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By: Barbara London, John Upton, Jim Stone, Ken Kobré, Betsy Brill
Publisher: Prentice Hall
April 19, 2004
I purchased this book for myself to help me study for the Certified Professional Photographers exam. The book was a VITAL tool for studying for the exam. I can truly say I would not have passed the exam on the first time if I had not used this book to study. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get into photography as a career. GREAT, AMAZING book. LOVE IT. ... more
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| 2. Wall and Piece | 
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By: Banksy
Publisher: Random House UK
December 27, 2005
Unique genius. Underground art culture from a new perspective. Metaphorical- yet playful, stencil art. Banksy, is simply the best ever at this particular realm of artistry... more
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| 3. The Americans |
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By: Robert Frank
Publisher: Pantheon
January 12, 1986
What can I say that hasn't already been said about "The Americans"? The coffin / jukebox quote and the page with the nanny are just the beginning. I recently reviewed Sawdust Mountain by Eirik Johnson Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain and as I reviewed that I realized that many of today's best photographers owe a debt to Robert Frank. Buy this book and you'll see Franks' artistic descendants all over... more
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| 4. Wisconsin Death Trip |
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By: Michael Lesy
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
January 01, 2000
This is a true story.
When I was around 11 years old (I'm 46 now), we got this book as a Christmas present from my quiet uncle, who was a doctor far away. I pored over this strange book in horror. I said, "Mother, I think something's wrong with Uncle James. Why would someone give a book like this to us?"
About three years later, he gassed himself to death.
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| 5. Concerning The Spiritual In Art |
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By: Wassily Kandinsky
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
June 17, 2004
Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky. Published by MobileReference (mobi).
I love the way Kandinsky writes. It is so captivating. He is a very spiritual artist. He has helped me to see beauty in everything. Read the book, it is very good!... more
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| 6. Painting With Light |
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By: John Alton
Publisher: University of California Press
May 18, 1995
The book is great but a dvd a bought in the same week is of terrible quality.
The movie is called 'The Deal'. Is there anything I can do about this>
best regards
dale rodkin... more
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| 7. The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers |
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By: Peter Krogh
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
April 27, 2009
This book is far more that an update on the original DAM book. It has been completely re-written and is far more expansive and comprehensive than Peter Krogh's first book. Keeping track of the thousands of photos that not only professional but even amateur photographers generate is a difficult task. Krogh doesn't necessarily make it easy since this is a complex issue, but he does fantastic job taking... more
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| 8. Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, Expanded Edition |
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By: Sarah Greenough
Publisher: National Gallery Of Art, Washington/Steidl
January 01, 2009
Robert Frank's photographs are masterpieces and this book should be a definitive edition. Instead this book butchers The Americans.
Frank arranged his book of 83 photos to be laid out so that each photo faces an almost blank page (title, place and date are at the bottom). This book of over 500 pages ignores that structure and places most of the photos facing each other, with the captions... more
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| 9. Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion |
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By: Al Seckel
Publisher: Sterling
September 01, 2004
As an art teacher I'm always looking for good books to help motivate and stimulate the imaginations of my students. This time one of my students brought this book to show me. He had received it as a holiday gift and I proceeded to buy it for my husband for the holidays as well. Images by famous professional artists that use optical illusions are always intriguing and Al Seckel has created a nice collection... more
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| 10. I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children's Drawings & Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp,1942-44 |
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By: Hana Volavkova
Publisher: Schocken
March 23, 1993
I came across this title whilst visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The title captured my interest "I never saw another butterfly: Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944". Immediately, my interest was piqued - who were these children, and what happened to them during those dark days of the Holocaust? I was also keen to discover the artwork of... more
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