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The photograph can be an astonishing means of connecting and communicating with others. But with over one trillion photos taken each year, why are there so few successes? Why do so many fail? With advances in camera technology, it is not because the images lack focus or proper exposure; the camera does that so well these days. Photographer David duChemin believes the majority of our images fall short because they lack soul. And without soul, the images have no ability to resonate with others. They simply cannot connect with the viewer, or even―if we’re being truthful―with ourselves. In __The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer’s Place in Picture-Making__, David explores what it means to make better photographs. Illustrated with a beautiful collection of black-and-white photographs, the book’s essays speak to topics such as craft, mastery, vision, audience, discipline, story, and authenticity. __The Soul of the Camera__ is a personal and deeply pragmatic book that quietly yet forcefully challenges the idea that our cameras, lenses, and settings are anything more than dumb and mute tools. It is the photographer, not the camera, that can and must learn to make better photographs―phot

Who reads The Soul of the Camera : the Photographer's Place in Picture-making?

Author

David duChemin

Publisher

Rocky Nook

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781681982021

Category

art

Subjects

Photography, Fiction, Philosophy

Rating

4.53 / 5 (22 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13