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Anonymous
Why is this book over 100 dollars? Although, it's chump change compared to what you guys spend on your hobby, I guess.

Also, what sort of photography books does /p/ have? I have none so far and it shows in my composition.
>> Anonymous
>>174576
Photography books tend to be expensive because of high quality print, small number of copies and the feel of being related to art.

Personally, I don't own any albums and don't feel the need to; I can always look at a much broader range of good photos on the internet. The only books I keep are a couple techincal ones like Langford's Advanced Photography (for reference) and camera/lens catalogs in PDF (for identifying various old stuff I come across).
>> Anonymous
>>174577
It isn't just a book of photos. I have some of those at home. I'm talking about books that help you learn how to take better pictures.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
That's a textbook.

It's priced on the assumption that a college professor will require all of his students to buy it, and that Mommy and Daddy who are indulging their kid with art school will indulge them with books for art school as well.

Go to your local library. Or, do what I do--go to your local library's website and find out when they're having fundraising used book sales. You can get piles of books as good and better than this for around $1/bag at such things.
>> Anonymous
thats pretty much what the hundreds of sites you can google will do for free.

i only own one photog book and thats outdated and V basic, which(not sounding cocky) is below me now after 2-3 years of even hobby shooting.

if you need to learn, either get on the comp and read up or get out and do it and see what everything does to affect your picture.
of course being on a comp wont teach you anything more than the technical side to it...
>> des
Hit library booksales, boot sales/fleas. You can get classics for nothing. The timelife series, the old kodak books, NYT/Time Life/NatGeo photobooks. Don't buy new unless you need to.