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Martin Aislabie
4th January 2010, 07:36 PM
What photographic books inspire you ?

I would like to expand my book collection and was wondering what books you would recommend.

Black & White only please

Martin

Richard Gould
4th January 2010, 07:43 PM
Creative Elements by Eddie Ephrams, one of the best art/tech books i've come across, also the Black and white handbook by roger hicks and frances shultz for imformation on black and white photography,Richard

TheoP
4th January 2010, 11:11 PM
Fay Godwin - The Edge of the Land. This book was one of my first, and I love it.

Robert Rauschenberg Photographs. I love Rauschenberg's fine art, and his photographs definitely reflect his other artwork... again, I love it.

Trevor Crone
5th January 2010, 10:44 AM
Martin, oh so many:eek: But here is a small selection.

Robert Adams -
What We Bought
Denver
The New West

Edward Weston - Last Years In Carmel

Brett Weston -
Photographs From Five Decades
Master Photographer
A Personal Selection

George Tice -
Paterson
Paterson II
Urban Landscapes

Bob Thall -
The Perfect City
The New American Village
At City's Edge

Gabriele Basilico - Work Book 1969-2006

Michael Schmidt - Berlin Nach 45

Lewis Baltz -
The Prototype Works
The Tract Houses
The New Industrial Parks

Phil Price
5th January 2010, 01:12 PM
Martin, Like Trevor so many but my favorites :

Don McCullin
Open Skies

Martine Franck by Louise Baring

David Plowden

Vanishing Point

Sebastiao Salgado

Africa

Ansel Adams

Yosemite and the Range of Light ( I have a signed and dated first edition, which I treasure )

Bill Brandt

Behind the Camera

Every time I sit and browse through these books I realise how much there is to learn, and aspire to !! Phil.

les dix
5th January 2010, 03:03 PM
John Blakemore's B & W Photography workshop. As much about the 'creative path' as about the craft of image-making.

Fay Godwin- LAND
John Sexton-QUIET LIGHT

Roger Hicks
10th January 2010, 11:58 AM
Brassai, Paris by Night.

Histories, with old B+W pics in them.

Cheers,

R.

Rob Archer
10th January 2010, 05:02 PM
Just a few of the books I've enjoyed over the years:

Ansel Adams - Examples-The Making of 40 Photographs

Ansel Adams - The Camera, The Negative and The Print

John Blakemore - Black & White Photography Workshop

Charlie Waite - The Making of Landscaoe Photographs (all colour, but excellent advice on composition)

Charlie Waite - In My Mind's Eye

Fay Godwin - Land, Forbidden Land and Edge of the Land (my all time favourite book!)

Tim Rudman - The Photographers Toning Book

Linda McCartney - Sun Prints (somewhat wierd but amazing alternative processed images)

Colin Prior - Scotland - The Wild Places (sumptious colour panoramas - goes well with a good malt!

Rob

MickS
15th February 2010, 02:50 PM
Watcha
Tim Rudman's books:
the Master Printing one and the Lith Printing one.
Spirits of Salts, Webb and Reed.
Oh, and, Black and White Photography, and, Medium and Large Format Photography, Roger and Frances Hicks.
best
Mick

wiesmier
15th February 2010, 03:14 PM
Leonard Missone - En Passant.....

Dave miller
16th February 2010, 09:10 AM
this book of P h Emerson's pictures (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Order-New-Photography-1885-1895/dp/3791336991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266310897&sr=8-1) really floats my boat

I agree, I brought myself a copy a couple of weeks ago.

Richard Lee
16th February 2010, 11:20 AM
Fay Godwin - Land, Forbidden Land and Edge of the Land

Rob

I entirely agree with Rob. Three 'must have' books - stunning and inspirational.

Regards,
Richard

raulpc
16th February 2010, 07:37 PM
Martin
right now im reading this book

Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes by Robert Hirsch

and its an absolutely fabulous book... great source of knowledge and inspiration... a new edition just came out...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Photographic-Possibilities-Expressive-Equipment-Materials/dp/0240810139/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266348915&sr=1-2

cheers
Raul

SteveW
17th February 2010, 08:14 PM
Hi
Barry Thornton, Elements. The biggest mistake I made was selling when i went digital. Now prices seem to start around £90 if you can find one.