On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Thanks for that info, Godders. > > I just about betcha five bucks the local used book store has a copy of "Basic > Photography" on the cheap, and have already bookmarked the photo.net page. > I'll send them an email telling them to go to hell as soon as I finish > reading it all. ;-) >
I see the smiley, but I have to put in a good word for Photo.net. I've been with them for many years, and they've served me well. The interface is fast and easy and the photos can be displayed at a good size. More importantly, when I had some serious copyright issues, they helped me solve them and went after the perps. At another time, they deleted some things from the archives that had posed a problem for me. Good site, good people. Paul > -- Walt > > On 12/2/2010 7:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> Another resource that comes to mind is to drop by a used bookstore and >> hunt up a copy of the old classic "Basic Photography" published by >> Focal Press in the 1960s. Invaluable information at whatever level of >> depth you can tolerate. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi<gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Although I no longer go there due to the management stupidity and >>> censorship that I got fed up with, >>> http://photo.net/learn/making-photographs/ does a reasonable job of >>> the primary concepts of photography. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Walter Gilbert<ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Being not particularly mathematically inclined (to put it very charitably), >>>> I was wondering if any of you could point me toward a sort of online >>>> idiot's >>>> guide to understanding and calculating exposure values, depth of field, and >>>> other basics along those lines. I figure having at least a loose grasp on >>>> details of that nature might be helpful as I dip a toe into the world of >>>> analog. >>>> >>>> I've posted an entry on my photo blog concerning some of the basics that >>>> I'm >>>> already familiar with, and plan to chart my progress as I go along. >>>> Granted, what I've written is geared toward people who know even less >>>> about >>>> photography than I do (as hard to conceive as that may be), but it can be >>>> found here: >>>> >>>> http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/putting-myself-through-the-old-school >>>> >>>> It's a first baby step on a long journey, but I'd like to document it as I >>>> go along, and share it with anyone who might be interested. So, >>>> essentially, I do understand the stuff they probably teach you in the first >>>> week of Introduction to Photography 101 -- but largely on an intuitive, >>>> practical level. Are there any resources on the web where a simpleton can >>>> go to familiarize himself with those principles on a more technical level? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >>>> >>>> -- Walt >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Godfrey >>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
