David has published a wonderful new ebook over at craft and vision. This new ebook is the newest in the print and process series. other titles in this same series such as David's Safari, Venice, and Chasing Reflections, by Eli Reinholdtsen stand out as great books with which to inspire us all and this book is no exception.

The book opens with an introduction to the authors thoughts about Iceland, how it differs from other more “typical” trips he takes and how he was inspired by the change of scenery in Iceland. The next 30 pages of this 64 page ebook are just the images of the monograph captured over a 10 day period in august of 2010.

The images in the beginning of the book is the authors print section of the ebook and are collected and captured as a monograph, which is to say a collection of images centered around a singular subject. In this case the country of Iceland. The colors, framing and composition used by the photographer are all similar which adds to the mood of the monograph. The selections chosen are wonderful for their structure and use of the authors new Tilt Shift lens. What an inspiration to creating my own monograph on something I'm passionate about.

The last section of this wonderful ebook is the process portion. In this section the author breaks down the process taken to capture the images shown in the first part of the book, this includes selecting the subject, planning, and executing that plan. There is then a quick jump into a more technical review of the images selected for the book. He shows a series of seven images as one example of what he was trying to “say” through an image an how he came to choose image seven. A few pages are then devoted to the case for using a tri-pod even when you don’t think it necessary equipment on a trip as well as a very compelling case for the use of Neutral Density filters.

The author continues this more technical look at the images presented in the book by moving onto the digital darkroom and his use of split toning to help the images selected keep to a desired consistent look. He has a few links to even download the Adobe Lightroom preset he used as a starting point.

The last part of the book discusses all the EXIF data, and the images themselves. The author gives us his rational for including each image into the book as well as the process used to take the image.

This is not the first, and will for sure not be the last David DuChemin book I read. I love the way this author has broken down some of the mysteries of photography as well as bringing and reinforcing the need for a vision for the images we make. This book has enough technical, beauty, imagination, inspiration and geek for all readers. Head on over to the craft and visions website to grab your copy of this book.

From the craft and vision people: (coupon, discount code, included for the book, see below)

ICELAND, A Monograph, is a showcase of exceptional photographs and it holds nothing back with respect to how the images were created. 

This eBook is the first look at 39 of the images David created in Iceland. The curtain is pulled back on technique – like how he used three different ND filters to work through an exposure problem, as well as the more internal processes related to creation – like finding inspiration and working through the frustrations of finding one's vision. The process and thinking behind those photographs are explained from a technical angle and the discussion of post-processing includes two free downloadable Adobe Lightroom Presets. For you travelers, David also briefly discusses logistics involved in the travel and supporting the digital workflow while tenting his way through Iceland.

ICELAND, A Monograph - The Print & The Process is larger than usual - a full 65 spreads of photographs and insights that will inspire as you develop your own craft. This is easily one of the books about which we are the proudest! The downloadable PDF is just $5USD.


Special Offer on PDFs

For the first four days only, if you use the promotional code ICE4 when you checkout, you can have the PDF version of ICELAND, A Monograph - The Print & The Process for only $4 OR use the code ICE20to get 20% off when you buy 5 or more PDF ebooks from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST September 12, 2010.