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Title: Primitive Photography : A Guide to Making Cameras, Lenses, and Calotypes by Alan Greene ISBN: 0-240-80461-9 Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: 19 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting
Comment: Very interesting stuff. This author does a very accurate job of describing primitive techniques in the darkroom and in the making of a camera. For darkroom enthusiasts, you'll really enjoy this stuff. It's a bit heavy on the mathematical technical stuff, sometimes I felt as though I was sitting in a calc exam. Now if you'll excuse me I have a salt print to go make.
Rating: 5
Summary: Advanced over Primitive Photography
Comment: This is an absolutely amazing book. The reason I would call this "Advanced over Primitive Photography" is that most photographers are not in love with the processes, rather simply composing the image. With that in mind this is indeed advanced in concept and requiring more than just an "eye."
This is not simply a guide to building a camera; it is a look into the history of photography as well. If you love your dark room as I do, then this is definately a book you NEED to have. I intend on purchasing a second one for the shop/darkroom and maintain one for my library.
Rating: 4
Summary: Plenty to chew
Comment: Well done introduction to a wide variety of technical components in the various processes for which he guides the reader into exploring. I would've like to seen his section on optics and lenses better explained though more graphs, drawings, etc. A must have book if you are at all mechanically inclined and like to tinker in photography. Also it works for someone who has no intention on building any of the items but would like to know more about the processes of photography. My one gripe is the content of the photos; illustrating salt prints, various effects of toning solutions, etc. leaves a little bit to be desired. Far too many building and static structures and not enough other things. Of course this might reflect Mr. Greene's artistic vision, but it limits the power of the illustrative examples.
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Title: Coming into Focus: A Step-by-Step Guide to Alternative Photographic Printing Processes by John Barnier ISBN: 0811818942 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 15 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Photography's Antiquarian Avant-Garde: The New Wave in Old Processes by Lyle Rexer ISBN: 0810904020 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Pinhole Photography by Eric Renner ISBN: 0240803507 Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Adventures With Pinhole and Home-Made Cameras: From Tin Cans to Precision Engineering by John Evans ISBN: 2880467144 Publisher: Rotovision Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: How-To Make Three corrugated 8x10 Pinhole Cameras: Wide-angle, Normal, Telephoto by Anita Chernewski ISBN: 0967914701 Publisher: The Pinhole Format Co. Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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