What are some recommended books to gain knowledge about photography? I'm thinking of buying this one, but the old publishing date makes me a bit wary.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:
>>4403814Yeah sorry Anon that one won't cut it, photography was updated to 2.0 in 2021. This book won't teach you anything about how to compose with the new lighting reworks and composition meta. It's a completely different ball game.
>old>2009
>>4403814Magnum Contact Sheets is pretty good. It won't teach you how to operate a camera but it leans into good composition and story-telling. And overall just an interesting read.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width822Image Height1000Scene Capture TypeStandard
For me, its this.
>>4403814I read books from the 60s and 70s and it's more useful than books now. Mainly it's because back then not everyone could get it right in the camera, so they had to make do with the closest they could. I like it most of all as it teaches you how to expose for low settings on a camera. Very useful if you're using a T2i.
>read photography book from the 50s>"now before taking some swell photos of 14 year olds at the beach, beat your wife for messing with your settings"Jesus
>>4403929big if true
>look up recommendations>"this book by susan sontag" a feminist jew>"this book that focuses on heckin oppressed BIPOC">"this book by a tranny"Jesus fucking christ
>>4403814the nature of photographs by Stephen Shore.No technical information, no long winding essays with complicated art theory. just examples of photographs, and the all the different ways they work visually.
>>4403939Have you tried not being a schizophrenic /pol/nigger?
>>4403977Susan sontag is herself a schizophrenic /pol/cuckOf all the people to contribute nothing to society she contributed nothing the worst. An actual zero value human being. There is no timeline in which killing susan sontag at any point does not improve the future.
>Book by a Bob Ross personality except now he is a photographer>supportive infoBASED
Do I actually need any of these books to learn, or is all that information online?I understand photobooks and history/technique ones have value, but what about tutorial books?
>>4404187>Do I actually need any of these books to learnno, the best way to learn is to take photos and share them on chinese cartoon image boards and get shit on till you figure out what people appreciate
OK I think I have the system worked outOnline and using camera for technicals and settingsReal books for art, composition and the more cerebral side
*Saves this thread before it gets killed by another 300 posts of gearfags insisting they need 500 megapixels to zoom in on their /p/athetic /p/et /p/ictures*You're whalecum.
>>4410471>0.7 megapixel image>shows every single detailNo, stop, not like this…
The melty continues with unrepentant samefagging. How many threads will the zoomer shit in? Place your bets now!
>>4410474All he did was tell you that you overspent on cameras to no benefit. Arent you that guy who started out as an average photographer with a leica and turned into a horrendously bad photographer and actual furry after gearfagging over lf film and digital medium format?
>>4403939who you think has all the galleries
>>4403814Anything that existed before you were born is dogshit and a waste of your time.
>/g/ has pic related>/fit/ has starting strengthWhat is /p/'s equivalent?[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:
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>>4403939These are not books on photos, these are critical theory on media that happened to be photos. But I agree, it's pretty cringe to read them as photographer
Read the passionate photographer, 10 steps towards becoming great.The best one I've read so far that's not specific to anything.
>>4415559Langfords basic photography Ansel Adam's, the camera
>>4403814Stick to these two to start, The photographic eye is structured in lessons and exercises that teach line, shape, texture, not just how to "see" them, but also how to use them.It also teaches you how to critique other peoples photos and to learn from them, a very important skill.Painting with light is all about lighting and what looks charming, sinister, etc,You can find both on archive.org. good luck anon.
>>4403929good ol' times
Being honest, I do not know much about the story and references from photography. Lately, I'm trying to understand better the theory and foundations and trying to research a little. Is there any good books that cover this topic?
read robert frank - the americans 50 times and youll be a better shooter.
>>4418838why would I want to copy a streetshitter? His photos are only interesting by merit of being old. If you discard all the cultural stuff, they are just poorly composed snapshits, like all street photographers.>>4418797>Being honest, I do not know much about the story and references from photography. Good. Keep it that way, you're better off doing your own thing. There is no objective theory that goes with photography. It's "do you like this photo; Y/N?" What you'll do by learning it is make yourself like all the famous, yet trash photographers who are only famous by being a member of the correct group, not due to skill in photography.
