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First of all, let me get something off my chest. I'm not picking on this book in particular, but generally, when will photography book authors quit talking about digital photography like it's some crazy new thing that people need to be gently introduced to? Why does every photo book have [...]
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Fine Art Printing for Photographers (2nd edition, rocknook publishers) by Uwe Steinmueller and Juergen Gulbins, is an incredibly thorough, well-written, and interesting book about fine-art printing of digital photographs using ink jet printers. It covers all aspects of the craft and is written explicitly for the "ambitious amateur" and professional [...]
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Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon is another photography book in a series from Arizona Highways. Unlike the Arizona Highways Photography Guide (reviewed here) which is instructional, this book is a work of art.
This 11-inch square book begins and ends with essays by non-fiction writer Charles Bowden and geologist and author [...]
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Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers by Harold Davis (published by O'Reilly) is a new book that teaches basic but important lessons: understanding light and how to capture it creatively with a digital camera. The author sums up the philosophy of the book in the introduction: "Today's photographer is one [...]
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The Arizona Highways Photography Guide was written by the editors and contributors to Arizona Highways magazine. It's broken down into three parts of about 100 pages each: The Basics, Types of Photography, and Places for Photography. Read on for a short review and how you can get a free copy.
This [...]
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