Rants & Observations

Nude Photography Notebook by Eddie Ephraums

When I first saw the title and subtitle ("Finding Inspiration") of this book, I was terribly excited. In my search for purpose in my photography I am constantly looking for inspiration, something to set my photographs apart from the work of others. Unfortunately, I was terribly disappointed by this book.
The graphical design and layout for this book is distracting and obtrusive. I think I understand what the concept was but the presentation failed miserably. The book is about the work of Allan Jenkins and some of the concepts of his work that managed to squeeze through the presentation are good. The concept of keeping a notebook and sketching out ideas for photographs is one that I have used since the mid-'70's and I think it is an outstanding suggestion. His thoughts he has written about how he is trying to bring forth these ideas through the medium of photography are approaching on inspirational. The sad thing is that Mr. Ephraums' presentation drags the entire work down to mediocre.

posted by Paul @ 9:55 AM