Making a Photograph

Travis Nunn · Mar 17, 2009

I was helping a friend clear out a community college darkroom today and I found what looks to be an original copy of Ansel Adams' "Making a Photograph" printed in 1935. I've never seen a book with the plates mounted to the book pages before and it got me thinking (scary, I know...), did many of the photography books from that era have plates mounted to the pages?

Quite the coincidence really since just yesterday I went to the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News, VA to check out the Ansel Adams exhibit.

Christopher Walrath · Mar 17, 2009

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Wow. I'll bet it was an honor just to look at it. Were you scared to turn the pages?

Anscojohn · Mar 17, 2009

I saw the entire set once in a university library. I was very tempted to take my up-to-date set in and try to switch it for the older set with the prints tipped in. I didn't.

Christopher Walrath · Mar 17, 2009

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Why, John. That the thought would even occur to you . . .

Sirius Glass · Mar 17, 2009

Great find!

Steve

Travis Nunn · Mar 17, 2009

Sirius Glass said:
Great find!

Steve

Yeah, I think so, too. It's really in pretty good shape for a 70+ year old book.

rorye · Mar 17, 2009

Hi Travis, I have a copy of that too, I love how flat the printing is. Unfortunately the cover on mine is a bit torn, but I really enjoy those plates.

Making a Photograph

Travis Nunn

Christopher Walrath

Anscojohn

Christopher Walrath

Sirius Glass

Travis Nunn

rorye

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