The making of 40 photographs
Ansel Adams wrote a fabulous book titled ‘the making of 40 photographs’. It’s an enlightening read and I would strongly recommend you buying a copy of it.
I bought my copy in 1992.
In fact, I love photography books – good ones. I’m not a fan of those books which show you pictures of cameras. I’d much rather delve below the surface and try to understand the motivations of a photographer. Well this book is most definitely a ‘must read’.
So in light of this, I kind of feel inspired to do something similar. So over the next while or so, I will start to publish a write up about some of my images – the stories behind them, situations around the making of them and perhaps even some of the reasons for why I shot them.
I’m off to the Isle of Eigg this Sunday for a week, during which I won’t be able to post. So I hope to publish my first entry sometime later this week.
Hey Bruce,
That’s great. Will look forward to the first of what will be, hopefully, many good reads. From your description it will be like being there. Since I can’t fly that will be great :-)
Glenn
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