OK, this is some news I’m pretty psyched about!
The folks who publish my books (the awesome team at Peachpit Press), put out a press release yesterday announcing that according to research data compiled by Nielsen Bookscan, I was the #1 bestselling author of photography books for 2011 (here’s the link to their release). Yay! :) I’m actually really psyched for two reasons: the
Mastering the Fuji X100
That was fast! Michael Diechtierow's Mastering the Fuji X100 is due out in a matter of days, from Rocky Nook. It must be frustrating these days for people who write aftermarket camera manuals. You have to work fast, because people...
‘Believing Is Seeing’ by Errol Morris: Book Review
By John Camp Believing Is Seeing (Observations on the Mysteries of Photography) by Errol Morris (Penguin Press*, 2011) At Amazon U.K. At The Book Depository This is possibly the most astonishing photography book I’ve ever read, and in a number...
Bon Bons
Although they're different for each of us, I would guess that everybody has those dreaded "photographers you're supposed to like." You know, famous photographers whom everybody admires but who for some reason just don't grab you. I can think of...
Beautiful Stop-Motion Video Shows a Bookstore Coming Alive at Night
Art director Sean Ohlenkamp, his wife Lisa, and an army of volunteers spent many sleepless nights at Type Books in Toronto, Canada moving, stacking, and photographing books. The result was this beautiful stop-motion video showing books coming to life ...
BREAKING NEWS: Photoshop Elements 10 for Digital Photographers is Available for Pre-Order!
Brad Moore here with a quick update… I just got word that Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski’s newest book, The Photoshop Elements 10 Book for Digital Photographers, is now available for pre-order on KelbyTraining.com! It’s due in next week, so any orders placed now will be among the first to leave our warehouse. It’s just...
In-Depth Review of my book, “Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it”
Ron Martinsen just posted an in-depth review of my latest book, “Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it”, on his blog, but besides the fact that he did a review in the first place (which I appreciate very much), I think it’s cool that he took some of the concepts from the book, tried them own,...
Looking for a last-minute Holiday Gift Idea? I’ve got just the book!”
I just got my first copy of “Navigating Life,” a book written by my dear friend Douglas Poole, who originally wrote the book for his children—-passing on the lessons he learned as a father raising four children. Now he’s sharing his stories with other parents so their kids can sidestep some of the pitfalls, heartaches, and challenges that can...
TOP Photo Book of the Year 2011
The New York Times Magazine Photographs (U.K. link , Book Depository link) Edited by Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, New York Times Magazine Preface by Gerald Marzorati, Editorial Director emeritus, New York Times Magazine 448 pages; 11.7 x 9.9 x...
Edward Weston: One Hundred Twenty-Five Photographs
I can't recommend this per se, because it looks like I'm not going to actually see it—so I can't evaluate it as an example of bookmaking nor appraise its reproduction quality. I've been in discussions with Ammo Books about it,...
Ben Lowy on ‘The Daily Show’
A photographer on a talk show? You coulda knocked me down with a feather. (Longtime readers know that one of my pet peeves is that 90% of the guests on talk shows are actors, because the same people that own...
