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Education What's the best way to learn the mechanics of photography. I have a good eye, understand framing, but am flummoxed by the jargon.
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John A. Lind |
Beverly, You didn't state how much depth you want in studying the photographic science and the application of them in practice (the "art"). I will give you two very different sources of information. The first are two books of the classic trilogy by Ansel Adams, "The Camera" and "The Negative." (The third one, "The Print" would be of interest to those who do their own darkroom work.) For those studying for professional work and for very serious amateurs, at least these two of the Ansel Adams trilogy are "required" reading. They are also undoubtedly used as required texts in college "for credit" photography courses. They contain the theoretical end of photography in detail (versus "adult education" type classes). "The Negative" contains Ansel Adams' Zone System in detail, but in addition to that there is excellent coverage of many other topics. If you're thinking about these, find a large bookstore and browse through a copy first to decide if these are for you. The second source is more what I would expect to find for an "Adult Education" type class. "How To Take Great Photographs With Any Camera" by Jerry Hughes. It is published by Phillips Lane Publishing, Dallas, Texas. ISBN for the pocket edition: 0-9634348-9-6
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