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Subject: [Leica] Help with learning from photographic masters
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat Jun 21 13:00:54 2008

Alinders name is also on his Autobiography so I could get confusing. She
wrote the preference I guess.
But she wrote "the" Biography.
Which is an autobiography written by someone else.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Jt4Qnj2a7bEC&printsec=frontcover#PPR13,M1





mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:46:42 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Conversation: [Leica] Help with learning from photographic masters
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with learning from photographic masters
> 
> 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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