In a message dated 6/12/2000 7:38:43 PM, johncw@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< William Duprey wrote:
Hello all-
>
> I've recently acquired (read: taken from wife's closet) an OM-PC along with
>2 lenses...a standard (I assume standard as I'm not educated enough on
>camera's yet to decipher) and a zoom lens which my wife says is 70mm-210mm,
>and a flash. I won't bore the "professionals" with any technical
questions...but
> am wondering if there is one good instructional book, a kind of industry
> standard? Been to borders, b&n, amazon...not interested in lots of PICS,
> rather a book with lots of information regarding theory, light. Film. and
> instruction. >>
Sounds good, William, but there's no better way to learn to take good
pictures --
after you have learned the fundamentals -- than looking at lots of *GOOD*
PICS.
That will help you to develop an *eye* for photography. Anyone can point a
camera and snap a shutter. A design engineer, a physicist, or a chemist might
know the mechanics of constructing a camera, capturing images on film and
developing them and still not know what to shoot or why. Theory isn't enough.
A good photographer must learn to see the picture before the photo is
snapped. Looking at other PICS helps one to gain a new and/or fresh
perspective.
Regards,
Robert
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