The Amateur Photographer's Handbook

by Aaron Sussman

Photography hardcover published in 1973 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company

Genres: Photography, Reference

562 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I pilfered this delightful gem from my father's library of previous hobbies! During my undergraduate study in Fine Art photo, I found this text much better organized and thorough in the area of film lab photography. More recent publications tend to focus on digital photography - this text is a great resource for those of us who still prefer "the hard way!"

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Amateur Photographer's Handbook is one of my favorite guides to photography, and for me was probably the most influential. I learned a lot from that book, checked out from our local library, as a kid. No internet back then (1960's) for me to learn about cameras. I have the 4th (1952) and the 8th (1973) editions.

[Natnat337 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find this to be a really great reference book. Each time I pick it up, I learn something new! Nice explanations of technical details; I'm finding the chapter on focal length to be really helpful at the moment, but I always find this book useful.

[Natasha Monmo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find this to be a really great reference book. Each time I pick it up, I learn something new! Nice explanations of technical details; I'm finding the chapter on focal length to be really helpful at the moment, but I always find this book useful.

[Bridget]

No jacket cover.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

An instructional guide on photography written before the days of digital. It does cover composition and other basics that can be helpful for the amateur.