Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision

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I think the title of the first chapter "It's All About Vision" attracted me to buy this book. But I am sorry to say that my vision isn't the same as duChemin"s. His book is about taking images in many places of the world, and of primarily either old or young people. That is his thing and I respect him for it. So if that is your thing "go for it".

I have read many photographic books over many years and this is this first one that didn't "turn me on" in any way. Just to check myself I leafed through the book to take another look at the images. I found only two that somewhat appealed to me. I am primarily a landscape photographer, always looking for some new scene, some new challenge of light, some new technique to work with.

I agree with the opinion that Freeman Patterson's books are really good. They were all published some time ago, from 1977 to 1985, before the digital age. But they are well worth reading. The titles are

"Photography for the Joy Of It"
"Photography of Natural Things"
"Photography & The Art of Seeing"

Sincerely,

Jack Porter

David du Chemin has a unique way of not only inspiring you to "get out there" and play, but also draws you unselfishly into his world of photography.

Someone who has never held a camera in their hands before could pick up this book to read and not want to put it down. It is a book about life, about love, about humility, but most of all about the vision of a man and his passion for life and people, which he expresses through the lens of a camera.

A brilliant read!

This ia a great book for learning Photography !! Shows wounderful pictures of different subjects, and will give you all the exposure information on how each was taken so you can really try it for yourself !!

Great book great price !

I love photography and shoot great pictures!

I know everything about my digital camera and wanted a book to go - deep - inside my " photographic soul ".

After lots of search, I found this one.

It is perfect to me!

So: if you love photos, take great ones, and want to undestand your internal process of creation, this is your book!

There are tons of books that talk about technique, like exposure, composition, post processing and so forth. As far as I know there are only a handful of good books that tell about how to get the secret ingredient. This book is one of them.

David's approach is an interesting and compelling way of thinking about photography, especially because most of us don't tend to think like an artist. This book will help you become a better photographer even if you still tend heavily toward the logical and analytical. This book will certainly cause you to seriously think about the issues of photographically conveying the essence of a person, place, or culture.