Jim Marshall: Proof Book

I collect photography books, and this one just arrived in the mail. I do photography as a hobby, and the part that I struggle with personally is choosing a shot, from sometimes hundreds, that best fits what I or the subject are trying to get across. It's incredibly complicated and frustrating; some come down to when you're looking at two almost identical shots, one where the subject is looking in the camera, or slightly away. Both can convey something very different.

This book is such a unique look into a famous photographer's process behind the scenes. What we see in the proofs is that nearly every shot is fantastic. You can see nearly all of them featured in a famous magazine. In addition, if you're given access to Hendrix, Joplin, Cash, the Stones, Dylan, etc., it's pretty damn hard to NOT have a great shot.

I loved looking through and examining the tiny frames, thinking about which I would pick. Sometimes it differs from the actual result, but in looking at the final shot, and thinking about why it was chosen, you gain insight into the subject, the photographer, and who he may have been photographing for. Loved it!