altaf Posted June 20, 1999 Share Posted June 20, 1999 I am looking for a good book to read, nothing technical etc... just something that tells a story of photographing a far away place. I don't really care if the focus of the book isn't on just displaying photographs, I am more interested in the stories of what went into taking those photographs. Just curious if anyone has found an outstanding book of stories of late.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus_erne Posted June 20, 1999 Share Posted June 20, 1999 May be you 've read it already: "Learning To See Creatively" by Bryan Peterson It tells more the story behind a picture rather than the plain techniques. It is similar to Art Wolfe's "The Art of Photographing Nature" without the editors view of coarse. It may trigger some new projects in you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_hancock Posted June 20, 1999 Share Posted June 20, 1999 Not a new book, so you may have read it, but Jim Brandenburg's "White Wolf" is the best account of photographing a remote area that I have read. Not exactly a book to carry in your back pocket, but truely outstanding text supported by outstanding images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowan stark Posted June 20, 1999 Share Posted June 20, 1999 In case you haven't read these already... 1)Jim Brandenburg's Chased by the Light. For those who haven't read this, he took one picture each day for 3 months in the woods around his home. No re-do's, no bracketing, no motor drives firing off 10 fps, just 3 rolls of film and every picture is included. The most important thing that I think went into making the photographs work was obviously Brandenburg's vision. The book is almost devoid of any of the techno stuff we probably worry too much about these days, and more importantly he describes what his photographic objective was with each image. Here are images taken with a 35 mm camera with all the deliberation of a large format photographer. Made me think about slowing down a little and paying a bit more attention to what's in the viewfinder. Just my opinion, others may look at it and feel differently. 2) The Nature of America-nice photos, looks good on the coffee table, but shall we say- a bit less cerebral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick___2 Posted June 21, 1999 Share Posted June 21, 1999 Galen Rowell's "Mountain Light". Also, "Galen Rowell's Vision", but "Mountain Light" is the first book that popped to mind when I read your question. Photos and stories of what it took to take those photos in the world's high and remote places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna_bollenbach Posted June 23, 1999 Share Posted June 23, 1999 A book that's been around awhile is Mangelsen's "Images of Nature." It is very descriptive and is as beautiful to read as to look at. Jim Brandenburgs's Chased by the Light, also came to mind, though I have only read articles about his project, not the book., but I plan to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_burkhardt Posted June 23, 1999 Share Posted June 23, 1999 I would agree with the Galen Rowell "Mountain Light" suggestion and add one a little closer to home (for me): John Fielder's "Photographing the Landscape". It's a great coffeetable book with inspirational large format landscapes from Colorado and the West Coast by an excellent and often over-looked regional photographer. Ron Burkhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tere_hendricks Posted June 23, 1999 Share Posted June 23, 1999 Jim Brandenburg's "Chased by the Light" gets my vote too. This is an outstanding book and well worth the read. I liked it a lot better than "Mountain Light". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerome_smith Posted June 23, 1999 Share Posted June 23, 1999 Based upon your stated preferences, I'm sure you will enjoy "Nature's Places:Photography by Rod Planck", with text/descriptions by Bert Ebbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathways Posted June 24, 1999 Share Posted June 24, 1999 I wrote a book in 1997, Methods and Procedures of Outdoor Photography, which is really aimed at a different audience from the habitues of this bulletin board. It addressed needs of people wanting to move beyond very basic shooting, for those returning to photography after a hiatus of several years, and for those unfamiliar with aspects of mountain photography, especially in the southern mountains of the U.S. One feature of this book is the approach to viewing photography as art, and especially chapter three, which discusses some aspects of the artist/subject transaction. Hopefully that issue would be pertinent regardless on one�s medium, whether film, pen, brush, or other. More information can be found at http://home.earthlink.net/~pathways/ or Amazon.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altaf Posted June 26, 1999 Author Share Posted June 26, 1999 Thank you for all your suggestions most of the books mentioned I have already read. I am not looking for a how to instruction book, I am looking for a diary of an adventure, something more than I used this lens because etc.... I don't even care if there are images in the book or not, I just wanted to read about a photo experience, much like the series of taking one image a day etc... I really could care less about the technical aspects right now, seems like it's become entirely too technical and no one is thinking/feeling anymore. Just producing similar after similar. If you know what i mean. I have found some books on the web that were just looked too beautiful to pass up and those were at www.tomtill.com website, Just his web portfolio caused me to toss out my entire portfolio yesterday and start again. If you want to see a true master at his craft, this is the don't miss website of the year. The stuff on this site will pretty much humiliate and inspire just about everyone that claims to be a photographer. Absolutely glorious imagery, brilliant composition, and inspirational. The most inspirational/depressing part is when you read the little byline that states something to the effect "there are thousands more", I think I fell off my chair. The website alone would be a lifes work for a photographer, and a very good photographer at that, but just imagining those are just a few of thousands more makes you terrified and incredibly curious at the same time. So you think you are a landscape photographer and you want to know what your up against because you "want to turn pro", well take a look at what you hope to be able to compete with: www.tomtill.com Be ready for a really bad dose of reality and a really inspirational dose of what the art is truly capable of creating. Just so you know I have been very sparing in my praise because once you goto the site you will understand how this work just reaches up and transports you to the exact time of the exposure, and believe me there is no where you would rather be than right there next to him when he pushes that shutter release... If he's a photographer, then what in the world is everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_milo_brand Posted August 27, 1999 Share Posted August 27, 1999 Have you read "Hunting with the moon-the lions of Savuti" by the Jouberts ??Nothing technical-but a story line brilliantly illustrated-storyline and photography can each be viewed/appreciated independantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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