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Steve Singleton
6-Jun-2002, 11:22
Our local library is bringing the photography collection up-to-date, so there's an opportunity to build a nice collection of instructional works. It would be g reat if photographers would be willing to share recommendations about titles/aut hors that have proven valuable to you. General technique, darkroom formulas and practise, format-specific, lighting, digital, Photoshop, composition--any and a ll aspects of the craft are needed.
Per Volquartz
6-Jun-2002, 11:28
Fred Picker: Zone VI Workshop
Per Volquartz
6-Jun-2002, 11:29
Edward Weston: Daybooks I and II
Per Volquartz
6-Jun-2002, 11:39
"Interviews with Master Photographers", Paddington Press "Darkroom", Lustrum Press "Contact Theory", Lustrum Press "Landscape Theory", Lustrum Press
John Bailey
6-Jun-2002, 12:03
Of course, the Ansel Adams series
Eugene
6-Jun-2002, 12:31
Steve Anchell's cookbooks- Darkroom, and Film Developing. Ctein's Post Exposure, and The Ansel Adams Guides, Vol. 1 and 2, by John P. Schaeffer. I also like Jack Dykinga's new book- Large Format Nature Photography. These would be valuable additions to a photography section of any library.
joe freeman
6-Jun-2002, 13:00
Gordan Hutchings "the book of pyro"
Michael Feldman
6-Jun-2002, 13:19
Just to clarify a comment made above, "The Film Developing Cookbook", Anchell and Troop, Focal Press 1998. This is a must have, not for the discussion of formulas, but for the chapters on film and developer combinations.

Also recommended is "Examples, The Making of 40 Photographs" Ansel Adams, NYGS, 1983.
Donald Brewster
6-Jun-2002, 14:56
In addition to the good suggestions above, check out the suggestions right on this site at: http://www.ai.sri.com/~luong/photography/lf/books/
Donald Brewster
6-Jun-2002, 14:58
Also check the list on photo.net at: http://www.photo.net/books/
Gary Meader
6-Jun-2002, 16:21
Ansel's Series, and Photography by Upton and Upton. The latter is into it's 7th or 8 th printing, and it's good enough to use as a text.
Dominique Labrosse
6-Jun-2002, 16:32
"Photography and the Art of Seeing" by Freeman Patterson is a great book to help beginner photographers train their eye.
Steve Hamley
6-Jun-2002, 16:43
Steve,

In no particular order and in addition to other posted titles,

"Spirit of Place, The Art of the Traveling Photographer", Bob Krist, Amphoto Books.

"The Art of Photography, An Approach to Personal Expression", Bruce Barnbaum, second edition, Kendall/Hunt

"Professional Photoshop 6, The Classic Guide to Color Correction", Dan Margulis, J. Wiley (high end book, $$ and technical level)

"PhotoShop 6 Wow! Book", Linnea Dayton and Jack Davis, Peachpit Press

"Photoshop 6(7) Down and Dirty Tricks", Scott Kelby, New Riders

Photoshop 6 Artistry, Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler, New Riders

"Photoshop 6 Classroom in a Book", Adobe

"Using the View Camera", Revised Edition, Steve Simmons, Amphoto

"Photographic Composition", Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon, Amphoto

"Photographing the patterns of Nature", Revised and Updated, Gary Braasch, Amphoto

"View Camera Technique", 7th Edition, Leslie Stroebel

Subscription to "View Camera" magzine

Subscription to "Photo Techniques" magazine

Subscription to "Camera Arts" magazine.

In addition, I'd select a few "coffee table" books with good photographs of various types (landscape, B&W, fine art) to inspire people to get out and shoot.

Thanks!

Steve
Michael A.Smith
6-Jun-2002, 21:04
The Craft of Photography by David Vestal. The best all around book for photographers who are starting out.
Nacio Jan Brown
6-Jun-2002, 22:41
"On Being a Photographer" David Hurn/Magnum, in conversation with Bill Jay. LensWork Publishing, 1997 ISBN #1-888803-06-1 njb
Jim Galli
13-Oct-2003, 11:58
Image Clarity: High-Resolution Photography by John B. Williams