Reviews for Capturing childhood memories

The average rating for Capturing childhood memories based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-12-08 00:00:00 Rosanna Tejeda I can't say I really enjoyed it, but if it wasn't for this book, I would have never met my husband. Long story, and I'm not getting into it (someone acted rather shamelessly that day 😀). Anyway, from pages 70 to 79, there he is: my man, photographed in his young 21-year-old glory. He looks smarmy yet handsome in some of the pictures, like some preppy, douchey villain in a cheesy 80's movie. And I won't mention the chick he's pictured with (MEOW! Yes, my claws have come out!) But it was one of his few modeling assignments from way back in the day. The other gig involved dressing up as the Black Power Ranger at some car expo. Well, he never reached the heights of a Jason Lewis, but he'll always be my hunk. Still, for posterity's sake, it's fun to look at it from time to time and smile. I rib him good fun when he calls himself a "former model," but I have to admit he has gotten more maturely handsome with age.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-09-21 00:00:00 Howard Katz My edition is hardcover and was published in 1983. I have mixed feelings about this book. The author does use a fairly small studio space and straight forward hot quartz lights and reflectors as basic equipment. So the many different lighting set ups illustrated with photographs and diagrams are achievable even for hobbyists. I am not particularly fond of the author's photography. He has a broad range of subjects and nearly all of his work is fairly bland. Most illustrations are in B&W but there is a color section. I suspect most photographers like myself cater so a certain clientele and do not take as photography clients everyone from children to executives. This book pre-dates digital and though photographic basic principles do not change, methods and style do. I routinely do my own basic retouching with PS and in Hart's book this work must be assigned to a professional for meticulous hand work. Hart discusses slides and negatives and for all but a minority of photographers this is not useful for contemporary creators.