The Fighting McCooks by Charles W Whalen
Determining the perfect exposure time for a photographic print in a traditional darkroom can be a time-consuming and tedious process, and the irreverent David Bailey (born 1938) has never had much patience for it. Normally a photographer makes a number of test strips, each showing different exposure times; but Bailey has always just intuitively torn off strips of the unexposed paper to find the desired result: I would usually have it in the bag after three tears. Over the decades, Bailey has kept his test tears, re-fixing and washing them to preserve the unpredictable and unique qualities of these accidents. This book contains the best of Bailey's tears, which transform some of his most famous motifs into fascinating abstract pictures through their torn edges and myriad tones.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780977908141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0977908143 |
| Title | The Fighting McCooks |
| Author | Charles W Whalen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Westmoreland Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 421 |
| Prizes | Independent Publisher Book Awards |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |