Category Archives: Books

Icons of Photography

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Allan Jackson

In the book, Stephan presents a selection of just over 180 photographs that he considers to be important in 20th-century photography. Continue reading →

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HDR master

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Allan Jackson

One of the main limitations of all cameras has been that they cannot capture the same number of brightness levels in a scene that the human eye can. This has led to the situation where the photographer has to make … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Photowalk

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Allan Jackson

In one of the very early posts on this blog, I confided that I had been lucky enough to win the Durban section of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk 2009. Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I received the book Wisdom (Ideas), by Andrew Zuckerman, as a prize in our annual camera club Christmas bash. Continue reading →

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The Hot Shoe Diaries

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I may have mentioned that one of the most exciting developments in my photography in recent times was the discovery of off-camera flash. Or, if I wanted to be strictly accurate, my recent rediscovery of off-camera flash.. I was browsing … Continue reading →

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Photo Icons

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I might well have ended up with more how-to books, if my eye hadn’t been caught by the two-volume Photo Icons set. Continue reading →

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