There were four books altogether: The Camera The Negative The Print (and believe it or not) The Polaroid I *think* that's right. The Polaroid is now long out of print, and probably rightly so since it dealt with specific materials (as is my understanding) and would at this point be pretty out of date. The first three are a wonderful and still timely reference (now 20 years after Adams' death!) although I don't think they make a great choice for the less-experienced crowd. The negative in particular will be of less use to 35mm photographers, as it deals with selective development that has little place in roll film applications. Anyhow. I always *did* think that Upton & London's Photography was overkill for beginners, it's good to see a quicker reference receiveing rave reviews.
Re:the real goods... (Score:1)
The Camera
The Negative
The Print
(and believe it or not) The Polaroid
I *think* that's right. The Polaroid is now long out of print, and probably rightly so since it dealt with specific materials (as is my understanding) and would at this point be pretty out of date. The first three are a wonderful and still timely reference (now 20 years after Adams' death!) although I don't think they make a great choice for the less-experienced crowd. The negative in particular will be of less use to 35mm photographers, as it deals with selective development that has little place in roll film applications.
Anyhow. I always *did* think that Upton & London's Photography was overkill for beginners, it's good to see a quicker reference receiveing rave reviews.