Recently I enjoyed an airplane magazine in which all the articles were illustrated by the authors. What a difference. Instead of glamorous eye candy, the pictures were frank, densely informative, thoroughly tied in to the articles. Photography, especially professional photography, is best in the hands of skilled amateurs. Sharper than words photography is a reality medium. No specialist elite should monopolize that kind of power.
I believe these are the beginner’s books I’ve been looking for ever since we started the CATALOG. They cover the territory— camera, printing, film, history, photojournalism, They have sensational pictures (and price to match), and fine practical information like “Camera Buyer’s Guide,” “Darkroom Equipment,” etc.
Get a Polaroid Swinger and play around for a while. If you like the pictures to where you want to use the medium, get a 35 mm and some used darkroom equipment, develop your own film and prints, and mention the LIFE photography books to relatives in November.
[Stewart Brand, The Last Whole Earth Catalog, p.352]

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1. Photography: An Art for Everyman
2. The Camera
3. The Lens
4. The Little Black Box
5. Photography versus Painting
6. On Making Better Pictures

出版年：1975年
言語：英語
ページ数：238ページ
サイズ：26.5cm×26cm×2cm

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