I would think digging for the "art" books at good prices would be a good idea.
Weston, Adams (of course) and Minor White come to mind. Actually, Minor
White's "Zone VI Workshop" is a good companion to Ansel's books. Technical
details are outdated, of course, but still a really good book.
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On 12/5/2003 at 4:42 PM Andrew Dacey wrote:
>Wow an actual on-topic post!
>
>I'm working on building up more of a photography library and I'm wondering
>what books the list members would rate as "must haves"?
>
>I just received the first books for my collection today, Ansel Adams'
>photography series (The Camera, The Negative, and The Print) as well as The
>Book of Alternative Photographic Processes by Christopher James (which
>Amazon lists as Nonsilver and Alternative Process Photography for some
>unknown reason).
>
>What else would fit into the essential photography library? I'm more
>interested in books that focus on technique or technical aspects rather
>than
>guides about a particular camera or camera system.
>
>And then of course there's the question of art books, but the cost of these
>is definitely more of a concern. And I think it's much more of a matter of
>personal taste.
>
>Andrew "frugal" Dacey
>frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://www.tildefrugal.net/
>
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