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"Probably the best introduction to infrared photography available. Written in an easy to understand format with plenty of examples of the different effects of various filters and films.

"This is a truly excellent book which brings wonderful colours into monochrome printing, without toning! Anyone who tries lith printing will be hooked - wonderful hard grainy shadows with soft detailed highlights. Infrared photos work particularly well. The techniques of using and manipulating lith chemicals and paper are covered comprehensively.

"A wonderful book full of haunting images of the castles and houses of Ireland that have now fallen into ruin and decay. Excellent subjects for infrared photography.

"There have been generally favourable reviews of this book published. One person stated that it inspired him to specialise in infrared photography and has gone on win international competitions with his photographs.

"An interesting collection of nude infrared photographs, many of which were taken in the field.

"If you have ever wondered what a particular darkroom chemical does and how to use it to the best effect in your photographic process, then buy this book.

"An extremely useful book which answers all of the questions you may have about developers and infrared film.

"Another one on the list . Have had a quick flick through this book and was very impressed.

"Recently bought this book and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the included photographs and the level of technical detail.

"A comprehensive step by step guide to the tricky process of creating superb polaroid transfer prints.

"Hand colouring photographs has been practised almost since the start of photography and is now becoming popular again.

"A popular and useful guide to the use of contemporary filters for both professional and amateur use.

"A good introduction to the use of large format cameras as you may expect from a Kodak publication.

"This is a well organised book which beginners in the large format world will find very useful. There is much information on how to select and start using large format equipment.

"This book is now in its massively updated seventh edition and is regarded as the view camera bible. Includes 100 brand-name view cameras and comparison tables to assist in choosing cameras, lenses, and view-camera digital backs.

"This book has been recently revised and is a classic introduction to photographers on the Zone system for exposing film and printing images. It shows how to recognize the zones both on the print and in the field or studio. Guides are included for pre-visualising photographs and setting up equipment.

The book has been updated to include information on the latest developers and films. New illustrations have been added to reflect the most contemporary photographic styles, and information on digital imaging supplied in the second edition has been expanded into a new chapter.

The appendices contain many useful development and film charts. The book is a useful resource for anyone interested in adopting the zone system. The author,Chris Johnson, has studied photography with Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham and Wynn Bullock and his work has been widely exhibited." Clive Warren 2000.

"The Camera, together with The Negative and The Print, comprise The Ansel Adams Photography Series, a legendary triad of books about photographic technique that has become the most influential "how-to" series on photography ever written.

The first edition of this series was completed in the 1950s. Adams completely revised and updated it just a few years before his death, making it his last word on the technical mastery of his medium. Three generations of photographers have learned how to approach the artistic possibilities of their art form through this seminal series.

The Camera covers 35 mm, medium format, and large-format view cameras and offers detailed advice on camera components such as lenses, shutters, and light meters. Adams' concepts of "visualization" and "image management" are the philosophical cornerstones of the book. Extensively illustrated with photographs by Adams as well as instructive line drawings, this classic manual belongs on every serious photographer's bookshelf."

"Written in an accessible style, this book forms part of the Adams trilogy, Camera, Negative, and Print. In terms of the zone system this book forms part of another trilogy of the book by Johnson above and Davis below.

The book is excellent at describing the process of pre-visualisation of images in terms of the zone system. Experienced photographers will find the book useful, however those new to the zone system are recommended to look at Johnson's book first.

Even if you feel constrained by the idea of the zone system, an understanding will allow you freedom in making the images in your mind's eye. Adams book will help your photographic practice." Clive Warren 2000.

"The Print is the third and final book in The Ansel Adams Photography Series - the seminal guides fully revised by Ansel Adams shortly before his death in 1984.

The book covers the entire printmaking process, from designing and furnishing a darkroom and experimenting with your first print, to mastering advanced techniques such as developer modifications, toning, and bleaching, and burning and dodging. This thorough guide is filled with indispensable darkroom techniques and tips, and amply illustrated with photographs and technical drawings. It is an indispensable tool for mastering the complex art of photographic printmaking.

The issues adressed include: cropping; contrast control; and presentation. These are core skills needed for any presentation of photographic work whether mediated through traditional silver or silicon technology using a computer, image manipulation software and a printer." Clive Warren 2000.

