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Photography". These widely-available books (and Shaw's others as well) are superlative introductions to
35mm photography in the field.
In both, Shaw gives extensive and specific coverage to types of equipment to use under various
conditions (cameras, lenses, filters, films, flashes, etc.) as well as invaluable help with setting up and
shooting every imaginable situation in the field.
He never insults the reader's intelligence, yet manages to include basic information as well as readable,
"meaty" introductions to some of photography's more arcane but essential concerns.
As an added bonus, he is an outstanding photographer himself, and his books are loaded with tons of
beautiful illustrations, several for every technique he discusses.
I can't recommend his books highly enough for the earnest amateur.
- Dan Dresner (an earnest amateur...)
-- Dan Dresner, April 22, 1999
Just wanted to bring attention to "shots" magazine. It isn't high tech at all (printed on newsprint, b&w
only) and doesn't really have anything in the way of instruction or ads. But it is a place to look at photos
from photographers from every walk of life and geographic location. "professional" photographers may
stub their noses at it for being "amatureish", but that's fine with me. I've found that you can learn
something from almost ANY photographer or photo anywhere. Every issue has some sort of theme to
the submissions. i.e. cars, toy cameras, portfolios, first timers, old timers, etc. Shots can be found at most
any independant news-stand around my area (Washington state). And the AfterImage Gallery has a page
(http://www.afterimagegallery.com/shots.htm) on their website about Shots with subscription and
contact information.
-- Josh Root, April 27, 1999
For the financially challanged among us, and for those who delight in affordable copies of out of print
books and remainders, may I humbly suggest the world's greatest used book store, Powell's in Portland,
Oregon. They will never be any kind of threat to the Student Union Bookstores at M.I.T. or R.I.T., but
they offer a magnificant range of titles (in dozens of areas additional to photography)and do so at an
affordable cost.They are at the commonplace site of www.powels.com or at 1-800-878-7323.
Respectfuly submitted, Mr. A. LeRoy Oakville, Ct.
-- Arlen LeRoy, June 29, 1999
I would like to add the following selection of references, that I have found very useful, to your
recommended "Books about Photography":
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