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Best Photography Ebooks
November 30, 2012
Posted by on I love photography books, I have many, mostly monographs by specific photographers but I also have a few ‘how to do it’ books. The trouble with the latter is that once you have mastered what is on offer the book is a bit redundant. The cost is part of this concern but also that any book published this week was probably written 2 years ago and in the days of digital everything moves more quickly than that.
I have bought ebooks since they were first available, I really like take instruction in this way, I find the quality of reproduction a joy and if you manage to hit upon a series or writer you like and trust then even buying a number of books costs next to nothing.
I am a great advocate of the Craft & Vision ebooks, these cover technical and visual matters in clear and well presented publications and cost only about £3.25, at that price I feel it is worth taking a chance but I have to say I have never been disappointed by a Craft & Vision ebook. Have a look at what they have here
Here are some of their ebooks
Making the Print Printing Techniques For the Digital Photographer (A Masterclass) Martin Bailey
Beyond Thirds A Photographer’s Introduction to Creative Composition Andrew S. Gibson
Up Close A Guide to Macro & Up Close Photography Andrew S. Gibson
Close To Home Finding Great Photographs in Your Own Backyard Stuart Sipahigil
Vision is Better Free the Mind, Free the Camera David duChemin
See the full catalogue of ebooks here, remember they are only £3.25 each or cheaper if you buy 5 or more
Photobooks – affordable collectibles that are soaring in value
September 1, 2011
Posted by on Rare editions now sell for tens of thousands, but collectors on a limited budget can invest in emerging photographers byAdam Dewar at The Guardian
This is a very interesting article about owning and collecting photobooks. I do think books should be looked at rather than kept in plastic sleeves and never handled simply because they will increase to greater values if un-blemished but it is nice to know that treasured books will have some value in the future even if I never realise the profit.
“At first glance they may look like overpriced coffee-table books, but photobooks are highly collectible works of art. In recent years, a boom in the market has seen prices skyrocket. At a dedicated auction at Christie’s in London last year, signed early editions of influential photobooks such as Robert Frank‘s The Americans and Henri Cartier-Bresson‘s The Decisive Moment sold for £43,250 and £13,750 respectively.”.………..more