"Ansel Adams at 100 celebrates the centenary of one of America's best-loved photographers. This superlative catalog of an exhibition organized by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents the most dramatic and the most delicate of Adams's formal compositions, from spectacular mountainscapes to grasses on a pond, all reflecting his avowedly religious relationship to nature. Previously unpublished examples of Adams's early images show how he worked through the day, using changing light and different vantage points to interpret a subject.

A fascinating comparison of his darkroom techniques is given in two printings of a 1948 negative of Mount McKinley, made in 1949 and 1978 to very different effects, one brooding and luminous, the other crisp and monumental. The text by John Szarkowski, gives biographical details and gracefully places Adams in the history of 20th-century photography and the conservation movement. Impeccable technical standards were a hallmark of Adams's work, and this book follows his tradition..

Each black-and-white image is a tritone, meaning that it was printed from three different plates corresponding to different parts of the original photograph's gray scale, resulting in an extremely rich chromatic range. Light really does appear to glisten off a wet rock, and white aspens to glow. The images have been very carefully chosen, each page of a double spread complementing the other. The book's paper is custom-made, it is bound in linen and presented in a linen slipcase, and a complimentary facsimile of one of Adams's icons is included. The book consciously sets out to be the definitive study of a master, and it succeeds." John Stevenson 2002.

"This is the fourth edition of Beyond the Zone System. The book makes the science of photographic sensitometry both accessible and useful to interested photographers, bridging the gap between theory and practice in a way that promotes a true partnership of science and art.

The book is intended primarily for photographers who use large-format cameras and black-and-white sheet film, but the basic information about how the B&W photographic materials and processes work will be useful to users of any B&W film format.

The book will make a useful addition to the Johnson and Adams books reviewed above and perhaps broaden understanding as to how the zone system fits in as part of advanced photographic practice..... " Clive Warren 2000.

"A practical guide to the refinements of color and black and white photographic printmaking. Look eleswhere if you want an introductory text! The first two of the 15 chapters address how we see and how the film sees. The rest of the book covers technical issues including calibration, enlarging, contrast control, fiber versus resin-coated black and white paper, film characteristics and calibration, enlarging lenses, image sharpness, and many other items of useful information gleaned from years of experience and experimentation. Numerous illustrations and 16 pages of full color provide clear examples of practical techniques.

There is clear explanation of the principles of printing from a master photographer and expert printmaker. Post-Exposure will teach photographers the underlying principles as well as practices needed to produce truly excellent photographic prints. Derived from over thirty years experience and addressing both black-and-white and color, its purpose is to teach photographers the refinements of the printing process.

There are many tables of information and technical discussion about what really matters and what does not, in addition to tables recommending enlarging lenses with respect to their characteristics. There is also excellent treatment on the effect of various filters on different papers. Ctein presents facts for the most part, but on occasion also states his opinions. This is an excellent book and full of very useful information that will improve your printing practice." Clive Warren 2001.

"Published to coincide with an exhibition of Josef Koudelka's work, this volume presents the photographs he has taken using a panoramic large format camera over a 12 year period.

The photos are beautifully reproduced and many are abstract in nature. Shows the real potential of panoramic formats in the hands of a master.

The book is on my Christmas list so am keeping my fingers crossed." Clive Warren 2000

"In 1902, the year Edward Weston was given his first camera, few people regarded photography as more than a craft. But along with innovators like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen, Weston revolutionized the ways photographers chose subject material and used photographic techniques to create what gradually came to be accepted as fine art.

In this book you will find 180 of Weston's finest images, including many, such as the pines of Point Lobos, the sand dunes of Oceano, and his stark, unadorned nudes, that have become icons.

I am a great admirer of Weston who was one of the real innovators in photography and highly recommend this book. There are some stunning photos and the repro. quality is superb. " Clive Warren 2000

"From light-control to master-printing, Weston meticulously glorified on film nautilus shells, green peppers and household implements. Less famous but still impressive in a selection gathered here for the first time are the portraits that made up most of his life's work.

Quietly catching on large-format film his models' characters, Weston in the 1920s and '30s expanded existing norms of background and composition in portraying such personalities as D.H. Lawrence, Diego Rivera, Robinson Jeffers, Jo Davidson, Henry Fonda and Ansel Adams, along with his own sons and various friends and associates. Included are several nudes of his protegee, model and lover, Tina Modotti, as well as some of his second wife, Charis Wilson.

