A Book Report

[Jeff D. Welker]

This afternoon I received my copy of the book "AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY - A Pictorial Guide". As you know, the author is our own James O'Rear. It arrived via USPS to my home in a very well prepared package that did a super job of protecting the book from shipping damage - LuLu did good.

I searched the book from cover-to-cover and could not find James' autograph with a personal hand written sentiment    I guess I'll have to catch James at his next Barnes-n-Noble book signing event.

Seriously, this is a very good book. The printing quality is excellent and the binding/construction top notch. It is a soft cover with heavy/gloss covers and 114 pages. Overall dimensions are 8-1/2"x11". The flow of information is well thought out; with a well balanced ratio of photos to written word. James has done a very thorough job of covering the majority of issues facing aviation photographers. As someone new to this addiction, I find this book very helpful. Even though I have a good background in wedding, portrait and landscape photography; aviation places unique demands on any photographer - veteran or newbie. I believe anyone would benefit from reading James' book. Whether it is photographic technique, equipment or aircraft identification; James provides the reader with helpful information.

I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to enjoy aviation photography at a high level.

Way to go James!

[jslugman]

Aw shucks Jeff...

Seriously, thanks for the kind words. I'll de-value your book by signing it anytime!