 | John Szarkowski: Photographs by John Szarkowski
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $34.90 An excellent book, photographs are wonderful and the text is enlightening and insightful. Do not expect to find tips and tricks in this book, expect to find your photography by his example.
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 | Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Television Series by John Berger
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.50 A very readable book that covers a range of art from early paintings to modern art, and photography. Its focus is on "seeing" as the title implies and a very keen one at that.
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 | Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art by John Szarkowski
Buy used from: $144.89 A book that presents 100 photographs with accompanying text for each on the facing pages. The material provides either a context for the photograph or a crit of it.
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 | The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.88 Excellent introductory text is followed by a large collection of photographs illustrating the main points of the perspective of looking at the world and photographs.
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 | The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $22.50 Understanding photographs, photography, and photographers is the core of the book. Explanatory text is accompanied by many excellent photographs. A good following book to Szarkoski's "The Photographer's Eye."
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 | Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides (Special Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $35.99 / Used from: $26.86 A very inspirational artist to watch as he creates his art in nature, using the elements he finds on location. The DVD is interesting first to see his work and watch his mind at work; second, how he uses photograph to record his generally transitory art; third, the cinematography of the director who made this DVD. You will enjoy watching it, again and again.
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 | On Being a Photographer: A Practical Guide by David Hurn
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $11.67 A series of conversations between the British photographer David Hurn and Bill Jay. The dialog is insightful, thought provoking, and interesting.
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 | Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Roland Barthes
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $3.00 Very difficult read, but also highly thought provoking and questioning. Slow and careful reading will be rewarded.
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 | Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images by Terry Barrett
Buy used from: $4.00 A textbook covering many important dimensions of understanding and appreciating photography as an art form. It provides different contexts for photographs and background information on art movements. There is a newer edition of this book.
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 | Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images by Terry Barrett
Buy new: $41.25 / Used from: $23.35 A textbook covering many important dimensions of understanding and appreciating photography as an art form. It provides different contexts for photographs and background information on art movements. I do not have this book bit it seems to be an updated version of its earlier edition.
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 | The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $6.86 Very lively trace of certain themes and commonness among various photographers. I am still reading with enjoyment.
After finishing the book, I can tell you that you will enjoy the linkages the author makes among photographs and photographers over a considerable period of time.
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 | At the Edge of the Light: Thoughts on Photography and Photographers, on Talent and Genius by David Travis
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $7.50 A series of essays on photography and photographers. Thought provoking. The author is the Curator of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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 | Ansel Adams at 100 by Ansel Adams
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $9.98 While you are reviewing the book information, make sure to read an interview with its editor, John Szorkowski. Follow the link below:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/196180/
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 | Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC by Martin Evening
Buy new: $30.99 / Used from: $30.18 A Photoshop book by a master photographer.
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 | Lenovo U110R IdeaPad 11.1" Notebook PC - Red
Buy new: Too low to display A fine ultraportable computer according to reviews
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 | Sony VAIO VGN-TZ250N/B 11.1" Laptop (1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, Vista Business) Black
Buy new: $1,975.00 A fine ultraportable notebook computer according to reviews
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