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Making Photographs
a tutorial by Philip Greenspun
Most photography books start out talking about the various kinds of cameras
that are available. Then they talk about lenses, film, and exposure. Only at the
very end do they talk about light. Yet even though I'm a photography nerd and
own about 20 cameras, I never think about making a photograph in this order.
Pulling together light and subjects and composition occupy my mind first and
foremost. Only when I've figured out all of that do I start rummaging through my equipment cabinet. So
I decided to try to write a photography textbook that reflects the way that I think about taking pictures.
Is this the best textbook for beginning photographers? Certainly not. There are many excellent ones on
paper, a few of which are reviewed in the dead trees section of photo.net. However, if you like this way
of thinking about photographs and you don't have a paper book in front of you, this online book might
be useful.
philg@mit.edu
http://www.photo.net/photo/tutorial/ (1 of 2)7/3/2005 2:22:43 AM