Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Interviews with photogs
From: Jim Laurel <jplaurel@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 16:19:40 -0800

There is a book called "On the other side of the Camera", by Arnold Crane.
In it, Crane interviews many photogs, including Robert Dosineau, Ansel
Adams, Walker Evans, Brassai, Imogen Cunningham, Eugene Smith, May Ray, and
many more.

Interestingly, HCB refused his requests for an interview.  Crane writes that
HCB told him something along the lines of: "I don't take pictures any more.
I will paint you naked.  You will be naked, not me."  Anyway, here's the
link to the book on Amazon.com.  Unfortunately, no information other than
order info...  Interesting book, though.  I ran across a copy in an old
bookstore in Atlanta.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3895080934/o/qid=943315571/sr=8-1/002
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- -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Le [mailto:rle@thoughtbubble.com]
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 1:59 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Interviews with photogs


Hi,

I just picked up a nice little book from 1983 called "Master
Photographers." In it, the author interviews sixteen photographers (from
Ansel Adams to Elliot Erwitt to Harry Callahan). The questions aren't
fantastic, but occasionally, the author asks questions about what film
or equipment they used, what kind of lighting set-up they employ, etc. I
found it very informative.

So I was wondering if anyone knew of any similar books--where
photographers discuss the nitty-gritty technical aspects of how they shoot.

Richard Le