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John Hedgecoe's Complete Guide To Black & White Photography
"A guide to beginning b&w photographic techniques. Discusses principles of basic composition and framing, and...still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Includes instructions on setting up a home darkroom, processing film, and printing pictures, and advanced techniques...."--RRBN. 160 pages (all in color), 6 5/8 x 10 1/4.
- GenresPhotographyArtReference
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1996
About the author
John Hedgecoe
166 books7 followersJohn Hedgecoe (24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010) was an award-winning British photographer and author of over 30 books on photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor from 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his death. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1993. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.
"Professor John Hedgecoe was a photographer who took the portrait of the Queen which is used on British postage stamps; as such he is credited with the planet's most reproduced image, which has so far sold more than 200 billion copies." (The Telegraph)
"Professor John Hedgecoe was a photographer who took the portrait of the Queen which is used on British postage stamps; as such he is credited with the planet's most reproduced image, which has so far sold more than 200 billion copies." (The Telegraph)
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May 20, 2011
Perhaps one of the last books of this type to reference and deal with film.
A good addition to any photographer's shelves.
Another re-set read date in 2011 as I went through this classic work to see where I am going to re-shelve it as I am probably almost at the end of my using film ever seriously again.
There are several concepts that translate to digital imagery, but they are covered as well or more precisely in other books and references that I use more often.
A good addition to any photographer's shelves.
Another re-set read date in 2011 as I went through this classic work to see where I am going to re-shelve it as I am probably almost at the end of my using film ever seriously again.
There are several concepts that translate to digital imagery, but they are covered as well or more precisely in other books and references that I use more often.
April 19, 2010
Not much to say about that one. It's about black and white and the various related techniques. I found the book out of date, light on content and I'm not a fan of the author's style. So it made it pretty much a waste of money and time for me.
September 22, 2012
I like most of his photography books, but this one was more about photography in general than b&w in particular, which was what I was looking for. Not a bad book, but not what I needed and to be honest I didn't like his pictures much.
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