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

By	Fanta (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews

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 A concise guide to the philosophy of photography, 11 Jan 1999

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David Hurn and Bill Jay converse about the philosophy of photography. This, of course, says little about the book. The wit and wisdom held in the banter between these two provides an invaluable reference for any photographer. This is one book you will never regret buying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rings true, 5 Jan 2009

By	P. Reavy (Belfast, N. Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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