[Leica] Help with learning from photographic masters

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

An obvious choice would be his Autobiography.
Which is a coffee table book with plenty of images in it; printed better
than most people get from their darkrooms.
And plenty of inspiration.
Ansel's camera of choice halfway through his life was a typewriter.
With the qwerty zone system.  That and darkroom work.
I enjoy his typing at least as much maybe more than his prints.
There is a nice flow to it and he uses plenty of humor and irony.
It's like he's "Dad".

In your bathroom magazine rack put a copy of
Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs (Paperback)
http://tinyurl.com/3epbf8

That where mine is.

I'm going out now to the Strand to try to get a copy of Mary Alanders
biography on Ansel. I just read some of it on the internet in PDF from and
I'm hooked. I was trying to find out which typewriter he used and came upon
it.


mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:13:09 +1000
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Help with learning from photographic masters
> 
> Hi folks. I am very interested in learning more from looking at the work of
> acknowledged masters in photography. I often use Amazon as a source for 
> more
> specialised books. I have some marvellous works authored by Ansel Adams. I
> would like to learn more on Edward Weston. Don't laugh, I have no formal
> training nor schooling on this. His name came up regarding photographic
> styles with a fellow LUG member. I am familiar with the name but not at all
> expert on his work, beyond knowing of some wonderful still life images. Can
> anyone recommend particular books of his photographs? I am especially
> interested in landscape, natural scenery type work and the fine art 
> aspects.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Geoff
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
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