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Photo Book Making Resources
Here you’ll find a list of the some of the resources I have been grateful to find and make use of while learning to make my own books.
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Backstories
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Piemme, Bologna, 2006
I remember feeling quite overwhelmed by the blue and didn’t really notice anything else for a while. I knew I had to take this photograph.
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The Fin, 2011
Way back in 2011, I was fascinated by the buildings in Manchester – mainly the Victorian and Edwardian commercial architecture. There was lots to go at, and much that was in an attractive state of dilapidation. But there’s lots of modern buildings too and I regret not photographing more while I was there.
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Distant Horizons, 2019
Sometimes, when you take a photograph, you know immediately what it’s about. Other times, you’re not so sure. This was one of those times.
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Time’s Arrow, 2016
There was something about the line of gravestones not just leading to the door but also taking you back in time as you walk along beside them.
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Chad! No! Manchester, 2012
“But it’s just a picture of a wall!” It’s also a picture of ambition moderated by pragmatism, of nostalgia, of seeing how things were, how things are now and how they got there.
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The Night Express, 2016
It’s as though the bridge is being cast in front of your eyes, a trail of molten gold flowing along the raised track.
On Seeing
The latest in a collection of writings about seeing in photography
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Material ingredients
Several years ago as we were building our new house, I was taken by the idea of recording some of the materials we used or found on the site.
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Critiquing others to improve your photographs
Surprisingly you can improve your own pictures by critiquing other peoples’ images. Being specific about what you like will help when you create your own images.
On Motivation
The latest in a collection of writings about motivation in photography
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Don’t ask me about my camera settings
When you start out it sometimes feels like other photographers are deliberately hiding the details of their craft from you. It takes a little time to realise that the most important feature of the camera is the viewfinder.
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Ian Roper and North Crag Eliminate
How a photograph both frightened and excited me when I first saw it. Can photographs really have that sort of an impact?
On Landscapes
The latest in a collection of writings about photographing landscapes
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How a small edit changes a snapshot to fine art
How can one photo work as both a snapshot and as fine art with just one small edit?
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Backstory | Books | Motivation
The Heron Wood, 2020 an intuitive project
Is your photography thought-through or more intuitive? Do your pictures depend on your experience or do you just go exploring?
