"Understanding Shutter Speed" by Bryan Peterson
The first book in the Understanding Photography series, Understanding Exposure, was a runaway best-seller, with more than 250,000 copies sold. Now author Bryan Peterson brings his signature style to another important photography topic: shutter speed. With clear, jargon-free explanations of terms and techniques, plus compelling "before-and-after" photos that pair a mediocre image (created using the wrong shutter speed) with a great image (created using the right shutter speed), this is the definitive practical guide to mastering an often-confusing subject.
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"L'Oeil et la plume" by Jacques Putman
Collection of texts and interviews by Jacques Putman, published between 1958 and 1978 and dedicated to: Pierre Alechinsky, Alquin, Arman, Pierre Courtin, Jean Dewasne, Daniel Humair, Jean Messagier, Reinhoud, Edgard Tytgat, Bram Van Velde.
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"Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography" by Ferrell McCollough
It’s the latest and hottest technique, made possible only through digital. High Dynamic Range photography is the process of taking several pictures of a scene at various exposures, then merging them into one file. So the entire photo can look crisp and detailed, from highlights to midtones to shadows—and photographers needn’t sacrifice any part of their image. And the best way to master this exciting technology is with this thorough, easy-to-follow, and visually spectacular guide.
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Pierre Soulages, Painting the light
At the beginning of the 1980s, the artist began to apply colour roughly onto canvas by way of a tooth spatula. This technique produces grooves, on the edges of which light is reflected. Different sizes of grooves bring about different light effects, so that depending on solar radiation and location of the viewer, the colour of the pictures oscillate between silver-grey, gold and white according to the respective type of lighting : artifical light, day-light of the sun.
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"Light and Mood in Watercolour" by David Curtis
The fluidity and versatility of watercolor makes it uniquely suited to capturing subtle variances of light and color. Internationally renowned watercolor artist David Curtis’s comprehensive handbook offers expert guidance on harnessing the power of this medium to produce striking landscapes, portraits, and scenes. Curtis shares his methods for painting on location and in the studio, with sections devoted to selecting materials, developing ideas, choosing subjects and colors, and interpreting light effects.
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"Modern Architecture" by Frank Lloyd Wright
A careful reproduction of the 1931 Princeton University Press edition, including seven fine-screened black-and-white photographs on heavy coated paper of archival quality to preserve the finest detail. The Wright designed cover is treated with a protective coating to ensure that Wright’s subtle colors are protected from damage by abrasion or deterioration from extended exposure to sunlight.
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"Constructed View" by Joseph Rosa
Julius Shulman, one of the great master of architectural photography, is the preeminent recoreder of early California modernism. By 1927, when he was sixteen, Shulman was already using the family Brownie box camera to document his Southern Californis surroundings and experiences; in 1936, his professional career was launched when he sent Richard Neutra some uncommissioned photographs of the architect's Kun House. Shulman went on to document the famous Case Study House Program (architects included Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, and Eero Saarinen) and also the architecure of the 1930s through the 1980s, especially that of Southern California, but also country and worldwide.
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"World History of Photography" by Naomi Rosenblum
This sumptuously illustrated volume, hailed as an indispensable work on the subject, has now been updated to address the latest developments in all aspects of photography, from postmodern installations to digitization. A World History of Photography encompasses the entire range of the medium, from the camera lucida to the latest computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. It investigates all aspects of photography-aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical-while placing it in historical context. Included among the more than 800 photographs by men and women are both little-known and celebrated masterpieces, arranged in stimulating juxtapositions that illuminate their visual power.
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"Tokyolife: Art and Design" by Tom Mes
The divergent personalities profiled in the book have collectively engineered entirely new ways of seeing, expanding their influence well beyond Japan and into the arts of Asia, Western Europe, and North America. The book is organized around the physical city, and the role of the megalopolis itself as both the site and inspiration for an unprecedented explosion in the visual arts.
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