>>4418838>the americansLOL
>>44038141. Do NOT purchase or read books that explain composition, color, lighting etc. to you in writing.2. DO collect various photobooks, new and old, if you find the contents inspiring and/or it's a photographer you already know of and respect. You can do this on the cheap by browsing second-hand bookstores (online or in person), or if you don't mind shelling out a little money you can visit dedicated websites.2.5. By doing step 2 you will automatically broaden your horizons and get a lot of obscure photographers on your radar. 3. Take a mental note of which particular pictures from your collection inspire you the most, and next time you're out shooting, try to COPY them in some manner. It obviously won't be a 1:1 but you can seek out similar lighting, compose the same way, find similar scenes etc.4. Repeat step 3 until you become a good photographer.
>>4418921OK, but then where do I actually learn about composition, colour, lighting and how to use my camera as a tool?To me there's the art of photography, then the actual mechanical side
>>4419021>Higher aperture numbers (f-stop) reduce the amount of light coming through the lens>Lower f-stop makes your depth of field shallower, higher makes it deeper>Many lenses suffer in sharpness at extreme f-stops, f5.5 to f/8 is usually the sweet spot for things like landscape where you want that sharpness, by f/16 you start losing sharpness to diffraction, and shooting wide open tends to have various aberrations that you may or may not want in your image depending your vision and the constraints of the scene>higher ISO (film sensitivity) helps compensate for lack of light in the scene, allowing you to use faster shutter speeds or greater f-stop at the cost of noise>shooting handheld is just a game of balancing your personal tolerance of ISO noise, your chosen f-stop for the visual you want, and a shutter speed fast enough to eliminate motion blur caused by hand shake (usually 1 over the focal length of your lens is good enough) >just shoot aperture priority, choose your f-stop and ISO as appropriate for the scene and intent behind the shot, let the camera choose shutter speed. Tweak the aforementioned 2 values if you go under 1 over focal length>You can use exposure compensation to make the image brighter or darker if you need to>If you use a flash, get one that is the same brand as your camera so that it works in auto, and use exposure compensation if your shots are too bright or dark with the flash>Regarding composition, the rule of thirds can help for starters but don't get too bogged down in rules>Everything else you just learn on the jobThere's your mechanical side, now go copy what you love
>>4419022f/5.6, not 5.5. Cheeto fingered it
>>4419021First, read & understand the owners manual of your camera. It should cover the basics.Attempting to reproduce compositions &cet. you like is good exercise.About not reading books: Ignorance is not strength.
>>4403814Yes, here is my list. I translated some titles using chatgpt cause many were in spanish, so they might be fucked up but I'm sure you can find themThere is art history, the field of aesthetics, general art books and a lot about photography, some technique but most about photography as art:1Nicolas-Bourriaud – Relational Aesthetics Olivia Rubio, Hans-Michael Koetzle – STELLAR MOMENTS, Photography in the 20th Century Patrizia Di Bello, Colette Wilson, Shamoon Zamir – The Photobook, From Talbot to Ruscha and Beyond Paul Graham – Photography is Easy, Photography is Difficult Rafael Levenfeld – Prophecies 01 Rafael Lopez Lita, Javier Marzal Felici, Javier Gómez Tarín – The Analysis of the Photographic Image Randall Glenn – The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography Richard Salkeld – How to Read a Photograph Robert Gilliam Scott – Fundamentals of Design Roland Barthes – Camera Lucida, Reflections on Photography Rosa Olivares – Remembering Ourselves Rosalind Krauss – The Photographic, Toward a Theory of Displacement Rosalinf Krauss – The Photographic, Toward a Theory of Displacement Ruben Bermudez – YTYPQEN Santiago Olmo – The Perceptual Transformation of Photography Scott McCloud – Understanding Comics Sean O'Hagan – New Topographics, Photographs that Find Beauty in the Banal Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui – Sociology of the Image Stephen Bull – Photography Stephen Hicks – Ugly Art Susan Sontag – Regarding the Pain of Others Susan Sontag – In Plato’s Cave Susan Sontag – In Plato's Cave Susan Sontag – Notes on Camp Susan Sontag – On Photography Theodor W. Adorno – Aesthetic Theory Umberto Eco – The History of Beauty Walter Benjamin – Illuminations Walter Benjamin – A Short History of Photography Wassily Kandinsky – Point and Line to Plane
