John Hedgecoe's New Book of Photography

by John Hedgecoe

Covering all the ingredients necessary for taking perfect
pictures, a professional photographer offers a behind-the-scenes look
at photographic processes, techniques, and new computer technologies,
including hundreds of photographs illustrating his "do's and don'ts."
30,000 first printing.

Genres: Photography, Reference, Nonfiction, Art

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

John Hedgecoe (24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010) was an award-winning British photographer and author of over 30 books on photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor from 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his death. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1993. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.

"Professor John Hedgecoe was a photographer who took the portrait of the Queen which is used on British postage stamps; as such he is credited with the planet's most reproduced image, which has so far sold more than 200 billion copies." (The Telegraph)

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you know absolutely nothing about photography, you might find this book helpful, but I was disappointed by much of the content.

Namely because Hedgecoe seems to think every photographer will have an elaborate system of lights to set up complete with backdrop when he/she wants to take photos of anything (be it kids or action shots).

I found Bryan Peterson's book, Understanding Exposure, a better read for anyone getting serious about photography and wanting to explore their camera's manual settings.

[Leslie Godwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful...finished reading it but could probably read it a few more times as I continue to learn more.