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Venice, A Monograph
The Print & The Process Series
VENICE, A Monograph is the first in The Print & Process series, a series created to give the photograph a place to stand on its own within a small body of work (The Print) followed by a discussion of the creation of those images (The Process). It’s a more intimate look into the process of creation and another attempt by our Craft & Vision team to create books that pair inspiration with solid photographic teaching.
VENICE, A Monograph is a collection of over 30 photographs created along themes of loneliness and solitude over a 5-day period in Venice in May 2010, and followed by a discussion of the Why and the How behind the images. 47 pages long, and in PDF format, this first installment of The Print & The Process series is laid out in landscape format to make viewing equally good on the iPad as well as desktop and laptop computers.
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I have spent many, many weeks in Venice over the years since being first captivated by its magic during the winter of 1989. You have some great images and it is interesting to read the comments you made related to them.
I also recently bought a copy of “Within The Frame”, which is what brought me to this website, while researching a photo tutorial. A book full of great advice and information (particularly the comments on photographing people and building some kind of rapport).
The ease of this sort of purchase always impresses me and the quality of this work is exemplary.
Just what i needed right now! I feel like with this book David show me how photographers can really work the image and how they can match their emotions in the moment with their vision of creating the photograph. Excellent read, glad it is a beginning of the series of book about HOW but not from technical standpoint… I feel this e-book resonated with me the most because i actually was on a lonely trip as a personal project either, just in another place, in Havana… Keep up the GREAT work and please never stop writing! It’s a pleasure for us photographers to read Your books
Love the idea to “see” how another photographer is working its way to its images. Once again a great eBook from David.
I loved the fact that this book took us through David’s creative process, from beginning to end. Although the photographs are beautiful the information is priceless.
You can read David DuChemin’s new e-book, “Venice- a monograph” as a how-to book. It is a lesson of defining, starting and re-defining the boundaries of a photographic project to fit the reality. The monograph images have more then one link- there is a common location- Venice, time of shooting- evenings in the rain, color theme present even in black-and-white images (blue), making it a concise body of work. All of those elements serve the main idea of the book- to show author’s feelings at the time of shooting- loneliness, solitude, isolation.
Bottom line- the book is worth far more than 5$ you will pay for it, if not for the photographic tips, certainly to see his view of Venice- quite different from most tourists impressions.
(This is just a fragment of the review I wrote on my blog. You can read it here: http://tinyurl.com/venicemonograph)
Just when I needed a little push to get my creative juices flowing for a personal project of mine, David duChemin has provided a nice gem in the form of his latest e-book release. In Venice, A Monograph, David takes us along on a portion of his recent trip to Italy and lets us in on what his personal goals were for this portion of his trip and how he adapted to real life situations in Venice, including what some of us all fear when we head out to shoot, RAIN! The project he assigned himself was a monograph, a series of images based on a single theme, a concept I had not heard of before and find quite interesting. This book is timely in that it is giving me some solid ideas on what I want to try and accomplish on an upcoming trip of my own, or at least to exercise the brain and get ready for my challenges on the road. If you have read any of David duChemin’s previous books (which I strongly suggest you do) you know what I am taking about. His books not only provide information about photography and the challenges we all face trying to create art, but also provide insights into his thought process on any given project.
In the book, David provides some thoughts about how to slow down while pursuing your personal projects. I like the particular layout of the book in that it presents the beautiful images up front, the thought process of the project and then a thoughtful explanation for each image of why they were meaningful to him and how captured them. I found the book a great inspiration to read and will surely read it again before my upcoming trip. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
My addiction to Craft and Vision continues but I must admit that I was a bit surprised with this book. As I flipped from page to page looking at full sized beautiful photos, I first missed the concept of the book (compared to all previous ones). It was not until “The Process” that everything fell together. There is much to learn by hearing the artists process and thoughts behind each print in a complete series.
One of the best ways to learn to see is to look at other’s photographs and how they communicate. This insite into what duChemin was thinking when he captured the photos is great! Very helpful for helping to learn the process of creating photographs that communicate intentionally. Thanks David!
This was my first duChemin book on my iPad. I got it as a PDF and read it in GoodReader and found it very nice for the format.
I just returned from Venice and I knew I had to buy this book to compare David’s photography with my own. A big mistake on my part, not because the book lacks anything but because it highlighted how much my photos lacked the depth of feeling that David’s did. I shot in some of the exact same spots as David did and therefore found the book interesting to get his perspective on how to convey moods to our pictures.
First off, I really like the format for this series. The book starts with a brief introduction, followed by full-page-sized images. Then there is a 6-page essay/article on the process behind the photographs. The book closes with small-sized versions of the images presented earlier in the boook accompanied by camera settings and a brief description / story / explanation. David is a good author and Venice reads fast. No surprise here. However, much to my surprise I do not like most of the presented images. My first criticism is that most of them are repetitive (7 similar images with the gondolier), quite a few are shot at the same place or from a close vantage point, a few show almost the same subject). I wish there was a greater variety not only to increase the impact of the book, but also to make the images more interesting to the viewer. Second, the images are not up-to-par with those included in the fantastic Within The Frame. I feel the rush. Quite frankly, I would cut them down to 3-4. To sum up, I am on the fence with this ebook. I like the concept and the text content, but the images let me down a lot. Sorry for negative feedback, but that is how I feel about this ebook. I have purchased Safari and Chasing the Reflections as well, but I will take is slowly and put my thoughts about them in relevant threads.