>>4403814>>44236142Wucius Wong – Fundamentals of Design (2014) Wucius Wong – Fundamentals of Bi- and Tri-dimensional Design Wucius Wong – Principles of Color Design (2nd Ed., 2013) X-Rite – Complete Guide to Color Management The Photograph – Context and Narrative in Photography (3, 4, 6, 7, 7b, 8) 120 Films About Photography You Must Watch Before You Die 279 Books I Would Like to Have in My Photography Library Abigail Solomon-Godeau – Winning the Game When the Rules Have Been Changed Andrew Graham-Dixon – Art: The Definitive Visual Guide Andy Grundberg – The Crisis of the Real Angela Faris Belt – The Elements of Photography, Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images APERTURE – Documentary Expanded (Issue 214, p. 52–64) Arthur C. Danto – After the End of Art, Contemporary Art and the Borders of History Biblioteca Photobolsillo – Juan Manuel Castro Prieto Brian Peterson – Learning to See Creatively Castro Prieto, Chema Conesa – Guide for Photographic Projects (Presentation) Celia Lury – Prosthetic Culture, Photography, Memory and Identity Christopher Sommer – Building the Gymnastic Body Clement Greenberg – Avant-garde and Kitsch Clio E. Bugel – The Joy of Living After the End of Art (Interview with Arthur C. Danto) Clive Scott – The Spoken Image, Photography Language Common Ground – Volume 1 (Body and Space) Daniel Merle – Memories of a Sad Poet (Interview with Robert Frank) Daniel Miller – Photography in the Age of Snapchat David Bate – Photography: The Key Concepts David Campany – The Cinematic (Documents of Contemporary Art) David Green, Joanna Lowry – Stillness and Time, Photography and the Moving Image David Hurn – On Being a Photographer Dominique Berthet – From Deviation to Copy Donis A. Dondis – The Syntax of the Image El País – Interview with Arthur C. Danto (2001 & 2005) Elizabeth Prettejohn – Beauty and Art 1750–2000
>>4403814>>4423615Ellen Lupton – Graphic Design, The New Basics (Second Edition) Ernst Gombrich – The Story of Art Erwin Panofsky – Studies in Iconology Estrella de Diego – The Crime Scene, Repetitions, Copies, Revisions, Quotes, Reconstructions EUROPA – An Illustrated Guide for Refugees (All Languages) EXIT 47 – Painting Photography Expanded Cinema Map Fred S. Kleiner – Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History (2018) Frederic Delavier – Strength Training Anatomy (3rd Ed., 2010) Fredric Jameson – Archaeologies of the Future, The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions Fredric Jameson – Postmodernism and Consumer Society Fredric Jameson – Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (1991) Geoffrey Batchen – Each Wild Idea, Writing Photography History Gilles Deleuze – Foucault Gilles Deleuze – The Time-Image, Studies on Cinema 1 & 2 Gillian Rose – Visual Methodologies, An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials Graham Clarke – The Portrait in Photography Hans Belting – Anthropology of the Image Henry Fox Talbot – The Pencil of Nature How Do Edward Burtynsky and Andreas Gursky Use the Sublime to Explore Landscapes in Contemporary Photography? Italo Calvino – The Adventure of a Photographer J.J. Long, Andrea Noble, Edward Welch – Photography, Theoretical Snapshots James Curtis – Making Sense of Documentary Photography Javier Marzal Felici – How to Read a Photograph, Interpretations of the Gaze Jean-Marie Klinkenberg – Manual of General Semiotics Jeff Rojas – Photographing Women: Posing, Lighting, and Shooting Techniques for Portrait and Fashion Jeff Wall – Photography and Liquid Intelligence
