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On Being a Photographer: a Practical Guide [Paperback]

David Hurn , Bill Jay
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Lenswork Publishing; 3rd illustrated edition edition (1 Jan 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1888803061
  • ISBN-13: 978-1888803068
  • Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 50,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
An apparently not much known and small book, actually encompasses a lifetime of wisdom and understanding on how to make worthwhile pictures; in fact two lifetimes, as it is a dialogue between two friends.

It does not deal with technicality that abounds in other publications, but with the actual taking of photographs, especially how to select a subject, how to shoot it, how to make and use your contacts (applicable also to digital), and how to create a picture essay. Then there is some more, but those four chapters lay a foundation for a way to do photography that is clever, practical, makes sense.

If you ever wonder how to do better than a postcard, or why you reached a plateau after grasping the technique and are not moving further, this book may well be for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rings true 5 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
While I'm not a professional photographer, this book rang true to me and inspired me to do more with my camera. I didn't want to put it down and read it in one evening. It is quite worldly and plain-speaking. The writers clearly love photography and have a lot of experience. While this book doesn't deal in any of the technicalities of photography, there is a lot of very plausible advice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking 15 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
This is a really excellent, thought provoking book free of arty psychobabble. Full of insights on how and why people take photographs. Great.
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