Henry Horenstein site/book

[ksmattfish]

I'd never seen this before, but I thought it was interesting. Henry Horenstein wrote my all time favorite how-to photo books: Black and White Photography & Beyond Basic Photography.

http://www.honkytonkbook.com/index.html

 

[craig]

Incredible work. I hate to say gone are the days, but...

 

[terri]

Thanks for this post, Matt - you've made my day. :sun:

The coolness factor here is overwhelming me! The photographer, the musicians (I'm not even a country music fan!), the attitude of the era that allowed him to do what he did.....

And then, there's this:

Back then, black-and-white materials were considered far more "artistic" than color, which was yet to come into its own aesthetically and technically. Given my druthers, I still use black-and-white film today. But this is an individual choice. I just like the way black-and-white photographs look; they seem more timeless. Also, they are more permanent—less likely to fade with time—and this fits with my general goal of using the camera to record "history."

 

[JIP]

I like the shots but its amazing how much the seventies look like the fifties in them.