eBook Review: Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time
My friend Jim Goldstein recently released his first eBook: Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time. I remember Jim mentioning this project some time ago; a long time ago, in fact. When I finally saw the eBook I understood what took all that time: this is one of best thought-out and beautifully designed eBooks I have seen.
The challenge in writing for a broad audience is that you can never be sure how much time to spend on the basics before moving to more complex topics. Jim walks this fine line well. You will find some cleverly illustrated camera essentials in the beginning of the book, but Jim wastes no time before jumping into a more cerebral discussion of perception followed by hands-on techniques for long exposures, light painting, composite images, sequences, time-lapse video, strobe effects and cinemagraphs. Quite an impressive list! The text is peppered with useful tips and great examples of each technique.
One of the most useful parts of the eBook, though, is a collection of printable checklists. These are designed to easily fold into a pocketable size and carried into the field and I’m sure will be of great value to anyone taking their first steps in the techniques covered.
Jim is offering a 25% discount to anyone who purchases the eBook before midnight Saturday (Pacific time). To take advantage of the sale, use the code IEPT5 when checking out.
By way disclosure, Jim is a personal friend and should you purchase the eBook using the link below, I will also receive a commission for the sale.
Category: Product Recommendations, Reviews
I fully concur with this review.
Here is what I wrote about this ebook:
The most thorough and effective yet concise technical guide on photography I have read to date. Jim Goldstein has done such an exceptional job explaining the time dimension in photography that this ebook deserves to be required reading for every photography degree program out there. Goldstein’s thoroughness, detail and polish here makes most photographic “how to” ebooks seem sketchy and incomplete, and most hard-copy instructional books come across as plodding and dull — and still incomplete to boot. The exceptionally well put together images for this book demonstrate that Goldstein isn’t simply writing page after page of filler (which regular readers of this genre will greatly appreciate). Photographing the fourth dimension: time sets the bar high for future titles in this domain.