Light and Film

Life Library of Photography

by Time-Life Books, Ogden Tanner, Diana Hirsh

Well illustrated with many photo examples.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art, Film

227 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Foxtower · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1971, this series is a comprehensive overview of many aspects of photography. Only the titles specific to equipment; The Camera; Light and Film; and The Print are a bit outdated, but not completely for the same principles still apply such as shutter speed, depth of field, etc. By far, a great series for any would be serious photographer even today.

[Harriet H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book describes the history of black and white photography with many beautiful examples from the past. Various aspects of light and film such as ASA, light meters, flash bulbs, filtering, and graininess are described and demonstrated. It is nice from a historical point of view.

[Kimberly Purcell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough study in how light affects your picture on film.

[Foxtower · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1971, this series is a comprehensive overview of many aspects of photography. Only the titles specific to equipment; The Camera; Light and Film; and The Print are a bit outdated, but not completely for the same principles still apply such as shutter speed, depth of field, etc. By far, a great series for any would be serious photographer even today.

[Mira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really simplistic pre-digital information, but very helpful because of this. It dissects things in a pretty straight-forward manner. Ok for damn timelife thingy.
I need to learn lighting NOW.