The Camera: Life Library of Photography

Life Library of Photography

by Time-Life Books

THE CAMERA HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED BOOK TIME LIFE BOOK 1970. HARD COVER SHOWS WEAR / SCRATCHES / DIRT MARKS. TOTAL OF 227 PAGES. COPYRIGHT 1970S. COLOR IMAGES THOUGH OUT BOOK. INSIDE PAGES SHOW LITTLE TO NO WEAR / FOLD MARKS / WRITING.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction, Art and Photography

236 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 1981

Reviews

[Deigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was published in 1970 and it is interesting that much of the material in the text is little different than what you read in the current photography 'how-to' books. This is foundational in that sense and it offers a great history of photography as well as the workings of the camera. At one time I think I had all 10 in the series but this was the only one that did not get damaged. A book I will keep on my shelves for sure.

[Ammar · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an old book, but there's quite a lot of fundamental information that is still relevant today. Here's some notes I gathered:

Level pertama dalam fotografi adalah "The recording of homely scenes of everyday life"–merekam keseharian. Fotografi adalah mencermati, memungkinkan kita untuk melihat lebih sebuah detail kecil kehidupan dan dunia di sekitar.

Cahaya akan dipantulkan oleh sebuah objek. Fungsi utama sebuah lensa adalah mengatur dan mengumpulkan cahaya sinar yang datang dari pemandangan di depan kamera dan memproyeksikannya sebagai gambar dalam sebuah film.

Fritz Goro insists, "You must constantly experiment, always trying something different–not for the sake of being different, but in order to improve on what you've done."

"The picture is good or not from the moment it was caught in the camera"
- Henri Cartier-Bresson

"In photography, you're always avoiding yourself, your shadow. I thought I'd use it. So i took these pictures where I'm there too, as part of the landscape."
- Lee Friedlander

Simple rule for Depth of Field: The shorter the focal length of the lens, the greater the depth of field.

[Kimberly Purcell · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this is obviously dated, but the basics of photography never changes. This book gives an excellent understanding of the basics of photography.

[Foxtower · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1971, this series is a comprehensive overview of many aspects of photography. Only the titles specific to equipment; The Camera; Light and Film; and The Print are a bit outdated, but not completely for the same principles still apply such as shutter speed, depth of field, etc. By far, a great series for any would be serious photographer even today.

[Cory · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this book came out the year I was born. We found it at an estate sale a while back. Started looking through it recently when I began teaching one of my daughters about photography. It has simple diagrams along with sample photos to illustrate basic concepts (aperture/shutter speed/focal lengths, etc.). Really useful.