Must Have Books to Improve your Photography‪!‬ 'Before The Shutter' with Harley Bainbridge Photography

After a few weeks of burying myself in work and research I’ve finally got round to making a new video & Podcast!  

This week we will be talking about improving your art and photography by investing in reading instead of equipment.  

These are some of my favourite books and make a great set of introductions to deeper reading and delving into more specific topics over time.  
Consider it essential reading for upcoming video topics, hopefully helping you develop as much as they helped me :)  

Overall the focus of these works are to help us understand how photography developed, the changes in usage and movements and the practitioners who drove forward the progression of photography as an art medium. There’s so much insight knowledge here about the intent and execution of works as well as how those intentions tied back to their placement in cultural and time.  Here are some links to the books discussed in this video, they are not affiliated so make sure to shop around.  

Many can be found for less that £10 including shipping when looking at eBay and other used book stores or charity shops.  

Photography: A Cultural History, 5th edition, Marien, W M,  - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786277859/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BE0KNENT61F96Q79S20P Ways of Seeing, Berger, J - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/014103579X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TYJ215G6F5Y6B09J60AW
The Photography Reader, Wells, L - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0415749182/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_D5CXVAY9JAXB3V7TA6K2
Camera Lucida Barthes, R - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099225417/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_F7WGB4S3174CKTRHNMAR
Photography The Key Concepts, Bate, D - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1350107956/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_F6S8T5P39FK0EHAA6RZN
The Theatre of the Face, Kozloff, M - https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/the-theatre-of-the-face-portrait-photography-since-1900/product/HD_300746527?pscid=ps_ggl_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr-SSBhC9ARIsANhzu17WTw-UOWL3Ow5a85RacBTtq9ShSv7hfjKdTRDWdP4clKo7ebkLrKcaAqDSEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds  

If you enjoyed this episode you may also enjoy my other work…  

Photography   

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Podcast   

Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-shutter-with-harley-bainbridge-photography/id1505076540
Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMTQzNzNiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7wD3XvzbJTQTCWtlA5y9Xd?si=e5c4e6e8a0914060
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Equipment Used in the Making of This Video  

Mic - Elgato Wave:3
Mic Stand - Elgato LP
Lights - Elgato KeyLight Air
Camera - Sony A7m3 & iPhone 12
Lens - Tamron 28-75mm f.2.8
Laptop - MacBook Pro 16” M1, 2021
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Music   ‘The Thought of You’ courtesy of TrackTribe
https://www.youtube.com/c/TrackTribeMusic/


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