"Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision" by David DuChemin

Quick Book Review: “Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision” by David DuChemin

This is a really wonderful book on the art and practice of photography, with the main emphasis on how to achieve your photographic vision, rather than the camera mechanics.  The author has a deep respect for his photographic subjects, and he really puts his heart and soul into the photographs he takes. He explains very clearly and honestly why things…

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"On Composition and Improvisation" by Larry Fink

Quick Book Review: “On Composition and Improvisation” by Larry Fink

This is another book in Aperture’s Photography Workshop Series.  The photographer featured in this book is Larry Fink. His black and white photos are definitely pretty interesting, but it’s his commentary that made the bigger impression on me, particularly his comments on perception and perspective.  He quotes Lisette Model, a photographer whom he studied with, who once said to him,…

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Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures

Quick Book Review: “Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures” by Sarah Hermanson Meister (MoMA)

Dorothea Lange was an amazing photographer.  She created many iconic images, such as White Angel Bread Line, One Nation Indivisible, and her most famous, Migrant Mother.  Her Depression-era photographs were pioneering, and are especially incredible considering so few women were active in photography at that time.  Her writing, however, has received much less attention, as have the textual descriptions and…

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