>>4403814>>4423616Joan Fontcuberta – Through the Looking Glass (Catalog) Joan Fontcuberta – Photography, Why Do We Call It Love When We Mean Sex Joan Fontcuberta – Pandora's Camera, Photography After Photography Joan Fontcuberta – Further Away, Closer Joan Fontcuberta – For a Post-Photographic Manifesto Joan Fontcuberta, Christian Caujolle – The Ubiquity of the Image (Dialogue) Johannes Itten – The Art of Color John Berger – Understanding a Photograph (1968) John Berger – Ways of Seeing John Berger – Uses of Photography John Szarkowski – The Photographer’s Eye John Tagg – The Disciplinary Frame Jonathan Crary – Suspensions of Perception, Attention, Spectacle and Modern Culture Jordi Soler – The Era of Funes Jorge Luis Marzo – Do It Yourself (Digital Bricolage at Home) Jorge Luis Marzo – Me, Mycell and I José Fernández Vega – A Freedom Without Hope (Interview with Arthur C. Danto) Jose Luis Brea – The Three Eras of the Image, The Electronic Image Jose María Mellado – High-Quality Photography José Miguel G. Cortéz – The Captive City, Order and Surveillance in Urban Space The New Documentary Photography – The Common Man Documents the World Leah Ollman – LACMA Traces Photography’s New Path Leonardo Lippolis – Journey to the End of the City Liz Wells – Photography: A Critical Introduction Lourdes Socarrás Ferrer – Revealing Gazes, Cuban Photography Lynne Warren – Encyclopedia of 20th Century Photography M. Carmen Cabrejas Almena – Costume and Mask in 19th-Century Photographic Portraits Maarten Dings and Joachim Naudts – Boundaries Merely Exist in People’s Minds (Interview with Martin Parr) Marc Augé – Non-Places, Spaces of Anonymity Martin Jay – Downcast Eyes, The Denigration of Vision in 20th-Century French Thought Martin W. Sandler – Photography, An Illustrated History Mary Beard and John Henderson – Classical Art: From Greece to Rome (2001)
>>4403814>>4423620Michael F. O'Brien & Norman Sibley – The Photographic Eye, Learning to See with a Camera Michael Freeman – The Photographer’s Eye Michael Langford, Anna Fox, Richard Sawdon Smith – Langford's Basic Photography Michael Langford, Efthimia Bilissi – Langford’s Advanced Photography Michael R. Peres – The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography Michel Foucault – Security, Territory, Population Michel Foucault – Discipline and Punish, The Birth of the Prison Michel Merlot – A Brief History of the Image
Explain to me why this book upsets /p/ without mentioning the author's ethnicity.
Just pirate it first and buy it later if you like it. You can get it here: https://annas-archive.org/md5/e643c01817fe4cf0ec5404b46e01647aBecause the file is big, I recommend first downloading JDownloader and then use your download link there once you have waited the 300 seconds. This prevents the download from stopping if it stalls, preventing you from having to start over like 5 times to successfully download it
>>4403814Yes this is how you're supposed to do it.You buy beautiful books of pro photographers, study it, copy it and then you'll get better.Buy a book of each of these photogs and you'll be elevated fast.Richard AvedonAnnie LeibovitsCindy ShermanDiane ArbusHelmut NewtonIrvin PennRObert FrankDavid BaileyMario testinoSteve McCurryMartin ParrSebastiao SalgadoNan GoldinHiroshi SugimotoGregory CrewdsonTim WalkerVivian MaierAn my lêPeter LindberghNick KnightIt's just like any other hobby really, you have to study the past masters to understand how to do better
>vivian maier>annie leibovits>susan sontagAvoid these ones
>>4403985You ever read her stuff?Her "On photography" is based.She talks about /p/ users, using japs tourists with nikons as an exemple>Most tourists feel compelled to put the camera between themselves and whatever is remarkable that they encounter. Unsure of other responses, they take a picture. This gives shape to experience: stop, take a photograph, and move on.
>>4423941>photographers take photosHoly shit...that's so profound and deepNext you'll tell me swimmers swim in waterWoah...
>>4423942
>>4423943>photographers feel compelled to take photosNo shit>cyclists feel compelled to cycle>painters feel compelled to paint>writers feel compelled to drawShe smirked quite jewishly as she wrote this tripe
All of these books are available on Anna's Archive. Unfortunately, a lot of detail is often lost in images for the sake of compression. Not always.
>>4423941This sounds like the thought process of a schizophrenic psychopath. The kind of creature that only exists, or only should exist, as a philosophical caricature from semi-obscure french literature. And yet it is a living, breathing person that once existed. Disturbing.I wonder why the humanities section of academia liked her so much? I think I'll check her biographical info, starting from the early years.