Let’s start with this: For $5, how wrong can you really go? Once again, duChemin reminds us that photography is more about feeling than seeing.
I have to agree with some of the other comments–several of the images didn’t do it for me this time. Of course, others are strikingly beautiful and meaningful. It was a personal project for duChemin, so he’s entitled to his own standard. I found it particularly interesting to think in terms of it being a personal project that he’s shared with us. It changes the meaning as well as the process and he captured that well in the text.
The layout of this book is different from others, but perfect for its intended purpose. Having the ability to pause on the photos first makes for stronger personal understanding without having the authors comments sway you. Then hearing what was going on in the photographer’s head while the image was being created drove home a pronounced depth into what it takes to create such strong visuals with feeling.
Whether you like all of the photographs or not the growth you can achieve from pouring through Venice can’t be overstated. It’s a must!
A fascinating insight into the mind of the artist. As usual, David’s images convey plenty of emotion and meaning. His explanations behind the image helped me to think more about what I’m trying to say with my photography. The images I liked the least turned out to be David’s favourites, but I”m still very pleased with the book.
I’m usually not one that would consider purchasing an electronic book such as this; I much prefer hard copies I can hold in my hand. I have always had an interest in Italy and Venice itself, so I decided to purchase this to see what it was all about.
I found this book to be very thoughtful, in that it made me think more about my own shooting. I don’t consider myself a very ‘deep’ photographer; I usually strive to take aesthetically pleasing photos without giving much thought to any underlying meanings. Reading David’s thoughts behind his images here makes me consider how I take photos. Though I will still likely just keep trying to make pretty pictures, no doubt reading this will affect me at least slightly, subconsciously, in my image making.
I found “The Process” section of the book interesting to read, to see what another photographer is seeing and thinking in the image making process, and “The Print” section included some nice photos, and some not as nice – but this is all personal opinion really.
This book made me more want to visit Italy some day, if only to make pretty pictures. I don’t regret purchasing it.
“VENICE, A Monograph” was a bit of a head scratcher for me. I enjoy David’s books and photographs very much, yet I didn’t like most of the photos in this ebook. The text content was great and it was fantastic to get a glimpse of his thought process and motivations, but I felt many of the sample photos weren’t that great. On the other hand, it was about David’s vision and what he wanted and in the end, that’s all that matters. It’s about your vision, not your audiences expectations. Definitely worth the read.
This is very different from what we’ve seen previously of David’s work. He’s using a tripod and shooting in the rain! A big shift from the bright colors and textures and shining faces we have come to love from a lot of his previous work. Though all of these eBooks, David shows that he is a versatile photographer and as with “Safari”, he sets a thematic tone and feel and displays it wonderfully throughout the pictures. I find these to be very inspiring.
This is a great book! If you are expecting a lot of information on gear or tech specs or anything like that, you might want to look elsewhere. This is more about the thinking that goes into making great photographs, and it does an excellent job of explaining the vision behind each of the photos in the book.
This is my favourite Craft-and-Vision ebook so far. I enjoyed the moodiness of the photos and the accompanying text gives a little window into what David was thinking and trying to acheive.
Emotions plus photography, Mr Duchemin’s perfect combination.
When I purchased this ebook I wasn’t sure whether I was going to be as intrigued by it as with the others. Wow – was I blown away! It spoke to me on so many levels. I was so happy to know that it is perfectly ok to shoot on emotion. In fact, it comes highly recommended. I now fully understand the place and importance of a personal project and am striving to produce my own. I can only hope that it will illustrate as clearly as VENICE did to me.
I wasn’t sure about this format and whether it would be as valuable to me as the other wonderful e-books here. I’m so glad I bought it! David pulls it off again, and this is not only a great collection of images but a wonderful teaching tool. I’ve been inspired by every Craft & Vision book I bought, and this one is no exception.
All of the books I have purchased from Craft and Vision have been wonderful, but the images in VENICE, A Monograph are superb. At the moment I don’t have the time or money to attend one of David’s workshops (believe me I’m saving my pennies!) but this is as close as you can get to getting into the mind of photographer without actually being there when they created their image. I highly recommend all of the books you’ll find here! Keep up the great work Craft and Vision crew!
I love how David shares not only his photos, but his feelings while explaining these photos. Makes you look at a whole new way to take photos of the places you visit.
In this Venice Monograph eBook, there is something very interesting to me. While reading this eBook, I began to understand how your emotional state can have a profound influence on the photographs you take. In this eBook, we can see how David’s solitude at that moment influenced his photographs. David explains this very well in this eBook.
Highly recommended.
I find David’s books very inspiring and thought provoking. The Why and How discussions of Venice, A Monograph and Safari, A Monograph,the next in the series are a great source of creative reference. Can’t wait for the next one!
I purchased this eBook the day it was released along with 4 other titles (I rocked the 20% discount). I really enjoyed premise of this eBook. I’ve always wondered how other photographers think and how they personally work through the creative process. David did an excellent job explaining his vision for each shot and what he had to perform technically to achieve his vision.
I’d love to see MORE eBooks like this from David.