John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography [Hardcover]

John Hedgecoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1994

Covering all the ingredients necessary for taking perfect pictures, a professional photographer offers a behind-the-scenes look at photographic processes, techniques, and new computer technologies, including hundreds of photographs illustrating his "do's and don'ts." 30,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA?The high-quality and beautiful, full-color images reproduced in this book are enough to make it a worthwhile purchase. Even more, though, the information about pattern, texture, form, and shape is helpful to both beginning and experienced photographers, as are the excellent examples of compositional elements; technical tips; and practical ideas relating to portrait, nature, architecture, animal, and other types of photography. Hedgecoe gives advice on lighting, camera settings, and film possibilities, and shows the final products. "Professional Tips" highlighted in each section give suggestions for troubleshooting and for enhancing already good situations. A chapter on image manipulation that illustrates some of the latest digital work being done in photography today is included. A volume that will help students develop or fine-tune their techniques.?Julia Hoffmann, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Generously illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, this large-format book provides a broad overview of photography for amateurs and professionals alike. Beginning with a review of the camera itself and ending with a discussion on studio and darkroom equipment, this book is laden with good, practical advice for taking better portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. The text also includes sections on architectural and nature photography along with an entire chapter on image manipulation. Like Hedgecoe's other books (e.g., John Hedgecoe's Landscape Photography, LJ 7/94), his new book is very accessible, largely because of the clear writing style and excellent illustrations. The book may either be read from cover to cover or consulted as a reference work. An interesting and useful resource that should be considered a standard in public and academic libraries; highly recommended.
Raymond Bial, Parkland Coll. Lib., Champaign, Ill.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (September 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564585085
• ISBN-13: 978-1564585080
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,355,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good in depth look at photography, September 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography (Hardcover)

This book takes you from basic photography all the way to advanced studio work. Beautiful color photographs with descriptive text gives you information on why the photo looks the way it does

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have!, March 18, 2000

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Always learning photographer (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography (Hardcover)

This book takes you through lighting, film speed, cameras, and even setting up a darkroom. I occasionally teach a photography class and use this as our manual. I love it. After reading it, I had 4 pictures published in a golf magazine using techniques I learned in the book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Uninspiring and poorly explained, November 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography (Hardcover)

I'm afraid I found this book uninspiring and confusing when I was given it as a beginner. Some time after I bought John Shaw's series of books which really put me on the right track. John Hedgecoe fails to explain the principles clearly. Each page is full of unimportant detail, for instance, as a beginner one is left wondering why he used a 6x6 camera in one set up and a 35mm in another. Although, studio set-ups are illustrated, nowhere in the book is there a proper dicussion of contrast and exposure latitudes of films. My advice is look elsewhere.