I am a great admirer of Weston and the f64 group which he co-founded. Here is an opportunity to appreciate some of the work that gave Weston his much deserved reputation." Clive Warren 2001

"Edward Weston's (1886-1958) large body of straightforward, elegant black-and-white photographs concentrate on natural forms: the human figure; seashells; plants and vegetables; and landscapes. This volume features more than 300 duotone reproductions of Weston's work.

Anyone curious about Weston or wanting to own a representative selection of his work should buy this book. This IS Weston. Rather than a few selected prints on a single theme, this is a wide representation of the best of Weston's work. Weston had a very individual vision and this is apparent in all the photographs in this book. He perceived passion in everything he photographed and this translates through his photographs to the viewer. Weston shows us that there is energy, art and passion in everything around us.

Weston's interest in form, shape and shadow resulted in stunning photographs. He was unique at the time in his visions of mirrored form in the natural world and the corollaries with the human form. This is a book that you will come back to time after time and allows a glimpse of insight into the man who was Weston." Clive Warren 2001

"What is so interesting about the artist Man Ray is how relevant his multimedia works seem to us today. Man Ray, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Paris in 1921, was a photographer, filmmaker, painter, and writer who quickly became one of the most celebrated figures associated with the Surrealist movement.

With more than 300 gorgeously reproduced duotones of his photographs, collages, drawings, objects, and a variety of graphic work, this is the quintessential book on the intriguing artist, presenting a unique overview of his entire body of work. Most compelling are his portraits of figures who embody the spirit of the artistic vanguard of their generation: Andrˇ Breton, Yves Tanguy, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dal’, and Gertrude Stein, as well as his innovative fashion spreads for Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar.

The essays in this volume as reproduced in English, German, and French. They provide the technical background on the influences on and methods used in Man Ray's work." Clive Warren 2001

"Adams presents 40 of his best known photographs accompanied by a wonderful narrative that explores the technical and aesthetic problems presented by the subjects. Insights into the personal aspects of the photographs are given through reminiscences of the places and people involved.

Adams said "The negative is the score and the print is the performance." This book explains the background to the photographs as well as the way that luck sometimes played a part in his inspirational images.

The book will inspire you to follow Adams by venturing into the wilderness with your camera and will influence the way you capture the natural world. This book is a must have for any photographers' library." Clive Warren 2000

"This is a superbly illustrated book and a great refrence source for anyone interested in American architecture and artistic approaches to its interpretation through the medium of photography. The quality of the images are outstanding as is the text. The book describes Richardson's complete artistic career and his numerous buildings in New England, Chicago, and throughout the U.S.

"Imogen Cunningham was born in 1883 and at the age of 23 in 1906, shoot a nude self-portrait in which "the smooth skin of her shoulders, derri¸re, and legs glows within the darker context" of the meadow where she is laying. This is a straight photograph, but the image transforms her into a "floating arcadian Venus," as author Richard Lorenz describes the image.

"This revised and updated portfolio includes nearly 200 images by the master portrait photographer. The best known faces of our time have been memorably "Karshed" - a beaming Khruschev peeking out from a massive fur coat, a serene Helen Keller reading a book of Braille with quiet delight, a pensive Tennessee Williams at his typewriter, an impish Margaret O'Brien yanking at her pigtails. Karsh's portraits of fellow artists, especially sculptors and architects, are among his most sensitive and intuitive.

"Jack Dykinga is a well respected Pulitzer Prize-winning author and nature photographer who has worked closely with the Friends of the Arizona Highway. The book is illustrated with many colour photographs of Dykinga's work. The book presents Dykinga's individual views about using view cameras in the field. He has fairly strong opinions about suitable focal lengths based on his wealth of experience as a photojournalist.

"Christopher James is a photographer and former Harvard University professor. His book is THE definitive reference for alternative photographic processes. The book addresses use of materials and chemicals and suggests a variety of ways to make negatives and prepare the printing paper, empowering you with the understanding necessary to have a truly free approach to the development of your photographic expertise and process. "

"This book may well inspire you to rush off and try out some of the traditional photographic processes described inside, maybe even make your own lens! It is well illustrated with over 135 B&W and color illustrations and has suggested reading lists plus sources for supplies, and safety tips.

"Contains masses of information on old cameras, their identification and prices.