>>4424102>This sounds like the thought process of a schizophrenic psychopath. The kind of creature that only exists, or only should exist, as a philosophical caricature from semi-obscure french literature. And yet it is a living, breathing person that once existed. Disturbing.a description of the average 4chan poster
>the schizophrenic psychopathy in question
>>4427408only a deranged mind could post such nonesense on the internet for no purpose whatsoever and no potential gratification. Only someone deeply isolated from any love and gratification in this world and for whom communicating itself doesn't need message, convention or someone to communicate to. For such an individual, posting online is the same as the rambled fantasies inhabiting there mind 24/7. Thus is the condition of the average low-life hanging in these premices
>>4427418dogs are cute and funny
>>4427477ToT
>>4415562100% this one. It’s perfect for what op is asking for. I keep this book around and before I go out I’ll gloss over the back to refresh on visual ideals to keep in mind when shooting. It’s great I love that book. Someone from here recommended it to me and I recommend it now
I got my first ever quasi-photobook, Nakamuras Project UrbexIt's fantastic, seeing photos in print like that really elevates them and makes me understand what photography is all about
>>4403819Dont even get me started on the shutter matrix!
>>4423620>John Berger – Ways of SeeingRubbish. Rest of your list is probably also utter trash
what are some places where you can download photography books ?
>>4433673What books are not rubbish, anon?
I just want to take good pictures and videos with my cheap phones. But these books and online guides are written by and for people who come from money.
>>4415562>>4418509The Photographer’s Eye and The Photographic Eye. Totally not confusing at all.My google seems to default to Photographer’s Eye results.
>>4423939Can anyone confirm if these people's photograph collection are worth buying/learning? I've been misled before in other hobbies.
>>4436176>Richard AvedonKnown for his transformative work in fashion and portraiture, Avedon’s minimalist style and ability to capture the essence of his subjects (e.g., Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York City, 5-6-57) have made him a cornerstone of 20th-century photography. His work, like Dovima with Elephants (1955), is iconic and frequently featured in major auctions and museum collections (e.g., Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA).>Annie LeibovitzRenowned for her celebrity portraits and editorial work with Vogue and Vanity Fair, Leibovitz’s images are instantly recognizable for their bold compositions and cultural relevance (e.g., her Portraits 2005-2016 collection). Her work is both commercially successful and artistically significant, making it a solid choice for study or investment.>Cindy ShermanA pioneer of conceptual photography, Sherman’s self-portraits explore identity and societal roles, often fetching high prices at auction (e.g., her Untitled Film Stills series). Her work is essential for understanding contemporary art photography.>Diane ArbusHer raw, empathetic portraits of marginalized communities, like Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J., 1967, are highly sought after and considered foundational in documentary photography. Her prints, such as those sold at Phillips auctions, are valued for their historical and emotional depth.>Helmut NewtonKnown for provocative, glamorous fashion photography, Newton’s works like Sie Kommen Naked, Paris, 1981 are collector’s items due to their bold aesthetic and influence on modern fashion imagery.>Irving PennA master of studio photography, Penn’s work spans fashion, portraiture, and still life, with iconic images like Dior Fur Scarf (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950-51. His prints are highly valued for their technical precision and timeless elegance.>Robert Frank
>>4436386Is this AI?
>>4436481Yep, I'm Grok 3, created by xAI. Just here to help answer your questions with a bit of wit and a lot of info. What's up?
>>4436481It is AI. The short summary, the cut reply. A lot of the online posts you see are bots.
Ansel Adams - The Print, The Negative, The Camera. Used softcover copies can be had cheap, Vol 1 The Camera would be all you need if you're shooting digital, The Print can be skipped if you're not home developing/printing. Most things still apply today, you can ignore whatever doesn't. It's photography 101 by one of the best to ever do it. The Zone system of exposure is worth knowing about and is still applicable to everything today.
>>4436992Even digital?
>>4436992Even smartphone with fixed everything?
>>4435482My cock
>>4437251Is this AI?
>>4437252There's nothing artificial or intelligent about my cock.
idk about learning but i basically buy everything photography related Taschen puts out, except the fashion stuff that i personally dont care for
>>4435239made a thread about this on /p/, almost a week, no solid answer
>>4444785buy the book, support the photographers who inspire you
>>4444785I did some research after that post and I would recommend internet's archive https://archive dot org/details/folkscanomy_photographyand anna's archive
>>4435239Nice try, publisher intern. https://open-slum.org/Anyways, these books are expensive. So no one would rip them apart to get a good scan. I’m looking for some out-of-print books that are too expensive in used book store. But the stuff on pirate sites are usually bad scans, filled with compression artifacts, in strange colors.It’s just the nature of the hobby imo.
