- ISBN13: 9780321605023
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Product Description
Within the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, chasing, and expressing your vision with a camera to your eye. Vision leads to passion, and passion is a cornerstone of great photography. With it, photographs draw th… More >>
Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision
#1 by Bruce S on May 9, 2010 - 2:03 pm
If you are a professional photographer that has much experience shooting overseas already, you won’t learn much from this book. The author gives solid advice, but it is mostly aimed at those with little to no experience abroad. The book will seem condecending for any pro that has much international experience. Your money would be better spent examing the work of the great photojounrnalists.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Mike Smith on May 9, 2010 - 4:10 pm
Not much to say, I don’t really review products but this book was great. David really walks you through is thought process and he is very informative. I must read.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Jacek on May 9, 2010 - 7:07 pm
This is one of the most (if not THE most) inspiring photography book I have ever read, especially for those who like to take (or make!) pictures while travelling – but not only for them. David’s pictures are stunning and his narrative easy to read and inspire. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by John Chu on May 9, 2010 - 7:34 pm
Majority of the photos in this book are taken in 3rd-world countries. In my opinion, these photos stand out, not because they are meaningful or full of vision, but because they are different. Anyone who came from a similar background would immediately recognize certain photos as blank stares by weathered, aged, and wrinkled people. They are different and might evoke certain emotions from people who are so far removed from certain parts of the world. Local photographers with vision and understanding take far more interesting and emotional photos of the same people. The author’s style of photography would have never stood out had the subjects been in North America or Europe.
The author repeatedly painted himself as a respectable worldly photographer with vision and humility. However, below are his own words:
“She (a Hindu woman) graciously allowed me to photograph her for five minutes, then invited me in for chai. Fearful that she’d marry me off to her daughter, I declined. In retrospect, I wish I’d accepted(the chia, not the daughter).”
I find this statement utterly degrading and demeaning to a different culture. The author effectively took the photo for his own benefit, and smeared an entire population sector with his insensitive and presumptuous words.
Overall, I find this book self-promoting and un-interesting. Then again, the author’s got Joe McNally for foreword, Vincent Versace for afterword, and Scott Kelby for a few words.
Sigh!
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Adrian King on May 9, 2010 - 8:24 pm
I’m surprised at all the glowing reviews here. David’s a great photographer but I don’t think this is a great photography book. I was disappointed. Almost all the example photographs (Middle and Far East) are of subjects and/or situations that 99% of us will never get the chance to experience. If it was a coffee table book — great. But as an instructional effort I find it difficult to take the “lessons” and relate them to something that would help me go out and take better photographs.
Rating: 3 / 5