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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
Genre: #Photography #Techniques #Darkroom #Reference

Book Review:
This is a practical guide to basic photography, written by Michael Busselle, a renowned British photographer and author of over 40 books. First published in 1982, it covers loading the camera, handling the camera, first steps in portrait making, and identifying common faults. It discusses informal portraits, reportage, photographing children, holiday photographs, and color photography. Special techniques for landscapes (aspects of landscape, emphasizing sky, water and light), architecture (setting, viewpoint, perspective, isolating details, interiors), nature (trees, plants, flowers, animals, birds), and sports (action, speed sports) are included. The final section covers setting up a home darkroom, developing film (black-and-white and color), making black-and-white prints, printing from color negatives and transparencies, special effects (solarization, posterization), and finishing, mounting, presenting, and projecting photographs. This book is a classic introduction to film-based photography.