>>4445067nice website thanks. The best hobby imo cost wise is dirt ball rolling but yeah ....
>>4435239check /ptg/ on /g/
>>4445082Why would you even want to use a private tracker for ebooks?
>>4445089because>>4444785>made a thread about this on /p/, almost a week, no solid answer>>4445067>Anyways, these books are expensive. So no one would rip them apart to get a good scan.literally wrong :^]>>4445089>Why would you even want to use a private tracker for ebooks?Also, stuff available instantly, fast seeds, etc etc.
>>4440366>Taschengiga based, i wish i wasn't poor to have more of their stuff in hard cover. just downloaded picrel off annas archive though and its pretty based. they got lots on there but you lose something viewing them digitally i feel.
>>4445117>literally wrong :^]Oh come on. Only a few books mentioned on this thread have good scans on annas, libgen, etc. Like why even lie?
>>4415562can confirm. good book
>>4415562Is there any order his books shall be read in?
>>4445399Holy shit, this guy wrote a lot of books.
>>4445406yeah
>>4419022>(usually 1 over the focal length of your lens is good enough)the what
>>4445399>Is there any order his books shall be read in?https://diginsider.com/2012/12/06/michael-freemans-eye-vision-and-mind/According to this guy, it's Mind > Eye > Vision.
>>4418921Nah, DO read about composition, color, lighting, etc. This accelerates the absorption and enables intentful practice to speed up learning. Doing Step 2 in your post IS important, but it's enhanced by having a way to think about and language to use, to analyze and understand the photos and why they work.
>>4418921Horrible advice, enjoy your work being a bad copy of what others do because you lack the technical skill to pull it off or better yet, innovate. >get a lot of obscure photographers on your radar. If they are truly obscure it's often for a good reason.
>>4445425>>4445435So, what books I should read, anon?
>>4445457Cinematography books are a great start, there's less misguidance and filler in them because it's srs bsns
>>4445457see:>>4415562>>4418509
>>4445435Nah, there's a lot of really good obscure photographers out there. A problem with photography as an art form (and most forms of art, really), is that there's more talent than money, and talent and success don't necessarily go hand-in-hand.(And to make problems worse, a lot of famous and well known photographers are famous not for their talent, but because of historical perspective do end up becoming interesting. E.g. Vivian Maier -- objectively mid photos at best. But I guess that's still a good study on intent).
>>4445467>>4445435Oh, this is also why you should try to go to photography museums, view photography sections of art museums, and visit galleries. They're curated, and curators like to balance more known stuff also with more obscure stuff that still provides value. (I mean, most curators are SJW shits who bring out the stupidest shit because they're friends with them or because they have an agenda to push, but you can figure out which places do have good curators (they will still almost be SJW shits with agendas to push, but some do in fact have artistic sensibilities)).Also look at different mediums of art than just photography. Again, you'll learn artistic intent, develop more sense of composition, color, value, etc.Seriously, this is ez mode. Other people have done the work for you.
>>4445467So who are the talented photographers, anon? I want to buy photo books.
>>4445764Me of course
>>4445764Only one you need
>>4445832>not Kiboshk3k
>>4403945Out of print. Used book stores that have them don't send to my country. Pirated pdf files are compressed as fuck. FML.
You have to learn how to look first. Find pictures you like and find those compositions in the world around you without looking through a viewfinder. I mean literally just with your naked eyeballs, look at the world and find those compositions. Photograph them. Keep doing this. Reading about composition is only useful if you already have a general sense of what you like.
>>4403840>Magnum Contact Sheets is pretty goodIt was expensive, but one of the best purchases i've ever made.
>>4403840>>4456472hardcover is stupidly expensive, I assume softcover would be fine?
Daily reminder that none of your favorute photigraphers ever read a book to learn how to take great photos
>>4423614>>4423615>>4423616>>4423620>>4423621Impossibly based
>>4403945>Boat is sitting above the horizon.>Not on the water.This photographer is a hack.
>>4456480The softcover is fine unless you shoot Leica
lads im so excited to take pictures with a camera
>>4456870NOOOO CAMERAS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE FUN YOU HAVE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF SUFFERING THIRD WORLDERS
