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On Being a Photographer: a Practical Guide [Paperback]

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and necessary advice on making photographs 16 Jan 2007

By Fanta

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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

By P. Reavy

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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

By B. Hudson

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly practical guide

How I wish I'd read this book years ago! A truly practical guide which is based on decades of experience from a master photographer (David Hurn). Read more

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Probbably one of the more interesting Photography books I have read, not only does it cover relevant practical advice for today's photographer, but also relates comments etc to... Read more

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