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The Art of Black and White Photography

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OUT OF ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS I HAVE READ, JOHN GARRET DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN THIS BOOK. THEIR IS NOT ONE DETAIL HE MISSES IN INFORMING THE READER OF HOW HE CREATED THE PHOTGRAPH. HE ELABORATLY GOES INTO DETAIL FROM THE LIGHTING ALL THE WAY TO THE DEVELOPING PROCESS.

for black and white photography. Has some good photographs. Typical of many modern books however in that the content is somewhat thin, having a chapter on everything but none to much depth. I don't care for the chapters about how to photograph traditional subjects. But I find myself coming back quite often to look at the photo samples, and the tables of the author's description of different films and developers. The descriptions again lack depth, but for beginners, they give you some idea about what's available. The author states that he likes Ilford's HP5 film and Microphen developer, so that's the combination he used for majority of the photos. It's a good book that will get you started, and in the right direction too.

This is a good general book on photography. Although all of the photographs are black & white, there is not much content specific to black & white photography other than a brief discussion of film, filters, and developing and printing techniques. The majority of the book deals with exposure and light, composition and subjects.

My item arrived ahead of time as always from amazon.com. The book is like new condition. Due to school lessons,packing and preparing to move, I have not had a chance to read the book. With this in mind it would not be fair to give stars until I've read it.

P.S. Since the system want let me close without rating with the stars, I will click the fifth star, for shipping,packaging,and because I'm always satisfied with my product from amazon.com.

Sincerely,

Marilyn D. Smith

Well written book. Recommended book for someone wishing to learn the art of black and white photography.

Hi! Unfortunately, I have not received the book.

Regards,

Hari Oetomo