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Re: Good books on photography (OT)

2007-07-26 by Antonis

> Are these books any help, and are there other suggestions or comments?

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Peter,

the link below is not to a book but to a blog that may lead you to
books and other interesting references (after some scavenging):


http://tinyurl.com/3xdpm7


I trust you realize that the "goodness" of a photo depends on other
factors besides just looking at one and deciding if you like it.

Time - everyone's opinion changes with time (including our opinions of
our own work)

Context - and related information - can make or break the value of a
picture. A recent piece in the NYT on that:
 http://tinyurl.com/2vsegv

Category - is it good in the "aesthetic" sense, in the "informative"
sense, good as "memorabilia" ?... etc. 

Presentation - do you think it's good when it's framed and properly
lit but wouldn't look at it otherwise? -- do you like it equally
"good" small and big? -- 

You get the idea.
I wouldn't send you to find "definitive answers" in books or other
sources, just food for thought....

Antonis

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