I have found this book quite unusual. The structure of the book is not apparent. It feels like a ton of very short essays collected together. I liked the book but it always felt a little tentative. Why is Chris talking about this now? In this sequence? Definitely Chris is an inspired guy. A passionate guy. Its impressive that he continues with that animated enthusiasm. If you've seen his videos, you'll know what I mean.
The thing that struck me was that while I found Chris inspiring, I found very few of the photographs of his in the book engaging or compelling. I did find 99% of the photographs of his "guest speakers" very engaging however. I am not sure why this is. Chris is obviously an accomplished craftsmen, teaching at a prestigious photo school and with a nice client list. Perhaps it was the presentation of the image in the book. Some of the same photos on [...] and his tutorials look better there than in the book. The photos in the book seem quite plain. I have noticed this before in some of Chris' tutorials - especially an engagement shoot he has used as example many times. This is not a criticism really. I am just having a hard time understanding why it is.
I will go back and read it again however. I purchased David DuChemin's Vision Mongers at the same time and that definitely got read more quickly and pulled me in more.
I look forward to going back and getting more out the book and hopefully appreciating his photographs more the second time around.Get more detail about Visual Poetry: A Creative Guide for Making Engaging Digital Photographs.
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