to videos . But getting past mere proficient proficiency and learning valuable lessons about the art form is n’t as easy as a Google search . fortuitously , there are those old thing call books . The following are five of them whose insights can actually learn you how to be a upright lensman , not just know what all the buttons do .
Magnum Contact Sheets
I was elated when this book came out earlier this year . There is no better way into a photographer ’s procedure than by see at their tangency sheet . In the digital age , we live without them , at least as artifacts that live in the material public . What contact sheets teach us is that not every snap that even the best photographer take are keepers . It takes time and patience to work a scene and find the here and now that sings . The pages of this book feature dozens of contact sheets and helpful descriptions , sometimes in the photographers ’ own words .
The Printed Picture
This book is n’t about photography per se . It ’s more about the various ways pictures have taken strong-arm form . study about printing methods will imbue you with a actual good sense of the how and why of present your photos out of doors of a data processor screen , and it most unquestionably foster an grasp for the fail art of photochemical printing .
Photography in Print
One of my favorites for a good old history lesson , Photography In Print is composed of primary source , dating back to the 1800s . Reading how multitude wrote about and talk over photography when it was in its infancy gives you perspective on just how amazing this new discovery was .
Walker Evans: The Magazine Work
Walker Evans is mostly known for his oeuvre during the Great Depression , but he had a storied career as a working lensman for legion issue include Fortune and Architectural Forum . He was a true pioneer of the documentary fashion , and his exposure essays can learn us a mass about how to inspect and document the world .
The Photobook: A History
number this as one of those subject that is just inconceivable to search with Google . The picture book is an important custom in photography , and Martin Parr ’s 3 - volume survey dig deep into its history . With the recent popularity in self - publishing , this series is priceless for ideas on layout , construct , and execution .
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