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Photography

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"Photography" is a wonderful, comprehensive reference for photographers at all levels. Learning about photographic techniques can sometimes be tedious and hard to understand. Bruce makes it about as easy as it can be. This book is very well organized and laid out. One of the things that makes it so nice is the clear photographs that serve as examples. Sometimes it is hard to detect the subtle differences in photographs. The photographs in this book help the reader see these differences (for example, the difference between warm and cold tone papers).

I actually attended classes taught Mr. Warren and was around when he
was developing his first edition. He loved what he did and it showed in his
teaching and this is what is in his book. A love and practical understanding
and teaching to bring out the "best photographer" in you.

The way that Bruce teaches the zone system could not be better explained by Ansel Adams himself, this book will teach you how to master all aspects of photography, and will serve as your base to become a professional or a great enthusiast. It covers all subjects from black and white to color.

I utilize and recommend this text in my photography workshops and courses. Bruce Warren has done an excellent job organizing and explaining the basic principles and many aspects of photography. The serious student or photo-enthusiast will gain much basic to intermediate understanding in many areas: basic camera operation, proper exposure, equipment considerations, processing basics, and lighting as well as history and some career orientations. It serves as an excellent general reference and class textbook. Nice job Bruce. I highly recommend it.

Great resource, excellent in nearly all respects from the information and how it's written to design and layout...and beautiful photo examples all throughout. I originally bought this book when it first came out (it was for a college photography class) and I still read it today, both for reference and for enjoyment.

I recommend this book to all photogaphers. It is a great learning aid, and also a great reference for advanced photographers. It contains clear, precise instructions on how to become a master of photographic processes.

Fantastic for the student of photography

I bought this and "Kodak's complete book of photography"

Both are 500 page tomes simply jam packed with the knowledge a student of photography needs.

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very informative. used for a college course and kept it when the course was over.

I'm not a student, but I've found this book to be the best reference available for a comprehensive introduction/reference to photography. I obtained my copy at half price books (1st ed.) for [...] $, and were it not for that store i would have never known this excellent resource as I'm neither a "student" nor rich. The only other book that I've seen that approaches this one is René Bouillot's "La photographie argentique", which approaches that of Mr. Warren's in content and exposition but lacks the excellent paper/pictures and may be a little pretentious for néophytes as myself. Bruce Warren's Photography is by all accounts the best photography book i've encountered.

This book goes through the very basics of photography and is great for the student photography major or for someone wishing to further their knowledge in photography. Warren does not specialize in one specific area, but gives an over all to photography, it's special effects and bits of darkroom information